The Vera Wang Suite at Halekulani

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed)
Oct 16th 2004 at 11:20PM

verawang Designer Vera Wang has turned her eye to a creating a hotel experience. The Vera Wang Suite at Halekulani, a hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii, will be completed in December. Vera Wang will also have a boutique in the hotel to sell her home accessories and jewelry collections. Wang has said that the suite will be the ultimate in luxury and will give her a chance to use her furnishings and accessories to create a complete look. The style is described as "romantic modern." The suite is 2,135 square feet (more than four times larger than Wang's boutique in the hotel) and will be filled with fresh flowers. The suite includes a dining room area set with Vera Wang china, a TV lounge, living room and lanai as well as a bedroom and bath. The suite comes with a private pool cabana and services of a pool butler. Wang is part of an ongoing trend—other designers such as Donatella Versace and Salvatore Ferragamo have their own hotels and co-branded Bulgari and Armani hotels are also in the works. For designers who already have a line of home furnishings, the move is a natural fit but it remains to be seen if a designers name will be enough to drive guests to a particular hotel or suite.