ALEXANDER YOUNG HOTEL
(1903 - 1981)

Sadly, the Alexander Young Hotel is gone – demolished in 1981 during the demolition and rebuilding craze in Honolulu that rendered it as bland as most other North American cities. They replaced the hotel with a bland condominium. Still there’s a picture of the building from a postcard and you can see the architectural design for the expansive lobby. The hotel was built in 1902 by (surprise, surprise) Alexander Young, a Scottish-born Honolulu businessman who had made a packet in sugar mills and as the General Manager of the Honolulu Iron Works. The hotel opened for business in 1903 with 300-rooms at Bishop and Hotel Streets in downtown Honolulu. W Somerset Maugham stayed there for about 3 weeks while visiting Hawaii. Sadly you cannot. Alexander Young If you would like to share any information about the Alexander Young Hotel please let me, Tom Moore, know. Thanks!

Back to Flying and Romance in Hawaii
Back to "The Great Adventure" Home Page