Myrtle at Central Park
Myrtle at Central Park is an eight-storey building in City Walk, developed by Meraas Holdings, with one-bedroom and two-bedroom homes. City Walk's apartment buildings are low to mid-rise, with shops on the ground floor of every one, so eight storeys makes this a mid-rise block that still sits close to the street. You step out of the lobby into the pedestrian district rather than into a car park. That is the whole appeal of the address.
It suits couples, friends sharing and small families, because a one-bedroom and a two-bedroom cover all three. It suits you less if you need three bedrooms or a private garden, since the mix stops at two. A reception desk, security with CCTV cover and maintenance services mean the building is staffed and watched. You arrive to a desk, not a keypad.
Developer
Meraas Holdings
Location
City Walk
A day inside the building, in time order
The morning starts downstairs, where the building has a gym. A workout needs no taxi and no weather check. Cafes or restaurants are on site as well, so coffee is a lift ride away rather than a walk across the district.
Midday belongs to the swimming pool and the landscaped gardens. The play area for children sits in the same building, which saves a family from crossing a street with a tired child. It is a tidy arrangement for a stay of a week or two.
The evening moves up and indoors. A barbecue area handles the cooking, a residents' lounge or function room handles a larger table, and a roof or deck area handles the last of the daylight. The roof suits an eased evening and the lounge suits a hot one.
The first evening is simple. You collect the keys at the reception desk, and the security desk knows the building. Spinneys is among the grocery names closest to the apartment streets. Boots sits among the pharmacies named for the area, so a forgotten adapter or a headache is a short errand on foot. Nobody needs a taxi to start the stay.
One bedroom or two, for a week or a month
Apartments in City Walk usually come with large balconies and open-plan kitchens, plus smart home features. For a week, a one-bedroom is plenty for two people. For a month, the second bedroom earns its place, because one of you can take a call behind a closed door while the other cooks. The balcony then becomes the part of the home you use most.
Spinneys and Holland and Barrett are the grocery and health-food names closest to the apartment streets, and Carrefour is on Al Wasl Road, while City Walk also has pharmacies and convenience stores in its retail streets, so top-up shopping needs no car trip.
Arriving by road, and why parking matters
City Walk has no metro station of its own, unlike neighbouring Downtown Dubai. The trip from Dubai International (DXB) is a taxi or a hired car. Drivers leave Sheikh Zayed Road at Exit D71 toward Jumeirah. City Walk sits at the junction of Al Wasl Road and Al Safa Road.
The building has parking. That matters because spaces are hard to find at peak hours. Visitors arriving on busy evenings face a search for a space. If you bring a hire car, the dedicated parking is the reason to leave it at the building and walk.
Four RTA bus routes stop at Dubai Petroleum Corporation 1, which is the bus stop closest to City Walk, on Al Safa Street. Buses and taxis carry the load where a metro would.
If you own here
Pets are allowed in many parts of City Walk, and green spaces are available for walking them. Royale Stays manages homes for owners from a management fee of 15%, covering furnishing, photography, pricing, check-in, guest communication and maintenance. For the wider picture, read our guide to City Walk for owners.
Dinner, brunch and the cinema without a car
Five Guys and Chipotle cover the casual end, with Wagamama for Japanese-Asian dishes. LIMA Dubai serves Peruvian fine dining in The Square. Chival Global Social at La Ville Hotel and Suites has al fresco seating. La Serre does French-Mediterranean food, and L'Antica Pizzeria Da Michele handles pizza. The C2 Licensed District holds the licensed bars and restaurants, while a separate showroom area holds car brands such as Rolls-Royce and Lucid. Dinner here ends on a pavement, not a car park.
Clinton Street Bakery serves New York-style breakfast and brunch, and The Victorian serves British food, so breakfast has two answers and neither one needs a car. Restaurants and cafes at City Walk stay open until midnight on weekdays and 1 AM on weekends.
Roxy Cinemas has a Platinum Lounge seating option. It sits in the southern CW2 section beside the Coca-Cola Arena and The Green Planet, so one trip covers a film, a concert hall and a rainforest. Brass Monkey bowling and the NoWayOut Escape Room add indoor options for the afternoon the sun wins. The shopping streets carry Adidas and Lululemon beside Sephora.
Petit Paradis Kids' Playground sits inside City Walk. The Green Planet is an indoor rainforest in a bio-dome, with a nature park and treehouses, sloths and anteaters, plus a restaurant and cafe on site. For a longer family stay, Great Mind's Nursery is in Al Wasl, the community that contains City Walk. Jumeirah English Speaking School in Al Safa and Jumeirah Baccalaureate School are further school options.
Tree-lined avenues and wide pedestrian walkways give the streets an open-air layout, and outdoor terraces at many restaurants make the pavement part of the dining room. Walking and cycling paths run through the community. Seating, plus children's playgrounds and outdoor fitness equipment along the landscaped open areas. Al Safa Park sits beside Horizon English School. It gives the area its nearest large public green space.
The arena next door and the firm behind the street
Coca-Cola Arena opened in 2019 with a capacity of 17,000. Dubai Holding owns it, and Legends Global manages it. The venue hosts concerts and comedy, plus basketball and mixed martial arts events, so an evening out can be a ticket instead of a table.
Meraas is the master developer of City Walk. It became a subsidiary of Dubai Holding in 2020.
If the building gym is not your style, Diamond Gym and Golden Arrow are on Al Safa Street beside City Walk. Smart Life Fitness Gym is there too, and City Walk itself has fitness studios.
A week here has an easy shape. Day one is the pool and the building, day two is the Green Planet, and the cinema or Brass Monkey takes the afternoon after that. Children get the play area on the quiet days. The rest of the week is dinner on the pedestrian streets.
Boots and Self Pharmacy are named for the area, with Marina Pharmacy as a third. Valiant Clinic is the nearest clinic for emergencies and general care. Medcare Orthopaedics and Spine Hospital is in Al Safa.
A community mosque stands beside the main plaza. Masjid Al Noor serves the wider Al Wasl neighbourhood, and Al Safa Mosque is mapped nearby.
Celadon at Central Park and Viridian at Central Park are two other City Walk buildings with guides here. Either gives you a comparison point if the building does not fit your dates.
Sources
Sources: Khaleej Times, Dubizzle blog, City Walk official site, Bhomes blog, Engel & Voelkers area guide, The Green Planet Dubai, Wikipedia, Bayut.
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