John: WELCOME BACK TO
"LIVING808".
WITH A 14-DAY TRAVEL QUARANTINE
IN EFFECT UNTIL THE END OF NEXT
MONTH AT LEAST, THERE'S NO
BETTER TIME TO BOOK A
STAYCATION.
YOU TO STAY AND PLAY IN WAIKIKI.
John: AT THE IMPERIAL
HAWAII RESORT, WE WANT TO KNOW
SOME INFORMATION.
WE WANT TO TALK TO RESORT
MANAGER, BRYAN AYAKAWA.
I WANT TO KNOW FIRST, WHO ARE
YOU?
HOW LONG ARE YOU BEEN HERE?
TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF AND
RESORT.
AWESOME.
THANKS FOR HAVING ME HERE.
MY NAME IS BRYAN AYAKAWA.
I'M THE RESORT MANAGER HERE.
I'VE BEEN HERE BETWEEN 10 AND 21 21
YEARS.
21 YEARS.
HALF MY LIFE.
BUT WE'RE BY LEWERS STREET.
A LOT OF HISTORY HERE.
John: THIS ROOM THAT WE'RE
IN IS THE OWNER'S LOUNGE.
TO.
IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL.
ROOM AND AMENITIES THANK FOLKS
CAN ENJOY.
AS YOU MENTIONED, THIS IS A
SPECIAL ROOM.
NOT FOR ALL OUR GUESTS BUT WE
LIKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE
IT.
IT IS A BEAUTIFUL ROOM, AND IT
IS FOR OUR TIME SHARE OWNERS.
John: GIVE ME A BRIEF
DESCRIPTION ABOUT SOME AMENITIES
THAT HOTEL GUESTS CAN ENJOY THAT
YOU OFFER.
TO START OFF WE HAVE FIVE
UNIT TYPES.
OUR STANDARD STUDIO ROOMS, SMALL
ONE BEDROOM UNITS WITH PARTIAL
KITCHENS.
BATH FULL KITCHEN.
WE HAVE A ROOFTOP POOL DECK.
WE HAVE A FITNESS ROOM AND
SAUNA.
OWNERS.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL ROOM TO BE
HERE.
ONSITE WE HAVE THE DENNY'S
RESTAURANT DOWNSTAIRS.
WE HAVE THE ABC STORE.
PRIOR TO THIS PANDEMIC WE HAD A
LOT OF ACTIVITIES FOR GUESTS
WE'VE HELD UP HERE.
WE'VE HAD UKULELE LESSONS,
LEI-MAKING LESSONS.
GREAT PLACE TO BE WHEN
EVERYTHING IS HAPPENING.
WE HOPE TO RETURN TO SOME OF
THOSE THINGS WHEN THIS IS OVER.
John: YOU ARE A HOTEL.
YOU MENTIONED TIME SHARE, WHICH
IS SOME PEOPLE WHO CAN ENJOY
THIS PARTICULAR ROOM.
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
HOTEL AND TIME SHARE?
HOTEL SIDE, YOU PAY ROOM AND
TAX PER NIGHT PLUS RESORT FEE.
TIME SHARE IS LIKE A PREPAID
VACATION PLAN.
YOU PURCHASE IN INCREMENTS AND
PAY A MAINTENANCE FEE PER WEEK.
MAINTENANCE FEE WOULD COME OUT
LESSER THAN A PER NIGHT FOR A
SEVEN-NIGHT STAY.
YOU CAN EXCHANGE AND TRAVEL
AROUND THE WORLD.
WE HAVE A LOT OF LOCAL PEOPLE
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF TIME SHARE.
WE HAVE TIME SHARE MEMBERS
ATIMPERIAL.
John: I DRIVE THROUGH
WAIKIKI ON THIS PARTICULAR DAY.
IT'S NOT THE SAME AS WHEN YOU
NORMALLY DRIVE THROUGH.
HOW HAS THE PANDEMIC AFFECTED
YOU?
NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE OUR
STAFF.
I'VE BEEN HERE FOR 21 YEARS, AND
NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE THEM
LAUGH, JOKE AROUND, TALK STORY
OR INTERACTION WITH OUR GUESTS
AND STAFF.
THEY'RE THE HEARTBEATS OF THE
IMPERIAL.
THEY ARE THE REASON WHY GUESTS
COME BACK.
WE CAN'T WAIT TO BRING THEM BACK
HERE WHEN THIS IS SAID AND DONE.
WE ENCOURAGE THEM TO HANG IN
THERE.
John: YOU AREN'T CLOSED.
DO YOU HAVE -- I HEARD SOMETHING
ABOUT THE KAMA'AINA SPECIAL.
THE KAMA'AINA SPECIAL.
CAN YOU TELL PLEA ABOUT TH -- ME ABOUT
THAT?
WE ARE OFFERING A KAMA'AINA
SPECIAL.
CALLED THE KAMA'AINA.
RATE STARTS AT $149 PER NIGHT
PLUS ROOM AND TAX.
FREE PARKING AND NO RESORT FEES.
CONTACT OUR RESERVATION
DEPARTMENT AT 932-1872 ASK FOR
THE SPECIAL.
IT'S OUR WAY TO GIVING BACK TO
THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.
THIS IS -- WHAT BETTER PLACE TO
DO IT.
ALSO CHECK US OUT ON OUR
FACEBOOK PAGE.
WE OFFER LIVE MUSIC EVERYBODY
FRIDAY.
HAVE A STAYCATION, LISTEN TO
MUSIC.
John: THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THAT
INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE.
THAT NUMBER IS 923-1827 FOR WHAT
IS IT CALLED?
THE SPECIAL.
John: WE'LL HAVE THAT ON
OUR WEBSITE.
STAYCATION.
THERE'S A WHOLE BUNCH OF THINGS
THAT YOU CAN DO THERE.
THEY'VE GOT NICE ROOMS.
NICE -- YOU CAN SEE THE VIEW.
THE VIEW IS OUTSTANDING, AND SO
THERE'S TONS OF OPTIONS.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE BORED IN
THE HOUSE OR IN THE HOUSE BORED.
WHEN YOU HAVE GOT STUFF LIKE
THAT TO GO TO.
Tannya: COMING UP, IF YOU
MAKE A WEEKEND OF IT IN WAIKIKI
AND ENJOY BLUE NOTE HAWAI'I.
AMY HANAIALII IS GOING TO BE
THERE TONIGHT.
A LOT OF REASONS TO ENJOY
WAIKIKI.
AMAZING TO SEE IT WITH HARDLY
ANYONE THERE NOW.
John: ABSOLUTELY.
AS LONG AS YOU'RE FOLLOWING