Etoile Suites Boutique Hotel Down Town

Spacious rooms, some might say dated while others might find the floral wingback chairs charming. Great location. For breakfast, skip the grim, dusty restaurant on the 5th for somewhere close like Starbucks (in the souk), Dunkin Donuts (5min) or a nice street cafe. If you’re getting picked up for a tour, walk 50 meters to the main road as the roads into the hotel are blocked. Extremely safe and beautiful part of town. Would stay there again.

I just came back from Beirut. I was interviewing with a local company which booked me into this hotel. My biggest issue was that they turned off the heat. I was freezing. I thought it was me. I put the temperature gauge in the room on max but nothing was working. In the middle of the night I called the reception. They sent someone up who turned the heat on from outside of the room! Essentially in the corridor! What a joke! Also my reservation "Buffet Breakfast Included". When I went to breakfast there was no buffet. However there was a waiter who asked me what I wanted to eat and gave me some options (no menu just spoken options). The food was fine but it was obviously not a buffet. It was 9am and I only saw 1 other person. I asked the waiter where is everybody and his response was that people sleep in... Second day, again only saw 2 people... Anyway, there are 2 positives. 1) The location is fantastic, 2) The area is very safe and was comfortable walking around any time.

This is a lovely hotel - centrally located and before the government put up security barriers and roving patrols of soldiers was probably a vibrant area. Now the restaurants are empty, stores have relocated and the area is so empty - it is eerie. I fell for the hotel as it is truly lovely, well kept, comfortable, great staff - but now in an area of no life and checks every time you leave the hotel. Cabs and tour operators cannot come to pick you up and it is very hard for them to park.

Pros: good location in Downtown Beirut. walking distance to the Souks and the area. many restaurants and clubs around. good service Cons: the price of the rooms compared to what you get is not good . the rooms are outdated, the bathrooms are low graded, old carpets and beds. the balconies were nice and oversee some nice views of the downtown area. You have to vallet park since the area is highly protected and no cars are allowed by the hotel ...so you have to drop the car ( if you are renting one) at the main security gate and get clearance to the area.. All in all it is ok .

Etoile Suites is located smack dab in the middle of the government section of the capital of Lebanon, Beirut. There was a heavy military and police presence here but everything seemed to be otherwise normal. Etoile is near the modern souk district and is an easy walk from the seafront. There are restaurants nearby as well as the lovely Saint George's Orthodox Cathedral and the Clocktower. Etoile has an excellent staff led by John-Jacque who will not only fill you in on the history of Beirut but will make sure that your time there is comfortable and well spent. There is a breakfast area / bar on the top floor where outside and indoor seating is available. Rooms are spacious; maybe a bit dated; very clean and comfortable.

I don't know what defines a Boutique hotel compared to a hotel?? Maybe I should google it haha! But in my mind this lovely little property is a Boutique hotel! There is a small reception desk always manned by a warm, friendly member of staff and then a lovely glass elevator takes you to your room, or should I say suite! The rooms are well appointed and generous in size, We were lucky enough to have 2 double French style doors that led out onto a charming balcony. The breakfast was extremely tasty and very very fresh! We booked a lovely couple of days touring Lebanon via the hotel and were very impressed with the car and driver provided! All in all I certainly would recommend this hotel to people who want to stay somewhere small, welcoming, comfortable and central, you will not be disappointed!

The staff are amazing, very attentive to request. A comfortable room with central location everything within walking distance.

Every thing was good in this hotel, welcome gift was very kind, it is close to a lot of entertainment.

Upon checking into the hotel, the room we requested, and that was confirmed by the hotel was not what I asked for. Instead of the two double beds that we requested, and that was confirmed by the hotel, we were given a King bed. This was especially inconvenient when it was two grown men in the room that were friends, not a couple. When this was pointed out to the staff upon arrival, they assured us that it would be fixed in the morning. It wasn't. For all 3 nights we stayed there, no effort was made to fix this, other then being offered a very uncomfortable cot that I wouldn't want a dog to stay on. When checking out, we were asked if we had a good stay, and I again pointed out this issue, nothing was done by the staff to even offer to subsidize their lack of follow through.

Fantastic location in the center of the country and next to cafes, restaurants and markets of Beirut The hotel rooms are wonderful and the service is good and the staff collaborators There are very delicious breakfast and on a outdoors