Elite Downtown Residence 1, Downtown Dubai
Triplanet Range Group developed Elite Downtown Residence 1, a 30-storey tower in Downtown Dubai that holds 400 homes in total. At that size the building works like a small village stacked on end, with its own pool and spa. You can see why a stay here suits people who like having the daily comforts in one place.
The homes run from studios to three-bedrooms. A studio is a sensible base for one traveller on a work trip. The three-bedroom takes a family or a group of friends. Cafes or restaurants on site mean a coffee does not need a trip to the street.
Floors
30
Developer
Triplanet Range Group
Units
Studio-3BR apartments
Contents
- Who gets the most out of 30 floors
- A day without leaving the tower
- Dubai Mall on a free afternoon
- An evening at Dubai Opera
- The road in from DXB
- Business Bay next door and how Downtown began
- Evening meals by the fountain
- When July arrives
- Fountain boardwalk and the tree-lined Boulevard
- The metro and the feeder bus
- The first evening after check-in
- Supermarkets, clinics and the mosque
- Studio to three-bedroom for a longer stay
- If you own here
- Sources
- Frequently Asked Questions
Who gets the most out of 30 floors
A tower with 400 homes has a steady daily rhythm, and you feel it in the lobby. A reception desk serves residents in the lobby, and security and CCTV cover run through the building from top to bottom. It suits you less if you want a quiet, small-scale address, because a low-rise block elsewhere in Downtown will feel calmer.
For a short city break, a Downtown apartment turns the fountain and the mall into evening plans that need no car. That is the practical reason an apartment here suits a stay of a few nights or a month.
A day without leaving the tower
Start with the gym, which sits inside the building. The spa is the next stop. The swimming pool takes the afternoon. You can fill most of a day inside the tower on facilities alone, and that matters in July, when the street is not where you want to be.
Breakfast and lunch come from the cafes or restaurants on site, which keeps the first meal of the day a lift ride away. Parking for residents means a hire car has a place to sleep when you head out.
Dubai Mall on a free afternoon
The Dubai Mall has more than 1,200 retail outlets and over 200 dining options. Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo, Dubai Ice Rink and KidZania are inside. About six million people visit each month, so a weekday morning is the quieter way in.
An evening at Dubai Opera
Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo has a walk-through viewing tunnel for a rainy day. Dubai Opera is the evening alternative. Dubai Opera drew a record 250,000 audience members in its 2023-24 season and was designed to resemble a dhow.
The road in from DXB
Dubai International (DXB) is the airport for this stay, and a taxi brings you to the tower in one leg. Downtown Dubai sits on Sheikh Zayed Road in the city centre, between DIFC on one side and Business Bay on the other.
Business Bay next door and how Downtown began
Business Bay, next door, is largely a commercial district set along the Dubai Water Canal, whereas Downtown is built around Burj Khalifa, The Dubai Mall and Dubai Opera.
Not every tower here comes from Emaar. Imperial Avenue has 46 storeys and 424 units in Downtown Dubai. Shapoorji Pallonji International built it, not Emaar. Park Towers and Standpoint Residences are two more Downtown guides worth opening.
Emaar first revealed its Downtown project in 2003. It began as two developments, and the Opera District and Downtown Views were added later.
Evening meals by the fountain
Souk Al Bahar's restaurants face the Dubai Fountain, and several cafes inside the mall look onto the fountain as well. Arabeska Restaurant serves Middle Eastern food, Bosporus Turkish Restaurant serves Turkish, and Basta serves Italian. Inside the mall, Texas Roadhouse is on the lower ground floor next to Waterfall Dubai.
When July arrives
Summer exercise in Downtown moves indoors. The Mallathon opens The Dubai Mall to walkers and runners from 6am to 10am through the hottest months. Downtown is pet-friendly, with designated walking areas and access to pet-friendly parks.
Fountain boardwalk and the tree-lined Boulevard
The tree-lined Boulevard is used for jogging and evening walks, and open spaces surround Burj Lake. The Dubai Fountain Boardwalk is a floating walkway that puts viewers close enough to the jets to feel the spray. Downtown has fewer large parks and open green spaces than suburban areas such as Arabian Ranches or Dubai Hills, so green time here means the Boulevard and the lake.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Boulevard is lined with restaurants and hotels, and it has pedestrian pavements along its length. Address Boulevard and Vida Residences are among the serviced and branded residences in Downtown, so the district mixes hotel-style services with plain apartment towers like this one.
The metro and the feeder bus
The walkway from the Dubai Mall metro station to the mall is 820 metres long and air-conditioned. Feeder bus F13 serves the Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall metro station and the streets around it.
RTA bus route 27 runs between the Gold Souq and The Dubai Mall. The Dubai Water Canal runs from neighbouring Business Bay to the sea and has walkways for walkers and cyclists. Bike rental stations in Downtown Dubai offer pedal-assisted bikes. The provider's app shows stations and availability.
The first evening after check-in
Collect your keys at the reception desk, then take the lift to a flat that holds the first night comfortably. The cafes or restaurants on site cover the first meal, so the supermarkets can wait until morning. Whatever time your flight lands at DXB, the reception desk is where the stay begins.
Supermarkets, clinics and the mosque
Waitrose is in Dubai Mall. Grandiose and Almaya trade elsewhere in Downtown.
Mediclinic Dubai Mall has an on-site pharmacy and an on-site laboratory. The Excellency Centre is among the other clinics near the boulevard.
Sheikha Abdullah Salem Mosque and Al Ghafoor Mosque serve Downtown Dubai, and The Dubai Mall has prayer rooms inside.
Blossom Nursery Downtown is at Yansoon 7 in the Al Manzil District on the Boulevard, follows the British EYFS framework and takes children from eight weeks to five years.
Studio to three-bedroom for a longer stay
A month changes what you ask of a home, because the second week is when you start to notice the kitchen, the desk and the quiet. A studio is enough for a solo traveller who spends the days elsewhere, while a one-bedroom keeps the bed and the desk apart. Maintenance services are provided at the building, so a problem with the air conditioning or a tap is a message and not a day lost.
Families usually want the two-bedroom or the three-bedroom, and the swimming pool being inside the building means an afternoon with children needs no packing of bags and no trip across the district. Thirty storeys means the lifts get busy at school-run times, so a family does better to travel at off-peak hours.
If you work from the flat, the day has a shape without much effort. A workout in the gym comes before the first call. Coffee from the cafes or restaurants on site comes after the last one, and the reception desk takes the building's practical questions off your hands.
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. Owners weighing the whole district can start with our Downtown Dubai overview. Every holiday home needs a permit from the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism before the first booking. Owners or managers register the unit on the Holiday Homes System first.
Sources
Sources: Wikipedia, Property Finder blog, Gulf News, Bayut area guide, Emaar blog, Gulf News and Savills, Visit Dubai, Bayut, betterhomes, Mediclinic Middle East, Property Finder, Bayut nursery guide, propsearch.ae, Propsearch.
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