The Royal Lahaina's beachside cottages now feature new furniture, flooring and decor.
After closing in March due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the seven months until the Royal Lahaina Resort's Oct. 15 reopening were filled with various projects to refresh and update the 27-acre property in West Maui.
The resort improved its sustainability infrastructure while also revamping the lobby, lounge, pool area, restaurant, and guestrooms.
"Once we officially shut down in March, right away we started looking at opportunities to refresh the resort and invest in the product," said Gary Hogan, CEO of Royal Lahaina's parent company, Hogan Hospitality. "I know we're going to come out of this OK. And we were so successful recently, with occupancy running in the low 90s in 2019, when you have occupancy that high it's tough to get into rooms and shut things down when cylinders are firing."