As we head into 2024, there are several new and upcoming hotel openings to note throughout Hawaii:
• A Renaissance by Marriott hotel will open in March 2024 at the Sky Ala Moana mixed use development. Of the hotel’s 299 rooms, 113 have been sold to individual investors who can place their units in the hotel’s rental program. The hotel will share a tower with 84 affordable housing units and is adjacent to a 390-unit residential condominium. Rates for March start at $562 per night.
• The 112-room AC Hotel by Marriott Honolulu is opening Dec. 12, 2023. The boutique hotel was converted from a five-story office building on Bishop Street in Honolulu's central business district. The hotel will feature the AC Kitchen, the AC Lounge, a tiki bar-inspired speakeasy and 2,500 square feet of event space. Upcoming rates start at $220 per night.
• Kona Village, A Rosewood Resort, officially opened on July 1, 2023, after an almost complete redevelopment of 150 units on the Kohala Coast of Hawaii Island. Rates in January 2024 start at $1,695 per night.
• 1 Hotel Hanalei Bay on Kauai opened in March 2023 after a major renovation of the 252-room St. Regis branded property. Rates in January 2024 start at $925 per night.
• The Romer Waikiki at the Ambassador, officially opened in October 2023, after a substantial renovation of the property’s 368 units on Kuhio Avenue. The property focuses on local culture and features the Waikīkī Swim & Social Club. Rates in January 2024 start at $178 per night.