Hôtel Montana

Hôtel Montana
Hôtel Montana
Hotel Montana.jpg
Hôtel Montana in 2007
Hôtel Montana is located in Haiti
Location Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Coordinates 18°31′38″N 72°17′52″W / 18.52722°N 72.29778°W / 18.52722; -72.29778
Opening date 1946
Closing date January 12, 2010 (destroyed)
Hôtel Montana after its collapse

The Hôtel Montana was a hotel in the Pétionville suburb of Port-au-Prince, Haiti.[1] Built in 1946, the hotel was a popular four star tourist resort until the main building collapsed along with most buildings in the city during the 2010 Haiti earthquake. An estimated 200 of 300 guests were reported missing the day after the collapse.[2]

Among the people staying at the hotel during the earthquake were staff and peacekeepers of the United Nations, whose MINUSTAH headquarters in the Hotel Christopher also collapsed; some of these are also still missing.[3]

Among the casualties from the collapse is Serge Marcil, former Canadian MP, former member of the Canadian Privy Council, former Quebec provincial cabinet minister, former Quebec MNA.[4] Other casualties included Sam Dixon, head of the United Methodist Committee on Relief and Clinton Rabb, head of the United Methodist office of mission volunteers.

The hotel donated what could be salvaged from its freezers to Pétionville restaurant Muncheez, which was at the time working as a community soup kitchen, serving free meals.[5]

Demolition of the hotel began on Thursday 28 January 2010.[6]

As of April, 2011, the hotel is undergoing reconstruction, with the bar, pool, restaurant and some rooms already being open to guests.[7]

References

  1. ^ Hotel Montana Official Website
  2. ^ Haiti's Hôtel Montana, Hotel Christopher Collapse; Hundreds Feared Dead Hotels Magazine, January 13, 2010
  3. ^ Huffington Post, "Haiti: Stunned UN Faces Own Tragedy and Gigantic Relief Effort", Evelyn Leopold, 14 January 2010 (accessed 14 January 2010)
  4. ^ Canadian Press, "The body of former MP Serge Marcil is found", 23 January 2010 (accessed 24 January 2010)
  5. ^ IOL, "Quake survivors score meals from pizza place", Ruth Morris, 28 January 2010 (accessed 31 January 2010)
  6. ^ USA Today, "Crews begin to raze Haiti's Hotel Montana", Oren Dorell, 27 January 2010 (accessed 28 January 2010)
  7. ^ Palm Beach Post, [1], Daphne Duret, 12 January 2011

External links

Coordinates: 18°31′38″N 72°17′52″W / 18.52722°N 72.29778°W / 18.52722; -72.29778


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