Beach_Seeker

Hi all, moving from Abu Dhabi to Dubai, working in Juneriah 1, anyone know of any good resonable blocks to rent a 2 bedroom and avoid 2 hrs in a car everyday.

Madam Medusa

i live in jumierah 1, problem is, rents are very high here now...what's your budget...??

MM, xx

Beach_Seeker

Ideally round the DHS10,000 a month mark.

Madam Medusa

i'll take a drive round tomorrow and see whether anywhere is advertising and get some numbers for you...there aren't that many apt blocks here so not sure, you may need to move further out. Satwa is cheaper and very near, for example...

MM, xx

Inselaffen

you will struggle to find a 2 bedroom apartment with facilities anywhere.
Mankhool or Satwa will be your best bet but it might even be a struggle there!

Beach_Seeker

Thats very kind thanks, I have also heard down by Dubai Marina theres some places which should not be a bad commute.

Inselaffen

you won't get a 2 bed for 10k month in the marina.

Beach_Seeker

Are these places far? Not too familiar with Dubai

Beach_Seeker

Whats the kind of rent I can expect to pay? Employers always seem to understate the rent and say dont worry you can find a place easy for that...

Inselaffen

Satwa is next to Jumeira 1 but not many nice apartment blocks.
Mankhool is often known as Golden Sands area. close to J1 but traffic can be quite bad.

Inselaffen

think you'll have to pay 140-150k per year in marina.
you'll get something around 120k in JLT opposite the Marina but its still very much a construction site will little in the way of facilities.

Beach_Seeker

Thats not too bad, this is a massive help, hoping to have a serviced aprtament for a few weeks allowing me to explore and visit blocks. Paying 140K would that get pool and gym as well?

Inselaffen

yes!

shakh your bootie

I thought Satwa was awash with buildings with green numbers and evictees?
Even Ravis & Smiling BKK haven't escaped - should we really be advising newbies to rent there?????

Madam Medusa

what...smiling bkk is going...????

MM, xx