PO Box 11/846
Beirut, Nightly Rates(281.82 - 863.63)4 Star
Property Description
The InterContinental Phoenicia Beirut is ideally located in the most prestigious district of Beirut, and on the fringe of the city center "Solidere". The hotel is a landmark in Lebanon and in the Middle East. It is overlooking the Mediterranean sea and only few minutes away from Beirut International Airport.
Amenities
Air Conditioned
ATM/Cash Machine
Babysitting/Child Services
Bar/Lounge
Bath Tub
Barber/Beauty Shop
Porters
Bidet
Breakfast Buffet
Bathroom Telephone
Business Center
CD Player
Cellular Telephone Rental
Coffee Maker in Room
Concierge Desk
Connecting Rooms
Copy Service
Cribs Available
City Center
Currency Exchange
24 Hour Front Desk
Desk with lamp
DVD Player
Email Service
Executive Level
FAX
Fire Alarm with Light
Florist
Gift Shop
Golf
Exercise Gym
Hairdryers Available
High speed internet access
Internet Access
Iron
Kitchenette
Kitchenette
Kitchen
Guest Laundromat
Lounge
Mini Bar
Modem Lines in Room
In Room Movies
Multilingual
Free Newspaper
Public Address System
Phone with speaker
Pool
Indoor Pool
Outdoor Pool
Parking
Valet Parking
Radio
Restaurant
Rollaway Beds
Room Service
24 Hour Room Service
Safe Deposit Box
Safe
Sauna
Secretarial Service
Security
Free Airport Shuttle
Sprinklers In Rooms
Turndown Service
Television with Cable
TV Remote Control
Satellite TV
Laundry/Valet Services
VCR
Wake-up Service
Miscellaneous Information
Lebanese Pounds is the native currency.
Check in time is 1500
Check out time is 1300
Time Zone is GMT+2
446 rooms.
0 suites.
31 floors.
Guarantee Policy
Credit Card Guarantee Required For All Arrivals - Deposit May Be Required During Special Events
Cancellation Policy
Cancellation policies vary by hotel. Since a hotel can set a cancellation policy up to 30 days prior to arrival, please review rate rules prior to booking to avoid possible charges.
Related Lebanon Content
Lebanon, over the course of history, provided an inaccessible haven for tribes and religious groups escaping from repression and persecution in other parts of the Middle East: the Maronites, Christians; the Greek Orthodox Christians; the Shia Muslims; and the Druze, a heretical Muslim sect founded in the 10th century.
Since its independence from France in 1943, these disparate communities cohabited in relative peace with political power divided between Christians, Shia and Sunni Muslims. On this basis, Lebanon developed a thriving economy based on providing business services for other countries
in the region. This situation prevailed until the 1970s when the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), which had been expelled from Jordan in 1971, established itself in Lebanon with the tacit agreement of the Lebanese. The influx of a large new community with a powerful armed wing upset the relatively fragile political balance in Lebanon. The PLO’s presence ultimately led to the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1978 and 1982.
By then Lebanon had been engulfed in a six-year civil war between right-wing Christian militias (the Falange and the southern militia led by Saad Haddad, and later the forces led by General Michel Aoun) and various alignments of Muslim and Palestinian forces. Among the latter, the most important were the Amal movement and the more radical, Iranian-inspired Hezbollah organization. Syrian troops also moved in shortly after the war started.
The Israelis withdrew in early 1985 to a self-declared ‘security zone’ in the south from which they withdrew in 2000. Despite still having a strong influence in Lebanon, Syria withdrew its troops in 2005, ending a 29-year military presence. However, in July 2006, fighting resumed when Israeli forces attacked Lebanon following the kidnapping of two Israeli soldiers by Shia Muslim group Hezbollah. Around 1,000 Lebanese were killed and much of the country’s infrastructure destroyed.
Lebanon’s diverse patchwork of Mediterranean-lapped coast, rugged alpine peaks and green, fertile valleys is packed into a parcel of land some 225km long and 46km wide. Once known as the ‘Paris of the East’, Beirut commands a magnificent position, thrust into the Mediterranean. Behind the city are towering mountains, visible when the traffic haze settles down. The Corniche seafront boasts beaches, restaurants, theaters and a dazzling variety of shops and restaurants. Beirut suffered greatly from Lebanon’s 16-year civil war, but following an impressive and ongoing process of reconstruction, the city was poised to become one of the most popular tourist and business destinations in the Middle East before the Israeli attacks of 2006. Beirut’s Central District, known as Solidere (the company in charge of the reconstruction program), has seen a spectacular number of modern buildings and office blocks springing up everywhere. After massive landfill, two new marinas, a new seaside promenade and a green park are also planned.
The cities and ruins of Aanjar, Baalbeck, Byblos, Tyre and the Qadisha Valley/Cedars Forest are listed as UNESCO World Heritage sites and are also worth visiting.
Lebanon now faces the massive task of rebuilding and maintaining a ceasefire. If this proves possible, the country could find itself back on the tourist radar.
Geography Lebanon lies to the east of the Mediterranean, sharing borders to the north and east with the Syrian Arab Republic, and to the south with Israel/Palestinian Territory. It is a mountainous country and between the two mountain ranges of Jebel Lubnan (Mount Lebanon), Mount Hermon and the Anti-Lebanon range lies the fertile Bekaa Valley. Approximately half of the country lies at an altitude of over 900m (3000ft). Into this small country is packed such a variety of scenery that there are few places to equal it in beauty and choice. The famous cedar trees grow high in the mountains, while the lower slopes bear grapes, apricots, plums, peaches, figs, olives and barley, often on terraces painstakingly cut out from the mountainsides. On the coastal plain, citrus fruit, bananas and vegetables are cultivated, with radishes and beans grown in tiny patches.
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