Beirut City Guide - Boutique Hotels and the Best Restaurants, Bars and Clubs in Beirut

Hg2's Beirut city guide explores boutique hotels and the best restaurants, as well as bars, clubs, shops, sights and spas.

If any city has skeletons in its closet, then it's Beirut; its volatile past has seen it transform from millionaire's playground to war-torn hell-hole and back again - we can hardly keep up! Now once again the party capital of the Middle East, Beirut is home to a heady nightlife scene set against colonial ruins sprayed with bullet holes - serving as a stark reminder that any city has the ability to change seemingly overnight.

HG2 MUST-STAY...
Probably the most famous hotel in Beirut, the Phoenicia reopened after sustaining massive damage from the bomb blast that killed former Prime Minister Rafic Hariri. And this year, it celebrates its 50th anniversary... Read the full review here.

HG2 MUST-STAY...
Le Gray, owned by hotelier-of-the-moment Gordon Campbell Gray (read our full interview with him here), is arguably the sleekest stay in Beirut... Read the full review here.

HG2 MUST-EAT...
Located in the heart of plush Achrafieh, on one of the most exclusive streets, Julia's is one of the most polished restaurants in Beirut -- an exquisite blend of the modern and the traditional... Read the full review here.

BOOK A TRIP...
Don't just read about it -- book it. Hg2 has teamed up with luxury holiday company Abercrombie & Kent to create itineraries fit for hedonists. Read about them here.

BEIRUT...