Gemini Splendor, Sobha Hartland
North London Collegiate School is about ten minutes on foot from Gemini Splendor, and Hartland International School is a quarter of an hour away. Across much of Dubai a school run needs a car, so a walk to class is a rare thing to be able to write about.
Gemini Splendor is a nine-storey residential building in Sobha Hartland, in Mohammed Bin Rashid City, built by Gemini Property Developers. Below is a week there, and what it means if you own one of the apartments.
- Developer: Gemini Property Developers
- Storeys: 9
- Completed: August 2018
- Mix: one- and two-bedroom apartments in the recent sales
- Park: 2 minutes on foot
- Dubai International: 20.8 km by road, about 23 minutes in free-flowing traffic
Developer
Gemini Property Developers
Storeys
9
Completed
August 2018
Units
134, studio to townhouse
On this page
- The estate around the building
- A morning on foot
- The school run
- Shops and pharmacies
- Dinner
- Getting around
- What the estate is like
- Health care and the rest
- Leisure nearby
- What is on in the city
- Who the building suits
- A week at Gemini Splendor
- What the register shows
- What owners get from us
- Sources
- Frequently Asked Questions
The estate around the building
Sobha Realty built Sobha Hartland, an eight million square foot freehold community in Mohammed Bin Rashid City. The masterplan came in three phases from 2016, and about 30 per cent of the land stays green.
Sobha Waves and Creek Vistas are apartment names, as are One Park Avenue and Hartland Greens. Gardenia, Forest and Water Canal villas sit beside Garden Houses townhouses.
Wide walkways and cycle tracks cross the estate, and every building has covered parking with designated visitor bays.
A morning on foot
Eden Park is two minutes from the door. That is as close as a park gets. Central Park is five, and a third green space is eight. Sobha Hartland Greens East Park and its greenbelts are close too. Ghaf Park suits a long walk or a picnic, and a jog fits in easily.
The estate has a boardwalk and swimming pools, along with tennis courts and a cricket pitch. Yoga centres, barbecue areas and kids' play areas complete the picture. A morning can start with a run and finish with a swim. Easy.
The school run
Hartland International is sixteen minutes away on foot. That is a longer stroll, but it is still a walk. Hartland International School teaches British and IB programmes, and North London Collegiate School Middle East teaches the IB.
Nine schools lie close by, and the IB is the most common curriculum. Jebel Ali School (British) and Dubai International Private School (American) are further out, as are GEMS Our Own Indian School and Global Indian International School.
Odyssey Nursery is in District One, Blossom Nursery is near Dubai Design District and Kinder Castle Nursery is in Meydan Heights.
Shops and pharmacies
Spinneys and Geant are six minutes away on foot, and Choithrams Sobha Hartland is seven. Aster Pharmacy is six minutes away, and a Binsina pharmacy at One Park Avenue is seven.
Yallamart and Boardwalk Supermarket are other names in the area, along with Gala Supermarket. For a bigger outing, Meydan Mall is a nearby option, and City Walk and Mirdif City Centre are the larger malls a drive away.
Dinner
Three places to eat fall within 500 metres, among them La Vue Restaurant. The Hart Brasserie, Farriers, Cut in Half and The Track are further names around Sobha Hartland.
Getting around
The estate has direct access to Al Khail Road and Ras Al Khor Road, both E44, with Sheikh Zayed Road close. The drive from Dubai International is 20.8 kilometres, around 23 minutes when the road is clear.
The SH1 bus stops at Vistas Central and Park View, then at Hartland Greens and Crest Avenue. Creek station on the Green Line is the nearest metro by car. A bus stop at Dubai Polo Club is eleven minutes away on foot.
Uber and Careem may not reach inside the gate, so ride-hailing can be slower here than elsewhere.
What the estate is like
Sobha Hartland is green and gated, and it welcomes pets, so a family can travel with a dog and find paths to walk it on. Mohammed Bin Rashid City sits behind Business Bay, with spacious villas and apartments designed around greenery and a lagoon. Downtown Dubai and DIFC lie within a short drive.
The main roads and the tourist spots are within reach, and the estate itself is private, peaceful and less noisy than most.
Our reading: a gated estate with a canal and a boardwalk, and green belts around it, suits you if you want a quiet base near Downtown. The walk to school makes it a fit for families on a longer stay.
Health care and the rest
Nad Al Sheba Health Center and Emirates Hospitals Clinics in Business Bay are the nearest named health care, and Latifa Hospital and Medcare Hospital are within a drive. Al Taef East Medical Centre and Aster Clinic are about forty-nine minutes away on foot, so most people go by car.
BIOS Clinic is forty-one minutes away on foot. A gym, the Dubai Racing Club, is thirty-nine minutes on foot, and the nearest beach is thirty-three. All three are a short taxi ride rather than a walk.
Leisure nearby
Meydan Golf and the Meydan Hotel are nearby, and the Dubai Water Canal and events at Meydan Racecourse add choice. Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary is twenty-eight minutes away on foot, and Dubai Design District is thirty-one. Both make a good morning out for anyone who enjoys walking, and a taxi covers the return if the weather turns hot.
What is on in the city
The year in Dubai has a clear order. Winter belongs to the shopping festival, spring to Ramadan and Eid, and November to fitness.
This autumn Dubai Ride closes a stretch of Sheikh Zayed Road for a family route past Dubai Mall and Dubai Opera. Riders pre-register, and the date given is the first Sunday in November. The City Half Marathon follows on 8 November from DIFC.
Diwali events run through the first half of November with shopping offers and dining deals. The Dubai Home Festival, a design and furniture promotion, wraps up at the start of the month. Trade events then fill the exhibition halls, among them World Art Dubai in the second half of November and GITEX Global in December, which brings a lot of visitors into the city at once and can fill the roads around the venues.
Who the building suits
A nine-storey building in a gated estate suits families and couples who want a calm base, with a park at the door and a school within walking distance, and not much else to disturb the evening. It is not a place for nightlife. The nearest evening options are the cafes within a short walk and the restaurants on the Meydan side.
If you own here, the school on the doorstep is the strongest part of the story to tell a family.
A week at Gemini Splendor
On Monday you land at Dubai International and take a taxi to the building. On Tuesday you walk the children to school, and on Wednesday you spend the afternoon in the parks.
At the weekend you drive to the Meydan side for golf or the canal, then come back to the estate for dinner.
What the register shows
The register labels all of these as sales. Read the table as a snapshot of a handful of deals, not as a price list.
| Unit type | Sales | Dates | Price (AED) | Size (sq m) | AED per sq m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One-bedroom | 3 | 9 Jun 2026 to 12 Oct 2026 | 1,275,000 to 1,417,800 | 79.95 to 83.49 | 16,191 |
| Two-bedroom | 3 | 8 May 2026 to 7 Oct 2026 | 1,780,000 to 2,000,000 | 117.68 to 118.18 | 16,989 |
AED per sq m is the median where a row has more than one sale.
What owners get from us
If you own here, we look after the whole stay. Royale Stays handles furnishing and photography. We set the pricing and run check-in. We answer guest messages and handle maintenance. Our management fee is from 15% of booking revenue.
Letting a flat here starts with the Department of Economy and Tourism holiday-home permit in your name, which we file.
Sources
Sources: dubizzle Property blog, Property Finder, Inside Realty, Dubai Media Office, The National, Visit Dubai.
Questions