Experts' Choice Award Queen Emma Summer Palace
7 expert reviews
“Hanaiakamalama was the summer retreat of Queen Emma, the consort of King Kamehamena IV, and their son Prince Albert Edward.”
– Travel + Leisure
Fodor's "Queen Emma, King Kamehameha IV's wife, used this stately white home, built in 1848, as a retreat from the rigors of court life in hot and dusty Honolulu during the mid-1800s." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"Royal Hawaiian and personal artifacts are displayed in her Victorian-era Nuuanu Valley retreat." Full review
Where "See where Hawaii’s Queen spent her summers. Queen Emma was the wife of King Kamehameha IV. The home was built in 1847." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Listed on the National Historic Registry, the home is open for tours of the collection of Queen Emma's antiques, furnishings, and royal regalia."
Oahu Travel Guide
March 1, 2021
Frommer's "This simple, seven-room New England–style house...worth an hour of your time to see the interesting blend of Victorian furniture and hallmarks of Hawaiian royalty, including feather cloaks and kahili" Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"Gracious docents from the Daughters of Hawaiʻi society show off the cathedral-shaped koa cabinet that displays a set of china given by England’s Queen Victoria...and more priceless antiques." Full review
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