What's the cheapest beach club day pass in Beirut in 2026?

Pool d'État, a Hamra rooftop pool, at $10 weekday and $15 weekend. It's a pool, not a beach, but it's central, cheap, and uncomplicated. The cheapest actual-beach option in the south is Janna Sur Mer at $15 weekday.

Which Beirut beach clubs are open year-round?

Almost none. Sporting Club Beach is the only independent Beirut beach club that operates 365 days a year. The big hotel clubs (Kempinski, Mövenpick) keep their pools open through winter but only for hotel guests. The destination clubs south of Beirut all close from October to May.

Can I bring my kids to a Beirut beach club?

To most of them, yes. Sporting Club Beach, Mövenpick, Coral, Kempinski, Lazy B, Janna Sur Mer, and Edde Sands all welcome children and have child rates. Warwick Palm Beach (downtown), Orchid, and Almaza Bay (Batroun) are adults-only. Always check the venue's policy before driving out.

Do I need to book in advance?

Generally no — day passes are paid at the entrance. Booking matters mainly for cabanas, large group reservations, weekend lunch at the on-site restaurants, and any event package. The exception is summer weekends at the popular destination clubs (Lazy B, Iris), where it's worth calling ahead to confirm availability.

What's the etiquette for tipping?

10% on food and drink bills if service is not included; check the bill. For day passes themselves, no tip is expected. Cabana attendants and pool staff appreciate small tips at the end of the day, particularly at the older clubs.

Beirut Beach Day Pass Guide 2026

If you live in Beirut, work in Beirut, or are visiting Beirut, a beach day is one of the cheapest meaningful pleasures the city still offers. This guide is the honest list of where you can go, what you'll pay, and what you actually get for the money in 2026.

A note on this article: we run Sporting Club Beach, so we have a stake in this conversation. We've tried to write it the way we'd want the guide written if we were on the other side of the equation — practical, fair, no inflated descriptions of the competition or ourselves. Where we can verify prices, we link the source. Where we can't, we say so.

The short version

| Club | Adult day pass (weekday / weekend) | Drive from central Beirut | Sandy or rocky | Best for | |---|---|---|---|---| | Sporting Club Beach | $35 / $45 | In-city (Manara, walkable from Hamra/AUB) | Rocky + pools | Year-round; multi-generational; restaurants on-site | | Mövenpick Beirut | $30 / $40 | In-city | Sand + pools | Hotel-style; pool-first | | Coral Beach | $18–$35 | In-city | Sand | Budget-friendly; chalets | | Pool d'État | $10 / $15 | Central (Hamra rooftop) | Pool only, no sea | Cheap urban day; central | | Warwick Palm Beach | $20 / $25 | Downtown | Pool, no beach | Adults-only; central | | Lazy B | $30 / $35 | ~20 min south (Jiyeh) | Sand + 3 pools | Sandy beach destination; summer-only | | Janna Sur Mer | $15 / $18 | ~30 min south (Damour) | Sand | Budget; large; some restrictions | | Iris Beach Club | ~$30 / $40 | ~30 min south (Damour) | Sand | Food reputation; party-friendly | | Kempinski Summerland | $40–$50 | ~15 min (Jnah) | Pool + small beach | 5-star; marina | | Edde Sands | ~$50+ | ~35 min north (Jbeil) | Sand | Resort + spa |

Prices: most recently published rates we could find as of May 2026, drawn from each venue's official page where available and Beirut.com's 2025 entrance-fees roundup where the venue does not publish its own price. Always call ahead. Lebanon's pricing has been moving.

What "day pass" actually buys you

A few rules worth knowing before you go:

Day pass = entry only. Sun loungers and umbrellas are usually included; cabanas and private spots are extra. Food and drink are always extra.
Weekend pricing kicks in Friday at most venues. Public holidays are charged as weekends.
Children under three are usually free. Ages 3–12 pay a child rate. Above that, adult rate.
Most clubs are open from late May to late September. Sporting Club Beach is one of the very few that stays open year-round.
Some clubs are adults-only. Warwick Palm Beach is downtown and adults-only; Orchid and Almaza Bay (Batroun) are too. If you're bringing children, check.
Some clubs enforce a per-group minimum spend on food. Janna Sur Mer's policy page is the clearest example. Read the fine print.

