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Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa: Hotel specials, rates and availability in Waikiki Home International Sites Help Contact Us Site Map Find & Reserve Specials & Packages Destinations Events & Meetings Marriott Rewards Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa Home View All Photos Guest Rooms in Detail Hotel Specials & Packages About This Hotel Area Information Maps & Transportation Driving Directions Plan Events & Meetings Use Marriott Rewards Points Printable Hotel Fact Sheet Maps & Transportation From regional airports to local businesses to historic attractions, our interactive map will help you get there with ease. Zoom: Area Airports Other Transportation Area Airports Honolulu - HNL 836-6411 Hotel Direction: 12 mi E Driving Directions: Take H-1 East to Honolulu (approx. 10 miles). Exit at King St. off ramp (25A). Turn right onto Kapahulu Ave. continue for 2 miles, turn right on Kuhio Ave.; at second traffic light, turn left on Ohua Ave. Hotel entrance on the left. Estimated taxi fare: 30 USD (one way) Back to top Other Transportation Bus Station Bus Station Back to top Featuring Microsoft MapPoint technology. Terms of Use Privacy Statement Check Rates & Availability To make reservations by phone, call 1-800-228-9290in the US and Canada (or any of our worldwide reservation numbers ) Driving Directions Get a map and driving directions to the hotel. Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa 2552 Kalakaua Avenue Honolulu - Oahu,Hawaii96815USA Phone: 1-808-922-6611 Fax: 1-808-921-5255 Sales: 1-808-921-5185 Toll-Free: 1-800-367-5370 International Sites Travel Agents Corporate Information Careers Help Contact Us Site Map © 1996 - 2006 Marriott International, Inc. All rights reserved. Marriott proprietary information. Terms of Use Internet Privacy Statement

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Royal Garden At Waikiki - Honolulu //-- Customer Support | Member Sign In Book Online or Call Toll Free: 1-888-782-9722 Mon-Fri 9:00am - 12:00am EST • Sat-Sun 9:30am - 11:00pm EST BookIt.com Member Sign In BookIt.com Members sign in here to view booking details, print vouchers, make changes and more. Booking ID: Email Address: You know what to do: Check In Enter your arrival date. '; Cal.ArrivalId='ARR_DATE_HM'; Cal.DepartureId='DEP_DATE_HM'; gDivId='CalDiv'; Cal.OpenCal(this);" onclick="Cal.Desc=' Enter your arrival date. '; Cal.ArrivalId='ARR_DATE_HM'; Cal.DepartureId='DEP_DATE_HM'; gDivId='CalDiv'; Cal.OpenCal(this);" Check Out Rooms 1 2 3 Adults 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Children 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Room 2 Adults 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Children 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Room 3 Adults 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Children 0 1 2 3 Book On-line or Call Toll Free (888) 782-9722 - or - (866) 276-8861 ( en espanol ) BookIt.com™ Travel Guides Hawaii Travel Guide Hawaii Attractions Hawaii Restaurants Hawaii Shopping Hawaii Nightlife Hawaii Articles Royal Garden At Waikiki Located just steps away from the excitement of Waikiki, the Royal Garden at Waikiki hotel awaits your arrival. Star Rating On a quiet tree-lined street just off the Ala Wai waterway, the hotel and its expansive tropical gardens combine European elegance with Hawaii's tropical appeal. The Royal Garden at Waikiki features elegantly appointed guestrooms and suites in a variety of dcor with quality amenities, including Internet access in most guestrooms and all suites. The spacious accommodations, exceptional service, and the outstanding Shizu restaurant, make this hotel an unparalleled Royal Experience. Gracious and intimate best describes this distinctive Waikiki garden hotel. From the moment you set foot in the rich Italian marble lobby, you are embraced with abounding elegance. The attention to detail in this perfectly located Pacific paradise leaves little to be desired. The Royal Garden at Waikiki offers guests an award winning restaurant, a cascading waterfall, pools and whirlpools, High Speed Internet available in most of the rooms, Concierge Services, and much more! Whether your travel is for business or pleasure, the Royal Garden at Waikiki will make your stay in the Hawaiian Islands a memorable and Royal Experience. Location Located just steps away from the excitement of Waikiki, the Royal Garden at Waikiki hotel awaits your arrival. Address 440 Olohana Street, Honolulu HI 96815 Toll Free