Tonga Room facts for kids
The Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar is a super fun restaurant and tiki bar located inside the famous Fairmont San Francisco hotel in San Francisco, California. It's named after the beautiful island nation of Tonga in the South Pacific. This cool place for eating and entertainment first opened its doors in 1945.
What is the Tonga Room?
The Tonga Room is a unique restaurant with a special theme. It's designed to look and feel like a tropical paradise, complete with a large indoor lagoon. A "tiki bar" is a kind of bar or restaurant that has a fun, tropical island style, often with decorations like carved statues, bamboo, and plants.
From Pool to Paradise
Before it became the Tonga Room, this space was actually an indoor swimming pool called the Terrace Plunge. That pool was built in the Fairmont hotel way back in 1929. In 1945, the pool was changed into the amazing lagoon you see today in the Tonga Room. The restaurant was updated again in 1967 to keep its tropical vibe fresh.
A Truly Special Place
The City of San Francisco's Planning Department has even called the Tonga Room a "historical resource." This means it's a very important and special place! They said it's super important because it's rare and one of the best examples of a "high-style" Tiki bar and restaurant in San Francisco. Imagine, it has its own artificial lagoon, complete with fun "rainstorms" that happen inside, and cool lava rock decorations. It's truly one-of-a-kind!
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A boat with the band in the pool of the Tonga Room and Hurricane Bar
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Entrance of the Tonga Room and Hurricane Bar
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Tonga room restaurant looking towards Hurricane Bar
