Does Hotel Oloffson have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool.

Is Hotel Oloffson pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

Self parking is free at this property.

Does Hotel Oloffson provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle that runs on request. A fee of USD 30 per vehicle applies.

Where is Hotel Oloffson located?

Located in the heart of Port-au-Prince, this hotel is within a 15-minute walk of Stade Sylvio Cator and Museum of Haitian Art. National Pantheon Museum and Champs de Mars Square are also within 1 mi (2 km).

Hotel Oloffson Reviews, Deals & Photos 2026

2/10 Terrible

Gérard

2024/8/17

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

I can not blame the property because I was the only guest at the hotel.The neighborhood is unsafe.I would be better to keep this property off your hotels selection.Only one hour of running electricity.

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

2020/1/31

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

If one is interested in "glitz", the Oloffson is not your place. It is very full of history (read Graham Greene's The Comedians, set here during Duvalier years). The place and rooms are unique, clean, certainly functional and with fascinating grounds.

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

yasmine

2019/10/9

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

séjour hors du temps

L'hotel Olofsson est une oasis de verdure, dans une bâtisse style ginger bread très originale. Le personnel est très sympathique et on y mange bien aussi. La situation sécuritaire actuelle empêche de profiter des environs.

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

2019/8/27

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

The atmosphere is enchanting. The rooms are large and comfortable with nice showers. The food is well prepared and very reasonably priced - and the view from the dining room is calming. The Hotel Oloffson is a historic property with much charm but not as much upkeep. While the facilities are well maintained, they are a bit stodgy and parts of the grounds are still in disrepair. Air conditioning is not available during the day. WiFi works well in the common areas but doesn’t reach the rooms. And of course nothing beats the famous Rhum Punch -especially when you can enjoy it on a night that RAM is playing!

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

2019/5/13

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

We enjoyed staying at Hotel Oloffson. Swimming in the pool and listening the music. Thank you for having us!

Stayed 6 nights in May 2019

8/10 Good

Patricia

2019/1/26

It is a beautiful and charming place. Service is slow and breakfast is way too little. Our shower was running for no reasons from time to time with no way to stop it...However, I still recommend for people to experience this unique landmark. The Thursday night RAM night is amazing.

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

2/10 Terrible

DS

2019/1/11

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

I arrived at the hotel and they informed me they did not have a room available and there was nothing they could do for me. I was not able to check in and I had to go to another hotel. I received no advance notice. I nowmust fight through my credit card company not to be charged for the room I paid for in advance.

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Mardi

2019/1/4

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

We stayed at the Oloffson based purely on the history of the place. It's a stately old property (classic "gingerbread house") that we enjoyed staying at for a couple of days mid-trip around Haiti. Our room was quiet (not in the main house) and very large. We had good hot water, a huge fan and aircon (though the electricity went out intermittently) and slept comfortably, despite the absence of proper curtains on the windows (just lace). Hotel staff was very friendly and accommodating (they let us leave our rental car and some luggage with them for 3 days while we visited Can Haitien) and were always very pleasant and helpful. Breakfast was just some bread with jam/ peanut butter/ butter and coffee but there were a few other items you could purchase (fruit etc...). We didn't get the chance to enjoy a drink at the bar or eat in the restaurant but it was a lovely space. Don't miss the RAM concerts on Thuesdays (they were not playing the week we were there but we caught them at a different location on another night).

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Trevor

2018/12/2

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Wish the condition of the country was safer.

Location, amenities, special prices and service.

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

2018/9/8

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

I was very comfortable with the bed size. The art works were great and reminded me of the greater Haiti

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

6/10 Okay

Harald, linz, austria

2018/8/21

Disliked: Staff & service

Ein geschichtsträchtiges Haus

Der Großteil des Personals unfreundlich und arbeitsscheu. Generell hat das Haus sicher schon bessere Tage gesehen. Sehr sympathischer Eigentümer.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

4/10 Poor

Fabyby, Valley stream, NY

2018/8/16

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Need to have a better service and a cleaner area. The breakfast service was not good.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

2018/8/10

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

The grounds were very unique, neat place for visitors to take in the voodoo culture

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

2/10 Terrible

Raquel

2018/6/14

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Arrived for check in the evening. There wasn't any signs to make it easy. When we arrived for check in, they gave us keys for two rooms. But later brought me back to tell me that my reservation was for one room. She showed me the reservation and I pointed out it was for two (it said multi room booking, 2 of 2 rooms). The staff refused to call Expedia and kept us standing around for the longest to try to get us to pay additional $115 for room. In addition to the three hour check in, the food was the smallest portions ever - not good - and they charged is $107 for 5 meals. Breakfast was $63 and the food was cold. The beds were dusty and there were stains on towels and sheets

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Barbara

2018/6/4

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Atmosphere and Comfort

If there is a hotel in Port au Prince with more character, I can't imagine what it is. The Oloffoson is in a class by itself. You can feel the atmosphere is not drastically changed from when Graham Greene used it as a setting for "The Comedians." The restaurant food is good, but the menu is limited. The voodoo accoutrements displayed on the grounds are (I think) for decoration, and they do add atmosphere. The rooms, each named for a past famous patron, are clean and comfortable. The hotel is walled and feels secure. I would definitely happily return to the Oloffoson on my next trip to Haiti.

