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Marina Promenade review, October 2020

Great apartment with good facilities

Griffiths

From United Kingdom

Moved here in 2019, Living with spouse.

Positives

Location, chiller free, design, facilities

Negatives

No guest parking, traffic noise

Great place to live. Walking distance to so many attractions and of course the beach. Apartment design is good, although the kitchens are slightly dark, like most of the Emaar apartments in their part of Marina. Frustratingly management decided to privatise any spare parking there is no guest parking making more… it really frustrating when having friends over. Being close to the boulevard at JBR, there is a regular flow of loud super cars driving around in the evening but it’s not too bad. In today’s climate you should be looking at 95-105k per year.Show less

Great place to live. Walking distance to so many attractions and of course the beach. Apartment design is good, although the kitchens are slightly dark, like most of the Emaar apartments in their part of Marina. Frustratingly management decided to privatise any spare parking there is no guest parking making it really frustrating when having friends over. Being close to the boulevard at JBR, there is a regular flow of loud super cars driving around in the evening but it’s not too bad. In today’s climate you should be looking at 95-105k per year.

Al Waleed Garden review, October 2020

Terrible place

Bash

From India

Moved here in 2020, Family with children.

Positives

Finish

Negatives

Parking, Chiller charges

Although building is nice but you have to pay huge amount for chiller charges. Cleanliness is quite poor and overall quite disorganized.

Palacio Tower review, October 2020

Nice maintenance and friendly staff

Shahzadiq

From Pakistan

Moved here in 2014, Family with children.

Positives

Views, pool, staff

Negatives

Mens gym

The views towards villa and beyond are expansive. It has one of the largest pools in silicon Oasis. Staff are friendly with smile always and make best effort for maintenance requests.

White Palace review, October 2020

Old, full of insects, no visitor parking

Tenant advisor

From Germany

Moved here in 2018, Living alone.

Positives

Pool

Negatives

Everything else

Terrible experience in general, they will treat you really well until the point you sign the contract everything changes. When i left they charge me 2000 AED for painting 1 bedroom apartment which didn't need paint as i was very careful no to put 1 nail into any wall. They didn't more… let me give back the key till DEWA final bill arrived and they charge me extra 800 AED for the days DEWA was late to send the final bill. Overcharging priced in every thing they do even to make an extra copy for the key.Show less

Terrible experience in general, they will treat you really well until the point you sign the contract everything changes. When i left they charge me 2000 AED for painting 1 bedroom apartment which didn't need paint as i was very careful no to put 1 nail into any wall. They didn't let me give back the key till DEWA final bill arrived and they charge me extra 800 AED for the days DEWA was late to send the final bill. Overcharging priced in every thing they do even to make an extra copy for the key.

The Residences at Marina Gate review, October 2020

Dreadful gym noise on 9th floor

Headache

From Argentina

Moved here in 2019, Living with spouse.

Positives

Pool

Negatives

Train station with numerous short term tenants

Many issues with building, weekly fire alarms day and night, huge number of deliveries clog lifts, major noise from 7am - 10pm, 7 days week from weights for any tenant in 901, 902 etc. Many short term apartments under airbnb. Location good, pity management company don’t care about tenants.

Skycourts Towers review, October 2020

Terrible place!

Sophie

From Lebanon

Moved here in 2020, Family with children.

Positives

Rent is low

Negatives

Everything else

Positives: Rent is low. Apartment space is good. Community area is big and safe for kids. Supermarket and some restaurants, pharmacy and laundry under you Negatives: AC fees through Alpha are ubnormally high! There's a min fee of 300+ whether you use it or not monthly. Our fee was appx 1600 more… in summer! Th AC doesnt cool properly. Never goes below 26 no matter what you do. There's a bad sewage smell always lingering in the house. Neighbors throw garbage from their balconies onto below balconies & community area. Neighbors keep their house door open so they get AC from the corridor, so you get to hear their noise and smell their food. Kids play in the corridors & scream. Parking is filthy and things get stolen. One pool closes all summer every year claiming they are doing maintenance. Its a nightmare when they clean the building windows. They throw water and it goes nto the balconies in the bottom. Dog poop not picked up by owners.Show less

