I don’t really like Dubai (but Doha, for me, is the dystopian pits.)
However, there is one thing that does have me hooked in Dubai.
Stay overnight at somewhere perfectly good but inexpensive close to the airport such as the Holiday Inn Express (it has a shuttle), then take a taxi to the Jumeirah Beach Hotel (about $30 IIRC) and dine outdoors at the restaurant at the end nearest the Burj Al Arab while watching the light show on the Burj. The food is good, the wine expensive like anywhere in the ME, but it really is just a divine experience IMO.
There are about six restaurants in the JB hotel, but the outdoor one is the go-to. If you want to go into the Burj, I think you have to make prior arrangements.
The HI Express is only a short walk to a train station if you want to take the train to the mall at the Burj Khalifa, s ope that, then take a taxi to the Jumeirah Beach. Dubai is pretty spread out