Elite Business Bay Residence, Business Bay
Elite by Triplanet Group developed this 27-storey tower. Its homes run from studios up to four-bedroom apartments, with one-bedroom and two-bedroom layouts in the middle. That is a wide range for a single address. A studio fits one person on a work week. A two-bedroom gives two friends a door each. The four-bedroom is there for a family that wants one lock for a month. The next sections follow one day through the tower, from the gym to the jacuzzi.
Floors
27
Developer
Elite by Triplanet Group
Units
Studio, 1, 2 and 4BR
Area
Business Bay
Contents
- Seven in the morning, before the lift fills
- The pool at noon and a play area for the small ones
- An evening in the jacuzzi and a table downstairs
- The desk, the cameras and the car
- Who should pick a neighbour
- The water canal and a boat for two dirhams
- Why a bus can beat the metro here
- Landing at DXB and arriving at the door
- The canal path and the lawns
- Mosques and the district's plan
- A family stay and the school question
- The first shop and the weekly shop
- Breakfast, clinics and a pharmacy
- The fountain, the opera and a cinema
- If you own here
- Sources
- Frequently Asked Questions
Seven in the morning, before the lift fills
The day in this building starts on the gym floor. The tower keeps its own gym, so an early session needs no taxi and no membership across town. Then come the steam room and the sauna, the quiet part of the morning, and you are back in the flat before the kettle has cooled. Over a long stay Valla Fitness, 0.72 km from the tower, is the outside option when you want different machines, a different crowd or a change from the same lift ride each morning.
The pool at noon and a play area for the small ones
By noon the pool draws everyone in the tower down to it. The swimming pool for residents has a separate children's pool beside it, and a play area is set aside for the youngest. That split helps a family. The toddler stays in shallow water while an older child swims lengths. When the heat eases, Bayside Park 2 gives you a green patch for the walk that follows, 0.33 km from the door.
An evening in the jacuzzi and a table downstairs
Evening belongs to the jacuzzi, and the cafes and restaurants on site spare you a hunt for dinner. A prayer room in the tower helps on a Friday. Pechka Cafe and Bakery, Falafel Farm, Han Chinese, Espressini and Halfcup all sit within 500 metres of the entrance. For a dressed-up night the hotel restaurants take over. Waka is at The Oberoi, Tong Thai is at the JW Marriott Marquis, and Cuisinero Uno is at the Steigenberger.
The desk, the cameras and the car
A reception desk serves the tower. Security and CCTV cover the building. Parking for residents sits on site. When something in the flat breaks, maintenance services operate at the tower itself. That combination suits a stay of a month or more, when parcels arrive, the groceries come in from a car and a dripping tap shows up in the second week.
Who should pick a neighbour
It suits you less if a train at the door matters to you. The Business Bay Red Line station sits 1.39 km from the tower, so the last leg is a bus or a short taxi hop. Downtown Dubai borders the district, and Business Bay has its own Red Line station next to the Burj Khalifa and Dubai Mall stop. Jumeirah Beach needs a car or a taxi. If you want sand and a train within a few steps, another district serves you better. If these dates are gone, Meera Tower and DAMAC Towers by Paramount are in the same district.
The water canal and a boat for two dirhams
Business Bay sits between Sheikh Zayed Road to the north and Al Khail Road to the south, with an exit onto Downtown Boulevard. The nearest bus stop, XL Tower 2, is 0.12 km from the tower. The Marasi ferry stop, 0.59 km away, is the boat option. A canal boat charges a flat AED 2 per stop.
Why a bus can beat the metro here
Buses suit this part of the district better than the metro, because the buildings are spread out and the metro is busy at peak hours. The nearest stop is the one to use for that bus ride, and it is the shortest leg of the trip. Further out, the drive from Business Bay takes about 11 minutes to Downtown, 20 to Dubai Marina and 21 to Palm Jumeirah, which makes the tower a workable base for a week of seeing the city. The canal boardwalk links the district by water to the older parts of the city, so a boat is a real third option on a slow afternoon.
Landing at DXB and arriving at the door
Dubai International (DXB) is 20.6 km from the tower. The drive takes about 22 minutes without traffic, and a taxi covers it in one leg. Real traffic adds time at rush hour. The taxi drops you at a building with a reception desk, so your first stop is a lobby and not a search for the entrance.
The canal path and the lawns
The Dubai Water Canal promenade has walking paths and cycling tracks, with waterside dining along it, and it is the district's long walk. Bay Avenue Park sits next to Spinneys, and Burj Park in Downtown and Safa Park across Sheikh Zayed Road are the nearest large green spaces.
Mosques and the district's plan
Masjid Al Ghafoor and Shaikha Abdulla Salem are mosques mapped in Business Bay. Business Bay has been under development since 2005, designed to echo business centres such as Manhattan and Ginza in Tokyo. About 59 percent of its land is mixed use, which is why the towers, the offices and the restaurants sit so close together.
A family stay and the school question
For a longer family stay, the four-bedroom homes and the children's pool make the tower easy to live in. Two schools lie close by: Safa Private School at 1.03 km and GEMS Our Indian School at 1.04 km. That helps if a term-time stay is on the cards. Business Bay began as a commercial hub and now has nurseries, clinics, supermarkets and parks, so the district has caught up with family life.
The first shop and the weekly shop
Barsha Hills Mini Mart is the nearest shop, 0.22 km from the tower, and Supermash is 0.46 km away for a fuller basket. For the bigger weekly shop, Spinneys stands on Bay Avenue next to Choithrams, and Al Maya is in Clover Bay Tower. Both shops sit within 0.5 km of the tower, which settles the first evening. For anything bulkier, Spinneys on Bay Avenue is a short taxi hop away.
Breakfast, clinics and a pharmacy
Vyne Restaurant and Bar and Circle Cafe are listed for breakfast in Business Bay. For a doctor, Emirates Hospital Clinic is on Bay Avenue, and Aster Clinic and The Valens Clinic are in the district. Medicina is the nearest pharmacy, 0.95 km from the tower.
The fountain, the opera and a cinema
Bay Avenue Mall is the district's own mall. Bay Avenue hosts farmers' markets, music festivals and holiday events through the year. La Perle by Dragon is a cinema 1.18 km from the tower. Dubai Opera is 1.88 km from the tower and Dubai Fountain is 2.0 km, so an evening of music or water and light can end with a short ride home.
If you own here
Royale Stays manages homes for owners from a management fee of 15%, covering furnishing, photography, pricing, check-in, guest communication and maintenance. Aykon City Tower B and DAMAC Reva Residences have their own guides. Our guide to Business Bay for owners covers the district in more detail.
Sources
Sources: RGEstate, Wikipedia, Business Bay, Property Finder, betterhomes, Dubai Media Office, Bayut, Bayut area guide, Gulf News, Propsearch.
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