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New 36-Story Tower At Hilton Hawaiian Village

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When I was at HHV a couple of weeks ago staying at the Grand Waikikian, I walked in and used the GI pool and no one said anything (presented my towel card to the attendant). Maybe it was because I had my Elite wristband on? Don't know.

But still no frickin' umbrellas at that pool! :mad:

Kurt

Good to know. Next time we are there we will have a wristband (I knew Elite wristbands were good for something!)

I cannot sit by the pool without an umbrella (my skin cannot take it). I seem to recall the pool was shady most of the time because of the building. However my memory may fail me because it was a few years ago.
 

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Good to know. Next time we are there we will have a wristband (I knew Elite wristbands were good for something!)

I cannot sit by the pool without an umbrella (my skin cannot take it). I seem to recall the pool was shady most of the time because of the building. However my memory may fail me because it was a few years ago.
Can't remember exactly what time we were there, but there was no shade for the chairs when I was there. There was some shade in the pool, as they have a pergola-type structure above part of it.

Kurt
 

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Early part of the day a lot of the Lagoon chairs by the slides are shaded. We go at 9 and it's shaded til lunch.
 

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Off to the Grand Islander for two weeks starting on the 19th. GI pool is always pretty windy. My kids will have to adjust to non heated pools now that we have a pool at home. The pools are chilly at the HHV. New building will definitely add to the crowded pools. You gotta get to the pools early to get a chair if you want some shade. They go fast.
 

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Not sure if this has been posted yet.
Stayed at the hotel once. While some nice things there, just not for me. Way too crowded (the resort, not even talking about Waikiki). I know everyone likes different things. We have friends who love it. On that note I dont understand flying from East Coast On the mainland, and you choose Cheesecake Factory for dinner?!?
 

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I think it’s a bit premature to reach any conclusions about either of those. The ABC store is not/won’t be a “dining facility“ in any sense of the word. It will be a place where you can pick up a sandwich.

Almost nothing is known about the soon-to-come food facility at Canterbury. I live there and don’t know anything. But whatever it turns out to be, the new building will house 1000+ people. I doubt a “food court” across the street in a private condo complex will address the dining needs.

The Food Court in the Canterbury, from what I heard, will be a large gormet foodcourt and have 5 Top Notch Restaurants. It is certainly taking a long time to build since we have been watching it since October from our Lanai. The ABC Store will be much more than a place to pick up sandwiches. It will be be a Courtry Market like the one in the Ritz Carlton on Kuhio. They will have cooked Breakfasts, Lunches and Dinners. While it will not have much dining in space it will be perfect for good quality less expensive meals for take out to bring back to the HHV right across the street. I know during the last 13 years that we stayed in a timeshare at the Hilton Hawaiian Village we never ate breakfast and lunch out and only ate out for dinner a couple of times a week. We bought food to cook or brought in take out. For those in a hotel cooking is not possible so that take out should certainly fill the cost saving bill.
 

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The Food Court in the Canterbury, from what I heard, will be a large gormet foodcourt and have 5 Top Notch Restaurants. It is certainly taking a long time to build since we have been watching it since October from our Lanai. The ABC Store will be much more than a place to pick up sandwiches. It will be be a Courtry Market like the one in the Ritz Carlton on Kuhio. They will have cooked Breakfasts, Lunches and Dinners. While it will not have much dining in space it will be perfect for good quality less expensive meals for take out to bring back to the HHV right across the street. I know during the last 13 years that we stayed in a timeshare at the Hilton Hawaiian Village we never ate breakfast and lunch out and only ate out for dinner a couple of times a week. We bought food to cook or brought in take out. For those in a hotel cooking is not possible so that take out should certainly fill the cost saving bill.
The delay in the building was the result of concrete issues, both the flooring in the construction and in the parking. That has now all been addressed. We are told they hope for a fall opening. There is no mention of “5 top notch restaurants.” We’ve been told (I live in Canterbury) that there will be 12-14 food court “restaurants” but not a mall-like quality, a higher end restaurant quality food. They are still negotiating those facilities though so we’ve not been told what will be there.

Your experience of staying in a timeshare on a near full-time basis for months probably doesn’t readily translate to the normal tourist experience, or needs. No doubt that many -regular- timeshare users will eat some or many of their meals in the timeshare.

