The Crowne Plaza Beirut Hotel is a five-star Crowne Plaza hotel in Beirut, Lebanon. Inaugurated on 22 September 2001,[1] it is the first Crowne Plaza to open in Lebanon.[2] The modern tower makes a notable mark on the landscape, overlooking Hamra Street in the downtown Hamra district.[3] Fady Sawaya, a hotelier with previous experience in Intercontinental Phoenicia, Beirut, and InterContinental Hotel Abu Dhabi was appointed manager early in 2012.[4]