Embarking on a complete guestroom renovation beginning in April 2010, the Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa has enlisted the expertise of specialists of all types -- designers, contractors, and most importantly their guests. The comprehensive room refurbishment will replace wall coverings, flooring, curtains, furniture, and décor. The project also includes a complete revamp of the bath and shower area, installing walk-in showers in some rooms and a new shower-bath combination in others. Both will feature marble counter tops, rain style showers, and marble tile flooring. Guestroom entry areas will now feature natural stone tile with carpet in the main living area. Kawailoa Development, LLP, owners of the Grand Hyatt, tapped the expertise of the resort’s original designers, Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo, to concept the new look. The materials selected reflective of Kauai’s culture and climate will further the resort’s “Hawaiian classic” style.

With contemporary lines, the roots of Hawaii are ever-present in rich mahogany wood furniture, linens inspired by traditional kapa prints, and sugar plantation style window shutters. Fixtures like the hand carved headboard of Sapele wood featuring an imprint of the native hapu'u fern bring the resort’s pervasive sense of understated elegance to new heights. Artwork will feature stylized renditions of the petroglyphs found in the sandstone cliffs adjacent to the resort as well as a series honoring kapa, the Hawaiian art of cloth making. Rooms are neatly designed to maximize guest comfort and convenience while advancing the resort’s overall conservation efforts. Adding to the resort’s long list of environmental initiatives, the renovation will include highly efficient recessed LED lighting for the bathroom vanity area, low-flow toilets using one-third less water than standard toilets, low VOC paints to reduce harmful emissions in consideration of guest health and comfort, carpeting made with recycled yarn, and energy-saving ceiling fans. For more information, call 800-55-HYATT or visit www.grandhyattkauai.com.
 

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