Positives: Rent is low. Apartment space is good. Community area is big and safe for kids. Supermarket and some restaurants, pharmacy and laundry under you Negatives: AC fees through Alpha are ubnormally high! There's a min fee of 300+ whether you use it or not monthly. Our fee was appx 1600 in summer! Th AC doesnt cool properly. Never goes below 26 no matter what you do. There's a bad sewage smell always lingering in the house. Neighbors throw garbage from their balconies onto below balconies & community area. Neighbors keep their house door open so they get AC from the corridor, so you get to hear their noise and smell their food. Kids play in the corridors & scream. Parking is filthy and things get stolen. One pool closes all summer every year claiming they are doing maintenance. Its a nightmare when they clean the building windows. They throw water and it goes nto the balconies in the bottom. Dog poop not picked up by owners.

AB Plaza 6 review, October 2020

Great layout of flat.

Wanderer

From Egypt

Moved here in 2018, Family with children.

Positives

Layout and space

Negatives

Cracks on walls, construction

Flat has great layout but frequent maintenance requirement managed by inhouse person. Construction is poor. Deep cracks on walls. Rent is not reduced for existing tenants even during pandemic times. In fact it's a 10% increase. :( New tenants at much lower rents but increases every year.

Skycourts Towers review, September 2020

Best place for families who have children

Mariam

From Kazakhstan

Moved here in 2015, Family with children.

Positives

Huge play area with 2 big pools

Negatives

Management don't clean corridors

Let me start with the Positives : Best place for those with children. I love Skycourts for many reasons. Living here for last 5 years. The main reason we moved to Skycourts is, it has huge play area where my daughter can safely go to play and come back. more… I don't have to worry about cars/motorbikes passing in high speed because the play area is on 3rd Floor and fenced with wall on all 4 sides. If you come here, choose a unit with balcony because its bigger size. Open kitchen, hall, bedrooms are big and bright, everything is exactly what I want. Skycourts has Salon, Pharmacy, Clinic, few Indian restaurants, nursery, The building has large Thomsons supermarket where you get almost everything for daily needs. Walking distance to 2 schools- Aquila Shcool and Gems Wellington, Melodica music school. Negatives : Far from Center, you need 25 minutes to reach Business Bay or Deira. Only 1 bus comes here, so you need a car to live here.Show less

Let me start with the Positives : Best place for those with children. I love Skycourts for many reasons. Living here for last 5 years. The main reason we moved to Skycourts is, it has huge play area where my daughter can safely go to play and come back. I don't have to worry about cars/motorbikes passing in high speed because the play area is on 3rd Floor and fenced with wall on all 4 sides. If you come here, choose a unit with balcony because its bigger size. Open kitchen, hall, bedrooms are big and bright, everything is exactly what I want. Skycourts has Salon, Pharmacy, Clinic, few Indian restaurants, nursery, The building has large Thomsons supermarket where you get almost everything for daily needs. Walking distance to 2 schools- Aquila Shcool and Gems Wellington, Melodica music school. Negatives : Far from Center, you need 25 minutes to reach Business Bay or Deira. Only 1 bus comes here, so you need a car to live here.

Fortunato review, September 2020

Very bad place to live ever in Dubai

Moustafa

From Egypt

Moved here in 2019, Living alone.

Positives

Near from my work place

Negatives

Maintenance

Unfortunately I'm living in Fortunato 1 since 2019 and I had no chance to move out due to the country lock down this year otherwise I could moved to better place and much cheaper, why I don't recommend living in this community, first of all maintenance team are very over more… pricey, my AC got broke down and they asked me for 700 AED to change one piece cost only 250 AED almost 450 AED service charge for job got finished within 15 minutes exactly! Secondly the pest control is very bad you can find cockroaches every where in the corridor. Hoping guys to check one more time before coming to this terrible place.Show less

Unfortunately I'm living in Fortunato 1 since 2019 and I had no chance to move out due to the country lock down this year otherwise I could moved to better place and much cheaper, why I don't recommend living in this community, first of all maintenance team are very over pricey, my AC got broke down and they asked me for 700 AED to change one piece cost only 250 AED almost 450 AED service charge for job got finished within 15 minutes exactly! Secondly the pest control is very bad you can find cockroaches every where in the corridor. Hoping guys to check one more time before coming to this terrible place.

