The hotel has 117 rooms, including 21 suites, individually air-conditioned. 29 of these rooms including 5 suites are situated in the Merybel wing 500 metres away from the main entrance. Two IDD telephone lines in every room as well as satellite TV, radio and hairdryer. RESTAURANTS, LOUNGES and BARS. Les Glycines - elegant a la carte gourmet restaurant, famous Sunday buffets with international and Lebanese specialities. La Cave - the wine cellar adjacent to the restaurant for choosing your wine. Il Giardino - Italian trattoria and bar, karaoke in the evening. The Crystal Garden - glass conservatory - in the Strawberry Hill style for banquets, receptions. Le Village - cafe bar - Lebanese cuisine, health foods. The Scottish Bar - a bar with a spectacular view - cocktails, snacks, piano bar. The Ottoman - beautiful red lounge with fireplace - afternoon teas, cocktails and receptions. Main Lobby - piano lounge, refreshments and snacks. Pool Terrace - light snacks, cocktails. La Marocaine Terrace - candlelit dinner in summer. Private dining rooms - from 10 to 500 persons. Cocktails/Receptions - upto 1000 persons. Outdoor Receptions - upto 2000 persons. Pool Terrace and terraced gardens for banquets - 20 to 2000 persons. A unique setting. CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS. EMILE BUSTANI INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTRE. Emile Bustani Auditorium - 470 seats: simultaneous interpretation system with 6 booths, projection screen, stage, 2 stagerooms, close circuit television and other technical facilities. Cedar Rooms I and II - 150 people in each, 300 (in the rooms combined). Le Marquis - 190 people. Combined Conference Facilities - 1000 people. Teleconference available on request. Business Centre - 24 hours - Reuters, fax, PC, printer, shredder, secretarial service. LE PASSAGE - THE GALLERY - PROMENADE - CRYSTAL GARDEN vernissages, exhibitions, fashion shows. Room service - 24 hours. Valet service - 24 hours. Complimentary shoeshine. Children's playground. Outdoor swimming pool (heated in winter). Shuttle service to Deir El Kalaa country club 1km from hotel with indoor and outdoor pools, tennis and squash courts, etc. SERVICES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. Mens and ladies' hairdresser. Manicure and pedicure. Meet on arrival at airport, pick-up and transfer to hotel available on request, free of charge. Hotel fleet of modern sedans with experienced chauffeurs. Major credit cards accepted. The Al Bustan Hotel is a member of. Great Hotels Of The World and is included in their. Incentive Business Travel. Represented worldwide by international cuisine

Built by a pioneer The construction of the Al Bustan Hotel was started in 1962, by the well known pioneer Lebanese entrepreneur, business man and statesman Emile Bustani. It replaced a 1930 hotel called the Grand Hotel, which stood in the same location. A love affair Both Emile Bustani and his wife Laura had special memories of the Grand, as they used to go dancing there in the thirties, during their courting days. However the old hotel had become derelict and sadly had to be pulled down. East and West meeting place Emile Bustani was a bridge builder between East and West and the new hotel he had started to build was to embody his dreams. It would be a constant meeting place between East and West, with full conference facilities, good living (Bustani was a great host!), a comfortable and welcoming place, surrounded by gardens and trees, Bustani ’s ultimate Guest House. Laura Bustani opens the hotel After Emile Bustani died tragically (1963) in his own plane, crashing into the sea off Beirut harbour, his widow Laura continued the project and opened the new hotel in the autumn of 1967. The Garden Laura Bustani named the hotel Al Bustan which in Arabic means The Garden. The Al Bustan hotel was the first hotel in Lebanon to be given an Arabic name! All the fashionable hotels in Beirut at the time only had European names! Renovations The hotel has undergone extensive renovation since 1992, and was the very first five star hotel in Lebanon to be renovated after the Lebanese war. Family owned The hotel is still owned privately by the Bustani family group, and is cared for directly by individual members of the family. The Art Collection The hotel houses an ever growing Art Collection of antiquities, sculpture, paintings, watercolours and prints, in the lounges and bedrooms. The Al Bustan Festival The daughter of Emile Bustani, Myrna, has instituted the International Al Bustan Festival of Music and the Arts, which takes place annually, since 1994, mainly in the hotel premises, during the months of February and March. The Festival is a non profit organisation and a member of the European Festival Association. A landmark The Al Bustan is a landmark, which can be seen from almost everywhere in Beirut, shining on top of the hill. Byzantine archeological site near the hotel. 6th century mosaic at the hotel

Physical Address Al Bustan Hotel Beyt Meri LEBANON. Postal Address Al Bustan Hotel PO Box 11-3764 Riad El Solh Beirut 1107 2150 LEBANON. Hotel@albustan-lb.com reservations@albustan-lb.com festival@albustan-lb.com. Telephone (+961) 4-972980/1/2 (+961) 4-870400/1/2 (+961) 3-752000. London Information (Fax) +44 (0) 20 7937 2633. Please fill in your question here. We will respond as soon as we can. The Crystal Garden conservatory

Traveller Room, single occupancy. Traveller Room, twin occupancy. Loggia Suite, single occupancy. Loggia Suite, twin occupancy. Merybel Room, single occupancy. Merybel Room, twin occupancy. Pull out bed in suites. 16% service charge applicable on all room and suite rates. Continental or buffet breakfast. Les Glycines three course European menu. Le Village Lebanese menu. 16% Service charge is included in these prices. 10% VAT applicable on all the above prices. Rates are subject to change without notice Long stay corporate and group rates. Special packages available. To make a reservation enquiry, click entrance to the Merybel wing elevator with a literary flavour

The Hotel Al Bustan is superbly located, with breathtaking over Beirut and the Mediterranean, exclusive, secure and beautifully furnished. 15 km from the airport and the commercial district, the hotel offers tranquility above the bustle and traffic of the city below. An independent, family owned hotel, it offers the luxury of space, good taste, attention to detail and personal service with up-to-date technology and modern facilities. The hotel houses an Art collection, comprising paintings by local and international artists, as well as antiquities. The hotel also hosts the Al Bustan International Festival of Music and the Arts which takes place yearly during five weeks in February and March in the hotel's own Auditorium. Just a few minutes walk from the hotel there is an ancient archaeological site with Roman ruins, ancient thermal baths and Byzantine mosaics.

Please wait for the picture to load and after a short while it will start turning automatically. If you want to move around click and drag with your mouse. Press A to zoom-in, Z to zoom-out. The village of Beyt Meri. Beirut International Airport. Roman and Byzantine ruins five minutes walk from the hotel.

Wallpaper*Navigator magazine has recognised the excellence of Al Bustan Hotel through a listing in the Where to Stay - Our Pick of the Top Hotels Beirut feature in Issue 03 (published March 2005). Al Bustan Not many hotels have their own music festivals, but for a month each winter the Bustan is home to divas from all over the world. Located in the hills above Beirut, each room enjoys stunning views, but the corner suites - rooms 14, 15 and 16 on each floor - are like sleeping on a flight deck.. More news from Al Bustan Hotel on the following pages: Great Hotels of the World - Luxury Romantic Collection