I have been to Hawaii several times in my life, but the only time I went to Oahu was on my honeymoon 25 years ago. I had wanted to stay at the Royal Hawaiian hotel but for reasons out of my control we ended up staying at the Sheraton next door.
The Royal Hawaiian (also known as The Pink Palace of the Pacific and, alternately, the Pink Lady) is an odd structure for Hawaii. Opened in 1927, the Spanish style architecture is not what you would expect for a beachfront Hawaiian hotel. One of the first hotels established in Waikiki it quickly became the place to be. The six-story building sports 400 rooms and cost over $4 Million dollars to construct. It was the first place to ever to be called"The Western Whitehouse" as FDR conducted a bit of presidential business inside it's walls. The architecture, a mix of Spanish and Moorish design, was said to have been influenced by the Arabian movies of Rudolph Valentino. Pink was kind of in at the time, so I imagine that the decision to paint the place pink was a no-brainer.
The Royal Hawaiian (also known as The Pink Palace of the Pacific and, alternately, the Pink Lady) is an odd structure for Hawaii. Opened in 1927, the Spanish style architecture is not what you would expect for a beachfront Hawaiian hotel. One of the first hotels established in Waikiki it quickly became the place to be. The six-story building sports 400 rooms and cost over $4 Million dollars to construct. It was the first place to ever to be called"The Western Whitehouse" as FDR conducted a bit of presidential business inside it's walls. The architecture, a mix of Spanish and Moorish design, was said to have been influenced by the Arabian movies of Rudolph Valentino. Pink was kind of in at the time, so I imagine that the decision to paint the place pink was a no-brainer.
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