Name: The Hotel That Time Forgot
Uploaded: 2019-02-24T01:28:11.000Z
Duration: 2 min 29 s
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- [Narrator] Just across the border from war-torn Syria,

in a forgotten city is an unexpected sight:

- This hotel is different than others, uh, because

So many people has passed through this hotel.

And this is why we try to keep it as it is.

The city of Baalbek has changed, of course.

economic depression that's affecting the whole country.

At one point, there were no visitors to speak of,

- [Narrator] The hotel used to be a haven for visitors

because of the ancient Roman ruins just outside its doors.

And this is something that was not accidentally built here.

If I wanted to describe the view in front of me daily,

when I look out of the window, when I come to the hotel,

And generally, it's hard for me to be speechless.

The old personnel that has been here since the '50s

and some, from the '60s, have stayed with us

- [Narrator] And this is the feeling that keeps them going,

even with tourism dwindling in this region.

- [Rima] We have never closed the doors of the hotel.

No one has a right to touch Hotel Palmyra,

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The Hotel That Time Forgot

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