Azizi Riviera 41, Meydan
Azizi Riviera 41 is an Azizi Developments building in Meydan, and its homes run from studios to two-bedroom apartments. Azizi handed over Riviera 69 and Beachfront I together, which added hundreds of residences to the Riviera. Sobha Realty develops Sobha Hartland, a large waterfront community next door. So the building sits between two big planned neighbourhoods, and the area keeps growing around it, which is worth knowing if you like a district with energy. Our Dubai property management overview explains how we run homes across the city.
Developer
Azizi Developments
Units
Studio to 2BR
Area
Meydan (MBR City)
Contents
- Inside the building
- From the airport
- Buses and taxis
- The nearest park
- Ras Al Khor and the wetland edge
- Design District
- Racing season
- Eating out
- The grocery run
- Pharmacy and doctors
- Fitness
- Schools
- The beach
- Shopping
- The first evening
- For a family
- For a couple
- Mosques
- A day in the building
- Who it suits
- What to weigh
- If you own here
- Sources
- Frequently Asked Questions
Inside the building
A swimming pool serves residents and a gym sits inside the building. A steam room and a jacuzzi sit alongside. You can end a long day out in the city there.
A spa is part of the building, a barbecue area suits a family evening, and children have a play area. The mix covers most of what a week away needs without leaving the block, so a family can spend a whole afternoon in the building when the weather is hot.
Cafes or restaurants share the building, and a reception desk serves residents. Security and CCTV cover the premises. Maintenance is provided at the building. Parking for residents comes with it, which matters because most trips in this district are by car.
From the airport
Dubai International Airport (DXB) is 19.3 km from the tower, about 21 minutes by road without traffic. A taxi from arrivals covers the trip in one go. It is one of the shorter airport runs in the city, so you can be unpacking within the hour of landing, which is a real comfort after a long flight.
Buses and taxis
The Business Bay 2 bus station is 2.79 km from the building, and Dubai Design District MTS, a water transport stop, is 2.41 km away. Neither is a walk, so you should plan on a taxi or a ride-hailing car for most trips, and it helps to book the airport run ahead if you arrive late at night.
The nearest park
A park lies 0.36 km from the building, close enough for a short loop after dinner. District One includes jogging and cycling tracks, with its lagoons as a major feature. You can run in the morning and be back before the heat builds.
Ras Al Khor and the wetland edge
A green park sits in the Emirates Airline Housing Society area, and the Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary lies on the northern edge of Meydan.
Design District
Dubai Design District is 2.22 km from the building and gives a different kind of afternoon, with studios, galleries and cafes, which makes a change from the racecourse and the lagoons.
Racing season
Summer is quiet around the racecourse. The big events, the Dubai World Cup and the Racing Carnival, run from November to March. The Track Meydan Golf is a nine-hole course, a championship course with floodlights for evening play. A winter stay lines up with the racing season, so you can plan an evening at the track around the dates that suit you.
Eating out
Shiba Restaurant, The Track Restaurant and Farriers are the named restaurants around Meydan Avenue. Dining at Meydan Racecourse includes the Paddock Garden, the Trackside Restaurant and The MAINE in Suite 401. A week of dinners need not repeat.
The grocery run
Choithrams Sobha Hartland is 0.54 km from the building, which makes it the shop for water and milk on the first evening. Shabab Al Madina is also mapped as a grocery in Meydan. A family can shop without a long drive, and a stocked kitchen on the first night makes the arrival day much easier.
Pharmacy and doctors
Aster Pharmacy is 0.37 km from the building, and Medx is 3.42 km away. Life GP Clinic has branches in Sobha Hartland and Dar Mira, and Nad Al Sheba Health Center sits nearby. You can see a doctor close to home.
Fitness
The fitness centre at The Meydan Hotel and a tennis academy are among the fitness options in Meydan, on top of the gym in the building.
Schools
North London Collegiate School is 0.76 km from the building, and its Dubai campus sits in Mohammed Bin Rashid City, in the Nad Al Sheba area within the Sobha Hartland community. Clarion School, Oaktree Primary School, Hartland International School and GEMS Jumeirah Primary School are within a short drive of Meydan. Families on a long stay should settle the school run before booking.
The beach
The nearest beach is 2.67 km from the building, so a swim in the sea means a short drive. A public beach is mapped in Meydan too, so the sea is never far from the plan.
Shopping
Al Khail Mall in Al Quoz has a food hall, kids' play areas and clinics. It is the kind of mall you can use for a rainy afternoon with children, when the plan is simply to find somewhere cool and busy for a few hours.
The first evening
Your first evening can be gentle. Choithrams Sobha Hartland is 0.54 km from the building for supplies, Aster Pharmacy is 0.37 km away for anything forgotten, and a park lies 0.36 km from the door for a short walk once the heat eases.
For a family
A family with children gets a two-bedroom, a play area and a barbecue area in the same building, so a long weekend can pass without a single long drive, and the adults can supervise from a chair while the children play.
For a couple
A couple gets a spa, a steam room and a jacuzzi, which turns an ordinary evening into something slower and quieter than a night out in the city. It suits a short break well, and it needs no booking.
Mosques
Sobha Hartland Mosque is mapped in Meydan, in the community next door.
A day in the building
A slow day here can stay inside the building. You can swim in the morning and spend the afternoon in the spa. By late afternoon the barbecue area suits a family meal, and a cafe on site covers the rest, so the evening needs no planning at all.
Who it suits
A couple on a short break will find a studio enough, and the building has its own pool. A family with children gets a play area and a two-bedroom, so everyone has room. Someone working remotely for a month gets a gym downstairs and a cafe in the block, which keeps the routine steady and the days predictable even when the schedule is full.
What to weigh
Azizi Riviera 41 suits you if you want a pool and a spa in a planned district a short drive from the centre. It suits you less if you want the metro at the door. Azizi Riviera 47 and Azizi Riviera 6 are two other Riviera buildings with their own guides. If a group needs a villa instead, Millennium Estates has 198 villas, typically with five bedrooms and private pools, which gives a group stay private space.
If you own here
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Sources
Sources: Property Finder, Dubai Racing Club, Bayut area guide, NLCS Dubai, Middle East Construction News, Sobha Realty, AiGents Realty, Betterhomes, Bayut, Propsearch.
Questions