Hilton Hotels & Resorts, the flagship of Hilton Worldwide, announced the opening of two hotels in Sin El Fil.
Owned by Al Habtoor Group, the new establishments consist of a 183-room hotel termed Hilton Beirut Metropolitan Palace and its sister property, the 195-room Hilton Habtoor Grand.
Hilton Habtoor Grand boasts a number of facilities including a business centre, four large meeting rooms and a conference room in the city with capacity for 3,500 people. It also includes a health club, two swimming pools, three restaurants and two bars, as per company releases.
The second facility, Hilton Beirut Metropolitan Palace features a health club, swimming pool and a choice of five restaurants.
The Beirut openings take the number of hotels operated by Hilton Worldwide to 55 with properties in 18 countries across Middle East and Africa. The company has a signed development pipeline of a further 39 properties in the region including Saudi Arabia, Uganda, Cape Verde, Nigeria, Jordan, UAE, and Egypt. Later this month, Hilton Doha will open in Qatar.
Established in 1919, Hilton Worldwide is a global hospitality company spanning the lodging sector from luxurious full-service hotels and resorts to extended-stay suites and mid-priced hotels.
Its brands are comprised of more than 3,800 hotels and timeshare properties in 89 countries and include Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, DoubleTree by Hilton, Embassy Suites Hotels, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Hotels, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Home2 Suites by Hilton and Hilton Grand Vacations.