Bali-Hi Motor Hotel, Phoenix, AZ (restaurant) - Locating Tiki

K kenbo-jitsu Tiki Socialite Southern CA Joined: Jul 27, 2011 Posts: 367	K kenbo-jitsu Posted posted on Mon, Jul 27, 2015 9:53 PM Name:Bali-Hi Motor Hotel Type:motel Street:1515 Grand Avenue City:Phoenix State:AZ Zip:85007 country:USA Phone: Status:defunct Description: I’m guessing the Bali-Hi Motor Hotel opened sometime in the mid 1950’s. The name, of course, comes from Bali Ha’i, the fictional island from James Michener’s Tales of the South Pacific. In the early 1960’s, the hotel swelled from its original 65 rooms to 170 by acquiring the next-door Caravan Inn. During this time the Bali-Hi was basically two hotels operating as one. What was the Caravan Inn portion was sold in 1968 to a group of doctors hoping to transform the facility into a convalescent home – a plan that apparently never happened. The property operated as The Oasis hotel from 1971 to 1995 and has now been redeveloped as an artist community. The original Bali-Hi continued at least into the 1970’s -- possibly much later. I do not know its ultimate fate. The building still exists and is currently a location of Teen Challenge, a drug-addiction recovery center. The Bali-Hi was across the street from the Bikini Lounge. [ Edited by: kenbo-jitsu 2015-07-27 22:01 ]

Name:Bali-Hi Motor Hotel
Type:motel
Street:1515 Grand Avenue
City:Phoenix
State:AZ
Zip:85007
country:USA
Phone:
Status:defunct

Description:
I’m guessing the Bali-Hi Motor Hotel opened sometime in the mid 1950’s. The name, of course, comes from Bali Ha’i, the fictional island from James Michener’s Tales of the South Pacific.

In the early 1960’s, the hotel swelled from its original 65 rooms to 170 by acquiring the next-door Caravan Inn. During this time the Bali-Hi was basically two hotels operating as one.

What was the Caravan Inn portion was sold in 1968 to a group of doctors hoping to transform the facility into a convalescent home – a plan that apparently never happened. The property operated as The Oasis hotel from 1971 to 1995 and has now been redeveloped as an artist community.

The original Bali-Hi continued at least into the 1970’s -- possibly much later. I do not know its ultimate fate. The building still exists and is currently a location of Teen Challenge, a drug-addiction recovery center.

The Bali-Hi was across the street from the Bikini Lounge.

[ Edited by: kenbo-jitsu 2015-07-27 22:01 ]

Post #747992 by kenbo-jitsu on Mon, Jul 27, 2015 9:53 PM