Post #454836 by Trader Woody on Tue, May 19, 2009 12:53 AM

Name:Hula Hula
Type:restaurant
Street:Calle Bernardo del Carpio
City:Leon
State:
Zip:N/A
country:Spain
Phone:Unknown
Status:operational

Description:
The Hula Hula is a classic case of having an initial rush of excitement at finding an unknown Tiki Bar only to be bitterly crushed to find that virtually all relics from it's halcyon days have been removed.

I spied the Hula Hula down a side street in the Northern Spanish town of Leon (known for it's stained glass and chorizo) on the way into town from the coach station. It was closed, so we decided to make the bar the last stop before going to bed later that evening.

There was an ominous sign that not all was well - "Karaoke". Indeed once inside, it was obvious that most Tiki decor had long since been stripped out and the bar turned into a karaoke bar. We ordered a drink anyway - just an overpriced beer and a coke, as there was no menu of Tiki drinks. The place was dead, as you can see from the photos. On the bright side, so could be just the place for a Tiki-phile to take over and spruce up.

Anyway, here are some more photos:

The entrance

The bar - The only impressive things were the cool low-down leather stools.

Mrs Woody trying to contain her excitement

Spot the Tiki mug time...

Monkey mug

More of the bar - note karaoke screens everywhere

Trader Woody

[ Edited by: Trader Woody 2009-05-19 00:54 ]