You will find westerners everywhere, but if you want a nice place close by, look for Marsa Plaza or Al badia, they are close to And owned my Festival City and can be rented directly from them although they are highly sought after, you can find them on the Festival City website,

also there are quiet nice apartments around healthcare city behind Lamcy plaza, all around oud Metha, lots of choice

then again what do you consider near??? as in short drive(how long is short) walking? metro what????

BTW Sean When do you plan to move over here?

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