In-city options (no drive)

If you live in Beirut and you don't have a car, your real options narrow to four:

Sporting Club Beach — Ras Beirut. Walkable from Hamra and AUB. Rocky coastline with three saltwater pools cut into the rock. Four restaurants and bars on-site. Open year-round. The historic option (since 1953) and the only one that stays open through winter. $35 weekday, $45 weekend. Bias declared: this is us.

Mövenpick Beirut — adjacent to Sporting on the same coast. Hotel-first; the day-pass experience prioritises hotel guests, especially on weekends. $30 weekday, $40 weekend per TripAdvisor's verified hotel reply.

Coral Beach — slightly further south but still in-city. The most budget-friendly of the in-city options, in the $18–$35 range depending on day and packages.

Pool d'État — the rooftop pool option in central Hamra. No sea — this is a hotel pool, charged as a day pass. $10 weekday, $15 weekend, which is the lowest-priced day in this guide. If your goal is swim, sun, central, cheap, this is the answer.

Out-of-city destinations

South of Beirut, the sandy beach clubs cluster around Jiyeh and Damour, 20–35 minutes by car depending on traffic. Lazy B, Janna Sur Mer, and Iris are the three best-known. North of Beirut, Kempinski Summerland sits on the southern end of the city itself, and Edde Sands is a 35-minute drive to Jbeil.

Choose by what matters more: sandy beach (south), 5-star service (Kempinski), or full-resort with spa (Edde Sands).

The price-per-experience question

A day at a Beirut beach club is now in the $20–$50 range for the entry alone, plus a similar amount for food and drink. For a family of four with two kids, you're realistically budgeting $150–$220 for the day. That's not nothing in Lebanon's current economy. It is, however, still less than almost any other meaningful day out in the city.

The thing the day pass doesn't capture is what you're really buying. You're buying not being indoors. You're buying the long lunch and the slow afternoon. You're buying — at the older clubs — the continuity of having been here before, and being able to come back next week.

What we'd recommend, honestly

For the cheapest in-city day: Pool d'État, $10–$15.
For the best sandy beach: Lazy B in Jiyeh.
For a 5-star resort feeling: Kempinski Summerland.
For a quiet, walkable day with kids and a real lunch: Sporting Club Beach. (Yes, we're biased.)
For winter: Sporting Club Beach. We are functionally alone in this category — almost no other club operates between November and April.

Frequently asked

What's the cheapest beach club day pass in Beirut in 2026?: Pool d'État, a Hamra rooftop pool, at $10 weekday and $15 weekend. It's a pool, not a beach, but it's central, cheap, and uncomplicated. The cheapest actual-beach option in the south is Janna Sur Mer at $15 weekday.
Which Beirut beach clubs are open year-round?: Almost none. Sporting Club Beach is the only independent Beirut beach club that operates 365 days a year. The big hotel clubs (Kempinski, Mövenpick) keep their pools open through winter but only for hotel guests. The destination clubs south of Beirut all close from October to May.
Can I bring my kids to a Beirut beach club?: To most of them, yes. Sporting Club Beach, Mövenpick, Coral, Kempinski, Lazy B, Janna Sur Mer, and Edde Sands all welcome children and have child rates. Warwick Palm Beach (downtown), Orchid, and Almaza Bay (Batroun) are adults-only. Always check the venue's policy before driving out.
Do I need to book in advance?: Generally no — day passes are paid at the entrance. Booking matters mainly for cabanas, large group reservations, weekend lunch at the on-site restaurants, and any event package. The exception is summer weekends at the popular destination clubs (Lazy B, Iris), where it's worth calling ahead to confirm availability.
What's the etiquette for tipping?: 10% on food and drink bills if service is not included; check the bill. For day passes themselves, no tip is expected. Cabana attendants and pool staff appreciate small tips at the end of the day, particularly at the older clubs.

Last updated May 2026. If you spot a price that's wrong or a venue we missed, tell us and we'll update.