Haiti’s famed Oloffson Hotel, a cultural landmark and celebrity haven, was incinerated amid rising violence by gangs that ...

Haiti's once-illustrious Grand Hotel Oloffson, a beloved Gothic gingerbread home that inspired books, hosted parties until ...

An interactive timeline tracing Hotel Oloffson’s journey from mansion to cultural hub to its tragic end amid gang violence.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haiti’s once illustrious Grand Hôtel Oloffson, a beloved Gothic gingerbread home that inspired books, hosted parties until dawn and attracted visitors from Mick Jagger ...

Haiti’s landmark Oloffson Hotel in Port-au-Prince, a favorite haunt of writers and artists, was burned to the ground, proprietor Richard Morse said. The attack by gangs took place Saturday, July ...

The hotel’s burning was confirmed to the Miami Herald by proprietor Richard A. Morse, who also announced the destruction on X, after drone images began circulating showing its hollowed out ...

A 1940s advertisement by Haiti’s tourism department said that the hotel was situated “in the coolest section of the town” and noted that English, French, German and Spanish were spoken there.

The hotel attracted artists, intellectuals and politicians from Haiti and beyond, including Jacqueline Onassis and Tennessee Williams. It also survived coups, dictatorships and the devastating ...