Halekulani hotel

Halekulani hotel

Halekulani is an U.S. luxury hotel located on Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii. It has 455 rooms in five buildings on five acres of property. Halekulani is a Hawaiian word meaning "House Befitting Heaven".

It has three restaurants on the property - House Without a Key, Orchids, and La Mer. It is also the home of SpaHalekulani and the Lewers Lounge.

According to the hotel's website, it is a member of both "The Leading Hotels of the World" and "Okura Hotels & Resorts", marketing and trade associations geared toward luxury hotels.

Halekulani has received numerous awards, including a World's Best 2005 award from Travel & Leisure magazine. It received Four Stars from Mobil Travel Guide and a AAA Four Diamonds rating.

The property is managed by Hotels & Resorts of Halekulani, a U.S. company.

History

The original Halekulani was opened in 1907 as a residential hotel called Hau Tree and was owned by Robert Lewers. Subsequently it was owned by Juliet and Clifford Kimball before being purchased in 1962 by the Norton Clap family. Later, it was purchased by Mitsui Fudosan USA and incorporated as the Halekulani Corporation, a U.S. based company.

It re-opened as its present incarnation in 1984.

Notable features

* The swimming pool's bottom is covered in 1.2 million South African glass mosaic tiles that form a distinctive design in the shape of an Cattleya orchid. [cite web |url=http://www.halekulani.com/guest_facilities/beach_pool/ |title=Halekulani Hotel - Guest Facilities - Beach & Pool |accessdate=2008-02-14 |publisher=Halekulani ]

* There is a century-old Kiawe tree in the outside area of House Without a Key.

* Cuba Gooding Jr., Matt Lauer, Bette Midler, J.J. Abrams and Diana Krall are just a few of the celebrities who have stayed there. [cite web |url=http://media.visit-oahu.com/dnn/Default.aspx?tabid=97 |title=Celebrity Spotting on Oahu |accessdate=2008-02-14 |publisher=Oahu Visitors Bureau ]

External links

* [http://www.halekulani.com/ Halekulani Home Page]
* [http://www.lhw.com/ Leading Hotels of the World Home Page]

References


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