HOTELS & TRANSPORTATION

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ACCOMODATION
Lebanon has a large hotel capacity, including a number of outstanding luxury establishments. There are also many small, well-run hostels, as well as furnished apartments, which offer self-service facilities.

TRANSPORTATION
Service - The best and cheapest way to get around is by taxi or a shared taxi known locally as "service". Taxis and service are usually Mercedes cars distinguished by red number plates. Service taxis follow a pre-set route and will stop wherever you want.

If you are standing on a street they usually stop and honk. Shout your destination and if he nods then get in. Fares are not listed anywhere, but payment is usually a standard charge of 1,500 LL unless you are going to another city which you may have to take more than one service.

Taxi - The same service car can become a taxi, if you pay the fare of the other four seats. This avoids stopping and starting to let other passengers in or out and you will be deposited right outside your destination.

Apart from the taxis that can be stopped on the streets, there are numerous taxis that have meters and that can be called in to your hotel.

Bus - Buses are also available, covering some parts of Beirut and a few other destinations around the country. There are both private and state-owned buses from different sizes which can take you anywhere for only 500 LL.

There are two bus stations in Beirut: one outside the museum for destinations North of Beirut, and another at Cola Bridge for destinations South of Beirut.