The Ducor Hotel is an abandoned luxury hotel in Monrovia, Liberia. Established in 1960, it had 106 rooms on eight stories.[1][2] The hotel has fallen into disrepair after being occupied by squatters, later removed during a failed effort at a Libyan-funded renovation. The building sits on Ducor Hill, the highest point of the city, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, the Saint Paul River and Monrovia's West Point district. It is located at the end of Broad Street across from United Nations Boulevard in Monrovia's main business district.
History
The 120-room Ducor Palace Hotel opened in 1960, designed and built by Israeli industrialist Moshe Mayer.[3] It was the first international-class hotel in Liberia, and was for many years one of the few five-star hotels in all of Africa.[4][5]