Auberge du Mont Carmel

Port-au-Prince & Around


About a kilometer down the road from the famous waterfall Saut d'Eau, this palatial hotel offers small but clean accommodations with lovely views of the countryside. An attached, old-timey parlor provides entertainment at night, including dominoes games and compas music.


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