Merab Hotel — Hotel in Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate

The three storey hotel is quite basic with a very friendly receptionist who can’t do enough to help you, provide you with advice, arrange taxis, give you information about the slops opening times, cost etc and is fluent in French and English (as most Lebanese are). The reception is has a homely type lounge with a TV and an open fire place. The hotel also has its own bar which is run by one of the brothers who own the place and they also have their own restaurant which servers nice and western style dishes including steaks, spaghetti (popular with the little ones) etc. Prices of food and drinks at the hotel are quite good compared to anything else in the neighbourhood which seemed a bit pricey. The Intercontinental Hotel is only about 5 minutes walk from this hotel should you fancy a change (take your wallet with you and plenty of money as it is more expensive as one may know). From the airport the transfer is only about an hour and we stopped on the way at a bakery and loaded with fresh croissant and snacks as we arrived early in the morning at Beirut airport. The hotel provided us with a morning minibus to take us and our ski gear to the slopes (5 – 10 minutes ride max) and in the afternoon one can either ski back to the hotel if experienced enough or catch a taxi for a $10 fee. Rooms at the hotel are quite clean but a little small, housekeeping cleaned them and changed towels on daily basis, most importantly the rooms are nice and warm. Our stay included a breakfast, which was adequate and offered boiled eggs, fresh Lebanese zaatar mankouch, croissant, jam, yoghurt, fruits, tea coffee etc The only down side of the hotel is that it is all made of wood (Chalet style), including the floor and I believe the walls too, so you can be heard by other guests in the...

We visited the Merab hotel in Feb 2013, the hotel is 2 min driving distance from the mzaar ski slopes, and walking distance from the mzaar intercontinental hotel. We had a suite with one bedroom and a huge living space and a terrace full of snow (the kids built a snowman at the terrace). The place was well equipped including a kitchenette (fridge, microwave) hairdryer, safebox, tv etc. many closets that fitted our clothes. We were 2 adults 2 children, baby and the babysitter, we did not even needed an extra bed since there was a big couch in our room. The breakfast was ok, croissant, labne, cheese, cornflakes, jam, manakich and coffee served at 8:00. Because we needed to be early on the ski slopes, we asked the nice lady of the reception if they can serve the breakfast before 8:00. The next day everything was ready at 7:30. The good thing about this hotel was the availability of a supermarket owned by the hotel where you can find all you need including hot bread. You can have tasty lunch anytime you want ( we had lunch at 5:00), you can visit 2 of the area restaurants by a simple walk. The staff was kind and helpfull. I really enjoyed staying at the Merab and i will...

We stayed here because the intercon and others were full, plus this looked like a good deal. They organized a taxi pickup which went very smoothly and took one hour. Was only $50 one way and last year I think the intercon charged us a lot more. We had a double room which was small but clean and warm. We were facing the back and had to put up with a noisy generator. Breakfast was basic but plentiful- fresh croissants, bread, jams, ham etc... Merab is well located and max 5 minutes from the intercon and refuge slopes. Generally the staff were very helpful although wouldn't give us a late checkout and did not have a shower for us to use prior to leaving for our flight. In summary this is a decent place, good value and well located. I would...