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Old 6th October 2006, 02:14   #1
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Cool #U/C-Beirut: "Kempinski Hotel"

Kempinski Hotel
Rouche - Beirut, Lebanon

www.kempinski.com



The hotel, estimated to cost $100 million and comprising 270 rooms, will be built on a plot covering around 5,000 square meters and should be completed in approximately two to three years.


Official Press Release:

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$100 million five-star hotel to be built in Beirut - 12/28/2005


United Lebanese Real Estate Co., jointly owned by United Real Estate and Horizon Development Co., signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with international chain Kempinski Hotels to build a five-star hotel in the Raouche area of Beirut.

The hotel, estimated to cost $100 million and comprising 270 rooms, will be built on a plot covering around 5,000 square meters and should be completed in approximately two to three years.
Kempinski Hotels, a German company headquartered in Switzerland, has also agreed to manage IFA Hotels and Resorts’ Al Abdaliyah Hills in Dhour Abdaliyah, located between Bhamdoun and Aley.
Kempinski is the oldest luxury hotel collection in Europe and currently operates 15 resorts spread across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia.

The Lebanon Weekly Monitor - Bank Audi

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Here are some Google Earth images (Feb 2005) of the plot of land where this hotel will be built:





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Construction Pics - July 2006:









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how many floors is it, do you know?
and the name of that street?
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The name of the street is General De Gaulle Avenue.

The exact number of floors has not been released yet though.

I estimate 20-22 Floors.
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US$100 million??? costs??
but is nice
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