It is clear that, under the circumstances, one cannot expect the same standards of hotels in Port-au-Prince as in many other countries. Further, the greatly increased presence of international humanitarian and development workers in the country has clearly driven up prices in the city. With that in mind, my stay at the Prince Hotel was OK overall.

The hotel certainly has charm, as it is in an older building, and has some wonderful colonial antique-ish furniture. It is a bit of a labyrinth, which adds to its charm; there is a great view of the bay from the upper terrace (rooms in general don't offer great views, except some), and staff are mostly very helpful and friendly. The 'American breakfast' is excellent, and reasonnably priced. In particular, the omelet is great, but it also includes coffee, toast, croissant, and some kind of juice...

Rooms are very variable. Nr. 27, for example, a 'superior' room, was quite unpleasant. Nr. 1, a 'moderate' room, is already better. Nr. 4, were I stayed, was OK.

The thing is, that if management would invest in better beds -only that!- the hotel experience might go from OK to very good, but the bedding seems quite old and I was bitten by insects (fleas?) during my stay.

I can't really compare with other hotels in Port-au-Prince, and the hotel was adequate, and sometimes very pleasant, during our stay.