не ходите дети в Триполи гулять do not go children to Tripoli for a walk

We stayed in Tripoli for 5 days. I won’t tell you what this city is, because I saw it only from the car window. I was strictly forbidden to leave the hotel territory and I didn’t argue with that.
Tripoli is not Beirut. the city is mostly inhabited by conservative Muslims, who can even throw a stone if they think that you somehow offend them with your appearance. + many refugees from Syria, who also do not stand out with kindness. let's say most of Lebanon's problems - political and religious - are concentrated just in Tripoli.
hotel. the territory is large, fenced with barbed wire, behind it is a wasteland of 100 meters and the next hotel.

in addition to the hotel itself, which is called the Motel, apartments are rented and sold on the territory. They don't look like a hotel at all. Arabs live there with families or come with children for the whole summer. on the territory of your mini-city. there is everything - a cinema and a bowling alley, a tennis court and a pier with boats and yachts, bars, restaurants, shops, a beauty salon and an animation team. there is no need to leave the city.
music plays all day near the beach and pools, you don't get bored.
food can be ordered at the bars and restaurants of the hotel (prices are normal, although higher than in Beirut), and you can also use the delivery service of any restaurant or eatery, even McDonald's. Lebanon, by the way, is the only country (except maybe Montenegro) where I never want to eat food from a McDuck.
The hotel rooms are not big, the balcony is generally tiny. bathroom is good. wi-fi is paid. the room has everything you need.
sea ​ ​ and pools. There are 3 outdoor pools and one indoor. everywhere sea water, there is a jacuzzi. sunbeds, umbrellas, mattresses, towels. Everything is there and everything is of good quality. I did not swim in the sea there and would not advise anyone. most of the territory is surrounded by a rocky coast. there are stones, it is problematic to enter the water and there is nothing equipped there. the entrance to the sea is from the side of the pier. but swimming there, when there is a yacht parking 10 meters from you, is somehow disgusting. and dirty. but it's beautiful and you can lie down on the grass.
the staff is smiling and friendly. They love children and play with them. I didn't see any hostile looks. since they didn’t give us maps of the hotel - many thanks to the guards - they helped a lot and always showed where to go or saw them off themselves.
about clothes - everyone went in whatever they wanted. women wandered around the territory in swimsuits and at the same time felt great. I got up without a pareo from a sunbed only if I went to the pool to swim. I don’t know, somehow half-naked, I didn’t feel comfortable.

from what to see in Tripoli - a boat trip on a yacht is a must. not far from the coast (I won’t say in kilometers) there are small islands. I don’t remember their exact history, to whom they belong - either to a private person or to someone else, but they are wild. To be honest, MEGA is beautiful. The water is the purest, I have never seen such beautiful shells along the coast. you could easily make a mini-Maldives in the Mediterranean. since I have seasickness and I can only be on a yacht when she is traveling, I spent most of the time with my husband on one of the islands. it’s beautiful, but alas, without a photo, since I didn’t want to drag the camera in my teeth, but we got 100 meters by swimming - the yacht could not swim closer. also rode water bikes. there is even a cave not far from the island. in general, very nice.
Lebanese service is at the level everywhere - in hotels and bars-restaurants and beauty salons and even in supermarkets and shops. this they should learn from at least the Turks and Egyptians.