TYSONS CORNER, Virginia — Hilton recently announced the Trump International Hotel, Waikiki will be renovated and rebranded under the management of Hilton’s LXR Hotels & Resorts, one of Hilton’s three luxury brands.
The news of the rebrand follows the November 2023 announcement that operator Trump Hotels and real estate owner Irongate had reached a mutual agreement for a “significant” buyout of the hotel management and license agreements for the property.
The 462-room hotel will be renovated to reflect the operator change, with Hilton’s LXR Hotels and Resorts officially taking over management in February, Hotel Dive reported.
The renovation and rebranding of the Trump International Hotel, Waikiki marks a “monumental transformation of one of Hawaii’s most revered properties,” Hilton said in a press release.
The hotel renovation is scheduled to begin early this year and will touch most areas of the property, including the lobbies, pool areas, spa, fitness center, guest room corridors and interiors, landscaping and building systems. Design elements will include new finish materials and a furniture collection of pieces tailored specifically for the resort.
The renovation will also reconceptualize the Wai’olu restaurant and In-Yō Café, and the destination restaurant on the ground floor will be home to a new-to-property internationally acclaimed restaurateur and chef, according to Hilton.
The project will take place in phases over several months, and the on-site hotel management team that has been at the hotel since it debuted in 2009 will stay on, joining LXR Hotels and Resorts.
With the luxury hotel, Hilton expands the LXR portfolio in one of the “most alluring destinations globally,” Feisal Jaffer, global head of LXR Hotels and Resorts, said in a prepared statement. “Wākea Waikiki Beach is the perfect addition to the brand’s growing portfolio, and we look forward to welcoming distinguished travelers from around the world to this unrivaled destination.”
The brand’s portfolio comprises more than 20 hotels and resorts in Hawaii.
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