Aqua Hotels & Resorts, a full-service hotel management company with 16 hotels in Hawaii announced the former The Ilikai has been renamed ILLIKAI HOTEL & SUITES.
Ilikai offers many in-room and hotel amenities and services to guests. Complimentary amenities include free in-room coffee and tea, in-room safe, mini-refrigerator and daily local newspaper delivered to the room. Services include a business center, 24-hour fitness center, meeting rooms, poolside massage treatments and popular Sarento’s Italian Restaurant, located on the top floor of the hotel.
Ilikai Hotel & Suites is located at 1777 Ala Moana Boulevard and is one of the first hotels on the makai or ocean-side of the street upon entering Waikiki. The 30-story hotel was one of the first high-rise hotels when it opened in 1964 and it featured Waikiki’s first glass elevator. Its large guest rooms and meeting space plus close proximity to Ala Moana Center and Hawaii Convention Center make it perfect for business and leisure travelers.
About Aqua Hotels & Resorts
Aqua Hotels & Resorts is a full-service hotel management company founded in 2001 by Hawaii hotelier Mike Paulin. In 2005, the Aqua Boutique Collection was launched focusing on service, style and value for today’s savvy travelers. In 2006, the Aqua Lite Line was introduced to represent the company’s transitional and best-rate product. Aqua’s chain-wide inventory of 16 unique properties is located on Oahu, Maui, Kauai and Molokai, where both the Boutique and Lite brands are recognized as service and price leaders for Hawaii lodging.
In 2007 and 2008, Aqua Hotels & Resorts was ranked the #8 ‘Fastest 50’ growing Hawaii Company by Pacific Business News. Also in 2008, Aqua became Hawaii’s first employee-owned hotel company when Paulin executed an Employee Stock Ownership Plan.
For more information about Aqua Hotels & Resorts or individual hotels, visit www.aquaresorts.com. Aqua is represented in Australia and New Zealand by Travel Reflections, by ARM International in Japan and Pacific Air Agency Group in South Korea.

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