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Moving to al reef in aug.

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Latest post on 13 May 2014 - 12:37

Hi all, i'm moving to al reef late August with my husband and two boys aged 6 and 4. We are coming from the UK. My husband has a job in Cambridge International School AD and so the kids will attend there too. I'm just trying to get a feel for what the area of al reef will be like, as its paid for accomodation so no choice on the matter of location. I hear mixed reviews. Some say al reef a great location, shops cafes and supportive friendly expat community feel ect.. Others say nothing there, only promises of cafes ect.. opening soon but this has been the case for many years and residents still waiting!! People also say it's too far out making it isolating. I'm not sure of the community we will be housed yet It's a three bed villa and fully furnished so im hoping it will be lovely. Can anyone advise? I hear theres three communiies meditaranian, arabian and commericail. Are some nicer than others? all the same? I wont work for the first year as i want to settle the boys and find my feet. I'm 33 and hopfully wont be too lonely when the kids and husband go to school. hi is there no choice in location, as areas nearer the school would be better like kcb or the villas/apartments next door to the sch in baniyas. but if its al reef its fine, people have been moaning and moving out because landlords have been increasing the rent way too much.. so they are moving to town or places such as hydra village, it will depend if you are in company accommodation or private let as whether you have this issue... a lot of people have moved because they didnt realise that the airport next door was going to be loud.... its only going to get worse with the expansions in place over the next few years and whereas before when people first moved in they used the furthest runway, now they have moved to the other runway which is noisy so thats why people are moving also the parking issues in apartments etc they do have parks and pools now but its taken them until now to get that sorted and i believe there is small shops but thats all. its only like a 10 min drive to gems from there tho.

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