Once the most famous hotel in the Pacific, the Grand Pacific Hotel is located on the main sea front, on Victoria Parade in Suva, Fiji.
It was built by The Union Steamship Company in 1914 to serve the needs of passengers on its transpacific routes.
It was a popular place to stay for famous guests such as Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, Somerset Maugham, James A Michener and even Queen Elizabeth II.
All rooms were on the second floor, and guests could step outside on a 15-foot wide veranda overlooking the harbor and walk completely around the building — as if walking on the deck.
The Hotel has been empty for over 20 years, and after several stalled attempts to rebuild, it looks like it will remain empty. A testimony to an earlier time of travel in the Pacific .
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