ORCHIDS AT HALEKULANI
- Award Winning Destination Dining in the Heart of Waikiki -

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HONOLULU – (*Updated December 2007.) Halekulani, a luxury 455-room resort situated on five prime oceanfront acres on the Beach at Waikiki is an award-winning destination known for its superior hospitality and exquisite cuisine. Halekulani features a spa, pool and fitness center, full-service meeting, banquet and hospitality facilities, several cocktail lounges and three restaurants, including Orchids.  Orchids is Halekulani’s central dining room, providing guests with open-air, indoor seating for up to 225-people.

“Orchids is a treasured restaurant destination for guests and area residents and for all occasions,” comments Janis Clapoff, General Manager of the Halekulani.  “At Orchids, we embrace  Hawaii’s spirit and flavors in both culinary fare and atmosphere where our guests can relax and dine while overlooking the panoramic beauty of Waikiki.  Orchids’ menu features delicately balanced trans fat-free cuisine with ingredients native to Hawaii.”
Orchids features the Executive Luncheon, which is continually evolving to bring its guests a selection of Hawaii’s finest ingredients presented as plated masterpieces.  This special menu is redesigned every two weeks and features a two-course menu at $22 per person and three-course for $26 per person.

Orchids Sunday Brunch has been voted as the Best Brunch in Hawaii, known throughout the islands for its vast array of culinary delights, featuring traditional cuisine from Thailand, Japan and Korea as well as Hawaii.  The Sunday Brunch also features live music and offers two seatings at 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., served until 2:30 p.m., reservations are required.

Orchids’ Sunday Brunch also offers a creatively healthy and savory children’s buffet for $28, holidays $31.  Sunday Brunch is available at $49 per person, holidays $57.*

Orchids has also become the island’s most sought after holiday gathering place, offering the most coveted holiday brunches in Hawaii and the preferred annual venue for New Years Eve Waikiki Extravaganza.

Halekulani has received top honors from a vast array of top tier publications.  Most recently, its fine-dining restaurant La Mer was ranked by USA Today as the top hotel restaurant in Hawaii and in 2006 Food & Wine ranked the hotel as number one in “Hotel Pick.”  Resorts & Great Hotels named Halekulani in its “Connoisseur’s Choice” in 2006, and this year, Leading Hotels of the World, Ltd. Named SpaHalekulani as “A Leading Spa.”  Halekulani was included in Travel & Leisure’s World’s Best Awards Readers’ Poll where in 2005, the hotel was ranked as one of the world’s best hotels, as having best service in Hawaii.  Condé Nast Traveler included Halekulani in its 2005 Hot List and Gold List, and in 2006, SpaHalekulani was ranked number one for “Best Resort Service” in North America.

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About Halekulani
Consistently ranked among the world’s best hotels, Halekulani is a member of The Leading Hotels of the World and Okura Hotels & Resorts, two exclusive organizations pursuing service excellence and standards of the highest quality. Travel + Leisure ranked Halekulani as one of the top 20 hotels in the world in 2006, while the Vera Wang Suite at Halekulani was named one of the 50 most romantic destinations in the world. Also in 2006, the three year-old SpaHalekulani was named a “Leading Spa of the World” and the #2 best resort spa in North America by Conde Nast Traveler. In addition, Halekulani’s fine dining restaurant La Mer is Hawaii’s only AAA-Five Diamond Restaurant, holding this esteemed rating for 17-consecutive years, as well as being voted #8 of “America’s Top 100 Hotel Restaurants” by Zagat in 2006. The Leading Hotels of the World, ltd. has bestowed Halekulani with its annual Quality Award, making the Waikiki resort the only Leading Hotel to achieve this prestigious honor in either the United States or Canada.

Halekulani is managed by the Hotels and Resorts of Halekulani, a brand management division of the Honolulu-based Halekulani Corporation, which also manages Waikiki Parc Hotel.  For reservations and information contact your travel planner or the hotel at (800) 367-2343 or (808) 923-2311.  Reservations can also be made through Halekulani’s website at www.halekulani.com.