Oasis Tower review, September 2020

Bad Management

Jeff

From Philippines

Moved here in 2019, Family with children.

Positives

Location

Negatives

Management

We moved in due to its location and a better price compared to other buildings nearby. But the problem is the facilities, Sauna/steam room is close since we moved in. Gym equipment are in bad shape. AMCs are not up to date. Parking lot is so narrow, dark and dirty. more… The bad part is, my 11 year old son who has friends with the tower beside us cannot bring his friends to the house if they want to play video or board games. They only allow 1 visitor (child) at a time.Show less

We moved in due to its location and a better price compared to other buildings nearby. But the problem is the facilities, Sauna/steam room is close since we moved in. Gym equipment are in bad shape. AMCs are not up to date. Parking lot is so narrow, dark and dirty. The bad part is, my 11 year old son who has friends with the tower beside us cannot bring his friends to the house if they want to play video or board games. They only allow 1 visitor (child) at a time.

The Imperial Residence review, September 2020

Not recommended

Imperial Tenant

From Lebanon

Moved here in 2017, Family with children.

Positives

Family friendly

Negatives

Community, OA, facility Mgt, smell, noise

Worst building ever. Bad maintenance. Bad facility management. Bad smells. Very bad noise from Al Khail road. OA is only taking care of owners and neglecting the big picture and the building(s) as a whole. The worst part is the community! Although this building is in JVT, community is really more… bad.Show less

Worst building ever. Bad maintenance. Bad facility management. Bad smells. Very bad noise from Al Khail road. OA is only taking care of owners and neglecting the big picture and the building(s) as a whole. The worst part is the community! Although this building is in JVT, community is really bad.

Al Hudaiba review, August 2020

A convenient location reasonably maintained

Sumesh

From India

Moved here in 2016, Family with children.

Positives

Location and maintenance on call

Negatives

No other amenities for family living

Building is little old; but maintained decently. That is one of the advantages with Wasl; but no other facilities available, like play area, gym and pools are available in the building as well as the facilities. The location is great; without any traffic issues we can reach all the key more… areas. Other negative area is the parking space; the allotted places were no proper markings; because of that to get in to the car and out little difficultShow less

Building is little old; but maintained decently. That is one of the advantages with Wasl; but no other facilities available, like play area, gym and pools are available in the building as well as the facilities. The location is great; without any traffic issues we can reach all the key areas. Other negative area is the parking space; the allotted places were no proper markings; because of that to get in to the car and out little difficult

UP Tower review, August 2020

Great building

MC

From United States of America

Moved here in 2016, Living alone.

Positives

Location, Comfort, Security, Views

Negatives

Parking for Guests, no pets

I lived in UP for 3 years and it was a great place, it was a little expensive at the time, but they cover DEWA and Maintenance. During my time living there the washing machine broke and within 2 days it was replaced by their maintenance team. Any maintenance requirements more… were fixed immediately and at no additional cost. The security guards are the nicest guys in Dubai and make sure that only people who should be in the building are. The only downside is that they didn't allow pets.Show less

I lived in UP for 3 years and it was a great place, it was a little expensive at the time, but they cover DEWA and Maintenance. During my time living there the washing machine broke and within 2 days it was replaced by their maintenance team. Any maintenance requirements were fixed immediately and at no additional cost. The security guards are the nicest guys in Dubai and make sure that only people who should be in the building are. The only downside is that they didn't allow pets.

Sulafa Tower review, August 2020

Happy and comfortable

TMLSLF

From Italy

Moved here in 2020, Living alone.

Positives

Cheap, View, Location

Negatives

Construction work, pool and gym

Sulafa is one of the cheapest tower in marina you can move in as of date but for it you get a nice sized apartment. My experience is very nice as I'm on high floor but I've read of people having light problems at 1pm but I believe it's more more… a problem in the lower floors. The view as well changes massively depending on the floor you live in and which side is the apartment facing. Me for example I have an unobstructed view of Burj al Arab, Burj Khalifa, part sea view and part golf view. Can't complain at all!! Location is fantastic as you can have very easy access to SZR without any traffic at all and tram station just across the street. The negatives are for sure the temporary cladding replacement noises that should be complete by the end of the year, the pool being covered so no possibilities of tanning, and the gym having a bit outdated machinery. Parking as well are a bit narrow and no guest parking, which is a common thing for all Dubai Marina area buildings in general.Show less

