Hotels www.hoteloloffson.com 509 3810-4000 509 3387-4000 Ouest , Port-au-Prince , Aeroport 11958

BUSINESS IS CLOSED!

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🏨 Hôtel Oloffson

Hotel Oloffson was a celebrated landmark hotel in central Port-au-Prince, Haiti, widely known for its late-19th-century “gingerbread” architecture, deep cultural ties to Haitian arts and music, and a long history as a gathering place for writers, artists, diplomats and journalists. Originally built as a private mansion in the 1880s, it was converted to a hotel in the 1930s and became internationally famous — appearing in literature and travel coverage and hosting notable guests over many decades. The property was managed for years by Richard A. Morse, whose mizik-rasin band RAM made the hotel a live-music hub. In light of severe civil unrest, the hotel stopped accepting guests in 2024 and was destroyed by arson in July 2025.

🧭 Mission & Positioning

The Oloffson’s historical mission was to preserve and showcase Haitian cultural life — combining boutique lodging with live music, local cuisine and a curated cultural atmosphere. Its strengths historically included:

World-class architectural heritage (gingerbread style) and garden setting.
A unique cultural draw: regular live performances (RAM) that made it a singular cultural venue in Port-au-Prince.
Strong international recognition through literature, travel journalism and film/TV features (inspirations in Graham Greene’s The Comedians, Anthony Bourdain coverage, etc.).

Compared with other hotels in the region, the Oloffson’s differentiator was cultural heritage and live-music identity rather than scale or modern conference facilities — it was a boutique cultural landmark rather than a corporate/resort chain.

📋 Business Details

Important current status: As of July 2025 the Hotel Oloffson is reported destroyed and not operating; historical contact channels and services listed below are retained for archival/directory reference only.

🗺️ Branch Locations

Main property (single historic site)
Address: 60 Avenue Christophe, Port-au-Prince, Haiti (central Port-au-Prince).

☎️ Phone Numbers

+509 3810-4000 and +509 2817-4000

✉️ Email addresses

oloffson.reservation@gmail.com

👥 Key People

Owner / Manager (noted historically): Richard A. Morse — longtime manager and cultural steward (musician, founder/leader of RAM).

🛍️ Products & Services (historic)

Boutique guestrooms and suites (small number of rooms; boutique capacity).
On-site restaurant and bar with local/continental breakfast and evening live music events (RAM).
Event and cultural programming: regular live-music nights, cultural gatherings, and tourist hospitality services.

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