Country Info
- Beirut
- Capital
- Lebanese Pound (LBP)
- Currency
- 3,627,774
- Population
- LB
- Country Code
Beirut Slideshow
Top Hotels in Beirut
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Phoenicia Intercontinental Beirut
97 reviews -
Movenpick Resort Beirut
88 reviews -
Le Royal Beirut
65 reviews
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Holiday Inn Beirut Dunes
31 reviews
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Le Commodore Hotel Beirut
44 reviews -
Crowne Plaza Beirut
71 reviews
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Habtoor Grand Hotel Convention Center And Spa Beirut
16 reviews
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Radisson Sas Martinez Hotel Beirut
96 reviews
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The Metropolitan Palace Hotel Beirut
33 reviews
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De Ville Beirut
44 reviews
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Gefinor Rotana Hotel Beirut
96 reviews
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Le Bristol Beirut
69 reviews
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Safir Heliopolitan Hotel Beirut
64 reviews
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Four Points Sheraton Verdun Beirut
55 reviews
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Galleria Hotel Beirut
13 reviews
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Le Vendome Intercontinental Beirut
41 reviews
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Alexandre Beirut
17 reviews -
Ramada Beirut Downtown
36 reviews
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Al Bustan Beirut
7 reviews
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Grand Hills Hotel And Spa Beirut
12 reviews
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Riviera Hotel Beirut
53 reviews
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Palm Beach Hotel Beirut
48 reviews
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Plaza Beirut
48 reviews
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Mayflower Beirut
107 reviews -
Suite Beirut
13 reviews
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Monroe Beirut
46 reviews
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Napoleon Beirut
18 reviews
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Markazia Monroe Suites Beirut
8 reviews
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Coral Suites Al Hamra Beirut
45 reviews
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The Lancaster Beirut
5 reviews
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Beau Rivage Hotel Beirut
12 reviews
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Grand Versailles (Executive) Beirut
25 reviews -
Mediterranee Hotel Beirut
10 reviews
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Coral Beach Hotel & Resort Beirut
23 reviews
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Albergo Beirut
60 reviews
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Cavalier Beirut
83 reviews
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Etoile Suites Beirut
10 reviews
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Le Marly Beirut
16 reviews
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Marble Tower Hotel Beirut
21 reviews
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Casa D Or Hotel Beirut
106 reviews
Beirut
Travel Blogs from Beirut, Lebanon
Beirut: the original "Paris of the Middle East"
This is a top pick! ... Christians, so I guess Friday and Sunday are pretty much quiet in the souk. The first thing that really stood out upon entering Lebanon was the number of soldiers with large rifles and burned out vehicles. But then again, it was only in 2007 that ...
Baalbek beers and Beirut
This is a top pick! ... in the morning and we were off for another fun day of border crossing, sight seeing, border crossing. First border crossing, into Lebanon, stuck for thirty minutes, and then we were off. The first stop was Baalbek. Here is the only Roman ceiling left in ...
Beirut Cont'd
This is a top pick! ... After free breakfast at the Crowne Plaza, took a service taxi to downtown for 2,000 pounds. Today was the independence day for Lebanon. I had caught glimpse of it on TV. However, the celebrations were over by the time Diana and I got to Downtown. ...
Beirut
This is a top pick! ... . Enormous amounts of French and American funds have been pumped into this country, once again, with the hope of preventing Lebanon from falling into the "Axis of Evil". Numerous French and American brands are present here, all the way from fastfood ...
Beirut Cont'd
This is a top pick! ... and its building have more of an oriental touch. I would expect Jordan's GDP per capita to be between those of Syria and Lebanon, but it's equal to Syria's. Apparently, Syria's output is much larger than what meets the eye. What a difference oil ...
Thursday night in downtown Beirut
... that live in Beirut so I can meet them beginning with his first cousin Antoine Rabbat. So all is well...having fun and discovering Lebanon. It seems as though I messed up the picture loading. I am trying to fix it. Hopefully I'll be ...
Balbaak, Zehle and more!
Hi all, Last I posted I was headed back to Nounou's house for dinner and it was a delicios spread of traditional Lebanese food. Funny thing was auntie Nounou assumed I didn't know the food but of course I knew it all! My mom makes all of them ...
24 hours later...I am here!
... . We almost crashed about 25 times...no exaggeration there. I am now at Patrick's beautiful apartment in the mountains Northeast of Lebanon. Aunt Nounou is preparing a meal so we will go to her house shortly. Then later, we will go out ...
Take a Peak at Pigeons' Rock
... of Lebanon becing part of the French Mandate of Syria after WWI and remaining under French control until 1943 when Lebanon gained it's independence during the German occupation of France. Also called Nejmeh Square, the cobblestone pedestrian area boasts ...
