Hôtel Montana
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The Hôtel Montana was a hotel in the Pétionville
suburb of Port-au-Prince
, Haiti
. 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.
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.
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. 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.
Demolition of the hotel began on Thursday 28 January 2010.
As of April, 2011, the hotel is undergoing reconstruction, with the bar, pool, restaurant and some rooms already being open to guests.
Pétionville
Pétion-Ville is a commune and a suburb of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in the hills east and separate of the city itself on the northern hills of the Massif de la Selle. It was named after Alexandre Sabès Pétion , the Haitian general and president later recognized as one of the country's four founding...
suburb of Port-au-Prince
Port-au-Prince
Port-au-Prince is the capital and largest city of the Caribbean nation of Haiti. The city's population was 704,776 as of the 2003 census, and was officially estimated to have reached 897,859 in 2009....
, Haiti
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
. 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
2010 Haiti earthquake
The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake, with an epicentre near the town of Léogâne, approximately west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. The earthquake occurred at 16:53 local time on Tuesday, 12 January 2010.By 24 January, at least 52 aftershocks...
. An estimated 200 of 300 guests were reported missing the day after the collapse.
Among the people staying at the hotel during the earthquake were staff and peacekeepers of the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
, whose MINUSTAH headquarters in the Hotel Christopher also collapsed; some of these are also still missing.
Among the casualties from the collapse is Serge Marcil
Serge Marcil
Serge Marcil, PC was an educator, administrator and politician in Quebec, Canada.After studying to be a teacher in Montreal, Marcil obtained work at various secondary schools as an administrator...
, former Canadian MP, former member of the Canadian Privy Council, former Quebec provincial cabinet minister, former Quebec MNA. Other casualties included Sam Dixon
Sam Dixon (humanitarian)
Samuel Williams Dixon, Jr. was the Deputy General Secretary of the United Methodist Committee on Relief . He died in Port-au-Prince while being rescued after the 2010 Haiti earthquake....
, 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
Pétionville
Pétion-Ville is a commune and a suburb of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in the hills east and separate of the city itself on the northern hills of the Massif de la Selle. It was named after Alexandre Sabès Pétion , the Haitian general and president later recognized as one of the country's four founding...
restaurant Muncheez, which was at the time working as a community soup kitchen, serving free meals.
Demolition of the hotel began on Thursday 28 January 2010.
As of April, 2011, the hotel is undergoing reconstruction, with the bar, pool, restaurant and some rooms already being open to guests.
External links
- "Fearful relatives focus on collapsed hotel", thestar.com, 15 January 2010 - includes video clip
- Lonely Planet hotel profile