Phoenicia InterContinental Hotel is a hotel in Beirut, Lebanon.[1] Wikidata describes it as “5-star hotel in Beirut, Lebanon”. It opened in 1961. It is operated by IHG Hotels & Resorts. It is owned by Najib Salha. The building has 23 floors. It stands about 2.3 km from the centre of Beirut.[3]

Overview

The InterContinental Phoenicia Beirut is a 5-star luxury hotel situated in the Minet El Hosn neighborhood of Beirut, Lebanon. It is located on Rue Fakhreddine near the Corniche Beirut promenade and walking-distance from Beirut Central District, and a few kilometers from Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport.

From “Phoenicia Hotel Beirut” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]

History and building

The hotel opened in 1961. It was designed by Edward Durell Stone. The building has 23 floors and is 90 m tall. [1]

Location

Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 2.3 km from the centre of Beirut. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport (BEY), about 8 km from the centre of Beirut.[4]

It is one of 65 hotels in and around Beirut recorded in Wikidata, 7 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Of the 4 with a recorded opening date, the earliest is Grand Théâtre, opened in 1929. See Hotels in Beirut.

Other hotels within 1.5 km:

  • NY Suites Hotel — 0.1 km
  • Beverly Hotel Beirut — 0.1 km
  • St. Georges Hotel — 0.2 km
  • Radisson Blu Martinez Beirut — 0.2 km
  • The Parisian Hotel — 0.3 km
  • Le Vendôme Intercontinental Hotel — 0.3 km
  • Warwick Palm Beach Hotel — 0.5 km
  • Orient Queen Homes Hotel — 0.7 km
  • Q Hotel — 0.8 km
  • 1866 Court & Suites — 1.0 km

See also

References

  1. ^ Phoenicia InterContinental Hotel (Q7186708). Wikidata. CC0.
  2. ^ Phoenicia InterContinental Hotel. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-07-31.
  3. ^ Beirut (Q3820). Wikidata. CC0.
  4. ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
  5. ^ Hotels in Beirut. Wikidata. CC0.

Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.

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