Hilton Will Return to Kauai with the Hilton Kauai Beach Resort

The 350-room Kauai Beach Hotel & Resort, previously known as the Radisson Kauai Beach Resort, is set to become the Hilton Kauai Beach Resort this summer upon completion of the resort’s $14 million renovation project. The renovation includes extensive property upgrades, as well as the addition of new facilities and services that are standards of the Hilton brand, including a 24-hour business center, executive club floor, Hilton Serenity Collection™ bedding and bath items, expanded fitness center and implementation of the Hilton HHonors® guest reward program.

The hotel will be managed by its ownership company, Anekona Management, under the name Kauai Beach Hotel & Resort until it officially becomes a Hilton, expected to take place in mid-summer. At that time, the resort will begin operations as the Hilton Kauai Beach Resort under a license agreement with Hilton Inns, Inc., the franchise subsidiary of Beverly Hills-based Hilton Hotels Corporation.

The Kauai Beach Hotel & Resort is currently undergoing a comprehensive renovation that will imbue the property with a graceful, plantation-style ambiance. "The before-and-after comparison is remarkable," says Gunthner in a press release regarding this license agreement. "The renovation is bringing a richer, more polished look to every aspect of the physical property, from guest room interiors to hallways, elevators, meeting facilities, pools and building exteriors."

The renovation to the Kauai Beach Hotel & Resort is being carried out by award-winning architectural firm Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo.

The renovation plan includes complete refurbishment of guest room interiors with plush new carpeting, Balinese-style wood entry doors, plantation-louvered closet doors and luxurious travertine marble bath and floors. Each bath will feature the Hilton Serenity Collection? bath items, with the Crabtree & Evelyn line of La Source® bath amenities. Guest rooms will be outfitted with new furnishings including the easy-to-set Hilton Family alarm clock radio with MP3 player connectivity and the Hilton Serenity Bed, which features the Serta Suite Dreams® mattress and box springs, Pacific Coast® down duvet, Super Topper mattress pads, and high-quality linens and pillows. In addition, all guest rooms will offer wireless high-speed internet access. Hallways will be transformed with elegant plantation board and baton wainscoting and new antique brass sconces, creating a softer ambiance.

The resort’s four-pool complex will be enhanced with new quartzite stone decking, the creation of a 12-foot waterfall cascading into the main pool, a flume and lava tube water slide at the sand-bottom pool and a new whirlpool spa set amidst a stone grotto, lush ferns and a waterfall. Meeting and banquet guests will be greeted with a redesign and refurbishment of the ballroom and meeting rooms, including an expanded entry and reception area.

The Kauai Beach Hotel & Resort is a 25-acre deluxe beachfront property centrally located on a three-mile stretch of beach on Kauai’s eastern "Coconut Coast." The property has 350 rooms, seven suites, complete meeting and banquet facilities, three restaurants, a boutique spa and fitness center, and a landscaped pool complex made up of four swimming pools surrounded by waterfalls and grottoes. For reservations or more information, call the Kauai Beach Hotel & Resort at toll-free 888-805-3843, direct at (808) 245-1955, or visit www.kauaibeachhotelandresort.com.