Beirut : Sleep

Beirut is a city that has once again become geared towards high-end tourism. As opposed to the city’s restaurant culture, however, efficiency and luxury in hotel accommodation are more important than style or design. So while the selection is plentiful, few hotels are boutique or original. Owing to the influx of Gulf tourists in the summer months, the look and feel of the hotel environment is much more Middle Eastern than European chic. Because of the speediness with which the city has rebuilt itself since the mid-’90s, the emphasis has fallen on facilities, expense and convenience of location.

Of the 25 hotels included here, at least five suffered severe damage in the February 2005 bomb blast that killed former prime…

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