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018

4/10 Poor

niko

2018/5/15

Liked: Staff & service

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Room was very unpleasant, TV not working in the room, , discomfort inside the Room, but staff was nice to me, That's the only good thing I can remember about this staying.

Stayed 5 nights in May 2018

8/10 Good

Audrey

2018/3/6

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Definitely stay here~Beautiful place,rich history!

No Complaints-- wonderful place in a great area of the city!

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

2018/2/19

Liked: Room comfort

Disliked: Cleanliness

Descent for the price

The staff's have not fully grasped the full concept of customer service. I have stayed there two days, and had to request towel for both days. Wanted to take a swim but the pool was dirty.However, the food was exquisite and the whole aspect of the 17th century was impressive to say the least. With that say, i would not mind giving it another try because I presumed it was due to the carnival season.

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018

4/10 Poor

Carmel

2018/2/18

Liked: Cleanliness

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort

There was no hot water the entire stay couldn’t take no shower because the water was cold

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018

4/10 Poor

Emd, England

2018/2/18

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Although I wasn't expecting loads, given Haiti's levels of infrastructure, it does seem this hotel is trading off its legacy. Given the price of the room, the hotel is tired and old, the staff were completely indifferent. The 'standard room' has no towels, no hot water, no toiletries, no WiFi, no view. Such a shame.

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018

6/10 Okay

Rudy, Canada

2018/1/5

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Good Character Hotel

This hotel is close to downtown Port au Prince. It has lots of character and history. There is voodoo art everywhere, which is very interesting. When we arrived they didn't seem to know about our Expedia booking. We had booked a deluxe room and needed a rollaway bed because we were travelling with our adult daughter. They ended up giving us an upgraded room in one of the cottages with two queen beds instead. The staff were friendly enough, and the food was good. Breakfast was bread with peanut butter and jam and a couple of cold cereals, coffee and tea. My understanding is that breakfast isn't a big deal in Haiti. The rum punches were very good. It was nice to have the pool to cool off. The air-conditioning didn't work, but this is probably more a function of the lack of state electricity than anything. Because we needed to keep the windows open for cooling, the street noise was a bit of an issue, but you're gong to find that anywhere in PaP.

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

John, Austin, TX

2018/1/5

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

The Oloffson is a cultural institution.

There are many more polished hotels in Haiti, but staying at the Oloffson is experience that every visitor to Haiti should have. The rooms vary in refinement, this is a 140 year old hotel, but most are quite nice, the beds comfortable and the space is more than adequate, but the real draw to this hotel is the mixture of cultures--ex pats, visiting artists, locals that you'll find here, especially on Thursday nights when RAM plays. I'm a writer, and the storied history of the hotel was the first draw for me (Graham Greene set much of The Comedians here and was a regular), but I've kept coming back because of the social environment that exist here. You meet memorable people every time you come. The internet may go off for an hour, and some other little electrical hiccup might occur from time to time, but there is nothing sterile or westernized about the place. And RAM, the resident band is one of the most relevant experiences that you can have in PAP. I keep coming back, and every experience is rich. In my travels, I could not recommend a place more.

Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2017

6/10 Okay

Genevieve , Atl

2017/12/27

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Neutral

This hotel has a long history and I wanted to stay there for that reason . It's very dated, TV in the room doesn't work, nice simple breakfast in the morning, one friendly dog on site. RAM performs every Thursday at the hotel, no admission fee if you're a guest. Not to forget, the staff is very friendly.

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

claude

2017/12/23

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

agréable detre au calme et au centre ville de PAP ..un petit reproche le petit déjeuner est un peu "juste" ..l'hotel est à la hauteur de son histoire ..et permet un séjour en dehors du temps (et de la mondialisation hôtelier )

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

Ariane

2017/11/3

Liked: Property conditions & facilities

Très beaux cadre plein d œuvres artistique mais le service laisse à désirer par rapport au prix de la chambre ( petit dejeuner ..)

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

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