The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-04
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS IN HAWAII
san Francisco Chronicle.

The hotels Of Hawaii have taken NJ
small part in earning for the Terri
tory It's title of the Paradise Of tn,
Pacific" It is a land Of scenic gran
deur, novel sports and ideal climate
but these tourist attractions have re
ceived a great deal of artificial assist
ance from the excellent and moderate
priced ho5telries of Honolulu. Print
tive hotel accommodations have gone
the way of matched huts and naked
natives, and in their places the visitor
of today, will find modern structures
representing an aggregate investment
of millions of dollars, and containing
the same appointments and service
that one would expect in New York
Chicago or San Francisco.
Tourists form the principal patrons
of the hotels of Hawaii and it is to
their pleasures and comforts that most
of the institutions cater Many of the
structures are built after a type of
architecture Tat harmonizes with and
meets the needs of the country. They
are surrounded with extensive tropical
gardens, erected near points of scenic
interest or accessible to water sports,
and constructed with a special view
10 ventilation. Above all, they pro-
vide luxurious entertainment.
The Alexander Young Hotel is by
far the largest, most costly and most
imposing hotel building in the islands.
1t is situated in the business district
Of Honolulu, and caters to commercial
guests as well as to tourists. The con-
struction of the building, which is
class A and absolutely freproof, was
begun in 1900 and finished in July,
1908. The Steel stone and marble
were fabricated or cut on the main
land and shipped to Honolulu, and the
structure represents an investment OF
$2,OOO,0OO.
The central portion of the building
consists of a basement and four
stories, and is surmounted by roof
garden, profuse with tropical plants
and commanding a view of the Pacific
ocean and the surrounding country.
The towers at either end of the build
! ing rise to a height of six stories, one
of them containing guests chambers
and the other the main diningroom
which also commands an unobstructed
den and on the fifth floors are loung
ingrooms, music conservatory and
dance hall. The hotel contains 24S
guest chambers, arranged singly anC
en- suite, the majority of them will
private baths.
The building represents the highes
type of the architects and construct
er's art. The ceilings are high, tn,
rooms commodious and the halls wide
The whole structure conveys the ide
of massiveness and spaciousness. Fou
passenger elevators, inclosed in shaft
of steel grill work, run from the bias,
ment to the sixth floor. The wild
stairways are of steel and mGrbl
J while the halls and bathrooms al
wairscoted with imported marble Tt
parlors and guest chambers are lu
' uriously furnished.
In the basement are the pool an
billiard rooms, with the cafe on IL
ground floor The offices, writin
room and ladies' parlors are on tt
second floor, all of them, togcth,
with the halls and baths, being floorC
with mosaic marble.
The hotel is supplied with pure a
tesian water from it's own well, haviT
capacity of 100000 gallons per da
Hot and cold water is piped to all II
rooms, while the building is lightt
g throughout by electricity. Every CUES
y room has direct telephone connectio
= with any part, of the island of Oah
o To supply the three hotels, it has i
own farm and vegetable gardens, hel
q Of prime Jersey COWS, lofts of run
for the production of squads, poultl
q yards and fish ponds, and a great val
J. ETY. of fruit trees producing graz
fruit, papaia, lemons, lines, mangoe
r alligator pears, etc.
q Both the diningroom and the ca
II are conducted on the European pla
# The service and cuisine are equal
the best hotels on the mainland, viii
% to tho usual delicacies are added tho
of the tropics. The cafe contains
a, musicians balcony and Hawaiian {
c chestra discourses native melodies.
&c An excellent garage is run in &C
% nection with the hotel, either for t
accommodation of private cars or t
~ rental of public machines.
q. The Moana Hotel which was open
N in March, 1901, is situated on Walk
m beach, the most famous of Hawai-
70 resorts. It is surrounded by beauti