Phoenicia Hotel

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The InterContinental Phoenicia is a hotel located in Beirut, Lebanon. With an overlooking sight over the Mediterranean sea, this 5 star hotel offers services to businesspeople, families seeking leisure and relaxation, VIPs and heads of state. It is situated in the heart of Beirut city (a few kilometers from Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport), near the Corniche or boardwalk and a few minutes from the downtown area, and the business/banking district.^[1]

1 History
2 Rooms and Suites
3 Cuisine
4 The Spa
5 References
6 External links

[edit] History

The InterContinental Phoenicia was first built in 1953 by the Lebanese businessman Najib Salha who founded La Société des Grands Hotels du Liban. Designed by the American architect Edward Durell Stone, it had a European furnishing touch yet with a Middle Eastern influence, especially in its high ceilings, sweeping staircases and palatial pillars.^[2] Construction took 8 years and finished on December 1961. It had 600 rooms and suites, shops, a wide choice of restaurants and a swimming pool with a bar and a view over the Mediterranean.^[3]

With the beginning of the Lebanese Civil War and over a decade of violence and instability, the hotel was forced to close. However, Mazen and Marwan Salha, chairman and member of the board of directors of La Société des Grands Hotels du Liban respectively, decided to rebuild the hotel. In March, 2000 it went through a big restoration project to meet with the modern standards of the hotel trade industry and regain its number one position in the region.

[edit] Rooms and Suites

Today the hotel has 418 rooms and 44 suites with a modern and elegant decoration, standardized equipment in all guest rooms and a hospitable in-room service.

Room configurations available:

Standard Rooms
Deluxe Queen
Premium
Junior Suite

[edit] Cuisine

Phoenicia chez vous - used for a large reception, gathering, birthday and wedding celebrations.
Phoenicia Gourmet - specialized in pastries and sweets.
Caffe Mondo - a casual ground floor Italian restaurant.
Mosaic - a dining restaurant with International and Oriental buffets.
WOK W.O.K - Chinese, Thai and Japanese restaurant.
EAU DE VIE - an exquisite modern French restaurant.
LES CASCADES Lobby Lounge - lounge offering drinks, light snacks, sandwiches and salads.