Hotel: Le Gray, Beirut, Lebanon

“Consider it an 87-room vote of confidence in Beirut. Opening a luxury hotel here is a proposition that’s not without its risks, but this town was practically crying out for such a place as Le Gray, and you have to admire Campbell Gray’s nerve in actually going through with it — this is the man responsible for One Aldwych, in London, among others, and his smart service-first aesthetic should export well.” Click here to visit the website.