Displaced people on the Ramlet el-Baida beach in Beirut, between the Mövenpick and Lancaster Eden Bay hotels, on October 1, 2024. Patrick Baz/AFP
"A tiny breath of fresh air." That’s how Ramzi Assily, General Manager of the Crowne Plaza, a five-star hotel in the Hamra district of Beirut, summarizes the current situation for hoteliers in the capital. Since the intensification of strikes on Lebanon over the past three weeks, more than a million people have fled high-risk areas, seeking refuge in safer regions. Among them, some have opted to stay in hotels."We are fully booked, with occupancy rates consistently between 95% and 100%," says Fahd Shuman, manager of Bliss 3000, a three-star hotel in Bliss, Beirut. It offers stays starting at $45 per night for long-term stays. The same goes for the Mozart Hotel, another three-star establishment in the capital, where a night costs around $50 under similar conditions. Read also: Displaced: The surge in rent prices in Lebanon continues ...
"A tiny breath of fresh air." That’s how Ramzi Assily, General Manager of the Crowne Plaza, a five-star hotel in the Hamra district of Beirut, summarizes the current situation for hoteliers in the capital. Since the intensification of strikes on Lebanon over the past three weeks, more than a million people have fled high-risk areas, seeking refuge in safer regions. Among them, some have opted to stay in hotels."We are fully booked, with occupancy rates consistently between 95% and 100%," says Fahd Shuman, manager of Bliss 3000, a three-star hotel in Bliss, Beirut. It offers stays starting at $45 per night for long-term stays. The same goes for the Mozart Hotel, another three-star establishment in the capital, where a night costs around $50 under similar conditions. Read also: Displaced: The surge in rent prices in Lebanon continues ...