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The 'hall' in a hall apartment or villa is not shared, it's yours. It's a large entrance area to your living space which also doubles as a living room and the other rooms lead off it. In the older houses the women's majlis usually had its own entrance so that the women would not be seen by male family members or visitors. Having a 'hall' meant that visitors did not see the private parts of the house.
Street parking in Dubai is always a problem, even now with so many families leaving. As I posted elsewhere, there are several removal trucks each day in my area, compounds are empty, gates closed and no lights at night. Rents are dropping and rental signs are up all over the city.