Four Seasons Hotel Beirut

With every point on the compass visible from the rooftop pool the Four Seasons Hotel Beirut also offers unobstructed views from its on-site restaurant open-air lounge well-stocked fitness center and all of the beautifully decorated rooms and suites. In a strikingly modern tower the 26-floor Four Seasons has 230 rooms and suites with furnished terraces where you can enjoy the evening breezes. Designer rooms have unique touches like suede-upholstered headboards and elliptical-shaped desks. Wired and wireless internet access iPod docking stations and plasma TVs with satellite channels are among the up-to-the-minute amenities. Non-smoking rooms are available. When you have to get up early coffee or tea arrive with your wake-up call.

There's indoor and outdoor seating at the steakhouse which overlooks the boats bobbing around at Beirut Marina. A high point at the hotel is the open-air lounge perched on the rooftop terrace. Covered in white marble and gold mosaic tiles the spa includes a private couple's suite with its own hot tub. Before or after your treatment you are free to indulge in the saunas and steam rooms or head to the gorgeous outdoor pool. You can work out on the cardio equipment in the fitness center which has view of the coastline through floor-to-ceiling windows. Parking is available.

Overlooking the Mediterranean Sea the Four Seasons is on the northern edge of downtown Beirut. The National Museum of Beirut is a four-mile drive south. Fantastic formations of stalactites and stalagmites are the draw at Jeita Grotto 18 kilometers northwest of the city. Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport is 17 kilometers south.