Chtaura Park Hotel hosts conferences, banquets and weddings for up to 1,200 guests, with four meeting and banquet halls, garden and poolside settings, 75 rooms and suites and five restaurants and bars. The hotel stands in Chtaura, in Lebanon's Beqaa Valley, on Jdita Main Road.
Seminars and company events
Four halls cover most business formats, from a meeting of 16 around a table to a plenary of 400. A dedicated team follows each event from the first request to the day itself, and the sales team builds business packages adjusted to the budget and the program. Meetings can be paired with refreshment breaks, lunches or dinners. All meeting rooms are equipped with a public address system, microphones, an LCD screen, flip charts, notepads, and printing and fax services. The hotel also sells event planning services for organizers who want help with the whole program.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are a large part of the hotel's events offer, with capacity for up to 1,200 guests. Ceremonies and receptions can take place by the pool, by day or in the evening, with flexible seating, a dance floor and live entertainment. The garden suits smaller ceremonies, cocktail receptions and outdoor dinners, with the Beqaa Valley as a backdrop. The events team helps with the choice of setting, customized menus and decoration.
Rooms and capacities
The Pink Salon (55 square meters) and the Black Salon (52 square meters) are on the mezzanine. Each seats 40 theatre style, 30 in a U shape, 25 at banquet and 16 classroom style. The Red Salon, 127 square meters on the ground floor, takes 180 theatre style, 70 classroom style, 40 in a U shape and 60 to 100 at banquet. Le Diplomate, 281 square meters on the ground floor, is the largest hall, with 400 theatre style, 100 classroom style, 100 at banquet and 40 in a U shape. It is used as a seasonal venue. Larger weddings move outdoors to the poolside and garden settings.
Accommodation
The hotel has 75 renovated rooms and suites. Deluxe rooms sleep three to five guests, and three suite categories, Al Yasma, Al Misk and Al Camelia, can house speakers, guests of honor or a wedding couple. In-room dining is available.
Catering
Catering is in-house. Le Jardin d'Hiver serves Lebanese and international dishes indoors, La Terrace offers casual dining outdoors, Le Diplomate serves international cuisine for business lunches and special occasions, and Butcher's Table focuses on premium cuts of meat. A pool bar completes the offer. Banquet and wedding menus are customized for each event.
History and setting
The project began in September 1956, when Lebanese businessman Najib Hankash imagined the hotel. It opened in 1959 under La Société des Hôtels Modernes, a company he founded with a group of investors in the presence of President Camille Chamoun. Businessman and minister Nicolas Khoury bought the hotel in 1976, turned it into an international five-star hotel and had its architecture redesigned to blend Eastern and Western styles. A major renovation in 2000, under chair and chief executive Rita Khoury, updated the hotel while keeping its historic character and antique details.
Getting there
The hotel's address is Jdita Main Road, Said Freiha Street, in Chtaura. Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport is the country's international airport.
