All rooms have kitchenettes with refrigerators, and the hotel faces one of Kauai's finest beaches.

The only hotel in town, the Grand (telephone 43.95.45.10, fax 43.95.22.26), faces the abbey; its rate is $77 for a double.

A hotel, low of design and with broad veranda and balconies, faced the sea.

The 145-room hotel is on the capital's main street but also faces the sea and beach.

On a hillside just outside town, the 36-room hotel faces the fortress.

The hotel faces the water, but guests must cross the main road to get to the beach.

In later years, however, the hotel and its waterfront faced competition.

She added that the hotel would soon face competition from a Hilton scheduled to open next July.

The hotel also faced issues with race relations early on.