Emirates Meydan South Villas (District 11)

[Brit24]

Just recieved word I will be joining the Emirates crew later i this year.

Bringing the family with us and will be going to the villas in Meydan south.

I missed the tour during my time for assessments due to medical running late.

Does anyone have pictures, videos of the internal I can show my family for some inspiration and planning as to what to move with us/buy.

Thanks in advance!

[aviation_enthus]

Just recieved word I will be joining the Emirates crew later i this year.

Bringing the family with us and will be going to the villas in Meydan south.

I missed the tour during my time for assessments due to medical running late.

Does anyone have pictures, videos of the internal I can show my family for some inspiration and planning as to what to move with us/buy.

Thanks in advance!

no pictures sorry.

upstairs:
- four large bedrooms, 3 have large floor to ceiling windows, 1 over garage has a smaller window.
- all rooms have a built in wardrobe, again quite large, with shelves and hanging space
- all bedrooms have an ensuite, one has a bath/shower (I believe this is the “main” bedroom) we put kids in that bedroom and used a different one for the adults.
- top of the stairs, there’s a large (3x5m) space that you can put a desk or couch. Space on the wall opposite for a TV (power point and LAN plug available)

downstairs:
- double carport, no shade except for some beams. Can be covered (by you) with a roof or shade cloth as you’ll see on most other villas
- next to carport: pump room with water tank, small storage space here (however everything will end up covered in dust)
- kitchen, enter from carport, standard brown cupboards, white stone bench top. Space for an oven (you buy), space for a fridge. Space for a large dining table in kitchen area (it’s a big room)
- off the side of the kitchen are the stairs going up
- through the kitchen is the living/lounge. Huge room 7x8m from memory, plenty of power points and more LAN plugs. There is also a “front door” on the side of this room, to access requires people to walk down the side of your villa through the garden. Two large glass sliding doors facing the rear for light.
- off side of kitchen is laundry, empty room, expect to buy or add your own cabinets etc as you wish (IKEA!)
- as you walk into laundry, the maids room will be behind the laundry door as it opens (either right or left). Small bedroom, 3x3m with small ensuite.

outside
- “L” shaped courtyard going around the outside of your villa
- along the back edge we managed to fit a medium sized trampoline.
- will be largely empty, some pavers leading to front door mentioned above. Shade sail is highly recommended, some people build a small roof. Pave/tile the area or real grass or fake grass depending on what you want.
(for inspiration, I highly recommend going for a walk around MS before doing the outside, there’s some amazing setups in other Villas!!)

general:
- 24 LAN ports throughout the villa, I used a network switch and had everything via cable
- need 2x WIFI router or repeater or mesh system to reach upstairs and downstairs, 1x will NOT do it.
- lots of power points
- If you have an impact drill (hammer drill) for use in concrete or brick, bring it!!
- can fit “whole house” water filter in pump room and RO system under sink (water isn’t great)

MS community centre has a pool, sauna, gym. “All Day” shop (get their WhatsApp number and you can order for delivery, was free when we lived there). EK Medical centre as well, great for wife and kids.

IKEA will deliver and build whatever you buy from them, flat rate for assembly regardless of how much you have.

Generally MS is better than MH, if you manage to get one near a park it’s not bad.

[Brit24]

no pictures sorry.

upstairs:
- four large bedrooms, 3 have large floor to ceiling windows, 1 over garage has a smaller window.
- all rooms have a built in wardrobe, again quite large, with shelves and hanging space
- all bedrooms have an ensuite, one has a bath/shower (I believe this is the “main” bedroom) we put kids in that bedroom and used a different one for the adults.
- top of the stairs, there’s a large (3x5m) space that you can put a desk or couch. Space on the wall opposite for a TV (power point and LAN plug available)

downstairs:
- double carport, no shade except for some beams. Can be covered (by you) with a roof or shade cloth as you’ll see on most other villas
- next to carport: pump room with water tank, small storage space here (however everything will end up covered in dust)
- kitchen, enter from carport, standard brown cupboards, white stone bench top. Space for an oven (you buy), space for a fridge. Space for a large dining table in kitchen area (it’s a big room)
- off the side of the kitchen are the stairs going up
- through the kitchen is the living/lounge. Huge room 7x8m from memory, plenty of power points and more LAN plugs. There is also a “front door” on the side of this room, to access requires people to walk down the side of your villa through the garden. Two large glass sliding doors facing the rear for light.
- off side of kitchen is laundry, empty room, expect to buy or add your own cabinets etc as you wish (IKEA!)
- as you walk into laundry, the maids room will be behind the laundry door as it opens (either right or left). Small bedroom, 3x3m with small ensuite.

