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Waikiki Edition Hotel Opens Friday (PHOTOS)

First Posted: 10/15/10 08:49 AM ET   Updated: 05/25/11 07:00 PM ET

Today is a big day in the hotel industry. The Waikiki EDITION, the first partnership between famed high-end hotelier Ian Schrager and Marriot Hotels opens today on Waikiki beach.

Ian Schrager, famous for the Mondrian, Delano, Royalton and Gramercy Park Hotels, among others, has branched out into a brand of "lifestyle hotels" called EDITION.

The 353-room hotel has starting rates of $375, but the cheapest room normally will be roughly $195 (with the Penthouse going for $9,995 a night).

Click through the below slideshow for more information.

The partnership plans to open hotels in Istanbul, Mexico City, Barcelona, Bangkok and South Beach.

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The lobby boasts a wall-to-wall surfboard installation by artist and surfer Herbie Fletcher made from over 100 collected boards by prominent surfers such as Kelly Slater, Bruce Irons and Andy Irons.
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Today is a big day in the hotel industry. The Waikiki EDITION, the first partnership between famed high-end hotelier Ian Schrager and Marriot Hotels opens today on Waikiki beach. Ian Schrager, famo...
Today is a big day in the hotel industry. The Waikiki EDITION, the first partnership between famed high-end hotelier Ian Schrager and Marriot Hotels opens today on Waikiki beach. Ian Schrager, famo...
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