Respectfully, my reply was not even to you… it was to
@realhousewivesgirl to give her some context as she seemed to be under the impression that JLT was ‘so far out of Dubai it’s embarrassing’. I’ve posted twice to share some insight from a local perspective and both times you’ve tried to discredit what I share. I’m sure you know Dubai very well from your own perspective but I’ve lived here 20 years and am married to a local and my children are local, so I feel my input is also valid. Clearly my post agreed with you that JLT is a bizarre place to have a club/restaurant/party but I was explaining to the other poster that geographically it isn’t far.
Yes Al Barari is further out compared to District One or Emirates Hills, but you can’t deny the original villas that launched the Barari project are some of the most exclusive and expensive real estate in the city and still sell for 20million AED upwards. Obviously I’m not referring to the apartments or the new entry-level townhouses being developed there. Most of the luxury gated communities start with properties targeting UHNW residents just as Barari did, and then they expand to more accessible accommodation (see also: Jumeirah Golf Estates villas, and now Jumeirah Luxury Living townhouses).
Anyway, I can confidently confirm they are an embarrassment and a laughing stock within the established community.