The Cove, Dubai Creek Harbour
Mediclinic is four minutes from The Cove on foot, and a small park sits four minutes from the door. Few Dubai addresses put a clinic and a patch of green so close together.
The Cove is a group of three low-rise residential buildings in Dubai Creek Harbour, built by Emaar through its subsidiary The Lagoons Phase One. Below is a week there, and what it means if you own one of the homes.
- Developer: Emaar Properties, through The Lagoons Phase One
- Buildings: three, Building 1, Building 2 and Building 3
- Completed: November 2021
- Mix: two- and three-bedroom apartments in the recent sales
- Supermarket: 8 minutes on foot
- Dubai International: 13.2 km by road, about 16 minutes in free-flowing traffic
Developer
Emaar Properties
Location
Creek Island, Dubai Creek Harbour
Buildings
3 (six storeys each)
Units
144 apartments (1-3BR)
Completed
November 2021
On this page
- What the low-rise feels like
- The first errand
- Arriving from Dubai International
- Getting around
- The districts around it
- By the water
- Parks and play
- Dinner
- The hotel side
- Gym and health
- Schools and nurseries
- A district in progress
- What is on in the city
- A week at The Cove
- What the register shows
- What owners get from us
- Sources
- Frequently Asked Questions
What the low-rise feels like
The lagoon gives The Cove a seaside air, and the low-rise buildings give it the sense of a home rather than a high-rise apartment. People who have lived here for more than two years describe it that way.
The area is traffic-free and surrounded by parks and children's activity spaces. It works like an outdoor nursery, and the one downside is that there are no indoor play areas for the hot summer months.
Corner two-bedroom flats in Building 1 and Building 2 are advertised with canal views, creek views and a Downtown outlook.
The first errand
Spinneys is eight minutes away on foot, and it is the easy answer for milk, bread and the rest. Harbour Views Tower 1 holds the store, and Dubai Creek Residences South Tower 3 has a Geant Express. W Mart Supermarket is a third option.
Mediclinic Creek Harbour is the nearest clinic, at four minutes on foot. Life Pharmacy and Bin Sina sit in the towers.
Arriving from Dubai International
The drive from Dubai International is 13.2 kilometres, around 16 minutes when the road is clear.
Ras Al Khor Road (E44) and Nad Al Hamar Road (D62) are the main roads. Early evening can be crowded when people return from work, because the district has only two entrances at present.
Getting around
The Green Line ends at Creek, after Al Jadaf and Dubai Healthcare City, and those are the stations residents use today. Several bus routes serve the area, and feeder routes run to Centrepoint.
An abra crosses the water from Dubai Festival City at weekends and from Al Jaddaf on weekdays, for a fare of AED 2. It is a pleasant way to cross the creek.
Public transport is limited, so a car or a taxi does most of the work.
The districts around it
The district divides into Creek Island, Creek Beach and the mainland. Address Harbour Point and Vida Residences are on the island, with Creek Residences and Palace Residences beside them.
The Creek Beach district sits between the mainland and the island, joined to them by three bridges, with waterfront promenades and cycling tracks and outdoor events within walking distance. The mainland splits into three parks, North, Central and South, with a Sanctuary District where flamingos and other wildlife live.
Afraa Al Kitbi Mosque, Al Awir Mosque and Osama Bin Zaid Mosque are the nearest mosques.
By the water
Dubai Creek Harbour Marina is eight minutes away on foot. The Harbour Promenade is a long waterfront walkway along the creek's edge, lined with public art, and cycle paths and a marina run beside it.
The promenade has views to Downtown and the Burj Khalifa. The Viewing Point, a free walkway between the twin towers of Address Grand Creek Harbour, opens the view wider, taking in the Mohammed Bin Rashid Library as well.
The wider district reads as a modern cousin of Dubai Marina, only more spacious and less congested, and the waterfront promenade is the reason.
Parks and play
Dubai Creek Harbour Park has picnic areas and a children's play space. Creek Play is an outdoor play zone along the promenade, and an indoor Whale and Submarine kids' area gives children a place to go when it is hot.
Dining and entertainment sit on the marina and the promenade on one side, with play areas and activities for children on the other.
Dinner
Mondoux and Soulgreen are on the restaurant list, with The Courtyard and Next Door Kitchen beside them. Batoni serves Georgian food. LaLoge Cafe and Pavlova Cafe cover coffee, and Eggspectation does breakfast.
The hotel side
Vida Creek Harbour, Palace Dubai Creek Harbour and Address Grand Creek Harbour are hotels in the community. An apartment here competes on space and a kitchen, with a quiet lagoon outside the door as a bonus.
Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary and Dubai Festival City, with its malls and cinemas, are the places closest to the community. Festival City Mall is six minutes by car.
Gym and health
Mayweather Boxing and Fitness is one option, and the tennis courts and jogging tracks are others. The Spa at Address Creek Harbour handles recovery, and most residential buildings have a pool and a gym of their own.
Schools and nurseries
There are no schools in the district yet. Families drive to campuses such as Deira International School and GEMS Founders School Nad Al Hamar.
Deira International School teaches British and IB programmes, and Universal American School teaches American with IB options. Both are in Dubai Festival City. Blossom Nursery and Maple Bear Nursery cover early years.
A district in progress
The master plan has nine districts. The Island District sits at the centre, Creek Marina holds the restaurants and yachts, and the quieter Central Park, North Park and Sanctuary districts spread out beyond. Central Park sits at the core and suits young families. Singles and couples lean toward the marina-side towers.
The district has few schools and fewer facilities than older parts of Dubai, which is the honest trade for the space and the calm.
Our reading: an apartment with a view of the creek and the Downtown skyline, a promenade outside and abra links to Festival City suits you if you want a quiet waterfront base within reach of the city.
What is on in the city
The city's calendar gives the year its rhythm. The shopping festival belongs to winter. Ramadan and Eid come in spring, Summer Surprises in July and August, and the fitness month in November.
If you arrive this autumn, the Dubai Fitness Challenge asks residents and visitors for thirty minutes of activity a day through November. The challenge ends with a yoga session at Zabeel Park, with the skyline behind. Dubai Run sends runners down Sheikh Zayed Road at 6.30 in the morning on 22 November.
National Day follows in early December, with fireworks and family activities across the city.
A week at The Cove
On Monday you land at Dubai International and take a taxi to the lagoon. On Tuesday you walk to the park and the marina, and on Wednesday you ride the abra to Festival City.
At the weekend you stroll the promenade, stop at the Viewing Point for the skyline, and finish with dinner by the marina, so the week closes on the water where it started.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-bedroom | 1 | 13 Oct 2026 | 3,200,000 | 124.76 | 25,649 |
| Three-bedroom | 1 | 29 Sep 2026 | 4,400,000 | 173.78 | 25,319 |
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: Property Finder, betterhomes, Bayut, Engel & Voelkers Dubai, Roads and Transport Authority, dubizzle Property blog, Dubai Media Office, The National.
Questions