After several months of downtime, we are finally re-opening our beloved Hostel Beirut! 🙂
Since 2014, Hostel Beirut had been welcoming visitors from all over the world into a vibrant and loving community in Geitawi that was about so much more than just accommodation. With the help of volunteers and patrons, the hostel operated as a non-profit organization and maintained a space where you’d meet folks and make friends, while giving back to the community.
In early 2020, the hostel, like all of Lebanon, began to struggle under multiple crises. First the economic collapse, followed by Covid-19. After the devastating August 4 explosion in Beirut, the hostel community quickly mobilized to restore and fix the parts damaged. But the hostel, sadly, remained closed due to ongoing challenges.
Today, we are reopening the space and running it as a worker-owned cooperative. We have big faith in coops as an economic model that can sustain during crises and are looking forward to rebuilding an open and welcoming community around Hostel Beirut.
We welcome your bookings, visits, and ideas for collaboration!
