Millhouse

Actually, the fortuner is her's...I have the Pajero. (absolute truth). Both cars are 'abu dhabi spec'. The fortuner front end has been rebuilt and the pajero has had a cement mixer drive down the side of it. you can't miss us.

TGFKASE

Mrs TGFKASE does the school run from Sports City, so a few km's longer then your run, to DBS and back in just over 30 mins in the morning...

AR onto Emirates Rd AD bound, turn off for Barsha Media City (approx 2kms down from AR R/a), loop down onto Al Khail AD bound and take turn off for Springs from there...

Honestly EM, its never taken more than 20 mins one way, unless there has been serious accident somewhere between..

Millhouse

Thanks buddy, that is exactly what I (and more importantly she) wanted to hear.

TGFKASE

Forgot to add...

They are changing the start time for DBS next year, starting later so don't know what effect this will have on times, but don't see it being a large difference..

Waqs

E.M what part you checking in to?

Was staying in Al-Reem 2 for a while and loved it.

Millhouse

Well... We are thinking of Reem or Saheel. I quite like Reem (we have looked at 2&3) but the misses like Saheel. However, the standard rules will apply 'I pay, I say' - so it will be Reem.

Did you suffer any downsides?

Waqs

Not really. Due to a change in circumstances had to move out of the property but the property is owned and am currently letting it out on a long term tenancy agreement so not a bad result

What I do advise is ask the agents/landlords if the property has maintenance cover for when anything goes wrong, something stops working etc. We have cover from a firm called Farnek who will fix anything from a faulty bulb to AC unit not working Less hassle for you at the end of the day.

admon

if you are looking at Al Reem, look at Alma.
Centrally located, walk to the shops and the golf club bar.
Plus - 5 gazillion less speed bumps to get to the main gate.

Millhouse

Thanks - that's good advice. I will check.

matt-e

According to du's website they are supposed to be lowering broadband charges from August as well. They seem to be keeping it pretty quiet though and you have to put in a request to change to the new tariff. It won't be automatic if your a current subscriber.

http://du.ae/en/athome/talk-surf-wat...ns#tab-section

JB22

can anybody tell me what the rental availability is like at the moment, been looking at saheel and reem. Working in Al Ain so will have to commute about hour 30 I have been told however I think my family will have more to do in DXB plus looking at JESS for little girl

lehoff

Seemed pretty good to me as a newbie, I was looking 2/3 weeks ago around Al Reem and Alma and House hunters had 4 or 5 that met my spec on size, although 2 of them seemed to go within a couple of days of me looking. In the end settled on Alma for the reasons mentioned earlier around closeness to Golf and Retail and they all seemed a lot newer in Alma.