There is no "live" in Doha...expecially during the period calling "summer time".....except ..in the shopping center..
Outside doha..nothing..Sand,sand,and..sand..
Yes i think you will be limited to go from an hotel to another...
Last but not least..if you rent a car,be very carefull on the road,there is rules on the road here, but as a lot of thing here,nobody respect it here.