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Latest post on 02 July 2012 - 23:50

Have just moved into a new block in the Marina, on a low floor, and we are just above one of those 'villas/duplexes' which face onto the marina promenade. The past two evenings the family's three children had jumped into the pool and started to play volley ball at 11pm. Yelling screaming and dive-bombing. The noise is so loud and deflects off the water and glass structure in such a way that the noise is amplified like a drum. Shouldn't these kids be in bed a this time? They look to be around 8, 10 and 12. A neighbour warned us that there was a 'difficult' family who disturbed the peace - billionaires from Saudi - so I am guessing that complaining will not help us one jot. We are wide awake waiting for them to go to bed.

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Latest post on 04 July 2012 - 22:05

I m sorry that you having a hard time, and hope the noise passes soon, or you learn some way to block it out. I had a similar problem with the kids next door playing basketball against our wall in the last villa we lived in. When I went to speak to the family, I was very tired and probably a little grumpy. They were very polite and explained that they thought it was terrible that western families took their children out in the heat of the day when they should be sleeping. And after that they tried to keep the noise down as much as possible. I brought them a cake to say thank you during eid. In hind site I suppose they were right. A lot of non British colonised countries thrive with a siesta in the heat of the day, with children happily playing until all hours. <em>edited by flydiver11 on 04/07/2012</em>

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Latest post on 03 July 2012 - 20:21

This might sound silly but I've really got into the habit of listening to audiobooks on headphones when I go to bed. I set the iPod timer so it switches off after a while after I've fallen asleep. You really focus on the audio and I don't tend to be woken by other noises then. You can also buy pillows with speakers imbedded which have the same effect as headphones but without the strangling risk! It might take a while to get used to drifting off to a narrator's voice, but I find it very relaxing now and my neighbour's weekly garden parties complete with pounding Arabic music no longer disturb me :)

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Latest post on 03 July 2012 - 16:41

Ladies, thanks for the support, and yes i realise that wherever we go its going to be the same what with school holidays. Previously in JBR we stayed on such a high floor (which i really hated!) but it was totally silent like a laboratory. I am ok with earplugs and can catch up on sleep during the day, but my Dh is much less tolerant and irky about these things. I was so cross with him and them last night !! But feel much better today. I just feel that I couldnt face the stress of another move right now so we need to find an in-house solution.

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Latest post on 03 July 2012 - 16:37

Thanks GA and Dally. This villa has its own pool and are the VIPs of the complex it seems. Do you mean that these kids are swimming in their own private villa pool and the sound echos up to your apartment? I can see that it may be more tricky to stop the noise if it is their private pool - espcially in the summer months when kids are on holiday and families tend to be more nocturnal because of the heat during the day [quote'> We only moved in here as a 3 month short let !! and Dh wants to move again.Eish! If your husband is really so noise sensitive and it is only a 3 month let perhaps it would be worth considering cutting your losses and leaving early to move to a quieter area than the Marina as night time noise is likely to increase with Ramadan, Iftar parties combined with school summer holidays <em>edited by Puffinlunde on 03/07/2012</em>

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Latest post on 03 July 2012 - 16:03

Contact the facility manager of the building. There should be a requirement for "quiet enjoyment" for residents, regardless of the lenght of the leases. Each resident had the right to enjoy their surroundings and you are well within your right to lodge a complaint. We did with our facility manager after we had kids playing (and screaming) in the foyer who acted immediately and have been very prompt in rectifying any issues. If you have no luck there write a formal letter to the Interim Owners Association and lodge a copy with RERA. I guess it depends on how much you want to stay and whether you're up for the fight.

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Latest post on 03 July 2012 - 11:27

Thanks GA and Dally. This villa has its own pool and are the VIPs of the complex it seems. We only moved in here as a 3 month short let !! and Dh wants to move again. Eish! Although it's a massive hassle, I would say if it is really causing you both issues then consider breaking your lease and moving. Life's too short :)

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Latest post on 03 July 2012 - 11:12

Kids are always noisy when they are splashing around in the pool and at that time of the night, the sound of water splashing is very loud too !

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Latest post on 03 July 2012 - 11:07

well these are the worst 3 months of the year to be sharing sound space with a nocturnal family. Fortunately for me all of my neighbors kids swim at night when ours do too….phew!

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Latest post on 03 July 2012 - 11:00

Thanks GA and Dally. This villa has its own pool and are the VIPs of the complex it seems. We only moved in here as a 3 month short let !! and Dh wants to move again. Eish!

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Latest post on 03 July 2012 - 10:56

It might be a bit extreme if you're only planning on staying for a year, but a poster was recently looking at soundproofing companies; would you consider soundproofing your walls? I think even putting up thick carpet type wall hangings might make a difference...

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Latest post on 03 July 2012 - 10:52

Is there not management rules regarding the opening times of the pool. Ours closes at 9.30. If there is, then complain to the management company and keep complaining until they enforce their own rules. If there is not such rules then I am sorry to say you will just have to put up with it. To get your own back, throw your family out at 5.30 in the morning into the pool, let them shout, scream, play loud music and see how the other family like it when the shoe is on the other foot!

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Latest post on 03 July 2012 - 10:07

If they choose to let the kids stay up late - thats their choice. IMO they should teach the kids to be respectful and keep it to a level that doesnt disturb anyone else as its very reasonable to assume some people will be in bed at that hour. We (or at least I) dont let my some run wild at 6am when he wakes up, out of respect for others. Unfortuantely that respect is not returned by some people. <em>edited by Plain-Jane on 03/07/2012</em>

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Latest post on 03 July 2012 - 10:06

I used to get this problem in a particular hotel, with children belonging to tour groups, always from the same place. One night I was so fed up I waited for the little wretches, door handle already turned, door unloacked, and checking thru the peep hole. As they ran up and were about to bang on my door, I wrenched it open and yelled "rarrrrrgh!" like a big scary monster and they ran away screaming! LOL... but they never did it again! Sorry can't help with the pool situation...! Love it!

