{"id":59964,"date":"2020-05-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/59964\/open-since-1966-achrafiehs-hotel-alexandre-to-close-down"},"modified":"2023-08-30T04:29:35","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T04:29:35","slug":"open-since-1966-achrafiehs-hotel-alexandre-to-close-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/59964\/open-since-1966-achrafiehs-hotel-alexandre-to-close-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Since 1966, Achrafieh&#8217;s Hotel Alexandre To Close Down"},"content":{"rendered":"After the iconic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/l\/59852\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">Le Bristol Hotel said goodbye to Beirut<\/a>, we were so sad to hear that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/l\/1168\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">Hotel Alexandre<\/a> was also closing its doors. <br \/>  <br \/>  Located in Achrafieh, the hotel first opened in 1966 and has been a landmark in the area. It was renovated in 1997. <br \/>  <br \/>    <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">i Had the pleasure in the late 90s to have worked in H\u00f4tel Alexandre Ashrafieh <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Lebanon?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Lebanon<\/a> <br>now the Hotel is Closing Down for good <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ypuuLISse0\">pic.twitter.com\/ypuuLISse0<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Mario AM \ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 (@Marioam79) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Marioam79\/status\/1256598726715604993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 2, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>  <br \/>  <br \/>  The seven-story hotel was proud to have remained open throughout the grueling days of the Lebanese civil war only to close today. <br \/>  <br \/>    <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"ar\" dir=\"rtl\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A8%D8%B3_%D9%87%D9%8A%D9%83?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Serge Zarka (@SergeZarka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SergeZarka\/status\/1256242048694444032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>  <br \/>  <br \/>  It is heartbreaking to think of how many people lost their jobs, and how many other institutions we will see closing down during these unbelievable times. 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