try Dubai's parks and then compare.
they have places in the park where you can do bbq, they have security patrols all the time (not guards on the gates)
also they have skiing (almost as real) they have the biggest malls ever, they have many, and i mean MANY cinemas, they have decent theaters, they have diversity in all aspects, they have nearby emirates you can visit if you feel bored(if!) they have water parks (wild wadi and fujeira's) they have and they have and they have ..............

Yalla!