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23 year old moving to Abu Dhabi

Old May 23rd 2013, 8:00 pm
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@Razo75, can you list of few of these bars and cool places..
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Old May 23rd 2013, 8:01 pm
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Originally Posted by Quackers
The nightlife in Abu Dhabi is relatively quiet with lots of '40 something guys' having a few beers and chat.
If you like Sport then there are a few bars showing football, Rugby & F1 at the 'real' weekend.

Dubai is more suited to a 23 year old (Barasti was mentioned). The options to get to Dubai (over 100km) are by Taxi (expensive) or by bus (full of smelly Indians).

Note that alcohol is only served in 5 star hotels so the prices are not cheap (5/6 quid a pint)
This is indeed "_VERY_" true..
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Aim to try and live near Raha Beach. There are bars on Yas Island and the Marina has a few new interesting openings soon including Iris (Beirut), Diablito, Cafe D'Alsace and also a new super cub will be opening on Yas towards the end of the year.
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Originally Posted by benzonar
Aim to try and live near Raha Beach. There are bars on Yas Island and the Marina has a few new interesting openings soon including Iris (Beirut), Diablito, Cafe D'Alsace and also a new super cub will be opening on Yas towards the end of the year.
What happened to Cipriani and Allure, will they only be open over F1? Or as we call it allo allo.
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Originally Posted by al dente
What happened to Cipriani and Allure, will they only be open over F1? Or as we call it allo allo.
still open and still shite Al Dente!

And after recent escapades, I ain't going back to Stills...

Mafraq hotel and the Westin is the way forward I think..
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Mafraq hotel? Isn't that in the middle of nowhere?
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Mafraq hotel? Isn't that in the middle of nowhere?
yeah, but it's quiet and it's got a pool table (and close to Al Reef for me).
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Originally Posted by Brains1983
yeah, but it's quiet and it's got a pool table (and close to Al Reef for me).
I stayed there once. I thought it was a great hotel.
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Originally Posted by csdf
Mafraq hotel? Isn't that in the middle of nowhere?
no its not...... you would be surprised, when was the last time you visited that area?
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Originally Posted by Millhouse
I stayed there once. I thought it was a great hotel.
its actually been taken over and been extended, as the hotel has just celebrated its first birthday, only us oldies know that its been around just a little longer than me.....
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Originally Posted by Millhouse
I stayed there once. I thought it was a great hotel.
Is it the one opposite the new hospital site?

If so, I've been there for coffee and seemed old but cool.
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Originally Posted by Scamp
Is it the one opposite the new hospital site?

If so, I've been there for coffee and seemed old but cool.
well its next door to the new mafraq hospital which is being built next door to the old mafraq hospital.... so yeh. its had a face lift, its perfectly fine.
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Originally Posted by busybee2
well its next door to the new mafraq hospital which is being built next door to the old mafraq hospital.... so yeh. its had a face lift, its perfectly fine.
Yeah, that's the one.

Nowt wrong with it.
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Originally Posted by Scamp
Yeah, that's the one.

Nowt wrong with it.
i agree nothing wrong with it. and its not really out in the middle of nowhere, i remember going to an office in the sand pit just behind the old mafraq hotel, and if you looked down into kcb and beyond there was absolutely nothing there just sand.... its very built up now. opposite the hotel on other side of motorway new british school being built, then go along into baniyas a little bit there is another british school being built alongside the new mall, which is opening more stuff there, sun and sand is open there now. cinema and lots more.
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Originally Posted by busybee2
i agree nothing wrong with it. and its not really out in the middle of nowhere, i remember going to an office in the sand pit just behind the old mafraq hotel, and if you looked down into kcb and beyond there was absolutely nothing there just sand.... its very built up now. opposite the hotel on other side of motorway new british school being built, then go along into baniyas a little bit there is another british school being built alongside the new mall, which is opening more stuff there, sun and sand is open there now. cinema and lots more.
Fair points, but it's no metropolis.

Still, some people like that, some don't.
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