The Commodore

Having already read a couple of books about the Lebanese Civil War (1975-1990) I was determined to stay at least one night at The Commodore hotel in West Beirut. This hotel became famous during the civi war as the place all foreign journalists and correspondents stayed and sent their telexes from to their news desks at home. It has a real history to it throughout this period and was pretty much the only hotel left standing in this area.

A friend of ours from Sydney (George) who was working in Beirut at the time had booked us into his hotel for convenience and it turned out to be The Commodore, now owned by the Le Meridien group but still trading under the same name (Le Meridien Commodore).

The photo above was taken in the lobby as we prepared (with G & T's) for a night out. The hotel was brilliant and definately a reccomendation for Beirut. In the heart of the Hamra in West Beirut it is well located for shopping and only ten minutes from Solidere in a cab where most of the restaurants & nightlife is.


This photo was taken in Asia Bar. Behind us is the bar and behind that is a view over the city and beyond.

Awesome bar and awesome view.

In this photo is (left - right) Natasha, Susie & D.