Post #574337 by Cammo on Wed, Feb 2, 2011 9:52 AM

"Another snoop/scoop reveals that the property was audited by the parent company...recommended changes included consolidation of the restaurant into a full-service one with larger seating capacity, upgrades to the rooms into a higher class to stay competitive with surrounding hotel competition and to set it apart from Motel 6 - a neighbor, addition of conference rooms etc. because the Hanalei is a business conference hotel first and foremost, not a "book-by-the-night" motel..."

TikiG Guy is really f'n close here, he may have won it or the whole thing may have to run off into a tie breaker with 2 others.

I have the answer simply because I asked the managers at the Hanalei why the remodeling was done that way. I also had a huge conversation with 2 hotel managers of other hotels in the area, and they seem to know more about the Hanalei than the Hanalei guys know about the Hanalei. If you wanna know something, ask the competition.