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It was in the late 1800s that Hawaii's elite began to build their large residences right along Waikiki Beach. At the same time, bathhouses started to appear, signaling a potential for tourism. The Park Beach Hotel, Waikiki's first, opened in 1888, and the Sans Souci Hotel followed in 1893. Writer Robert Louis Stevenson famously stayed here and wrote... |
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"If anyone desires such old-fashioned things as lovely scenery, quiet, pure air, clear sea water, good food, and heavenly sunsets hung out before his eyes over the Pacific and the distant hills of Waianae, I recommend him cordially to the Sans Souci." Today, Sans Souci (without care) Beach fronts The New Otani Kaimana Beach Hotel, and offers a delightfully secluded escape. |
