Scot (forgive my informality), compounds are just fine and tend to have a lot of good amenities but you will not find any locals living there. 10,000 is a bit on the low side, but I believe there are some compounds for that as well as two bedroom flats. There is no real central location in Qatar, some of us live up near West Bay which has shopping, dining, etc., others live near the Villagio Mall which is convenient. But these two areas are 30 minutes apart even with good traffic! You will find generally that there is a wide range of offerings in any of the areas with the possible exceptions of parts of West Bay and the corniche. The newer outskirts of town are also less expensive for the most part as continued construction is not always an attractive view. But my husband calls Qatar the world's largest construction site. Do be careful of shoddy building workmanship although it does seem ubiqitous. Thank God we have a responsive landlord.
Mandi
Scot (forgive my informality), compounds are just fine and tend to have a lot of good amenities but you will not find any locals living there. 10,000 is a bit on the low side, but I believe there are some compounds for that as well as two bedroom flats. There is no real central location in Qatar, some of us live up near West Bay which has shopping, dining, etc., others live near the Villagio Mall which is convenient. But these two areas are 30 minutes apart even with good traffic! You will find generally that there is a wide range of offerings in any of the areas with the possible exceptions of parts of West Bay and the corniche. The newer outskirts of town are also less expensive for the most part as continued construction is not always an attractive view. But my husband calls Qatar the world's largest construction site. Do be careful of shoddy building workmanship although it does seem ubiqitous. Thank God we have a responsive landlord.
Mandi