HONOLULU (AP) — Additions to the Ko Olina Resort in Hawaii have been drawing more tourists to the location.
HONOLULU (AP) — Additions to the Ko Olina Resort in Hawaii have been drawing more tourists to the location.
President of Land and Sea Adventures David M. Gelezinsky has even called Ko Olina the new Palm Beach, Florida, The Honolulu Star Advertiser reported (https://bit.ly/2qTiAzr).
The additions include Disney’s Aulani Resort built in 2011, Four Seasons Resort, which celebrates its anniversary May 27, and a $2 billion megaresort planned by Atlantis that will add another 800 hotel rooms and 524 residences to the 1,992 already in Ko Olina.
Ko Olina was originally envisioned to have at least 4,000 hotel rooms and 5,000 resort and residential condominiums. But in November, Ko Olina’s master developer revealed a $5 billion plan to nearly double the resort.
The expansion would connect Ko Olina’s main Aliinui Drive with the adjacent Kapolei West site and go through to Kapolei Commons to make a resort rivaling Waikiki’s land mass.
Ko Olina’s Four Seasons was recently featured in the movie “Snatched,” which premieres Sunday and stars Amy Schumer.
“People are going to watch that scene and say, ‘Where is that pool?’ and Google it,” Gelezinsky said. “When they find out that it’s at the Four Seasons Resort Oahu Ko Olina, it will generate even more buzz for a destination that is just coming into its own.”
With more than $500 million in renovations under its belt and a staff of 750 workers, Four Seasons has moved into the top-priced luxury destination on Oahu, General Manager Sanjiv Hulugalle said.
“Awareness of Ko Olina as an international luxury vacation destination is growing,” Hulugalle said. “We’re attracting celebs and CEOs, some of the Silicon Valley titans. Each resort will offer something unique.”