outside
- “L” shaped courtyard going around the outside of your villa
- along the back edge we managed to fit a medium sized trampoline.
- will be largely empty, some pavers leading to front door mentioned above. Shade sail is highly recommended, some people build a small roof. Pave/tile the area or real grass or fake grass depending on what you want.
(for inspiration, I highly recommend going for a walk around MS before doing the outside, there’s some amazing setups in other Villas!!)

general:
- 24 LAN ports throughout the villa, I used a network switch and had everything via cable
- need 2x WIFI router or repeater or mesh system to reach upstairs and downstairs, 1x will NOT do it.
- lots of power points
- If you have an impact drill (hammer drill) for use in concrete or brick, bring it!!
- can fit “whole house” water filter in pump room and RO system under sink (water isn’t great)

MS community centre has a pool, sauna, gym. “All Day” shop (get their WhatsApp number and you can order for delivery, was free when we lived there). EK Medical centre as well, great for wife and kids.

IKEA will deliver and build whatever you buy from them, flat rate for assembly regardless of how much you have.

Generally MS is better than MH, if you manage to get one near a park it’s not bad.

Thank you, this information is greatly appreciated!

[737tubedriver]

Just recieved word I will be joining the Emirates crew later i this year.

Bringing the family with us and will be going to the villas in Meydan south.

I missed the tour during my time for assessments due to medical running late.

Does anyone have pictures, videos of the internal I can show my family for some inspiration and planning as to what to move with us/buy.

Thanks in advance!

if you are looking for some pictures, there is a Villa swap page on Facebook that you can join called meydan south available villas. Gives you an idea of what is available for swap etc too

[runway07]

Just recieved word I will be joining the Emirates crew later i this year.

Bringing the family with us and will be going to the villas in Meydan south.

I missed the tour during my time for assessments due to medical running late.

Does anyone have pictures, videos of the internal I can show my family for some inspiration and planning as to what to move with us/buy.

Thanks in advance!

mind me asking when did you apply and when did you complete the process ?

thanks again for ur reply .

[Whitemonk Returns]

if you are looking for some pictures, there is a Villa swap page on Facebook that you can join called meydan south available villas. Gives you an idea of what is available for swap etc too

This is the most important piece of advice, get on that swap page and you will be able to see everything, summer looks to be a lot of courses speaking to friends in the process behind me so just find one you like and take it. Expect to pay anywhere from 15,000 to 20,000 dhm for the contents, I have a large house in my home country but still paid the money as it meant the villa came with fridges, kitchen Islands, beds etc its worth the money

[Brit24]

Do emirates upgrade 6 year olds..... I know I would get upgraded as part of benefits but do my children?

[gehenna]

No, in one word.

[Pif Paf]

Don’t get carried away with how glitzy or big the villas are,, think big picture:

- where are the villas in relation to the rest of Dubai?
- where are the nearest shops?
- can you live being surrounded by people / pilots who work at Emirates ( in essence at home you never leave work / emirates?)
- school on doorstep sounds ideal but it’s really an EK school because the majority of kids there are all from EK, is that ideal?

These are just a couple of issues, there are many others. Some people love being enclosed by ek in almost every part of their lives but others hate it and feel confined .
Meydan south could be paradise or purgatory. Be aware!

[SOPS]

Don’t get carried away with how glitzy or big the villas are,, think big picture:

- where are the villas in relation to the rest of Dubai?
- where are the nearest shops?
- can you live being surrounded by people / pilots who work at Emirates ( in essence at home you never leave work / emirates?)
- school on doorstep sounds ideal but it’s really an EK school because the majority of kids there are all from EK, is that ideal?

These are just a couple of issues, there are many others. Some people love being enclosed by ek in almost every part of their lives but others hate it and feel confined .
Meydan south could be paradise or purgatory. Be aware!

Excellent advice!!!

