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Latest post on 27 January 2013 - 16:39

be careful of that alternative road . . you will get fined if the police see you ... The alternative road is for the lazy days.... Usually we start early and can go directly by DG before traffic. But thanks for the warning!

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Latest post on 27 January 2013 - 16:38

Hi, The alternative road is a sand path at the end of DG. It is not difficult to find and it will lead you to Emirates Road, close to the Green Community roundabout. If you leave from Al Furjan you can only take the E77 that can take you to Sheik Zayed Road, but if you come back from E44 or Emirates road you can enter directly and save a lot of time. My DH works in Jazfa and is taking the access to E77, saves a lot of time. Today I passed by DG traffic lights at 7:10 and all was free.

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Latest post on 27 January 2013 - 16:29

be careful of that alternative road . . you will get fined if the police see you ...

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Latest post on 27 January 2013 - 16:20

Alison_T, I am taking the "alternative road", so far no issue with traffic. Hi. How do you get to the "alternative road" and where does it lead to?

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Latest post on 27 January 2013 - 15:08

Hi, Just moved...still having some issues, as the trash bin was not delivered yet, they are promising and promising, but they say there is a waiting list due to the holiday. I installed an electrical cooker here, but I only made it because I have two electricians in the family and they found a loop hole in the electrical installation. I would not recommend doing it without help. I had some issues with Du, as when we requested the change of address the lady could not find in the system (I found it in the website... god knows). It took them two days to find a good soul who could complete the request, but maybe it was only bad luck... I found some snags in the house that only after the power was connected I could find it, so be careful, there were some loose tiles and scratched floor. Apart from that all is well. Today the school buses came without any issue and while I was waiting I saw 5 others, so I think it will not be an issue for most of the kids. The villa is lovely, so far no issues! Alison_T, I am taking the "alternative road", so far no issue with traffic.

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Latest post on 27 January 2013 - 13:06

Thanks for the info Alison

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Latest post on 27 January 2013 - 12:17

Any idea of price to rent a 3 bedroomed villa please? I think it depends on the number of cheques and whether is a Type A or Type B. Type A is an end villa and has an upstairs living area which Type B doesn't. Type B is mid-terrace. Everything else about the villas is identical except the Type B does not have a window in the kitchen. I have seen them advertised from 110,000 to 150,000. I think the independent villas start at around 180,000.

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Latest post on 27 January 2013 - 12:10

Any idea of price to rent a 3 bedroomed villa please?

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Latest post on 27 January 2013 - 12:06

I moved into one of the 3-bed townhouses last week. I love the villa but there are a couple of things you need to be aware of. Fisrtly, there is no electrical connection for a cooker. I had an all-electric range and had to sell it and buy an all-gas one. I had to run an extension lead from a nearby socket for the power for the ignition. The Nakheel electrician told me that it is not possible to use an electric cooker as there is no 30 amp supply. There is also a design flaw in the kitchen. The dishwasher is located in the corner next to the cooker which is at 90 degrees. Once both appliances are in place it is impossible to open the dishwasher as it hits either the cooker oven door handle or the control knobs! I spoke to Nakheel and they said the owner has to contact the handover team to try and get it rectified by either cutting the cupboard door next to it or relocating the dishwasher to another cupboard space. My landlord contacted them today. The traffic out of Discovery Gardens isn't as bad as I thought. This morning it took me 20 minutes at 07:30. Apart from the above I have no regrets about moving there at all. I did not know there is a market in Masakin. I will be checking that out. I also heard a rumour that it is possible to use the pool etc at Masakin for a fee. Anyone know about this?

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Latest post on 26 January 2013 - 22:08

Any body can give the information about rent of 4 bhk villa in Al Furjan.

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Latest post on 26 January 2013 - 11:00

Hi Tubes1, We're moving to Al Furjan Villa's next weekend too. I think brazilianindubai gave you all the info really. They are really nice villa's, very spacious with a fab finish and like she said, it's getting busier and busier there all the time. I can't wait to get in and get sorted, moving is such a nightmare! If you need any other info you can drop me an email shgindubai at gmail dot com xx

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Latest post on 24 January 2013 - 21:51

Hi brazilianindubai, Thanks for your reply this info is all very helpful, and best of luck with your move. Be sure to let me know how it all goes and how you have settled in. Hopefully see you down there soon.

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Latest post on 24 January 2013 - 02:01

Hi, I am moving to Al Furjan Villas tomorrow morning. The information I can give you is that it is a brand new area on the opposite side of Discovery Gardens, it is close by car only from IBN Batuta Mall (no way to go walking). The area is still under development, they are still landscaping the common areas and the future facilities and accesses. At the moment there is only one official access that is from the main road of Discovery. The area is very close to Emirates road and E77, however the access doesn't exist, you have to take a sand road to access it if you want to avoid the traffic from DG. The villas are really lovely and have very nice finishing, most of the houses are called Town houses and are 3 BR. There are some isolated villas that are bigger and can have 3, 5 ou 6 BR, they have very big back yards. So far there are no facilities (pool, gym, etc), at the end of the area there is a building the agent who rented my house said that will be some kind of community center or mini mall (he was not sure). The area is starting to become populated, I have been visiting it for 3 weeks now and a lot of people are moving in, the part I will live has almost all houses occupied, but there are a lot of empty houses still (they say this phase has 800 houses). The only market close by is in the Al Furjan Masakin, some buildings close by, depending where is your villa you can walk. They deliver for free. Apart from that you will only find shops in the begging of DG area and will need a car. If you need any more help let me know! And welcome to Dubai!

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