| Waikiki Biltmore Hotel | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Address | 2424 Kalākaua Avenue |
| Town or city | Honolulu, Hawaiʻi |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 21°16′34″N 157°49′31″W / 21.27611°N 157.82528°W |
| Groundbreaking | November 1953 |
| Opened | February 19, 1955 |
| Demolished | May 28, 1974 |
| Cost | $4,000,000 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 11 |
| Lifts/elevators | 3 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | D.N. Ivanitsky and R.G. Waanabe |
| Developer | Joseph Greenbach |
| Main contractor | Sawai Brothers |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 274 |
| Parking | underground |
The Waikiki Biltmore Hotel was a resort hotel in Waikīkī, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, that operated from 1955 to 1974. The Biltmore was the first high-rise hotel on Waikīkī but operated for only 19 years, after which it was demolished and replaced with the Hyatt Regency.[1]
- ^ Bone, Robert W. (May 25, 1974). "Memories of a hotel's past". The Honolulu Advertiser. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