My experience has been that people staying in a hotel, however, are not looking for take out food to bring back to the room to eat. This hotel will have 500 rooms, so a capacity I guess of about 1500 more or less. I’m FAR-FAR less confident that adding an ABC country market and a food court in Canterbury will make even a dent in the adverse impact 1500 people will have on access to dining in and around HHV. But, I’m thrilled to have the food court just a short elevator ride away. :)
 

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The delay in the building was the result of concrete issues, both the flooring in the construction and in the parking. That has now all been addressed. We are told they hope for a fall opening. There is no mention of “5 top notch restaurants.” We’ve been told (I live in Canterbury) that there will be 12-14 food court “restaurants” but not a mall-like quality, a higher end restaurant quality food. They are still negotiating those facilities though so we’ve not been told what will be there.

Your experience of staying in a timeshare on a near full-time basis for months probably doesn’t readily translate to the normal tourist experience, or needs. No doubt that many -regular- timeshare users will eat some or many of their meals in the timeshare.

My experience has been that people staying in a hotel, however, are not looking for take out food to bring back to the room to eat. This hotel will have 500 rooms, so a capacity I guess of about 1500 more or less. I’m FAR-FAR less confident that adding an ABC country market and a food court in Canterbury will make even a dent in the adverse impact 1500 people will have on access to dining in and around HHV. But, I’m thrilled to have the food court just a short elevator ride away. :)

I am happy that you are thrilled about the food court, we are also. I also heard there would be higher end restauant quality food in the food court, but 12-14 seems like alot of restaurants. I am not sure how big that space is and can they accommodate 12-14 restauants and also sufficient seating for the diners. We actually talked to the manager of the new Himalayan Kitchen in the Mall about looking into becoming a vendor in the food court. The location he has now is the pits but the food was great.

As far as the where guests of the new hotel are going to eat is luckily not either of our personal problem.
 

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I am happy that you are thrilled about the food court, we are also. I also heard there would be higher end restauant quality food in the food court, but 12-14 seems like alot of restaurants. I am not sure how big that space is and can they accommodate 12-14 restauants and also sufficient seating for the diners. We actually talked to the manager of the new Himalayan Kitchen in the Mall about looking into becoming a vendor in the food court. The location he has now is the pits but the food was great.

As far as the where guests of the new hotel are going to eat is luckily not either of our personal problem.
It is a bit of an odd shaped space, but it appears that there are several circular areas and each might have space for 3-5 vendors. I’ve not gone in, only looked from the outside. And I have no idea what, if any, diner capacity is anticipated. We have been told, like you’ve heard, that it will be, not a usual food court, but will be more high end. I take that with a grain of salt, because what exactly does “high end food court” mean? We’ll find out I guess. I also wonder about how the parking will work. The garage area isn’t very large, especially for maneuvering around.
 

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We have been told, like you’ve heard, that it will be, not a usual food court, but will be more high end. I take that with a grain of salt, because what exactly does “high end food court” mean?...
No idea what it will mean in Waikiki, but in NY it usually means a bunch of 'to go' stalls curated by a 'name' - Harry's Table by Cipriani, The Plaza Food Hall by Todd English, Eataly (previously) by Mario Batali.
 

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On that note I dont understand flying from East Coast On the mainland, and you choose Cheesecake Factory for dinner?!?
Sorry about that. That's the last thing I want to do in Hawaii. When I'm there, I only eat local food. However, when we were there a few weeks ago, we went to Taco Bell and got the Mexican Pizza. We brought a couple back to the valet guys and they loved them!!!
 

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It is a bit of an odd shaped space, but it appears that there are several circular areas and each might have space for 3-5 vendors. I’ve not gone in, only looked from the outside. And I have no idea what, if any, diner capacity is anticipated. We have been told, like you’ve heard, that it will be, not a usual food court, but will be more high end. I take that with a grain of salt, because what exactly does “high end food court” mean? We’ll find out I guess. I also wonder about how the parking will work. The garage area isn’t very large, especially for maneuvering around.

We are so mentally distant from having a car that the last thing I would think about is how the parking will work. I would assume that when they planned the location of this food court they focused on a huge walking customer base from the Hilton Hawaiian Village and will not be relying on customers ability to drive there. However, what I saw last night walking to the mall may be what they will do. Right on Ala Moana the IHOP has cars parked right in front of the restaurant waiting for pick-up. Since they have been closing the right lane of Ala Moana at times in front of the Canterbury during construction I guess unofficially closing it for pick-up would be possible.
 

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That property, The Modern was a hotel that DRI was converting into timeshares. It currently isn’t part of any collection or trust so who knows what will become of it.
Now that Hilton owns DRI, this property could become a prime Hilton hotel resort.
 
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