Sulafa is one of the cheapest tower in marina you can move in as of date but for it you get a nice sized apartment. My experience is very nice as I'm on high floor but I've read of people having light problems at 1pm but I believe it's more a problem in the lower floors. The view as well changes massively depending on the floor you live in and which side is the apartment facing. Me for example I have an unobstructed view of Burj al Arab, Burj Khalifa, part sea view and part golf view. Can't complain at all!! Location is fantastic as you can have very easy access to SZR without any traffic at all and tram station just across the street. The negatives are for sure the temporary cladding replacement noises that should be complete by the end of the year, the pool being covered so no possibilities of tanning, and the gym having a bit outdated machinery. Parking as well are a bit narrow and no guest parking, which is a common thing for all Dubai Marina area buildings in general.

Marina Pinnacle review, August 2020

Horrible in every aspect

Shassah

From Canada

Moved here in 2019, Living alone.

Positives

Location

Negatives

Everything else

Foul smell in the corridors. Roaches infestations, no matter how many times I called exterminators, they come back. Security is aggressive and act like bouncers. I'm not even finishing my contract, that's how bad it is here.

Zenith Tower A1 review, July 2020

Horrible AC experience

Taha

From Pakistan

Moved here in 2020, Family with children.

Positives

Pest control

Negatives

AC

My experience with Zenith has been terrible if we talk about AC maintenance. The Air conditioners in all the apartments do not cool properly. Do not come here if you are looking for nice cooling. The design of AC in the entire building is incorrect even to begin with. The more… architects have done a very very poor job of ventilation design. The maintenance team can not do a thing to alleviate the ac design problem. They themselves are helpless to help you in your ac needs. AC is must in a place like UAE where scorching heat makes your life miserable.Show less

My experience with Zenith has been terrible if we talk about AC maintenance. The Air conditioners in all the apartments do not cool properly. Do not come here if you are looking for nice cooling. The design of AC in the entire building is incorrect even to begin with. The architects have done a very very poor job of ventilation design. The maintenance team can not do a thing to alleviate the ac design problem. They themselves are helpless to help you in your ac needs. AC is must in a place like UAE where scorching heat makes your life miserable.

Zenith Tower A1 review, July 2020

RUN AWAY very Bad Experience

Sophiane

From France

Moved here in 2019, Living with spouse.

Positives

Nothing

Negatives

Everything

I really do not recommend this building, very poor or non-existent customer service. It's a nightmare, during the day construction around and inside the building (noise of drilling, hammer, etc.) Very bad smell inside the bathroom and toilets. You have cockroaches everywhere. The AC once per week doesn't work, the more… maintenance guys dont want to fix problems and they suspect you of breaking things. The worst experience I got in Dubai. If you want to book or live there RUN AWAY. The real score is 0Show less

I really do not recommend this building, very poor or non-existent customer service. It's a nightmare, during the day construction around and inside the building (noise of drilling, hammer, etc.) Very bad smell inside the bathroom and toilets. You have cockroaches everywhere. The AC once per week doesn't work, the maintenance guys dont want to fix problems and they suspect you of breaking things. The worst experience I got in Dubai. If you want to book or live there RUN AWAY. The real score is 0

AB Plaza 6 review, July 2020

Giant, at cost of poor construction & maintenance.

Alex

From Belgium

Moved here in 2019, Family with children.

Positives

Large, well organised.

Negatives

Maintenance, construction.

We love the size and layout of our apartment! Great light for our plants, fantastic location, close to multiple supermarkets, easy acces to roads. Makes us *almost* overlook all the other negative aspects, which are numerous. Great architect, poor execution basically. *Can hear the upstairs neighbours banging around all the time. *Gym more… is large but not a single machine works for over 3 years, neither the sauna, steam room or jacuzzi for 5(!) years. *Pipes are all corroding and dripping into common areas. *Sprinkler systems in kitchen completely eroded. *Poor sealing of doors and windows allows air to flow in and out as well as letting in noise from the busy street just outside. *Maintenance is slipshod and performed by one guy for the whole building. *Construction materials are sub par, even the marble is not enough to overlook the poor selection of doors, windows and bathroom fittings. Rent here but be aware of the trouble before you do!Show less

