Global Golf Residence 2, Dubai Sports City: no metro nearby, a Carrefour 400 metres away and studios sold from AED 420,000
Global Golf Residence 2 is a place you reach by car. No metro or tram station sits near it, so you arrive by taxi or hire car and find a supermarket close to the door.
The building is a 25-storey tower in Dubai Sports City, built by Empire Arabia Real Estate Developers. Below is what a week there looks like, and what it means if you own one of the flats.
- Developer: Empire Arabia Real Estate Developers
- Storeys: 25
- Units: 342
- Mix: studios up to three-bedroom apartments, plus penthouses and duplexes
- Nearest supermarket: Carrefour, four minutes on foot
- Dubai International: 39.7 km by road, about 34 minutes when the road is clear
Developer
Empire Arabia Real Estate Developers
Storeys
25
DLD unit sales recorded in 2026
18
On this page
- Getting here from Dubai International
- The first errand
- Dinner out
- A district built for sport
- Canal Residence and the villages next door
- Parks and the canal
- The beach and the city
- Schools and nurseries
- Building work to expect
- Evenings and weekends
- Who your neighbours are
- What the district is like
- What is on in the city
- A week at Global Golf Residence 2
- What the register shows for 2026
- What owners get from us
- Sources
- Frequently Asked Questions
Getting here from Dubai International
From the airport it is 39.7 kilometres, about 34 minutes when the road is clear. Real traffic adds to that, so a flight landing in the evening rush should plan for more.
There is no metro in the district. Bus routes lead towards Mall of the Emirates and Dubai Internet City metro stations. Taxis and ride-hailing fill the gaps, which suits a short stay better than a long daily commute.
Al Khail Road and Hessa Street are the main roads, with Victory Heights nearer Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road.
The first errand
Carrefour is four minutes away on foot, an Almaya supermarket is five, and a Grandiose eleven. Grandiose and Al Maya sit inside the district, along with Carrefour Hypermarket and Big Value Supermarket.
A pharmacy, Health First, is eight minutes on foot. For anything bigger you drive, and the nearest malls are a short ride across the neighbouring communities. There is no mall inside the district, and City Centre Me'aisem, First Avenue Mall and Ribbon Mall lie in the neighbouring communities.
Dinner out
Three places to eat sit within 500 metres of the building. Wahina and Pulcinello Pizzeria are two of them. Poke Poke and Copper Kettle add to the local list.
The Big Easy Bar and Grill and 261 Restaurant are at The Els Club.
A district built for sport
Dubai International Stadium is a 25,000-seat outdoor venue for cricket, inaugurated in 2009. International cricket has been played there, including league matches that draw crowds from across the city.
The Els Club is a challenging golf course designed by Ernie Els, with dunes and desert views.
Academies for rugby, cricket and swimming include the ICC Academy, and the Claude Harmon Performance Golf Academy trains golfers who come from across the region and stay for weeks at a time. The ICC Academy is the only training complex in the world with South Asian and English practice turf, alongside Australian turf.
If you travel with a sports family, that list is the reason you book. The gym, The Dome, is thirteen minutes away on foot.
Canal Residence and the villages next door
Canal Residence and Victory Heights are the main residential districts, with Gallery Villas beside the golf course. Victory Heights has over 1,000 villas and townhouses in seven villages.
Canal Residence is five apartment buildings along a long, narrow waterway, built in different architectural styles, with studios to three-bedroom flats and landscaped walking areas between them.
Parks and the canal
Green space is limited but pleasant, and the canal gives you a path to walk after the heat of the day has passed. Dubai Sports City Park has a children's play area and picnic spots, with pet-friendly zones too. A canal promenade runs through the district. The nearest park on the map is eighteen minutes away on foot.
Victory Heights has landscaped parks and barbecue areas, with cycling paths and walking trails that families use every evening. Community pools sit in Estella and Calida. Tennis and basketball courts sit close by.
The beach and the city
The sea is a drive away. Hire a car or book a taxi for a beach day.
The rest of the city lies a short ride away, which makes a day out easy to fit around a morning at the stadium or a round on the course.
Schools and nurseries
Victory Heights Primary School is ten minutes on foot, and Dwight School Dubai is eighteen, which puts both within reach of families who plan a longer stay and want the children in class. Victory Heights Primary has a UK curriculum up to Year 6, and Dwight has American and IB programmes.
The Wonder Years Nursery, Kinder Castle Nursery and Victory Heights Foundation Stage serve younger children.
Royal Grammar School Guildford Dubai and GEMS School of Research and Innovation are also in the area.
Building work to expect
Several buildings are still to hand over, including Aspirz by Danube and Sportz by Danube, and Samana Golf Views adds newer apartments with rooftop pools. That means more cranes and trucks on the access roads for a while, so allow extra minutes for a drive and expect some noise in the daytime on the side of the tower that faces the sites.
The district also holds offices in Sports City Tower and The Arena Business Center, so weekday traffic is not only residential, and the roads feel busier in the morning than the quiet streets of the villages suggest.
Evenings and weekends
The district is well lit at night and pedestrian-friendly in many spots, with landscaped walkways that stay cool enough for a stroll once the sun has gone down and the stadium crowds have left. The Canal Promenade is good for evening walks and cycling. You will not need a car for it.
Fitness First is a well-equipped gym with personal training and group classes, and swimming academies and indoor courts are listed too.
Who your neighbours are
Elite Sports Residence, Olympic Park Towers, Champions Towers, Sportz by Danube and Golf Vista Heights are among the apartment buildings. Bloomingdale and Marbella Village add townhouses on the western side. Elite Sports Residence is ten towers of furnished apartments by different developers.
What the district is like
Dubai Sports City is safe and friendly. It is quiet and affordable, known for sports facilities and green spaces, but car-dependent with limited public transport.
The Dubailand location gives a quieter residential environment than central Dubai neighbourhoods. Healthcare options inside the district are limited, and Medcare Medical Centre in nearby Motor City helps.
Our reading: because the district is built around a stadium, a golf course and academies, a stay here suits a sport weekend or a family week better than a night out.
What is on in the city
Dubai's year follows a clear order. Shopping fills the winter, and November belongs to fitness.
This autumn the City Half Marathon starts in DIFC on 8 November, and Diwali events run through the first half of the month with shopping offers and dining deals. National Day follows at the start of December with fireworks and family activities.
A week at Global Golf Residence 2
On Monday you land at Dubai International and take a taxi to the tower. On Tuesday you walk to Carrefour, and on Wednesday you go to the stadium or the golf course.
At the weekend you take the canal promenade after dinner.
What the register shows for 2026
Eighteen units sold here between January and October, all ordinary sales rather than off-plan.
| Unit type | Sales | Dates | Price (AED) | Size (sq m) | AED per sq m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 5 | 23 Feb to 17 Sep | 420,000 to 455,000 | 33.51 to 40.89 | 10,516 |
| One-bedroom | 7 | 28 Jan to 22 Sep | 540,000 to 800,000 | 66.34 to 86.81 | 8,415 |
| Two-bedroom | 6 | 8 Jan to 9 Oct | 650,000 to 1,377,000 | 98.46 to 170.3 | 8,758 |
AED per sq m is the median where a row has more than one sale. Five studios have sold in a narrow band, and the two-bedroom range is wide because the sizes are.
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: Bayut, betterhomes, Property Finder, Binghatti, Engel & Voelkers Dubai, Cushman & Wakefield Core, Cushman & Wakefield Core, with our reasoning, Inside Realty, Dubai Media Office.
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