Highgate morphs into most rapidly growing hotel company in Hawaii
Highgate is rapidly expanding its hotel presence in Hawaii, which already has quadrupled since 2018. It opens Romer House Waikiki on June 1, which is Oahu’s first adults-only hotel, and in July will take over management of the Kaimana Beach Hotel on Waikiki’s Gold Coast.
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Kelly Sanders, president of Highgate Hawaii Group, looks down one of the new corridors at the Romer House Hotel in Waikiki. The adults-only hotel is set to open June 1.
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Kelly Sanders, president of Highgate Hawaii Group, looks inside one of the bathrooms inside the guest rooms at the Romer House Hotel.
Highgate Hotels is on an aggressive expansion spree, growing from four Hawaii hotels to 16 under management or ownership and 10 more in the pipeline slated to open between 2024 and 2028.
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Kelly Sanders, president of Highgate Hawaii Group, walks on the outer deck at the Romer House Hotel.
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From left, Daniel Texeira, general manager at the Romer House Hotel, Kelly Sanders, president of Highgate Hawaii Group, and Ramona Sidlo, regional director of experiential marketing, pose for a photo inside one of the guest rooms.
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From left, Daniel Texeira, general manager at the Romer House Hotel, Kelly Sanders, president of Highgate Hawaii Group, and Ramona Sidlo, regional director of experiential marketing, share a laugh inside one of the guest rooms.
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General manager Daniel Texeira walks on the 10th floor at the Romer House Hotel.
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Kelly Sanders, president of Highgate Hawaii Group, poses for a portrait in the lobby bar area at the Romer House Hotel.
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Kelly Sanders, president of Highgate Hawaii Group, poses for a portrait in the lobby bar area at the Romer House Hotel.
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From left, Ramona Sidlo, regional director of experiential marketing, Kelly Sanders, president of Highgate Hawaii Group, and Daniel Texeira, general manager at the Romer House Hotel, walk in the lobby.
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From left, Ramona Sidlo, regional director of experiential marketing, Kelly Sanders, president of Highgate Hawaii Group, and Daniel Texeira, general manager at the Romer House Hotel, walk in the lobby.
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