We love the size and layout of our apartment! Great light for our plants, fantastic location, close to multiple supermarkets, easy acces to roads. Makes us *almost* overlook all the other negative aspects, which are numerous. Great architect, poor execution basically. *Can hear the upstairs neighbours banging around all the time. *Gym is large but not a single machine works for over 3 years, neither the sauna, steam room or jacuzzi for 5(!) years. *Pipes are all corroding and dripping into common areas. *Sprinkler systems in kitchen completely eroded. *Poor sealing of doors and windows allows air to flow in and out as well as letting in noise from the busy street just outside. *Maintenance is slipshod and performed by one guy for the whole building. *Construction materials are sub par, even the marble is not enough to overlook the poor selection of doors, windows and bathroom fittings. Rent here but be aware of the trouble before you do!

Park Towers review, June 2020

Good location, bad finishing

Ilia

From Russia

Moved here in 2018, Living with spouse.

Positives

Location 2 min walk to metro, connected to DIFC

Negatives

Finishing, water pressure and gym

‘+’ Apartments are spacious, bedroom is big enough to work out with skipping rope near to bed, if you would want to. Cost is less then other DIFC buildings. Decent swimming pool, barbeque area. Nice small shops inside the building with nice friendly people and all you might suddenly need more… at home. Finally they connected building to DIFC gallery, now you have a bunch of fancy shops and cafes/restaurants reachable without even leaving the conditioned indoors. Overall nice place. ‘-‘ finishing is bad. Pool corridor always smelly. Gym is small (still accommodates everyone and there is ping-pong table and tennis court outside, so it compensates). Water pressure is bad during winter when you need to use heaters (manageable). Heaters themselves leak often and be ready to repair them time to time together with your furniture. Big headache by building management regarding moving things in/out, inviting servicemen (they sometimes put in place sudden new regulations that give you a headache).Show less

‘+’ Apartments are spacious, bedroom is big enough to work out with skipping rope near to bed, if you would want to. Cost is less then other DIFC buildings. Decent swimming pool, barbeque area. Nice small shops inside the building with nice friendly people and all you might suddenly need at home. Finally they connected building to DIFC gallery, now you have a bunch of fancy shops and cafes/restaurants reachable without even leaving the conditioned indoors. Overall nice place. ‘-‘ finishing is bad. Pool corridor always smelly. Gym is small (still accommodates everyone and there is ping-pong table and tennis court outside, so it compensates). Water pressure is bad during winter when you need to use heaters (manageable). Heaters themselves leak often and be ready to repair them time to time together with your furniture. Big headache by building management regarding moving things in/out, inviting servicemen (they sometimes put in place sudden new regulations that give you a headache).

Al Seef Towers review, June 2020

Nice place to live in

MN

From United States of America

Moved here in 2012, Living with parents.

Positives

Quiet

Negatives

Roaches

I lived in Al Seef 3 for several years, and I can tell you it’s one of the best towers in JLT. The size is good, the view is nice, and it’s a quiet community. Staff in the building is friendly and helpful, neighbours are ok. We had to move more… because the owner sold it to someone else who was moving in. The only down side: roaches. The building is infested. Once that issue is fixed, I would say it’s worth to live there. Also, there was a bad smell coming from one of the walls, I assume it was related to one of the pipes. Be sure to not ignore any smells, no matter what the agent /owner tells you. It never went away, and yes, it was an issue. Other than that, great place to live. Great location and cozy flat :)Show less

I lived in Al Seef 3 for several years, and I can tell you it’s one of the best towers in JLT. The size is good, the view is nice, and it’s a quiet community. Staff in the building is friendly and helpful, neighbours are ok. We had to move because the owner sold it to someone else who was moving in. The only down side: roaches. The building is infested. Once that issue is fixed, I would say it’s worth to live there. Also, there was a bad smell coming from one of the walls, I assume it was related to one of the pipes. Be sure to not ignore any smells, no matter what the agent /owner tells you. It never went away, and yes, it was an issue. Other than that, great place to live. Great location and cozy flat :)

Princess Tower review, June 2020

Don’t be fooled by the view

MN

From United States of America

Moved here in 2020, Living with parents.

