Local intel from a Yas Island host team
Restaurant rankings, F1 weekend planners, and the things-to-do lists we actually send to our guests.
Staying in Abu Dhabi for Medical Treatment: An Honest Guide to the Long Weeks
For a medical stay longer than a week or two, a furnished home on a monthly rate usually beats a hotel. A real kitchen, space for the caregiver, the hospitals about 20 minutes away.
Read the guide →Discharged but Not Home Yet: Where to Recover in Abu Dhabi Between Hospital and Flight
Discharged but not flying home yet. Families book four nights and stay eleven. What to look for: step-free access, a kitchen, laundry, and dates you can move.
Read the guide →IVF in Abu Dhabi: Where to Stay for the Two-to-Three-Week Cycle
An IVF cycle in Abu Dhabi usually means two to three weeks, early clinic mornings, and medication that needs a fridge. Why a furnished home suits that shape better than a hotel.
Read the guide →Where to Stay Near Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi: An Honest Guide for Longer Treatment Stays
Where to stay for Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi: the connected hotel for a few nights, a furnished home about 20 minutes away once the stay runs into weeks.
Read the guide →Yas Mall Guide: What’s Actually Worth Your Time (and Where to Hide From the Heat)
Abu Dhabi's biggest mall, from someone on the island. Hours, where to eat, what works with kids - and the indoor walkway to Ferrari World that saves a summer afternoon.
Read the guide →Top 10 Free Things to Do on Yas Island (2026): Lap the F1 Track, Fountain Shows & Sunset Walks
A local host's guide to the best free things to do on Yas Island, run or cycle the F1 circuit at TrainYAS, watch the musical fountains and W hotel light show, and walk the marina at sunset.
Read the guide →Best Beaches On and Near Yas Island (2026): Yas Beach, Saadiyat & the Free Corniche Night Beach
Yas Island has exactly one proper beach, and the best sand in Abu Dhabi is a short drive away. Where to swim, who each beach suits, and how to time it in summer.
Read the guide →Yas Island Restaurants: Eat Well Without Overpaying 2026
A host's honest guide to eating on Yas Island for less: the food hall that beats every restaurant on price, the Lebanese counter worth knowing about, the one brunch you can actually book, and the waterfront table for a quiet night.
Read the guide →Yas Island Summer Survival Guide: How to Enjoy It Even in the Heat (2026)
Yas Island in summer, from people who live here. The indoor doors open later than the heat arrives: Yas Mall 10am, Warner Bros. World 11am, Ferrari World noon.
Read the guide →Yas Island Restaurants Ranked by Use Case: Family, Couples, Business, Quick Eats
A use-case tier list, not a generic best-of. Where to eat on Yas Island based on who you're with, from Casa Duna's locally-run host team.
Read the guide →Yas Island Neighborhoods Explained: A Map for Where to Stay and What’s Around You
The Casa Duna team breaks Yas Island into its actual neighborhoods. Where to stay, and which corner puts you a few minutes' drive from the parks, the mall and the circuit, with free parking.
Read the guide →48 Hours on Yas Island: the Itinerary, Built Around the Opening Hours
Ferrari World opens at noon on weekdays and 11am at weekends, and the Louvre is shut on Mondays. A two-day Yas Island plan built around the hours nobody else prints.
Read the guide →F1 Abu Dhabi Weekend Planner: Where to Stay, When to Go, What to Pack
Practical, no-fluff F1 weekend planner from a Yas Island host. Minutes from the circuit, when to book, what to pack, restaurants, transport.
Read the guide →The Best Restaurants on Yas Island, Checked in August 2026
A Yas Island host's honest ranked list of the best restaurants in 2026, Yas Marina, Yas Bay, Yas Mall. Family picks, hidden gems, and where locals actually eat.
Read the guide →Things to Do on Yas Island in 2026: A Local’s Complete Guide
A Yas Island host's complete 2026 guide, theme parks, marina, beaches, food, transit, costs.
Read the guide →Yas Island Hotels vs Holiday Home: An Honest 2026 Comparison
An honest 2026 comparison of staying in a Yas Island hotel vs a holiday home.
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