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What area to live?

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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 14 February 2011 - 02:17

As we are moving to Dubai next month I am searching for a place to rent, been thinking about villa but I would rather have a big apartment than a villa to take care of! I think dh's work is located around investment park if I am not mistaken, are there any compounds around there? need to have easy access to shops if I have to stay without car for a while, so any suggestion for the place would be appreciated x

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EW GURU
Latest post on 14 February 2011 - 22:05
Springs, Lakes, Meadows are all not very far from DIP. You should maybe also look at Arabian Ranches. Personally I think the Green Community is an amazing place for kids. If your not planning to drive much then the massive aroundabout won't really bother you that much.
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 14 February 2011 - 21:22
Thanks for all the infos, yes we have two young boys age 4.9 and 2.5, at the moment we live outside of Cairo in a compound so I am used to be far from the city (cannot live inside Cairo never!) but we both have car and I move a lot, I had a look at green community and looks great, I'll try to get some contacts till we come and visit it, Any idea about the Springs? is it very far from the DIP?
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EW EXPERT
Latest post on 14 February 2011 - 09:27
Depends if you have children too. We are in Bur Dubai-not the best place for schools-but otherwise wonderful-close to the older-and more interesting-IMHO-parts of Dubai like the Creek, markets and Bastikya-yet close to the malls and metro too. I can walk everywhere safely-have been here 6 years and we still don't have-or want-a car
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EW MASTER
Latest post on 14 February 2011 - 09:14
I would happily have lived in the Green Community if it hadn't been for dorter's school being so far away. Lucky you, having to be close to the Investment Park - the drive down town in the morning is not fun, I find.. That roundabout's a nightmare at any time of day.
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 14 February 2011 - 09:10
The apartments are generally big in the Green Community. Do you have kids? If so, you may want to consider the 3 bedroom Garden Apartments or the Terrace Apartments (these are huge....). Union Properties look after the Green Community but there are also apartments near the West side... can't remember their name....
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 14 February 2011 - 08:26
Layan & Alwaha compounds are 10 min aways from DIP
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EW EXPERT
Latest post on 14 February 2011 - 05:14
There is also a Marriott Hotel there which has serviced apartments for the short term!
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EW EXPERT
Latest post on 14 February 2011 - 05:13
Look up The Green Community, it is right on your doorstep from the Dubai Investment Park and has some amazing apartments - they are quite competitively priced too and within walking distance of a small local shopping mall.
 
 

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