Positives

View

Negatives

Noise

The tower itself self looks ok. Nothing too special. Staff is very friendly and helpful, the building has amazing facilities. The gym is great. It has two, one for cardio, one for weights. The Pool is ok. It also has an observatory deck, which I have not had the chance more… to visit yet. Now, the flat. We are renting a 3 bedroom flat on a higher floor (65). The view is phenomenal. You can see the palm, you can see jbr and Dubai Eye. The view is gorgeous. The size is ok. It has a separate kitchen, which is nice. One huge negative that must not be ignored is the noise/ dust. When I say noise, I mean it. The wind is LOUD. The windows and doors shake, and there is a very loud whistle. We hear it every day and night. Apart from that, you hear everything from the street and neighbours. You can hear every car, construction, tram. You can also hear your neighbours conversations and when they use the loo. Need I say more? Don’t waste your time and money no matter how nice people make it seem.Show less

The tower itself self looks ok. Nothing too special. Staff is very friendly and helpful, the building has amazing facilities. The gym is great. It has two, one for cardio, one for weights. The Pool is ok. It also has an observatory deck, which I have not had the chance to visit yet. Now, the flat. We are renting a 3 bedroom flat on a higher floor (65). The view is phenomenal. You can see the palm, you can see jbr and Dubai Eye. The view is gorgeous. The size is ok. It has a separate kitchen, which is nice. One huge negative that must not be ignored is the noise/ dust. When I say noise, I mean it. The wind is LOUD. The windows and doors shake, and there is a very loud whistle. We hear it every day and night. Apart from that, you hear everything from the street and neighbours. You can hear every car, construction, tram. You can also hear your neighbours conversations and when they use the loo. Need I say more? Don’t waste your time and money no matter how nice people make it seem.

Etjar 56 review, May 2020

Great location

AQ

From Pakistan

Moved here in 2019, Living with parents.

Positives

Close to burjuman mall and metro, equipped gym

Negatives

Small kitchen, thin walls, high DEWA

2019 completed building, the rooms other than the master are a bit small, as is the kitchen which along with the noise that travels in this house is the reason we will move.

Olympic Park 1 review, May 2020

Great layout and good facilities with excellent ki

Nas

From Denmark

Moved here in 2017, Living with spouse.

Positives

Layout and size

Negatives

No shopping centre nearby

Honestly it is very good building, very nice and spacious layout with good maintenance team and free chiller cooling system. Availability of ladies & gents gym and nice swimming pool.

Burj Al Nujoom review, April 2020

Great Location but with lots of problems

MARCUS

From Philippines

Moved here in 2016, Living with flatmate.

Positives

Great Location

Negatives

A/C

We’ve been in this building for 4 years. If you want to live in Downtown without breaking your pocket, this building is for you. Burj Al Nujoom is one of the cheapest buildings that you can find in the Downtown area which is near the commercial establishments especially Dubai Mall. more… Also, there is a nearby grocery store (Carrefour) which is very convenient and located just a few meters away from the building. The downside though is, with the cheap price, don’t expect first class amenities. One problem that we’ve been dealing during our stay is the A/C especially in the bedrooms. Its either you will need to buy a separate A/C or electric fan if you want to feel comfortable in the summer season. There are also occasional smells coming out of the A/C.Show less

We’ve been in this building for 4 years. If you want to live in Downtown without breaking your pocket, this building is for you. Burj Al Nujoom is one of the cheapest buildings that you can find in the Downtown area which is near the commercial establishments especially Dubai Mall. Also, there is a nearby grocery store (Carrefour) which is very convenient and located just a few meters away from the building. The downside though is, with the cheap price, don’t expect first class amenities. One problem that we’ve been dealing during our stay is the A/C especially in the bedrooms. Its either you will need to buy a separate A/C or electric fan if you want to feel comfortable in the summer season. There are also occasional smells coming out of the A/C.

National Bonds Plaza review, March 2020

Very bad maintenance service

Rouf

From India

Moved here in 2020, Living with spouse.

Positives

0

Negatives

😠

Very bad maintenance , ac always problem , plumbing services, in kitchen always water coming out, if you call maintenance they say call someone else and they will not answer also.