norsk

my wife is adamant it has to be UK curriculum school so we haven't no, but maybe we should..

Poshy

..I knew nothing of the IB Qualification but it seems all the top universities recognise it worldwide and as we live outside the UK now and hope to stay in Dubai for a long time then our children have the opportunity to study anywhere in the world I suppose, the more well Educated people I speak to they all rave about the IB and the (alledged) top Grammar School where we lived in the UK follows IB and has scrapped A levels....

My eldest went to Grammar School in the UK albeit not the one that did IB and all his Teachers spoke highly of it...

Me ? I know nothing, I only ever went to College where all the 'fit' lads went to and just learned a bit about Typing and finished High School with a few crappy qualifications.

commander

i assume the 'rude' comment was aimed at me..

well i used to stay in the springs and my inlaws lived in the meadows. I have been in the lakes club for many a year so i based my opinion on that only..so dont get all uppety and make me out to be some sort of snob who thinks he is too good for the bloody place.

FYI the ranches was cheaper than some of the meadows and lakes places we looked at.

oh, and BTW the Villa's are a bunch of 'villa's in the middle of the desert. they are shit also, although you get a lot of bang for your buck due to the fact they are in the middle of nowhere. We looked at them also but prefered to downsize for a better location like the ranches. Same applied to DSO. We could have got a bigger villa there and my daughter goes to Wellington DSO but there is just nothing to do there.

Its all about opinions and i certainly wasnt putting you down for living in the springs. My villa there was a 2bed end terrace.

Poshy

Wasn't being uppity just simply saying I would not say an area was shit when clearly there is someone on the same thread that lives there....did not deliberately intend to make you look like anything...

I have never been to Arabian Ranches Commander but I believe it is very nice there, my Husband asked if I would like to live there as he liked it and I declined for now as it is a bit far out, maybe somewhere to consider in the future as I get more confident driving as I would really like a 4 bed but if a nice 4 bed ever comes up on the Springs I'll take it because it's ideal for us here....maybe our landlord will extend and replace all the tiles....who knows, he thinks we are great Tenants lol...

commander

Did you know that the Krankies live in the lakes..

fandabbydozie

Poshy

Tockalosh

I think you should come back to the madness of Bh mate. A few riots here and there sounds better than being cramped up in some DXB shoe box next to an over pass or stuck out in the sand.

Blue Cat

We looked at the Lakes, they were getting well shabby apart from Ghadeer which are the newer ones. Ended up in Al Barsha, more than happy here and find it good value for money compared to Emaar properties. The Ranches is nice but didn't work for us really. Good luck

norsk

I am apparently in the good karma corner currently as we just paid up first term fees at Regent for my son! Now all I need is to find a nice place to stay.

I'm convinced I have enough good karma left to provide me with a nice type c in Shoreline (or that one of the places I want to view in the Marina are up to my standards)..

Ethos83

The Palm is nice and the apartments are sizeable but if your kid is at Regents you might want to look at the highrises in the Greens - the Fairways, Links and Golf Towers. The Fairways is only a five minute walk from Regents.

Their golf-course side views towards the Marina is fabulous, especially at sunset. It really is quite impressive, and these buildings are Emaar and come with all the Emaar quality finishes and maintenance. Unlike the Palm, Emaar apartments aren't district cooling and all your AC usage is paid for by the landlord, not you! The Fairways has a terrific multi-level pool and it's also quite suitable for young kids.

norsk

Thanks mate. That's great advice. I will definitely check them out.

Blue Cat

Avoid the Palm there are issues with Nakeel and maintenance

NorthernLad

We've been here for two and half years, maintenance issues seem to be sorted out.

If this is not just a PR stunt it will be great for where we are http://www.arabianbusiness.com/dubai...ct-420632.html

Blue Cat

I love the Shoreline Apartments have a few friends there, glad to hear things are looking up re maintenance