The Tonga Room and Hurricane Bar ( *Image Heavy* ), San Francisco, CA (restaurant) - Locating Tiki

K KreepyTiki Member Joined: Mar 18, 2007 Posts: 217	K KreepyTiki Posted posted on Sun, Jul 13, 2008 11:39 AM I was wondering why on Earth they'd want pure WHITE concrete on the bottom of their central pool, rather than a much more appropriately tropical-looking turquoise??? It seems to me that plain white would be sterile and ugly. Of course, many actual swimming pools have white concrete bottoms, but those are deep enough that the water ITSELF naturally provides the illusion of bluish-green color. But surely that pool in the Tonga Room is much too shallow to provide any significant color just from the water itself, right? Someone who's been there SINCE the recent re-decoration please clue me in on this! Mucho Mahalos! :drink:

I was wondering why on Earth they'd want pure WHITE concrete on the bottom of their central pool, rather than a much more appropriately tropical-looking turquoise???

It seems to me that plain white would be sterile and ugly.

Of course, many actual swimming pools have white concrete bottoms, but those are deep enough that the water ITSELF naturally provides the illusion of bluish-green color.

But surely that pool in the Tonga Room is much too shallow to provide any significant color just from the water itself, right?

Someone who's been there SINCE the recent re-decoration please clue me in on this!

Mucho Mahalos! :drink:

Post #393591 by KreepyTiki on Sun, Jul 13, 2008 11:39 AM