Beachtree Selects Aqua Hotels to Rebrand Hotel Molokai

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. July 02, 2009

WAIKIKI BEACH, HI, July 1, 2009 - Beachtree Properties recently selected Hawaii-owned and operated Aqua Hotels & Resorts to rebrand the 53-room Hotel Molokai. Situated oceanfront on Kamiloloa Beach, Aqua Hotel Molokai is the island's only hotel and home to Hula Shores Restaurant, the most popular gathering place for visitors and residents on Molokai.

"We are elated to have been selected by Beachtree Properties," said Bill Henderson, Aqua's VP Development. "Aqua's island heritage fits in nicely as we fully understand the product and experience this unique hotel, spa, and restaurant offers visitors. It's an excellent addition to our growing boutique collection."

"Aqua Hotels is a great match for this resort," remarked George Joosten, Resort Operations Manager of Beachtree Properties. "Their understanding of the islands and lifestyle will surely target and bring the best customers to the island and Hotel Molokai. We share a similar vision and work ethic and are looking forward to a great partnership."

"Aqua Hotel Molokai offers a natural and rural Hawaiian experience and we are looking forward to pairing it with the urban vibe of our Waikiki boutiques," commented Ben Rafter, Aqua's President and CEO. "The natural beauty and diversity of Molokai, the magic of unspoiled Hawaii, the captivating appeal of the hotel is a huge magnet for leisure travelers looking for indigenous island experiences."

Aqua Hotel Molokai is designed after a Polynesian village and features a variety of spacious accommodation options including garden and ocean front bungalows and a lovely oceanfront honeymoon suite. Recently renovated and upgraded, rooms suggest a Polynesian ambiance and include private lanais, high-speed Internet access, mini-refrigerators, microwaves, coffee makers, and cable televisions. In addition, many of the rooms have full kitchens.

Resort amenities include:

• Concierge

• Free parking

• Non smoking

• Freshwater swimming pool

• Oceanfront Hula Shores Restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and dinner

• Pool bar / lounge

• Daily live entertainment and weekly "Aloha Friday Sunset Celebration"

• Nightly torch-lighting ceremony

• Aqua Hotel Molokai Spa Center, available Monday - Friday, offering a variety of massages, acupuncture, facials, nail services and yoga classes

• Bamboo Room - meeting and function facility for up to 30 people with catering available through Hula Shores restaurant. An additional 200 people can be accommodated in the adjacent outdoor covered venue.

• Gift and sundries shop, vending machines, laundry facilities

• ATM machine, photocopying service, Internet kiosk

• Safety deposit box

• Hammocks

• On-site rental car location

Molokai, Hawaii's fifth largest island, is 38 miles long and 10 miles wide. It is dubbed the 'most Hawaiian Island' because nearly half of its 7,000 residents are of Hawaiian descent. The island offers breathtaking natural beauty, unspoiled deserted beaches, a rural way of life and genuinely friendly people. There are no tall buildings, no neon signs, no traffic lights and the pace is slow but there are lots of things to see and do. It is the legendary birthplace of hula, home to the famous mule ride to the quaint settlement of Kalaupapa - a National Historic Site, Hawaii's only barrier reef, highest sea cliffs and tallest waterfall. For more information about this island, visit http://www.molokai-hawaii.com/

Molokai is 20 minutes by air from Oahu and 90 minutes by ferry from Maui. Travelers looking for unspoiled Hawai'i, outdoor adventure, and ocean activities will enjoy visiting Molokai. Room rates at Aqua Hotel Molokai start from $ 135 per night, plus taxes. For reservations and information, call toll-free 866-406-2782, direct 808-553-5347 or visit the website www.hotelmolokai.com.