Downtown is Dubai’s crown jewel: it hosts the city’s best tourist attractions, the Dubai Mall, Dubai Fountain, Burj Khalifa and Dubai Opera. It also offers an array of housing, entertainment and shopping options that never fail to impress. Located between Old and New Dubai, Downtown is a good fit for high-earning professionals working in DIFC and Business Bay. Many young professionals working in senior positions in their companies choose to live in Downtown Dubai. It is considered to be among the most exclusive neighbourhoods in Dubai.
Downtown Dubai is situated in the heart of the city. Driving 20 minutes in various directions is all you need to get to most other parts of Dubai. From old Dubai to the north, the beach to the west, the Marina to the south, and the desert to the south, from Downtown Dubai, you’re never too far from anything else in Dubai.
With many attractive nightlife options, and the world’s largest shopping mall, residents of Downtown need not ever leave the neighbourhood. Parents have the option of several nurseries and kid’s clubs to entertain their children and, although there are no schools directly in Downtown, those schools across the road in Jumeirah are not far off.
Downtown has pretty much everything a community should have: from convenience stores and large supermarkets to medical centres, children’s playgrounds and parks. At the Dubai Mall, one can find the usual retail suspects alongside most of the world’s most exclusive brands. In addition, Dubai Mall houses a cinema, aquarium, ice rink and multiple kid-focused entertainment options. The area brims with cafés, restaurants and nighttime venues, many with views of the Dubai Fountain. Residents love the variety of high-quality restaurants that line the Boulevard, as well as the spectrum of food and beverage outlets throughout Dubai Mall. These spots, in addition to fancy options in Souk Al Bahar and in the many hotels in Downtown, leave residents spoilt for choice.