Chapter Three: Beirut
... 400USD. We left Amman at 10:45am on Friday, March 5 and then departed Beirut at 5:00pm on Tuesday, March 9. In Lebanon we stayed in Beirut at the Four Points Sheraton in Le Verdun for a tremendous discount per my father who works for the Starwood company. ...
Lebanon - Yalla habibi!
... to see goats being milked to produce labneh, which is a strained yoghurt also well known all over the Levant region, but particularly in Lebanon. My favourite outing was when I met many of her friends for a picnic in the mountains where we had harisseh (a ...
Arrival to Lebanon
... strict face eased into a smile and he laughed. "That's okay", he said, "your American". And stamped my passport. "Welcome to Lebanon." Next was luggage claim and customs. I found my luggage, added these to my cart with my carryons and headed towards the ...
Crazy days in Lebanon!
... done any sightseeing. I have to say, the bus ride there was one of the scariest I've ever experienced. Driving in general, in Lebanon is something of a frightening experience. You seem to take your life in your hands. As far as I can work out, the ...
love affair with everywhere--BEIRUT
... nbsp;lovely person. he will gladly show you around the city he calls home and if you let him, he will tell you all about lebanon, beirut, the war, its history and his wife and children, who he speaks about with a great deal of pride. as i have said ...
How to feel out of your element in 5 easy steps
... the country 2.Do not have convertor for hair dryer, so your hair looks it's craziest when first getting to know in-laws. (Lebanon is 220 V and America is 120 V.) These adapters are not easy to find for high powered profesional hair dryers 3.Live out of ...
"Ten Minutes"
... and then sprinkle in a liberal dose of garbage. There you have it ladies and gentlemen...beautiful Beirut..the Paris of the Middle East. Driving in Lebanon is an interesting experience as well. The roads don't really have stripes for lanes ...
Dodging trouble in Beirut
... on holiday this time. this is my first foray into the middle east, and its certainly a very exciting time to be in lebanon. i arrived on saturday, and have spent my first few days in beirut, pounding the pavement - ive covered a lot of distance! one ...
Lebanon
... the place gave it an eerie hellish atmosphere. Unfortunately, there was no photography allowed. My last night in Beirut I decided to take in the nightlife. Lebanon is famous for its nightlife in the Middle-East, but I found it to be very pretentious. ...
Welcome to america winding down the ...
... some buildings are yet to be demolished and a full of holes from the shell fire, and the restored builings are wonderful. Lebanon also runs dual currency's, the Lebanese Lira and the US dollar which can be a bit confusing at times because some shop ...
Sad for it all to come to an end
... my family. We had dinner at the Cliffhouse restaurant in my village. It is build on a cliff with great views overlooking Beirut. After polishing off a bottle of Johnny Walker with my cousins, it was time to pack and head for the ...
Beirut
We spent 4/19-4/24 in Lebanon, based in Beirut where Mike's Tata (grandmother) Esmait, Khalo (uncle) Halim, Aunt Selma, and cousins Rana and Razzouk live. It's also home to many, many friends and family. It was wonderful to see everyone again ...
Beirut
... just OK". It's party scene is definitely over-rated, but apparently summer is when the parties really blow up. The only thing Beirut has on most US party spots is that they serve alcohol all night. Were that the case in Austin, I have no ...
Today's unfortunate incident
Hi all, Thanks for reading the blog! I just want to let you all know that despite the unfortunate incident at the border today, we are all fine and life is completely normal here. We were at the beach when we found out and we continued with our day ...
Fall in Beirut
Well I have been here in Lebanon just over a month now, and my travel journal has been seriously neglected. It's been such a whirlwind and I have stayed very busy. I will share bits and pieces, and try to catch up a bit on what I have been up to. The ...
Chapter Seven: Beirut, Amman
... side in downtown Beirut which is kind of cool. Literally neighbors. Kind of symbolic of the diverse population in Lebanon (for example, Lebanon recognizes 18 official religions). Then we sent some postcards home and the stamps took up half of ...
Beirut, Tyre & Baalbeck, Lebanon
... on the tragic assassination of Rafiq Hariri a few years ago and the opposition, Hezbollah, reinforcing the continued mistreatment of Lebanon by Israel and the international community in many of their ad campaigns and hot topic issues. Since most Lebanese ...
Touchdown Beirut
After arriving in Beirut we took time out to chill by the Mediterranean, walk the Cornice (soon to be bombed) and enjoy the fine cuisine. ...
Chouf, Rabbat dinner and an attempt at Sky Bar!
Hi All, Another full, full, full day here in Lebanon. As you may have guessed, given the pictures from my last post at MusicHall, we got a bit of a late start today. Christelle, Alain and I headed to the Chouf area to see some sites. We first ...