Christopher Baker
Google
I feel the reviews and website do not accurately describe this place. In reality, it’s quite the opposite. I feel catfished.
It is important to note the the website mentions smoking/non-smoking rooms but does not give the opportunity to select which. Make sure to contact via WhatsApp before paying.
Upon arrival to our room we noticed a distinct cigarette smell and ashtray. We requested a separate room but they said they were booked out (more on this later). The headboard appeared to be cracked and the plastic was peeling off, towels smelled like cigarettes and slight mold signs in the restroom. We thought this was a bad sign but decided to stay anyways.
Later that night, I could only describe this place as becoming a brothel. The lobby fills with middle-aged men. Waiting of nothing, something, or someone to appear. My girlfriend would not have felt safe if she was traveling alone.
As I developed food positing from dinner previously, we started to hear the noises from next door(s). Highly exaggerated and loud, not soundproofed much at all. Earplugs helped. Combined with vomiting from food poisoning this was basically a nightmare.
I understand that Lebanon has fallen on hard times and maybe this could be a chance to make some easy money, but for me, a non-smoker looking for rest, this was not the place. Perhaps the change was recent and it will change again soon but I can only speak of right now.