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Latest post on 03 July 2012 - 10:05

Letting kids swim late at night during their vacation is hardly the same as letting a 3 yr old watch a PG18 movie!!! You need to calm down and then maybe your DH will too. I know you feel bad, but really, how were you to know this? The comment was related entirely to the issue of staying up really late and I have seen so many tired little toddlers dragged around malls really late. It seems this family are also really noctural

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Latest post on 03 July 2012 - 10:03

I used to get this problem in a particular hotel, with children belonging to tour groups, always from the same place. One night I was so fed up I waited for the little wretches, door handle already turned, door unloacked, and checking thru the peep hole. As they ran up and were about to bang on my door, I wrenched it open and yelled "rarrrrrgh!" like a big scary monster and they ran away screaming! LOL... but they never did it again! Sorry can't help with the pool situation...!

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Latest post on 03 July 2012 - 10:03

Letting kids swim late at night during their vacation is hardly the same as letting a 3 yr old watch a PG18 movie!!! You need to calm down and then maybe your DH will too. I know you feel bad, but really, how were you to know this?

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Latest post on 03 July 2012 - 10:02

maybe you should pour something in the pool so they cant use it for a while lol and keep doing it lol

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Latest post on 03 July 2012 - 09:58

Hey just reading these now. Thanks for that, I feel some support out there in the ether at least. At around midnight I put on some clothes and went down to talk to security and when he realised what I was saying he shook his head slowly and said "ah villla No 1... very bad, big problems". I am guessing there have been other complaints about this. A lot of it is down to the design too. A villa in Barsha with other villas alongside wouldnt matter so much, but two blocks (we are in The Jewels now) face onto their pool and the water acts like an amplifier and the curved external glass wall really bounce up the sound. In fact we are likely to hear it more than even their own parents can as the sound travels upwards. But yes, they are probably the same kids who were at the cinema at age 3 watching pg18 movies at midnight during ramadan in their formative years (anyone else amazed at what folk would allow their kids to see, and how late they stay up?) The truth is I am not THAT upset but my Dh is making me a little crazy because he is super sensitive about his sleep and we have moved into this place on my recommendation and now he is regretting the move. He wants to move again and I wish he would man-up and just adapt a bit. The idea of moving again soon makes me weep with the stress of it. Ok... rant over now!! Im sure Ill stop plotting murder by tomorrow.Just very cranky and pms-ing I guess.

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Latest post on 03 July 2012 - 09:54

Feel your pain. At my old apartment we had kids screaming in the halls til past midnight. The would ring our door bell repeatedly at all hours. We locked our doors at night soley for the reason that the kids had entered our house (they were aged between 2 and 5!) in the early hours of the morning. No amount of scolding them, or complaining to parent or management helped. I moved apartments in the end.

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Latest post on 03 July 2012 - 09:18

I have 2 noisy little boys who used to run up and down screaming. I stuck my head of the door and shushed them and they never did it again

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Latest post on 03 July 2012 - 09:17

Hey Hilsbils, we've had the same issue with our neighbours in the Marina for a while now, and perhaps it's just a coincidence but the kids are the same nationality as what you mentioned. I guess you may have some hope if your building management is good and willing to get involved, otherwise it's a lost cause unfortunately...

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Latest post on 03 July 2012 - 08:58

There have been noisy children outside my door using the hallway as a playground at all hours. Their nationality was not relevant to me. I called building security, problem solved. No harm in asking nicely.

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Latest post on 03 July 2012 - 08:55

Kids don't have set bedtimes in this part of the world, it seems parents don't know or care that children need a certain amount of sleep to thrive. In my building we have packs of them screaming like banshees in the corridors & even banging on my front door sometimes as they play until past midnight. I have complained to the management in writing several time and in spite of there being a big sign in the lobby that the public areas are not to used for any activity that may disturb the residents nothing happened. I have to say none of them are western children too.

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Latest post on 03 July 2012 - 08:39

As annoying as this situation is, I wouldn't advocate knocking on their door to complain. Go to the management office of your building and ask them to do something about the noise. If your situation arose in our building the manager would take action and make sure that it stopped. Example - there is a notice by our lifts saying that a tenant had been shouting at the security guard at the entrance to the car park. Said tenant has been warned that if it happens again he will be leaving his apartment !! Hopefully your managers would be as strong as this.

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Latest post on 03 July 2012 - 07:47

I doubt that you will be able to resolve this one. Just a feeling. btw, my kids swim quite late at night too (not that we are disturbing anyone, just sain)

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Latest post on 03 July 2012 - 07:46

I would go out and yell at the kids directly.11pm is an unacceptable time to be making a noise. At that age, the kids should know better. They have probably never been properly disciplined in their lives before, so a good telling off from the angry, crazy lady upstairs should scare them. If no result, tell them u are going to complain to the police. You can of course, go and bang on their door and tell the parents that it is disturbing and not acceptable at that time of night. I really don't think a softly softly aprroach is going to work. I sincerely doubt a Saudi lady would accept an invitation to coffee with a westerner anyway. Yes, the kids should be in bed at that time, but Arabs do things differently to westerners with set bedtimes etc. Also, it's school holidays, so they are probably going to be running wild for the next 3 months!

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Latest post on 03 July 2012 - 07:01

I think in these situations the friendly approach is the only thing that might help. Maybe go round and invite the wife over for coffee, and try to shoehorn it into the conversation...I think if you go in guns blazing they'll just get defensive and ignore your request I feel for you though, noisy neighbours are very frustrating!

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