This boutique hotel that’s rated by the Syrian
Ministry of Tourism to be a five star hotel is
located right in the Straight Street
or in Latin, Via Recta
which is mentioned in the story of Paul’s conversion
to Christianity in the Bible.
“Now there was a disciple at Damascus named
Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision, “Ananias.”
And he said, “Here I am, Lord.” And the Lord said to
him, “Rise and go to the street called Straight, and
at the house of Judas look for a man of Tarsus named
Saul, for behold, he is praying, and he has seen in
a vision a man named Ananias come in and lay his
hands on him so that he might regain his sight.”
The hotel twelve rooms has different style each,
and carries the name of twelve Damascus rose
such as jasmine, damas rose, daisy roses, Al
Sa’aa and etc. Agenor rooms that varies between
single, double rooms and royal suites, makes the
residents live and feel the incredible Lure of
the East when they sleep on those beds
decorated by old lines of poetry and sayings of
the great ancestors.
Curtains fabrics and Beds sheets takes us back
to the year 64 B.C when the Romans entered
Damascus and to the age of the Great Heridius
and Hidranius.
Lightening is provided throughout a magnificent
chandeliers hanging of the ornamented ceilings,
old antique chandeliers except that it works
with modern electrical small lamps.
In the
bathrooms old stones that’s converted into
bathing basins embraces our guests, basalt
stones that was brought from the south of
Syria, from Sweida area where you find dormant
sleeping volcanoes and nice black sand, and from
the white rocks of Kalamoun excavated by the
first Christians to dig tunnels and caves to
protect the message of Christ, rocks of Kalamoun
Maloula, Seidnaya and Cherubim mountain where
you can see Angels convent surrounded by the
first Christianity caves.
In all Agenor bathrooms mosaic, covres all
walls carrying the old speech written by poets
who expressed love to Damascus and its people.
