We were in the free part (entrance 5), but we rented a sunbed and an umbrella. Prepare small money, because you may not be able to get the change even with 100 dirhams. The beach itself is nice, there are many lifeguards and guards. The only negative is men who take pictures of women in swimsuits without permission. If you do not want unwanted attention, it is better to choose a paid area (they go to the left, closer to the Marina island) or choose more closed clothes. There are toilets with showers and water fountains.
Greedy narrow-minded Arabs! They'll fuck everything up because of their greed... half of the beaches are closed, half are paid, even if you don't need sun beds! Although there are hundreds of kilometers of coastline there, it's all fenced off! Therefore, the topic of holidays in the UAE is closed to me! The country is not for recreation, but to drain the dough! For this money, it's better to live in Southeast Asia for a month, without brain damage.