The Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco is a very historic place. You walk in the front lobby and practically can feel the High Society history oozing from the 4 story columns.
But down a couple flights of stairs, and through a hallway, where the hotel pool used to be...therein lies the Tonga Room.
It was created in 1945, the link above has the history details. The place embodies the era, still to this day. The food is okay, Asian inspired, the drinks are fabo, and the house band is fun. Periodically, they have 'rain storm' where rain falls over the pool area and the house lights flicker as in lightning and thunder sound effects.
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| The house band performing on the floating stage in what was once the original pool. |
If you are in San Fran, you should stop by. Great fun.
Now that's my kind of place - I can hear Les Baxter's Quiet Village right now!
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