Honiara Hotel
The Honiara Hotel is located in Chinatown in Honiara, Solomon Islands. It is a 56-room establishment which has different grades of rooms catering to the affordable levels of its customers. There are 13 non air-conditioned rooms which are double bedded rooms with shared bathrooms, 26 "standard" air-conditioned rooms with facilities of an attached bath and a refrigerator.[1]
A funicular elevator is provided to reach the terrace where there are 12 deluxe rooms and five executive rooms. A swimming pool, bar and restaurant are part of the hotel.[1]
The hotel serves continental breakfast as a buffet, which is included in the room fare.[1]
Events[]
On Sunday 1 June 1969 the hotel was opened with an event held between 17:30 and 19:30. It was attended by around 400 guests, including Tommy Chan's father Chan Wing.
During the April/May 2006 riots in Honiara, Sir (owner of the Honiara Hotel and a naturalized Chinese of the Solomon islands) the hotel and his son's shop were targeted for attack. However, they escaped due to support from some islanders, Christian brotherhood and the police.[2]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Stanley 2004, p. 994.
- ^ Dinnen & Firth 2008, pp. 81–82.
Bibliography[]
- Stanley, David (2004). South Pacific. David Stanley. p. 999. ISBN 978-1-56691-411-6.
- Sinclair Dinnen; Stewart Firth (May 2008). Politics and State Building in Solomon Islands. ANU E Press. ISBN 978-1-921313-66-0.
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