page_title: Hôtel Montana
section_title: Hotel Beau-Site
hierarchical_section_title: Hôtel Montana / History / Hotel Beau-Site
caption_attribution_description: View of Port-au-Prince from Hotel Montana, which was destroyed in the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
context_page_description: The Hôtel Montana is a four star luxury hotel in Haïti. It is located on Rue Frank Cardozo, Bourdon on one of the only three main roads connecting the capital to its southeastern outskirt city Pétion-Ville.
  It was one of the most luxurious hotels in Haiti until it was destroyed by the 2010 Haiti earthquake. It opened in 1947 and remained a family owned institution. It welcomed international personalities.
context_section_description: The hotel was built in 1947 on the plans of the architect Franck Cardozo and inaugurated on the occasion of the bicentenary of the foundation of the city of Port-au-Prince. The establishment was then called the "Hotel Beau-Site" (English translation "Beautiful Site Hotel") and stood on the hillside, rue Franck Cardozo. It offered 12 rooms with views of the Haitian capital and the bay that opens off onto the Caribbean Sea.
caption: View from Hotel Montana Haiti
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