Bookings (888) 782-9722 (866) 276-8861 ( en espanol ) Quick Links Photo Gallery Rooms & Rates User Reviews Maps & Directions Nearby Attractions Amenities • Jacuzzi/Hot Tub • Business Center • Elevator • Exercise Facility • Lounge/Bar • Outdoor Pool • Sauna • Concierge Desk • Handicap Access Elev. • Restaurant • Wedding Services • Kids Stay Free • Dry Cleaning Service • Wake-up Service • Parking (Nominal Fee) • 24 Hour Front Desk • Ice Machine • Tiki Bar Details • # of Floors: 25 • # of Rooms: 140 • 03:00 PM Check In • 12:00 PM Check Out BookIt.com Photo Gallery of Royal Garden At Waikiki Prev Royal Garden At Waikiki Next Click on thumbnails to enlarge. Back to top BookIt.com Rooms & Rates at Royal Garden At Waikiki Standard Hotel Room One King, One Queen or Two Twin Beds. All rooms have balcony and either City or Pool Views, located 6-11th floor. Deluxe Hotel Room One King or Two Twin Beds. No balcony, either City or Partial Ocean Views, located 18-25th floor. One Bedroom Exec Suite with Kitchenette One King or One Queen Bed. Standing balcony only, either City or Partial Ocean Views, located 20-25th floor. Upgraded furnishing, large luxury livingroom and kitchenette.. Back to top Attractions Near Royal Garden At Waikiki honolulu 3 Miles University Of Hawaii 3 Miles Pearl Harbor-Uss Arizona Memor 11 Miles Bishop Museum 6 Miles Polynesian Cultural Center 35 Miles Hanauma Bay 12 Miles Waimea Falls Park 36 Miles Makaha 36 Miles Hawaii Convention Center 1 Miles Hnl-Honolulu Airport 9 Miles Distances shown above are provided by the property for comparison purposes only. Back to top Recent User Reviews of Royal Garden At Waikiki Be the first to review Royal Garden At Waikiki! 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Collections - Special - North American Indian and Native Hawaiian About special collections North American Indian and Native Hawaiian Quilt Collection [ click here to see samples ] Native quilters in the Hawaiian Islands and on the North American continent have long used colors and designs distinctly their own to make quilts which function in ways both similar to other cultural groups as well as in ways that have specific tribal or pan-Indian meanings. Quilts have been used in nearly every Native community for everyday purposes such as bed coverings, shelter coverings, infants' swing cradles, weather insulation, and providing a soft place to sit on the ground. In some communities, quilts are also used to honor individuals, in ceremonies, and in a variety of activities that strengthen community life. Native peoples in the Hawaiian Islands and North America have always had many indigenous traditions of textile production and use; the materials and skills of quiltmaking had many precedents in these communities. When commercially-manufactured cloth and steel needles became available to native peoples, it was not surprising that, adept at similar craft forms, they quickly picked up quiltmaking. Native needleworkers continually combine or replace old materials and technologies with new. Finger-woven animal pelt blankets have been replaced by wool blankets and quilts, hides replaced by cotton fabrics, and awls and needles replaced by sewing machines and rotary cutters. The initial conveyance of quilting skills to Native peoples occurred in the nineteenth century with the establishment of mission schools and churches in Native communities. Numerous references in missionary diaries and letters, mission records and newsletters, and oral histories point to the substantial influence that Christian denominational mission churches and schools had in introducing quiltmaking to Native peoples. Through both formal instruction and in the context of affiliated women's social groups, missions promoted Euro-American domestic arts, including quiltmaking and other forms of needlework. Whether Mennonite missions on Hopi land, Mormon missions in Utah and Nevada, Quaker mission schools in Pennsylvania, or Catholic missions in frontier outposts, these Christian evangelical and educational efforts were instrumental in introducing and sustaining interest in these crafts. Within Native communities, quilts are often used to mark rites of passage or special occasions and to honor individuals for their special achievements or contributions. At naming ceremonies, quilts are given to friends and family in honor of the loved one being named. Students graduating from high schools or college are given quilts as a sign or recognition of their academic accomplishments. Athletes winning competitive events are given quilts for