Haiti’s El Rancho Hotel Completes Construction, Set For October Opening

By: - August 22nd, 2013

Above: the new NH El Rancho Hotel (photos: OPM Haiti)

By the Caribbean Journal staff

The new NH El Rancho Hotel in Haiti has completed construction, the Ministry of Tourism announced.

The property, located in the Petion-Ville suburb of Port-au-Prince, is set for an official inauguration in October, a government spokesperson told Caribbean Journal.

As has been the case with several hotels in Haiti of late, the El Rancho’s opening was delayed: ithad originally been slated to open in February.

The project is a renaissance for what was, at one time, one of the country’s most famous hotels.

The El Rancho will include 72 rooms, according to the most recent information from the hotel.

It will be managed by NH Hotels Group, which is based in Spain.

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