Digicel Group and Marriott International have broken ground on a $45 million Marriott hotel in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Expected to open in early 2015, the property calls for 175 guestrooms, a casual restaurant with private dining area, fitness center, pool, the brand’s great room lobby concept, bar and lounge, meeting and event space, and marketplace.
“We saw the need for a leading hotel brand in Haiti to accommodate the wave of travelers coming to do business in the country,” says Marriott president and CEO Arne Sorenson. “We believe we can make a difference in Haiti by creating jobs and developing the human talent that can help lift this country over time back to its rightful place as one of the top destinations in the Caribbean.”
