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The Palm vs Damac Hills

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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 25 June 2019 - 16:58

Hello everyone!

Just hoping to get some advice on where I should rent as hubby has just changed jobs so we must move from our current place in JLT.

We are a young couple, no kids, but have a large 3-legged dog (well trained and quiet indoors). We have looked at two places that we really like but can’t decide which would be best. As we are fairly new to DUBAI I was hoping some of you may have some advice!

The first place is a fully furnished villa in Damac Hills. While we have some of our own furniture, the furniture in this place is amazing - gorgeous lighting and interiors etc. it’s a 3 bed villa with a small private garden that would be perfect for the dog once we put grass in. It’s currently advertised for 160000.

The second is a townhouse in Fairmont residences on the palm. This place is also 3 bed but it’s huge - giant garage, huge bedrooms, beautiful pool and has a small yard for the dog. Its downsides are that it faces construction. It is not furnished. This one is going for 165000

Does anyone have any experience of living in either of these areas? The appeal of the Palm is the proximity to restaurants and nightlife ... but then getting in and out might be a nightmare?
Damac Hills on the other hand is brand new and seems to have a good community spirit but is far...,

What would you choose?

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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 29 June 2019 - 21:39
Assuming you have use of a car then I would choose Damac Hills. Others may say it’s ‘far out’ but far out from what ? Anything in Dubai can be far from somewhere else. It all depends on where you want to go. There are plenty of restaurants and supermarkets and other shops within 5-10 min of Damac. It is also very well connected to the motorway network to get you to other parts of Dubai and further afield. The palm in my opinion would be a nightmare, surrounded by construction and traffic for the foreseeable future. I’ve been on the palm and it’s taken me 90 min to get off when the traffic kicks in.
 
 

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