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Four Seasons Beirut Will Open in December

Where: 1418 Professor Wafic Sinno Avenue, Minet El Hosn, Beirut, Lebanon, 2020 4107

For all you Four Seasons loyalists out there, you have a new reason to visit Beirut. The Four Seasons Beirut will be opening there in December, joining other Middle East sister properties such as Amman, Damascus, Doha and Riyadh.

The hotel plans to play off its nickname of "The Paris of the Middle East" by giving each room and suite its own private terraces with views of the city, the mountains and the Mediterranean. The hotel will even get a little Miami spice with a rooftop pool that turns into a cocktail and tapas lounge at night. (Expect the pool to open later in Spring 2010.) Rounding out the amenities are a full-service spa, two restaurants and three lounge/bar areas.

There's no word on exact opening date or how much rooms will be, but this is a Four Seasons--you know what to expect.

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Intercontinental Phoenicia Gives New Meaning to 'Political Hotel'

Where: Minet El Hosn, Beirut, Lebanon

Some of us would be more than happy to oblige our employer's request to live in a five-star luxury hotel for a while ... but the unfortunate parliamentarians of Lebanon who are currently holed up in the lovely Intercontinental Phoenicia are definitely not in that category.

For the last month, 40 members of the Lebanese parliament have been living at this Intercontinental in Beirut in a quest to choose the next president of Lebanon. Four members of the parliament have been killed since the assassination of the former prime minister in 2005, so they're playing it safe, and aren't even allowed near the hotel windows (which overlook the Mediterranean Sea) for fear of a sniper.

Fortunately the government is not footing the $575 per suite, per night bill: a supporter group called March 14 are paying up. The hotel's made some adjustments, turning one lobby area into a dining room and meeting area that's safe for the long-term visitors, who do hope to go home soon.

[Photo: TripAdvisorMember]

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Lebanon Rising

Where: 137 Abdel Wahab El Inglizi St, Beruit, Lebanon

Have you ever been to Lebanon?

Turns out trips to Lebanon, and more specifically Beirut are heating up.

In the next few years the cities dearth of quality hotels will be filled by Hilton, Grand Hyatt, Four Seasons, and even some sort of Philippe Starck project.

Until the new hotels arrive, and maybe even after that, we recommend checking out the Hotel Albergo.

The all suite hotel is draped in decorative Middle Eastern trimmings, and comes equipped with a slick sounding rooftop garden terrace.

It is good to have a go to hotel in Beirut.

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·   Hotel Albergo Reviews [TripAdvisor]
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