dono

Hi all, in AD for a week now and looking for housing. Our choice is between a 3br in Sun Tower (Reem Island), or a 3br in a small oldish compound villa in Nahyan camp. Wil appreciate advice from Abu Dhabians....Will be working in Corniche and have a toddler + infant. Help please and fast, thx

commander

**** me, ill just drop everything...

busybee2

reem island is new and still under construction, but with a car is right near to the CBD, but al nayhan is established but not that old, so i dont know of any small oldish compounds there, be wary of villa splits without proper paperwork. reem will be more difficult to get in and out when everyone moves in to all its towers whereby al nayhan is more lower rise buildings.

busybee2

do you need to buy a belt???

Kix

Shirley it's a personal choice, or are you thinking asking total random strangers where to live is a wise and well thought out move?

Tockalosh

Do you have the right name for the Al Nayan camp

There was an Al Nayan compound I remember that had 1, 2 and 3 beds in that was very nice indeed and a breeze to get to the corniche

busybee2

yeh al nayhan camp to me is the new area behind the one to one hotel.

al dente

x

Tockalosh

Thats the one. Used to be very nice I thought and rooms were a decent size with a private patio for sunny dipping or braai'ing on. Pool was a bit small but hey if its a decent price then I would have thought it ok. Breeze to get to the Royal Meridien etc.

busybee2

yeh in al nayhan camp there is a big compound just behind the ministry of foreign affairs, the one to one etc that is split into apartments etc (i suspect that is a proper legal compound but best to check), but dont think that would be classed as a 3 bed smallish villa in an older compound

Tockalosh

It was designed as an apartment compound sodef not split villas. The 3 beds are on the ground floor

busybee2

yeh i thought it was from driving past.... it looks like it was done in a proper way, but of course a lot of them are not hence the need to check the paperwork and dont believe the agents telling you all is fine. but its flats not villas, as villas dont have apartments on top of them.

flares

nahyan camp...trust me

dono

Yes those ones, the 3br on the ground floor, close to the one to one hotel. They are surely apartments but with a small yard and terrace where you can fit a table and some chairs. The swimming pool is smallish but looks clean. What do you think living there compared to Sun Tower?

Tockalosh

OK I trust you, it was 3 years ago almost to the day that I left AD so memories are starting to fade