Baron Hotel

Baron Hotel: Aleppo’s Historic Landmark
The historic Baron Hotel is located in the heart of Aleppo, specifically in the Azizieh district on Baron Street, near the National Museum.
This hotel is the oldest in Syria and the entire region, having opened in 1909. It later expanded with the addition of a second floor in 1911 and a third in 1940.
The story of Baron Hotel dates back to the late 19th century when a member of the Armenian Mazloumian family, while passing through Aleppo on their way to Jerusalem, noticed the discomfort of European travelers staying in traditional caravanserais. The family decided to build a modern hotel in Aleppo, starting with Hotel Ararat at the end of the 19th century.
Later, brothers Onig and Armenak Mazloumian expanded the family’s enterprise by establishing the new Baron Hotel, with its first floors opening between 1909 and 1911.
Baron Hotel became Syria’s first modern hotel, adhering to contemporary standards. Over its long history, it has hosted numerous prominent and globally recognized figures, including:
Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia), who stayed in Room 201
 Agatha Christie, who wrote part of her famous novel Murder on the Orient Express in Room 203
 U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt
 Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
 Lady Louise Mountbatten
 Charles Lindbergh
 Yuri Gagarin
 French General Henri Gouraud, for whom the street was temporarily named before reverting to Baron Street after Syrian independence
 Egyptian President Jamal Abdel Nasser, who delivered a speech from one of the hotel’s balconies in 1958
Beyond being a place of lodging, Baron Hotel was a significant cultural and social meeting point in Aleppo, witnessing both the city’s prosperity and its challenges.
Despite the minor damages inflicted upon the hotel during the Syrian war, it still stands today.
Rubina Tashjian, the wife of the last Mazloumian family manager, was the last person responsible for preserving of this historic landmark