Originally Posted by
mhnadel
It depends on what you are used to when traveling. I'd say the two hotels I stayed at were comparable to many I've stayed at in Africa - and better than a particularly notorious motel I once stayed at in Michigan.
Of the group I was with (8 total), the only illness involved someone who overindulged in Rum Babancourt.
Are you taking doxycycline as an antimalarial by any chance? I find that if I do so, I need to eat yogurt (or, I suppose, other probiotics would work) to prevent digestive issues.
No, I wasn't taking anti-malarials in Haiti (wasn't recommended by my company's health department) and incidentally, I tolerate doxycycline quite well. It was definitely an illness, although there is always the possibility that it was a delayed reaction from something acquired somewhere else - I travel a lot to high-risk (food-wise) places. I was, however, specifically warned about Typhoid by both my personal doctor and my company's health department.
I did choose the word haphazard intentionally, rather than the word non-existent. I have certainly stayed in far worse hotels than the one I used in Port-au-Prince (your comparison to Africa is apt), although I think there are relatively few of quality at the moment. I was also thinking about the broader infrastructure, roads, transportation, especially once you get out of PAP, etc.