USAPAScabs...Well..you can name Bahrain as the most liberal "free" country in the gulf region...it has a very relaxed atmosphere...lots of hangouts..many restaurants, many coffee shops around the corner, great shopping malls, plenty of night clubs and bars to satisfy every taste...and hey, lots of chicks are there too!
and since it's a very small island as you said, it means that you almost cannot lose your direction to the place you are heading!
Ali Baba...I think you are right too
personally, that's more than enough for me