Dubai Property Hunt

Bur Dubai is like concrete jungle with middle size apartment blocks and no greenery, but many of the apartments have exceptional facilities and specious interiors. Bur Dubai is also famous for its central location. Al Mankhool is one of the most popular area in Bur Dubai and Al Hamriya area also has nice apartments. Bur Dubai mostly has apartments with the blend of new and medium rise buildings from studios to large flats with several bedrooms. Larger apartments are mostly used as company flats. The rent of a two bedroom apartment in a new building is around Dhs 100,000 but with excellent facilities. The rent of a one bedroom apartment in a new building starts at Dhs 55,000 while a two bedroom will be around Dhs 70,000, the cost depends on the age of the building and range of facilities offered. Two large Spinneys supermarkets are located in the area, as well as a Union Coop on Trade Centre Road, A Choitram on Mankhool Road and a huge Carrefour in Al Shindagha near the creek. On Bank Street (Khalid Bin Al Waheed Road), there are several banks and ATMs, some smaller food stores, clothing shops, cafes, independent restaurants and sports stores. The Burjuman Centre offers great range of shops and both Al Ain Plaza and Al Khaleej Centre on Al Mankhool Road are famous for computers and electronic goods. The Souk area of Bur Dubai also has fascinating shopping facilities. Bur Dubai is just a short cab ride away from some of Dubai’s best night life areas. There are also some famous outlets at your doorstep: The Arabian Court yard Hotel on Al Faheedi Street and the Ascot Hotel on Bank Street both have various outlets with Waxy O Conners worth a special mention for one of Dubai’s liveliest Thursday nights and biggest Friday brunches. Regent Palace Hotel is nearly located on the Karama side of Trade Centre Road, where the Rock Bottom Café is always a fun for a night out and a great venue for live music. There are small independent eateries on Bank Street and further into Bur Dubai. Bur Dubai and in neighboring Karama there are number of small medical centres. Rashid Hospital is in UMM Hurair. Bur Dubai itself has no schools but because of central location there is plenty of choice nearby. Bur Dubai is a very busy area and it is difficult to find parking especially in the Mankhool area and the shopping areas in the heart of Old Bur Dubai. Traffic around residential areas away from the main roads is not too bad during the day, but it gets jam at peak hours. Females may feel uncomfortable particularly in the evening when many people just walking around. But there are very few cases of anything threatening going on and so there is not really anything to be scared.