osprey57

Hello
I will apologise now for this question as it sounds like I work in a primary school (which I did until recently!). My question is ...

What is your favourite place in Dubai and why?

Now, I know you are all a cynical bunch but could you hold the sarcasm humour me please? There is a lot of negative stuff on this forum (which has been very helpful, I would like to add) so it would be good to hear some positives. My husband has just landed in Dubai and I am due to go over in about 4 weeks time so I'd be very interested.
Thanks.

TGFKASE

Ummmm..

Lemme think...

Well, theres ... ... nope...

I'll have to come back to you....

Meow

Favourite place for what? Eating, drinking, dancing, shopping, living?

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Bonny Boy

The Creek area, either side, between Maktoum Bridge and the coast, especially at sunrise/sunset.

Deira, up at the north 'Ras' end. Bustling streets with people from just about everywhere in the world.

That's my Dubai when I lived there, and on my still frequent week-end visits.

Bahtatboy

The road to Abu Dhabi...

Millhouse

the departure lounge at the airport?

or maybe my bed.

Millhouse

Spot on. an arbra on the creek at night for me.

Bonny Boy

Very harsh. Ab Dabs has nothing comparable to the creek area.

Bahtatboy

Fair comment for a cheap crack

The Dean

That's what I was wondering...........

Let me throw a question back at you, Osprey - why do you want to know? If you and/or your husbo will be living there, you'll experience it all for yourselves. After, say, three weeks, you'll have your own favourites......

Still, here goes - I try to look for the less obvious, whether it's an area to live or a place to shop or eat, etc. (I don't live in Dubai now but I think my thoughts are still up-to-date).

Shopping, for example - I prefer the more understated Mercato Mall to the brash bigger places like MOTE and Dubai Mall - and forget Ibn Battuta (weird shops, plus it's halfway to Ab Dab).

Eating - I like the little corner-shop Indian or Lebanese places in Bur Dubai more than the 5-star hotel restaurants (Deanetta doesn't though, sadly). (For the very best in restaurants though, pop over to Bahrain every so often for a weekend).

Others will have their own (no doubt different) views......... but exploring and finding out for yourselves is part of the fun of living abroad, surely?

Blue Cat

Wafi Mall, Jumeirah Beach Hotel, tons of places really, Zabeel Park etc

Bonny Boy

Well I was thinking of posting something similar at first

I'd lived in a few places in the Gulf, and visited Dubai on occasion, before I got a job offer there in late 2007.

To be honest, I was hesitant, as I am about as far from the Piers Morgan image of a 'Dubai' person as you can get.

However, I was able to find a place in Bur Dubai, not far from the creek, and with the nearby and readily accessible desert and mountains, settle down to a more enjoyable time than I anticipated for a big city.

littlejimmy

Agree with the creek area. The souqs were real. I liked Souq Madinat as well, but always knew it completely fake. I always enjoyed outings around there, even when the mother-in-law fell in the creek getting off an abra.

The Dean

Like I said, others will have different views - I think JB Hotel is appalling.

MAV_DXB

For live music - has to be The Music Room (The Majestic Hotel)

For introducing colleagues to Dubai - The York International Hotel

For practicing my haggling skills - Al Fahidi Street (Bur Dubai)

For cheap'ish beer - Rock City (The Highlander Hotel)

For my weekly jog - the Creek - up past the Bur Dubai bus staion, on to the tunnel, over to Deira, down to Maktoum Bridge and up the other side. If you tire half way round just jump on an abra