Hi Papu21, Doha is quite a safe city. When we shifted from UK to Doha, we already knew that this place is generally very safe for families. To answer your question, yes a compound villa should be plenty safe. Crime is very very low in Qatar. We have fire extinguishers & smoke alarms in our rented villa, if you are worried about fires. Re health, we had a good experience with the general children's hospital when our child was sick. Lots of concerned doctors, all tests done to ensure nothing was missed and lots of consultations with other doctors to ensure proper medication and treatment was given. Most social activities happen in the evenings when weather is cooler. You can go shopping anywhere and anytime the shops are open, on your own or with your child, in tshirts/shortsleeve blouses and jeans/skirt. No need for head/face coverings or your husband by your side. This is quite common for locals and expats here. Re driving, I find that there is hardly any road courtesy, lots of big cars, high speed, they change lanes with no indication at all and very car horn trigger-happy here. Qataris are generally gentle polite people. Although they are a minority in Qatar's population, most people I've met here are friendly, helpful and generally nice people too.
Hi Papu21, Doha is quite a safe city. When we shifted from UK to Doha, we already knew that this place is generally very safe for families. To answer your question, yes a compound villa should be plenty safe. Crime is very very low in Qatar. We have fire extinguishers & smoke alarms in our rented villa, if you are worried about fires. Re health, we had a good experience with the general children's hospital when our child was sick. Lots of concerned doctors, all tests done to ensure nothing was missed and lots of consultations with other doctors to ensure proper medication and treatment was given. Most social activities happen in the evenings when weather is cooler. You can go shopping anywhere and anytime the shops are open, on your own or with your child, in tshirts/shortsleeve blouses and jeans/skirt. No need for head/face coverings or your husband by your side. This is quite common for locals and expats here. Re driving, I find that there is hardly any road courtesy, lots of big cars, high speed, they change lanes with no indication at all and very car horn trigger-happy here. Qataris are generally gentle polite people. Although they are a minority in Qatar's population, most people I've met here are friendly, helpful and generally nice people too.