I would enthusiastically endorse the views of the previous reviewer. I stayed at the Severus Hotel for one night in November 2009 and would definitely stay there again and recommend it to other travellers. The advantage of staying overnight in Al Khoms, the town nearest to the spectacular Roman ruins of Leptis Magna, is that you can visit them during the late afternoon (the site closes at 1700 in winter) and again the following morning (it opens at 0800 in winter). The journey from Tripoli takes around 2 hours (less if your driver is a maniac!). The hotel is situated on the Tripoli-side of town, around a kilometre from the town centre and 4 kms from the ruins themselves. You can get there by taxi or by public transport. A taxi there should cost no more than 3 Libyan dinars. Alternatively, cross the road and flag down a small minibus. It will take you to the town centre (for a quarter dinar); from there you need to take another minibus, which will drop you opposite the main... more