their physical achievements. Veterans returning from military service are honored with quilts to thank them for their bravery and personal sacrifice. Any one who has contributed significantly to his or her own, family's or community's well being is honored, either by being given a quilt or having quilts given away on their behalf. Production techniques (patchwork, appliqué, quilting, tied work), material preparation (batting, recycling cloth), patchwork patterns, quilting designs, and quilt names were shared among Native and non-Native quiltmakers. Yet choices of patterns, construction techniques, materials, and names often are tied to Native or tribal identity. Native artists adapt the beadwork, rug weaving, and basket weaving patterns of their cultural heritage of their own experience into their quilts. Color choices often reflect the Native quilter's close spritual ties to the natural world. Many times Native quilters, irrespective of their own tribal background, will select printed fabrics that incorporate Southwestern or pan-Indian imagery, such as eagles, running horses, or motifs from or resembling those of Navajo rugs. Of all the discrete collections of the MSU Museum's quilt collections perhaps the most important is the collection of North American Indian and Native Hawaiian quilts. Several museums have one or a few samples of Native quilts and a handful of museums have quilts specializing in the quilts of one culture or tribe (for instance Native Hawaiian or Lakota Sioux) but no other musuem in the world has a collection that not only represents the breadth and diversity of Native quilting in North Amercia but also is accompanied by documentary information resulting from historical and ethnographic research. There are a number of reasons why Native quilters have been so little known to those outside their families or communities and that museums have so few examples in their collections, but perhaps the chief reasons were that it is an art form that has appeared so extensively in everyday life and that it was primarily the result of indigenous cultural contact with outsiders. Considered commonplace and perceived firmly tied to a European rather than a Native artistic tradition, quilts, unlike other Native arts, were historically not collected or studied as items of ethnographic, aesthetic, or marketplace value. In addition, most quilts made within Native communities were made for everyday use; even those made and given in ceremonies were intended for everyday use. Thus, there are few extant historical quilts in either private or public collections. The first Native American quilt acquired by the Michigan State University Museum was one documented in a Michigan Quilt Project Discovery Day in 1985. The quilt, made c. 1920 by Margaret (or Anna) David, an Odawa quilter, from Peshawbestown, Michigan has distinctively Woodland Indian floral motifs in the corners and sides of a traditional Star quilt pattern. It was donated by a non-Native family who had acquired it from its maker. Subsequent research has uncovered five more quilts done in this style and has revealed that the quilter was probably affiliated with a group of women who quilted together in the basement of the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Peshawbestown, Michigan, a community where Ojibwa and Odawa had long resided. Additional research by museum staff on Ojibway, Odawa, and Potawatomi quilting resulted in the collection of narratives, photographs, and quilts documenting the long-time engagement in quilting by many Native women in the region. Working in tandem with the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian, Atlatl (the national service organization for professional Native artists), and many tribal museums as well as quilters, collectors, and other scholars, the Michigan State University Museum staff continued to document Native quilting traditions throughout the United States and Canada. These efforts have resulted in the exhibition "To Honor and Comfort: Native Quilting Traditions" that toured to major museums across the nation, a smaller version of the exhibit that is touring to tribal museums, a publication, and the collection of well-documented quilts and related materials at MSU. -- by Marsha MacDowell [excerpt from Marsha MacDowell, ed., Great Lakes,Great Quilts. Concord, California: C&T Publishing, 2001] GLQC Home About GLQC Collections Exhibits Programs Publications Internships/Volunteers Quilt Index On–Line Newsletter Virtual Quilt Sponsors/Endowments Links Quilt Care Site Info Contact Us