Happy to return to Hawai‘i is Rob Gunthner, recently named general manager of the Radisson Kauai Beach Resort near Hanama‘ulu. “Returning to Hawai‘i was always on my mind,” says Gunthner, who most recently arrived from Puerto Rico. “I could not
Happy to return to Hawai‘i is Rob Gunthner, recently named general manager of the Radisson Kauai Beach Resort near Hanama‘ulu.
“Returning to Hawai‘i was always on my mind,” says Gunthner, who most recently arrived from Puerto Rico.
“I could not be happier to have settled on Kaua‘i, to work with such a seasoned group of associates, and to take this resort to a new level of success.”
Gunthner worked at the Hyatt Regency Waikoloa on the Big Island from 1988 to 1997 in a variety of positions, including executive director of catering, meetings and conventions.
He was named Convention Services Manager of the Year by Successful Meetings and Incentives magazine during his management stay at Waikoloa. He worked for Hyatt Hotels Corporation for 12 years.
The Radisson Kauai Beach Resort is a 347-room, beachfront property owned and operated by Driftwood Hospitality Management, LLC.
Gunthner began his career in the hotel industry in 1982. He assisted in the Waikoloa property’s transition to Hilton Hotels in 1993, and later served as resident hotel manager of the Hilton Waikoloa Village through 2000.
Most recently, Gunthner was general manager at the Wyndham El Conquistador Resort and Golden Door Spa, a world-class, 500-acre destination resort facility in Fajardo, Puerto Rico comprised of a 750-room, four-diamond resort hotel and the five-diamond Las Casitas Village.
“My three years in the Caribbean were an incredible experience for me,” said Gunthner.
“In addition to typical resort departments, I gained experience in the operation of casinos, golf and tennis, marinas, transportation fleets and a private island, and I was exposed to a wide variety of unique cultures. It felt like I went off to college again and obtained my master’s degree in the hospitality industry.”
Gunthner was named to the board of directors of the Puerto Rico Hotel and Tourism Association for 2002 and 2003.
The Radisson Kauai Beach Resort, which completed a massive renovation in 2000, is a 25-acre deluxe property on part of a three-mile stretch of secluded beach.
The hotel, which underwent an extensive renovation and redesign in 2000 by noted architectural firm Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo, features 340 rooms, seven suites, complete meeting and banquet facilities, three restaurants, a boutique spa and fitness center, four tennis courts, and a “super pool” complex made up of three swimming pools set amidst waterfalls and grottoes, and a fourth pool featuring a sand bottom.
Hotel leaders recently announced several packages for families, honeymooners and other visitors, and also offer packages for Kaua‘i residents.
For more information on the Radisson Kauai Beach Resort, please call 245-1955, or visit the hotel’s Web site, http://www.radisson.com/kauaihi.
