A family-run guest house in Mastita, Jbeil — minutes from the ancient port, old souk, and the sea.
Byblos Guest House is a small, family-run house in Mastita, Jbeil — on the Mastita road between the town and the coast. Guests keep making the same point in reviews — it is close to everything and still quiet at night.
The rooms are apartment-style with space to unpack, most have a balcony, several look out over the sea, and floors are mopped and towels changed every day. Three generations of the same family have run this house, and it still works the way a Lebanese home does — you are a guest first and a customer second. Coffee gets offered. Directions get drawn on paper. Someone waits up if your flight is late.
45–55 m² — apartment-style, not hotel boxes. Sleeping three to five, with a private bathroom, strong air conditioning, satellite TV and a fridge.
“Close to the highway, but very calm and not noisy at all.” It is the line guests write most often after the space.
Family studios are two connected rooms sleeping five, so children get their own space. Eye Park, a sweet shop and a library are all close by. Baby cots free.
Included in every room and across the house, at no charge.
On site, no charge. An EV fast-charging point sits about 500 m from the door.
Daily housekeeping — floors mopped, towels changed. It scores 9.4, and that is not an accident.
“The room is huge and with a lovely view of the sea.”
Florea · Lebanon
“Very spacious, immaculately clean, comfy bed.”
Daniel · UAE
“Quiet, clean, spacious — overall felt like home.”
Naji · Lebanon
“Best value for money place in Byblos.”
Ahmad · Turkey
The house is run by our family, and Joseph is usually the one at the door. He checks guests in himself, makes the coffee, and tells you which road to avoid at rush hour — which, in this country, is worth more than most of what a hotel can offer.
You do not have to take our word for it. Staff is our highest-scoring category at 9.5, and guests name him unprompted in review after review.
“Joseph was so kind and welcoming. Always offered a cup of coffee.”
Benjamin · Australia
The same words come back year after year: lovely host, made us feel at home, perfect hospitality.
Send your dates and you'll get a real person and a straight price — usually within minutes.
Accommodation
Studios of about 45 m² sleeping three, and family studios of about 55 m² sleeping five. Most have a balcony and several look straight out over the sea. The rooms are not identical, so tell us what matters and we will put you in the right one.
About 45 m², sleeping up to three. One large double bed or two singles, with a desk and a balcony. Several studios look straight out over the sea — ask for one of those when you enquire.
Reserve this room
Two connected rooms, about 55 m² in total, sleeping up to five. There are three in the house: two with one bathroom, and one with two bathrooms — say which you need and we will hold it. Baby cots are free; an extra bed is US$10 per person per night.
Reserve this roomA good part of the house is taken by people here for a project, a family visit, a slow winter, or simply working somewhere quieter. The longer you stay, the less each night costs.
Seven nights or more (contact us for more information).
Twenty-eight nights or more — our monthly rate (contact us for more information).
Where you are
Byblos — Jbeil — has been lived in more or less continuously for thousands of years: a Phoenician harbour, a Crusader castle, a stone souk and a small working fishing port, all within walking distance of one another. We are up in Mastita, close enough to walk to the beach and a few minutes by car from the old town — and, as guests keep writing, quiet at night.
Old Byblos, seen across the ruins.
Family studios are two connected rooms, so children have their own space and you are not all in one room. There is an amusement park, Eye Park, on the same road, and our family’s centre next door has a sweet shop, a library, a pharmacy and a hairdresser — the things you end up needing on the second morning of a holiday. Baby cots are free.
The old souk and harbour, the Crusader castle and the ruins behind it, a swim at the public beach, and an evening on the port are all a few minutes away. Through the summer the Byblos International Festival brings concerts to the old port and the town fills up around it — if you are coming for a night of it, book early, those dates go first. Ask us what is on while you are here.
Car hire, airport transfers, taxis and day trips — and honest advice about which roads to avoid at rush hour, which is worth more than most of it.
Contact
There is no booking system on this site, by choice. Send your dates by WhatsApp, email, or the form below, and you will get a real person and a straight price.
Check-in from 14:30, check-out by 12:00. There is always someone here, so a late arrival is not a problem — just tell us roughly when.
Cash, Whish, or bank transfer. We don't take card payments at the property. Ask us for transfer details and we'll send them privately.