The renovated facade of Le Gray hotel in downtown Beirut. (Photo provided by Le Gray)
After the Phoenicia and the Voco (opened where the Monroe used to be), it's now the Le Gray hotel's turn to reopen its doors in Beirut. An iconic hotel in the heart of the capital and a member of the global network "The Leading Hotels of the World," Le Gray is holding a soft launch on Nov. 6, more than five years after its closure following the deadly Beirut Port explosion of Aug. 4, 2020."This is our way of showing our commitment to Beirut and Lebanon, and through it, we aim to support the capital in its economic and touristic revival," says Charles Akl, general manager of the hotel, which is majority owned by the Lebanese group Ven Invest Holding, led by Edmond Abchi, and the Qatari group Salam Bounian Development Co, managed by Issa Abu-Issa. "With the recent opening ceremony of Beirut Souks, efforts...
After the Phoenicia and the Voco (opened where the Monroe used to be), it's now the Le Gray hotel's turn to reopen its doors in Beirut. An iconic hotel in the heart of the capital and a member of the global network "The Leading Hotels of the World," Le Gray is holding a soft launch on Nov. 6, more than five years after its closure following the deadly Beirut Port explosion of Aug. 4, 2020."This is our way of showing our commitment to Beirut and Lebanon, and through it, we aim to support the capital in its economic and touristic revival," says Charles Akl, general manager of the hotel, which is majority owned by the Lebanese group Ven Invest Holding, led by Edmond Abchi, and the Qatari group Salam Bounian Development Co, managed by Issa Abu-Issa. "With the recent opening ceremony of Beirut Souks, efforts...
