Royal Hawaiian Hotel
| The Royal Hawaiian | |
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| General information | |
| Location | 2259 Kalākaua Avenue Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawai'i |
| Coordinates | 21°16′39″N 157°49′44″W / 21.27750°N 157.82889°WCoordinates: 21°16′39″N 157°49′44″W / 21.27750°N 157.82889°W |
| Opening | 1927 |
| Owner | Kyo-ya Company Limited |
| Landlord | Kamehameha Schools |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 6; 17 |
| Floor area | 12,000 square feet (1,100 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Warren and Wetmore |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 528 |
| Number of suites | 34 |
| Number of restaurants | 3 |
| Parking | Valet Self parking at adjacent Sheraton |
| Website | |
| http://www.royal-hawaiian.com | |
The Royal Hawaiian Hotel is a beachfront luxury hotel located in Waikiki in Honolulu, Hawaii, on the island of Oahu. One of the first hotels established in Waikiki, the Royal Hawaiian is considered one of the most luxurious and famous hotels in Hawaiian tourism, and in its 90-year history has been host to numerous celebrities and world dignitaries. The bright pink hue of its concrete stucco façade with its Spanish/Moorish styled architecture and prominent location on the wide sandy beach have earned it the alliterative nickname of "The Pink Palace of the Pacific".
With the success of the early efforts by Matson Navigation Company to provide steamer travel to America's wealthiest families en route to Hawaii, a series of resort hotels were built in Honolulu at the start of the twentieth century, including the Moana Hotel (1901) and Honolulu Seaside Hotel, both on Waikiki Beach, and the Alexander Young Hotel in downtown Honolulu (1903).
In 1925, the Territorial Hotel Company, by then owner of all three hotels, decided to demolish the Honolulu Seaside and replace it with a large, modern resort. They contracted Warren & Wetmore to design the Royal Hawaiian Hotel. The sprawling pink stucco concrete façade Spanish/Moorish styled complex, built at a cost of over $5 million (1927 prices), was surrounded by a fifteen-acre (60,700 m²) landscaped garden. The H-shaped layout featured 400 rooms, each with bath and balcony. The complex had an offsite golf course, today known as the Waialae Country Club.
The hotel commenced operations on 1 February 1927, with a black tie gala attended by over 1,200 guests, and quickly became an icon of Hawaii's glory days. The hotel was a huge success, and in 1928 the islands counted over 20,000 visitors for the first time.
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