[Shazeem]

Don’t get carried away with how glitzy or big the villas are,, think big picture:

- where are the villas in relation to the rest of Dubai?
- where are the nearest shops?
- can you live being surrounded by people / pilots who work at Emirates ( in essence at home you never leave work / emirates?)
- school on doorstep sounds ideal but it’s really an EK school because the majority of kids there are all from EK, is that ideal?

These are just a couple of issues, there are many others. Some people love being enclosed by ek in almost every part of their lives but others hate it and feel confined .
Meydan south could be paradise or purgatory. Be aware!

Yes, this is spot on. The education at KCD itself is pretty good, at least FS1 to Year 3. Now, if you need to "de-attach" from work when at home, opt out. Financially much better as well as EK gives a live out allowance.

​​​​​​The family will spend most of the time in Dubai. You will be working. Might be better for them to be around others who are in the same situation.

[Brit24]

The community is what we need, as a pilots wife, she generally is alone as a single parent where I work ungodly hours and shifts for days on end in a world of people that do not understand our life.

The school. seems good, kids are 6, can't be worse then the school systems here that cater to the weakest link instead of the strongest.

[JeanKhul]

Living on top of each other can - not always - bring some disagreements. There used to be a time when DSO (Dubai Silicon Oasis) nickname was Dubai Swap Oasis.
To be clear, exchanging partners after evening parties (never heard of the bowl where keys had to be dropped when entering the location ?) Some nationalities were more prone to that than others.
Family and I used to live in a distinct compound, with virtually no company neighbours - we had our own network of friends through the Consulate (where I had a little job) related associations and friends of friends. Within 13 years, number of parties with other pilots can be counted on a single hand. I remember one evening at the Belgian outfit, sharing a drink with two other captains, and past midnight, one of them gave a quick phone call: "OK, fine, the plane took off" - and then he left. Need more ? what a miserable fellow.
So many, many stories - countless couples went separated, there even was a couple of suicides in that labor camp of MS. So much for the drawbacks on living on top of each other. When visiting this place, my govenrment said "no way" - entering through the kitchen, tiny bedrooms upstairs, micro-garden, hearing distances of all the neighbours (uh - they have family visiting?) and meeting them around every time walking out, with the compulsory greeting: "how is your roster ?"... An overcrowded swimming pool looking as "a capsized liner " according to CP 777. Another British colleague talking about a specific swimming pool : " they wash elephants inside"... My advice : dedicate as much time as possible to find the place to be, even if it does cost you a little bit of extra money, it's definitely worth it. And the rest of Dubai is great.

[HugeJarse]

Living on top of each other can - not always - bring some disagreements. There used to be a time when DSO (Dubai Silicon Oasis) nickname was Dubai Swap Oasis.
To be clear, exchanging partners after evening parties (never heard of the bowl where keys had to be dropped when entering the location ?) Some nationalities were more prone to that than others.
Family and I used to live in a distinct compound, with virtually no company neighbours - we had our own network of friends through the Consulate (where I had a little job) related associations and friends of friends. Within 13 years, number of parties with other pilots can be counted on a single hand. I remember one evening at the Belgian outfit, sharing a drink with two other captains, and past midnight, one of them gave a quick phone call: "OK, fine, the plane took off" - and then he left. Need more ? what a miserable fellow.
So many, many stories - countless couples went separated, there even was a couple of suicides in that labor camp of MS. So much for the drawbacks on living on top of each other. When visiting this place, my govenrment said "no way" - entering through the kitchen, tiny bedrooms upstairs, micro-garden, hearing distances of all the neighbours (uh - they have family visiting?) and meeting them around every time walking out, with the compulsory greeting: "how is your roster ?"... An overcrowded swimming pool looking as "a capsized liner " according to CP 777. Another British colleague talking about a specific swimming pool : " they wash elephants inside"... My advice : dedicate as much time as possible to find the place to be, even if it does cost you a little bit of extra money, it's definitely worth it. And the rest of Dubai is great.

Ah the good old swap oasis days. I’m pretty sure it’s just moved to south and heights.
I wouldn’t say Dubai is great, it’s just about liveable these days.
Definitely worth looking at getting out of the company accommodations. Heard the pool in south is closed again. What’s that? The 5th time this year?