Tom, thanks for sharing this article.
We are at Marriott Ko Olina this week and I also saw the article in the hard copy version. Interesting article, but the hard copy version also provided a room count for the various resorts. It is as follows:
- Four Seasons: 371 rooms
- Aulani: 828 rooms
- Ko Olina Beach Villas: 247 rooms
- Marriott Ko Olina Beach Club: 546 rooms
- Atlantis Hotels and Resorts: 1,324 rooms
Total rooms: 3,316 (which is just over 10% of the visitor inventory in Waikiki).
Atlantis Ko Olina is scheduled to break ground next month. They have the property fenced off and are demolishing the two chapels. If fact, the chapel closest to the Ko Olina Beach Villas has been demolished and they are currently breaking up the foundation/pad. In speaking with an employee of Ko Olina, who we ran into this afternoon, they also plan to demolish the chapel closer to Aulani. It is also fenced off. My DW and I are disappointed, as both of the chapels added a nice touch to the area. So, the only current chapel that will remain is the one on Cove 4, closest to the harbor. In our humble opinion, that is the least beautiful of the chapels. The Four Seasons has a chapel on the west side of their hotel, and the KO employee believes the Atlantis plans to build a chapel some where in the new resort.
It will be interesting to see how the development comes along.
Best regards.
Mike
