The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-08-01
ROYAL HAWAIIAN HOTEL.
One Of the Institutions of the King
dom and a Public Necessity.


dom and a Public Necessity.
We avail ourselves of the occasion
of the departure of Colonel George
w. Macfarlane to the Coast to-day, to
say few words regarding the Royal
Hawaiian Hotel, with which he is
Identified as lessee, and to which he
gives great deal of personal atten-
ton. 1t is one of the leading 'fnsti-
tutions" of the Kingdom, and is
known all over the world as one of
the best equipped hotels of it's size to
to be found anywhere. Charmlpgly
placed on perhaps the very best site
that could have been chosen for it in
the city, surrounded by shade and
Towering trees and shrubs, and trop-
ical plants, it possesses an indescrib-
able charm to all travellers, who are
compelled to approach it by sea.
After a long and monotonous sea
journey to awake in the morning at
Honolulu, step ashore, and put up at
the Royal Hawaiian Hotel, with its
splendid appointments, large and
airy apartments, admirable at
tendance and tropical surroundings,
is like a transition scene in fairy
tale, and is topic of never-ending
comment by intelligent travellers.
Concerts by the Royal Hawaiian
Band are frequently given at the pa
vilion in the Hotel grounds, under
the skillful leadership of Professor
Berger, to the great delight ofvisitors.
1t IS intended to increase the attract
iveness of this feature of the Hotel
by having the band play at the pa
viliOn, in front of the main entrance,
the evening after the arrival of every
steamer from the Coast. The grounds
will also be Illuminated on the occa-
sion of these concerts. The site of
the old Trip cottage has been cleared
and is being put in order for croquet
ground and tennis lawn for the
amusement of guests at the Hotel.
The Australian mail service first
made the beauties of these Islands
known to the world at large through
the limited travel it opened; but it
has only been since the Oceanic
steamship line was established that
tourist travel was extended to Homo
lulu. The steamships of this line
being fast, commodious and elegantly
equipped, soon attracted travel, but
had it not been for the fact that tho
Royal Hawaiian Hotel was in exist
ence, the tourists would not have in
cluded, as they now do, very large
proportion of ladies. The discomfort
incident to sea voyage is at an end
on stepping ashore here. Ladies have
every comfort and luxury obtainable
at first-class American hotel at
their command in Honolulu, where
also they may enjoy the further
luxury of shopping" in its we'll filled
and admirably managed stores.
The Royal Hawaiian Hotel rapidly
improved under the skillful manage
ment of Mr.. Joe Tilden; but expe-
rience proves that under it's present
management it has lost none of it's
excellence. 1t continues to be adj
mirably conducted, and to-day there
is not, outside the chief cities
in America, any hotel conducted on
the American plan at all comparable
to it. Colonel Macfarlane will make
it special study, during his visit to
the Coast, to add TO the general at
fractions of the Hotel. He will also
try and perfect arrangements for in
creased tourist travel from the Pacific
Coast to Honolulu, and in this way
not only add to the business of the
Hotel, but stimulate the retail trade
of this city, and increase the best
paying class of travel on the Inter
island steamship routes, and in other
directions.
We wish Colonel Macfarlane sue
cess in his mission and a prosperous
return. Meantime, it is only proper
to say that he leaves the Hotel in
safe and competent hands.