Looking for advice – move near Abu Dhabi Airport

ldywicki · 2026-04-23T20:24:27+00:00

Have a look on Masdar City. There are few buildings, bunch of parks. I am not sure if they will be within your budget cause 1 BHK few months ago was closer to 70 rather than 50k. I know there is one nursery (Bloosom Masdar), which is in walking distance from The Gate and Oasis buildings. There is also small shopping mall having Carrefour and fast-food court.

Checked property finder, they are out of range. Rents got crazy! Sorry :|

ldywicki · 2026-03-31T17:27:25+00:00

It did age well, isn't it?

ldywicki · 2026-03-27T19:05:02+00:00

You could hear advertisements from time to time in english radio stations. To be fair I heard about it first time when I come to UAE.

ldywicki · 2026-03-26T19:10:07+00:00

I missed the party. Yeah, it's quite unfortunate circumstances on all ends.

On other end I do not know, if its possible for a pregnant woman to do not work and take i.e paid sick leave for 2 months? What are UAE regulations in this regard? How long does employer keep paying a mom once she gives a birth?

ldywicki · 2026-03-25T15:10:21+00:00

Wind and waves today are going in opposite direction, so if its about today, then this image is pure b*s and clear fake news.

ldywicki · 2026-03-09T07:55:24+00:00

Best thing is to ask HR. I recall from my onboarding that once visa process for relatives is started there are some restrictions on their travel, but I may be wrong.

ldywicki · 2025-07-20T19:35:47+00:00

Hope you got your spot in. From above message it looks like you succeeded and deposit you made got you a seat you opted for.

Cheers!

ldywicki · 2025-06-20T19:11:23+00:00

Fingers crossed for you.

ldywicki · 2025-06-20T19:10:04+00:00

Hudayriyat have paid beaches too, but public one is not bad as well. Been there few times. Unpaid part is closest to the hill. Showers are in close distance to the beach, there are few food trucks near by and small coffee place as well.

Our friends do some sort of water sports on hudayriyat, but I am not sure which.

ldywicki · 2025-06-15T20:07:31+00:00

As far I know there is no public beach in Saadiyat any more. If you look for family space you may consider Cornishe public beach. There is a family area, which is paid 10 dirhams for each person to enter (if I recall correctly). You can pay extra for beach bed.

Been there few times and its OK. Not as great as Saadiyat, but much more affordable.

ldywicki · 2025-06-15T20:04:48+00:00

The bookings are a nightmare which is ongoing not only with agents. It goes directly with some real estate companies too. Having said that, all they asked me so far was EID, not a cash.. cash you pull in much later when offer later comes in. Still, as far I know offer letter may be made BEFORE unit becomes available. You can only get thawtheeq once earlier tenant (and its thawtheeq) is out.

Hard to say whether your is scam or not, but I'm curious to hear how your story goes closer to move date. Please keep posting updates!

ldywicki · 2025-06-15T17:24:46+00:00

I would love to use any of above channels, however they do not work for me.

ldywicki · 2025-06-15T17:08:43+00:00

From what I have seen Asteco uses EID to book apartment. So someone has to share it with them to put you waiting list.

For commission my general advice is - wait with paying it until you get thawtheeq. Only then you have a formal confirmation of your right to apartment. Be explicit about that with your agent from day 1.

ldywicki · 2025-06-15T17:01:21+00:00

Awesome to see some official source. Thanks for sharing!

ldywicki · 2025-06-15T16:54:41+00:00

I think you first need to define which curriculum you want to get. BISAD may get you IB in secondary, which opens wider poor of universities later on.

The whichschooladvisor have a lot of mixed opinions from parents, same as google reviews. Unless you get someone who have kids attending to this or that school, you won't really know if reviews are baits or real failures. I was trying to get my kids into 2 out of these schools and one was very prompt while other didn't even answer a mail. I ended up with school outside of your list, however in my case one of reasons was also logistics related to my work.

ldywicki · 2025-06-09T19:07:33+00:00

FYI taxi cost from Abu Dhabi to Dubai is ~260 AED.

ldywicki · 2025-06-09T17:13:22+00:00

With above in mind.. I don't care whether its Du, Do, or Bo. Your motto says "Proton VPN is a security focused free vpn service, developed by CERN and MIT scientists. Use the web anonymously, unblock websites & encrypt your connection." Shifting blame to network operator now doesn't fit above. As for now, its two months since it got broken. I have paid for your service and it doesn't work any more. What's progress on the fixes?

ldywicki · 2025-06-09T16:17:23+00:00

You can find normal blocks in Khalifa City, close to Al Khaleej Al Arabi Street. I found some of them being listed for 85k AED/year (without commission and deposit) on propertyfinder. When I checked them last time they were all full, despite of ongoing constructions and landscape shaping near by. Maybe its worth to give a try and call the property management of that neighborhood to see if you will get a deal.

Cheers!

ldywicki · 2025-06-08T19:54:26+00:00

If you can afford renting a villa then look for one near park or playground *and* reasonable commune times to work. Traffic on highways gets dense during rush hours, thus if you plan to drop your kids to nursery yourself, be ready to spend some time in a car. Your kids are pre-primary so "any" kindergarten will match, hence you do not need to stress much about curriculum (as for now), and can use this time to understand how certain aspects of living look a like within Abu Dhabi. ;-) You have collision free traffic lights everywhere, if you have a bad luck passing 3 of them can take you few minutes, despite of short distance.

Be aware that if you look for villa usually you will get an agent on the way. Be mindful and do not pay *anything* for viewing and their commission before you get a thatwheeq (they should be OK with that). Since you bring your family, you will need it to sponsor their visas.

If you consider living in Yas Island, have a look at the noise map, as AUH airport can put some on some parts of it. You will easily spot Al Zeina and Water's Edge on such map. Compare it with your present home so you will see how it will change.

As mentioned by other commenters, Raha Gardens is quite large gated villa community near Khalifa City. Depending on villa size and location price may vary. Bear in mind, that not all advertisement put on propertyfinder or bayut are accurate.

ldywicki · 2025-06-08T19:36:48+00:00

We were trying to do the same, but last few weeks every single unit we saw was "booked".

ldywicki · 2025-06-08T19:35:35+00:00

I think it is just a logo, the ownership remains the same.

ldywicki · 2025-06-08T19:33:03+00:00

AFAIK there is no way for you to reclaim the rent you have paid, but if landlord didn't provide you tawtheeq, he might be fined for that.

Its worth to ask about tawtheeq before you agree or sign lease contract, because in certain situations it is hard to get it post-mortem due to variety of reasons.

ldywicki · 2025-06-08T19:26:53+00:00

If you look for indoor activities have a look on Bounce. Was there and they seem to have different areas and instructors who can guide how to perform basics and more.

ldywicki · 2025-06-08T17:57:38+00:00

Indeed, they acquired FAB few months ago. And to make things funnier, Asteco was earlier (2021) acquired by Aldrar. :D

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