Ala Moana Hotel, Luxury hotel and skyscraper near Ala Moana Center in Honolulu, United States
The Ala Moana Hotel is a 120.7 m (396 ft) skyscraper of 38 floors, designed by Seattle firm John Graham & Company and opened in 1970. About 800 of its rooms were converted into condominium units in 2004, so hotel rooms and residences now share the tower. It adjoins the Ala Moana Shopping Center and faces the Hawaii Convention Center and Ala Moana Beach Park across the street.
Designed by Seattle firm John Graham & Company, the Ala Moana Hotel opened in 1970 as part of Flagship Hotels, the hotel division of American Airlines. It was renamed Ala Moana Americana in 1972 after American Airlines acquired Americana Hotels. In 1986 Azabu USA bought it for $70 million and spent $31 million on renovations, rebranding it as the Ramada Renaissance Ala Moana Hotel. Crescent Heights bought it in 2004 for $85 million and converted about 800 of its rooms into condominiums.
The hotel opened in 1970 under American Airlines' Flagship Hotels division and was renamed Ala Moana Americana in 1972 after the airline bought Americana Hotels. Its name comes from the adjoining Ala Moana Center, and the building is often confused with the older Moana Surfrider Hotel, built about 70 years earlier.
The hotel connects to the nearby beach and shopping areas through covered walkways, allowing visitors to move between locations without getting wet in rain. On-site parking is available and the location makes it easy to explore both areas.
The building was the first in Hawaii to exceed 100 m (328 ft) and the first modern skyscraper in the state. It remained the tallest building in Hawaii until 1978, when the Century Center surpassed it, and stayed the tallest by roof height until 1990, when the One Waterfront Towers took that title. It should not be confused with the Moana Surfrider Hotel, built about 70 years earlier.
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