Hotel Waikiki Biltmore - Honolulu, Hawaii - Vintage Hotels - Unisex Sweatshirt wooster Its grand opening featured flower

Its grand opening featured flower petals falling from the ceiling

but at least you'll never be bored

Before the area became synonymous with wealth

Named for the Spanish word for oak trees

a powdered wig

Hotel Waikiki Biltmore - Honolulu, Hawaii - Vintage Hotels - Unisex Sweatshirt wooster Its grand opening featured flowerWaikiki Biltmore stood as a jewel of postwar Honolulu hospitality, opening in 1955 directly on Waikiki Beach. Before the high rises transformed the shoreline, it represented a more gracious era of Hawaiian tourism. Travelers came not just for the sand, but for the kind of elegance that only a grand hotel could offer. Part of our Retro Hotel collection, featuring the iconic locations of yesteryear. The Details: Cream sans serif caps read "HOTEL" above