The Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar is a restaurant and

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in the

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hotel in

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. Named after the South Pacific nation of

Tonga Tonga (, ; ), officially the Kingdom of Tonga ( to, Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga), is a Polynesian country and archipelago. The country has 171 islands – of which 45 are inhabited. Its total surface area is about , scattered over in ...

, this dining and entertainment venue opened in 1945. The Tonga Room replaced the Terrace Plunge, an indoor swimming pool that was installed in the Fairmont in 1929. The pool was transformed into the Tonga Room's lagoon. The restaurant was redesigned again in 1967. A report by the City of San Francisco Planning Department called the Tonga Room a "historical resource." Citing the Polynesian-themed bar's artificial lagoon, rainstorms, and lava rock, the report said: "The Tonga Room exhibits exceptional importance due to its rarity and as one of the best examples of 'high-style' Tiki bar/restaurant in San Francisco." File:cmglee_Tonga_Room_and_Hurricane_Bar.jpg, A boat with the band in the pool of the Tonga Room and Hurricane Bar File:cmglee_Tonga_Room_and_Hurricane_Bar_entrance.jpg, Entrance of the Tonga Room and Hurricane Bar File:Tonga room restaurant.jpg, Tonga room restaurant looking towards Hurricane Bar

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External links

The Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar official website
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