| Hôtel Montana | |
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| Hôtel Montana in 2007 | |
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| Location | Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
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| Opening date | 1946 |
| Closing date | January 12, 2010 (destroyed) |
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]
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