Our story
Built between the pines, on purpose
Pinea began as a piece of family land in Beit Mery that nobody wanted to build on, and eventually became the reason to.
Welcome to Pinea
Pinea is more than a retreat. It's a family service business built with care and simplicity.
Our vision is to share the peace of the forest, where nature therapy and pine tree breathing help you relax and reconnect.
We don't aim for luxury. Instead, we open our doors as one big family, doing our best to make you feel at home. At Pinea, there is only genuine warmth, forest calm, and the chance to pass time in harmony with nature.
Here, every guest is part of our story. Whether you're resting in the bungalows, enjoying the pool, or practicing pine therapy, our goal is simple: to welcome you as family and let the forest do the rest.
Why it exists
The land had been in the family for three generations, and for most of that time it did nothing at all except grow pine trees.
People came up from Beirut on Sundays, sat under the tallest ones, ate too much, and drove back down in the evening complaining that they hadn't stayed longer. That complaint repeated itself for about forty years before anybody did something about it.
What we did about it was deliberately small. We started with three bungalows between the trees, dug a pool where the ground was already flat, and left everything else where it was: the paths people had already walked, the old stone terraces, the corner where the light comes through at six in the evening and everyone stops talking for a moment.
We opened in 2016. The idea has not changed since: give people a place close enough to the city that they will actually come, and quiet enough that they stop checking the time once they arrive.
The land
Old trees, and the ground they hold
Beit Mery pine is not decorative. These are working trees. They hold the slope together, they drop the needles that make the ground soft underfoot, and they are the reason the air up here smells the way it does at the end of a hot day.
We water in the late afternoon, when the heat comes off the ground and the whole property smells like rain that hasn't fallen. Guests notice it before they notice anything else.
The mountain
Where Lebanon goes to breathe
Beit Mery has been a summer town for as long as anyone has kept records: Romans, Ottomans, and then generations of Beirut families escaping August. At 450 metres the evenings turn cool even in the worst of the heat, and the coast lies far enough below that the noise never reaches you.
From the top of the property you can watch the light move across the valley all the way down to the sea, which takes about twenty minutes and is, most evenings, the entire plan.
01
The trees came first
Not one pine was cut to build this place. The bungalows were fitted between them, which is why the paths bend the way they do.
02
Small on purpose
A handful of bungalows, added slowly and only where the trees allow. Enough guests to keep the kitchen busy, few enough that the pool never feels borrowed.
03
Lebanese hospitality, quietly
You'll be looked after, with coffee where you're sitting and a table held for you at sunset, without anyone hovering. Privacy is part of the service.
Come and see the place
We keep it small, so weekends fill early. Send us your dates and we'll tell you honestly what's left.