Trident Bayside, Dubai Marina
Trident International Holdings developed Trident Bayside, and the building holds 102 homes in total. The mix starts at one bedroom and climbs through two- and three-bedroom apartments to five-bedroom homes and villas. That range lets one tower host a couple on a short break and a family settling in for a month. Smaller flats suit a weekend, while the larger ones suit a long stay in the Marina.
Developer
Trident International Holdings
Units
102
Area
Dubai Marina
On this page
- Morning starts at the reception desk
- The pool, the barbecue area and the play area
- The lounge, the deck and dinner out
- A neighbour may suit you better
- A month of ordinary days
- Coffee that is not downstairs
- Which road, which hour
- The tram, the metro and the water taxi
- From the airport to the lobby
- Milk, water and the weekly shop
- The canal that made the towers
- Across the bridge to Bluewaters
- When a child or a cough needs someone
- If you own here
- Sources
- Frequently Asked Questions
Morning starts at the reception desk
A reception desk serves the building. Security and CCTV cover sit behind it. A gym sits inside the building, so a workout does not depend on the weather or a taxi. Cafes or restaurants on site and retail units under the same roof give you a coffee and a quick errand without a trip to the street.
If you would rather run outdoors, the Marina Walk promenade follows the water for about seven kilometres. Walkers and joggers share it with cyclists, and it ties the cafes to the mall. Dubai Marina has few parks, so the promenade takes the place of green space.
The pool, the barbecue area and the play area
The swimming pool carries most of an afternoon, and the barbecue area handles a long lunch with a group of friends or a family on a free weekend. Children get a play area inside the building. Small parks and playgrounds sit alongside the promenade for a change of scene.
JBR Beach is the closest beach to the Marina and can be reached by tram or on foot. It is the livelier beach, with water sports, while Marina Beach is quieter. The pool matters on the days you would rather skip that trip.
The lounge, the deck and dinner out
A residents' lounge or function room and a roof or deck area give the evening two places to stay in. If you go out, Pier 7 stacks seven restaurants over seven floors. District 8 serves modern international cuisine. Fresh Fish Restaurant and Bob's Fish and Chips cover seafood. Buddha-Bar and the Address hotel serve dinner with marina views, which suits a night when you want the water in sight and a long table.
A neighbour may suit you better
A tower of 102 homes with a pool and a deck still sits inside the limits of the Marina. Peak-hour traffic around the main exits is one pinch point, and tight visitor parking on weekend evenings is another. Noise levels in the busy parts of the Marina vary between buildings, depending on floor level and orientation, so the floor you are given matters as much as the tower. So it suits you less if you want sand at your door or a street that is silent late at night.
Studio One and Marina Gate are mid-range apartment towers to weigh against it, and the second has views over the marina and over Palm Jumeirah and the Gulf.
JBR has 40 towers set directly on the beach, whereas the towers of the Marina surround a canal. If sand matters more to you than a quiet canal edge, JBR is the neighbour to weigh.
A month of ordinary days
A longer stay leans on the dull services more than on the pool. Maintenance services are provided at the building, so a dripping tap does not turn into a week of waiting. The reception desk takes the parcels. Each Marina tower has dedicated resident parking, while visitor parking is tight at peak hours, and a car still helps for the school run and the grocery hauls. F45 and Wellfit are two gyms in Dubai Marina if the building gym does not suit your routine.
Coffee that is not downstairs
The cafes or restaurants on site cover the first coffee. The Scene and Carluccio's serve a longer breakfast around Dubai Marina Mall and Marina Walk. Cafes line the promenade too, and The Walk at JBR adds further dining. You can fit a laptop session into any of them between calls.
Which road, which hour
Parking comes with the building, and that counts for more than it sounds, because public parking is limited in many parts of the Marina. The roads fill up on weekends, public holidays and school hours alike. Marina Walk and the streets around it get crowded at peak hours, for walkers as well as drivers. Sheikh Zayed Road is about six minutes from within the Marina.
The tram, the metro and the water taxi
Dubai Tram has 11 stations serving the Marina and JBR, it connects to the metro at DMCC station, and the Dubai Marina tram stop meets the Sobha Realty metro station. RTA water taxis cross the canal from Dubai Marina Mall and the promenade, and a marine water taxi route links Marina Mall with Marina Walk for the days when the road looks slow. Uber and Careem cover the Marina well. Street taxis are easy to flag along Marina Walk and outside the mall, though waits stretch a little on weekend evenings.
From the airport to the lobby
Dubai International (DXB) is your airport. A taxi takes you to the building in one leg. If you prefer rail, Sobha Realty and DMCC are the two Red Line stations on the edge of the Marina, and the tram carries you the rest of the way. Either route ends at the reception desk.
Milk, water and the weekly shop
Waitrose has a branch inside Dubai Marina Mall. Spinneys, West Zone and Al Maya are the other grocery options in the area, and supermarkets, banks and pharmacies cluster toward the east end of the Marina. The mall is linked to the JW Marriott Hotel Marina and has about 140 stores and a children's play area, which makes it a handy place to wait out a wet afternoon.
The canal that made the towers
Emaar Properties developed Dubai Marina, which is also known as Marsa Dubai, and built it around a man-made canal. More than 200 residential towers stand around it, and most have waterfront or skyline views. Phase I has six freehold apartment buildings called the Dubai Marina towers, and Phase II is a high-rise cluster that you notice from the promenade.
Across the bridge to Bluewaters
A pedestrian bridge links Bluewaters Island to JBR, so you can reach the island on foot, and Ain Dubai is a 250 metre observation wheel there, across the water from the JBR beachfront. Madame Tussauds Dubai, the first in the Middle East, opened on the island in September 2021.
When a child or a cough needs someone
There are no schools inside Dubai Marina, so a family looking at the area has to read a map first. Emirates International School Meadows, International School of Choueifat in Al Sufouh and Dubai British School Jumeirah Park are the names nearby. The school run is a 10 to 20 minute drive each way, so a family staying for a term plans around it.
Medcare Medical Centre and Emirates Hospitals Clinic both operate inside Dubai Marina. Al Zahra Hospital and Saudi German Hospital in Al Barsha are nearby. Raffles Early Childhood Centre on Dubai Marina Walk follows the EYFS framework for children from 45 days old. If you are staying with a young child, ask about nursery places before you book your dates.
If you own here
Royale Stays manages homes for owners at a management fee from 15%. The service covers furnishing and photography. It also covers pricing and check-in, plus guest communications and maintenance coordination. Our Airbnb management guide for Dubai Marina sets the district out from the ownership side. Our furnishing, photography, pricing, check-in and guest communications sets the district out from the ownership side. guide to Airbnb property management, ROI calculator, DTCM holiday-home permit, Marina Crown, submit their property, Trident Grand Residence and Trident Waterfront have their own guides. A tenant applying for a Dubai holiday home permit needs a no objection certificate from the landlord, while owners can apply directly. The Dubai Marina owner overview covers the wider district.
Sources
Sources: betterhomes, Bayut area guide, Engel and Voelkers area guide, Bayut, Knight Frank area guide, Wikipedia, What's On, ServiceMarket blog, Property Finder blog, Khaleej Times, The National, Ain Dubai, Bhomes school guide, Gulf Business.
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