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Joined: Jan 07, 2009
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I lost track of the question (beer was involved). It it why ruin tiki palaces? Or why F-up the Hanalei with creme and beige unoriginality? I'll (burp) try to answer both.
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Why ruin tiki palaces? Because individually operated hotels are no longer individually operated. Therefore, formerly individually operated hotels must be corporate operated. Corporate operated hotels need to be familiar to their clientele. The guest doesn't give a shit that he (or she) is in San Diego. The guest wants the warm, homogenic comfort of knowing he (or she) is in a MARRIOTT hotel. Oh, and there's tikis, so I must be at the beach! Maybe I DO give a shit!!
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Why F-up the Hanalei with creme and beige unoriginality? Because the Hanalei is in San Diego. Outside of Tiki Oasis, the only patronage the (former) Hanalei enjoys is Southwest Airlines stewardesses and tourists from Phoenix. I have nothing bad to say about Soutwest Airlines stewardeses. Lovely ladies (with the occasional fellow - although less lovely. Pardon my bias). However, tourists from Phoenix are another story. The only (likely) reason the tourist from Phoenix made it as far as the (former) Hanalei is because "The Dunes" were sold out. The (former) Hanalei knows this this, and thus decorated in a colour scheme that they knew Phonecians would appreciate. Desert dwellers are not pre-disposed to vivid colours. Beige and creme works. Second, San Diego is a tourist draw, whether the vacationers are from Phoenix or not. Is there any reason to have a theme, tiki or otherwise? They are going to sell rooms every Spring Break and Summer vacation regardless.
Tiki is just not as big a deal as we think it is.
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