The Court Tower, Business Bay
The Court Tower was developed by Tanmiyat Group and rises 31 storeys above Business Bay. Its homes are studios and one-bedroom apartments, which tells you who the building is made for: one traveller, a couple or a colleague pair. The guide starts with the height and what it does to a stay, then walks through your first two days, the facilities by type of guest, and the roads and streets around the tower.
Developer
Tanmiyat Group
Storeys
31 storeys
On this page
- What thirty-odd floors do to a stay
- The first forty-eight hours
- Facilities, by who is travelling
- Roads and buses
- Across the city by car
- A boat along the canal
- Clinics and classrooms
- How the district came together
- Dinner and coffee
- Bay Avenue on a hot afternoon
- Canal edge and boardwalk
- What to weigh
- If you own here
- Sources
- Frequently Asked Questions
What thirty-odd floors do to a stay
Most Business Bay buildings have more than 20 floors, so 31 storeys puts the tower in the taller group without making it an outlier. Height matters here for one reason: the view. Many apartments in the district look over the Dubai Canal, the Burj Khalifa or the skyline, and the higher you sit, the less the neighbouring towers block. When you book, ask which floor the apartment is on, because the floor sets the view more than any other detail.
Studios and one-bedrooms keep the footprint small. That suits a stay built around work, since an apartment with a kitchen beats a hotel room after the first few nights. Maintenance services are provided at the building, so a fault in week two does not become a problem for your whole trip.
The first forty-eight hours
Dubai International (DXB) is the airport you land at. A taxi from arrivals reaches the door in one leg, which is the easy way to come in late with luggage. The Red Line also runs from Business Bay Metro Station to DXB Terminals 1 and 3, though the train needs a taxi or a bus for the last stretch from the station to the tower.
The reception desk is the first stop once the lift opens. Security and CCTV cover the premises, and parking for residents is part of the building if you arrive by car. That setup makes a midnight check-in feel uneventful. After a long flight, that is what you want.
The tower has retail units on site, so the first errand does not need a trip. For a proper shop, Spinneys stands on Bay Avenue beside Choithrams. Carrefour Market covers the weekly run too. Water and milk for the first morning are the sensible first buy. After that, the shelves downstairs cover small gaps.
Facilities, by who is travelling
A couple gets the most from the pool and the sauna. The steam room adds a second way to wind down. The gym sits between them for a morning workout. After a hot day outside the sauna and the steam room are the two spaces that make an evening in the tower feel like a break rather than an early night.
A parent travelling with one child can use the play area for children, which gives a small child somewhere to spend an hour that is not the pool. Studios and one-bedrooms are compact, so on a hot afternoon the play area gives the whole household somewhere to go.
Someone working remotely has a business or meeting room. It is a place to take a call away from the bed in a studio, and a quieter spot than a kitchen counter when the laptop is open for hours. A break in the gym then splits the working day in two. It keeps a long stay from blurring together.
Roads and buses
Sheikh Zayed Road and Al Khail Road serve the district, with Ras Al Khor Road as a third way in. Congestion bunches up on the way in from Sheikh Zayed Road, and peak-hour traffic is heavy.
Business Bay Metro Station is on the Red Line, and the Burj Khalifa / Dubai Mall station is next to it. Buses F14 and F41 stop at the major towers. The F14 runs inside the district, from Bay Square to the metro bus stop.
Across the city by car
Drive times from Business Bay run about 11 minutes to Downtown, 20 to Dubai Marina and 21 to Palm Jumeirah. Downtown with The Dubai Mall, Souk Al Bahar and Dubai Opera is twelve to fifteen minutes away in ordinary traffic.
A boat along the canal
Marine line DC2 runs along the canal and calls at Marasi and Business Bay. It sails from 8am to 10pm Monday to Saturday and from 10am on Sundays, with a boat every 30 to 50 minutes. The fare is a flat AED 2 per stop.
Clinics and classrooms
Emirates Hospital Clinic and Aster Clinic are in the district. LIFE Pharmacy is there too. First Path Montessori is listed inside Business Bay, and so is Global Business Studies.
How the district came together
Business Bay was established in 2003 and its infrastructure was completed in 2008. It has been under development since 2005, and the design echoes business centres such as Manhattan and Ginza in Tokyo.
Dinner and coffee
Kitchen 6 and Prime 68 are well-known places to eat. Tong Thai is another. For coffee, Tazzina is on the cafe list beside Costa Coffee, and Circle Cafe is listed for breakfast.
Hotels give the district a second tier of dining. Waka is at The Oberoi, and Cuisinero Uno is at the Steigenberger. The JW Marriott Marquis and Taj Dubai are among the top hotels in Business Bay, so a dressier dinner does not need a drive across the city.
Bay Avenue on a hot afternoon
Bay Avenue Mall is the main retail centre in Business Bay, inside the Executive Towers. Bay Avenue has two levels of indoor and outdoor retail space, with clothing and electronics shops plus a grocery. For sand, Jumeirah Beach is reached by car from the district.
Canal edge and boardwalk
The Dubai Canal is the district's main landmark, and it suits jogging and walks, and cyclists use it too. Business Bay Canal Lawn and WaterPlace Park are named green spaces, and Marasi Boardwalk adds skyline views and restaurants. Bay Avenue Park is a small park with outdoor seating and play areas.
For an afternoon out, La Perle by Dragone stages artistic performances in Business Bay. Private yacht charters operate from the district, for groups from 8 to 130 guests, and the canal is the route out to open water. Burj Khalifa and Dubai Opera in Downtown are a short way off.
What to weigh
It suits you less if you want a family apartment with a second bedroom, since the homes here are studios and one-bedrooms. A group of four would need two bookings, and a neighbouring tower with larger layouts may serve them better. Business Bay is work-driven and can feel transactional, though its central position and the canal walks count in its favour. Vezul Residence and The Pad by Omniyat are two other Business Bay buildings with their own guides.
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. Our page on keeping a Business Bay home running sets the district out from the ownership side.
Sources
Sources: betterhomes, Bayut, RGEstate, Property Finder blog, Bayut area guide, Gulf News, Property Finder, Dubai Media Office, Wikipedia, Business Bay.
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