▁structure ▁in ▁the ▁modern ▁style . ▁The ▁open - air ▁design ▁allowed ▁natural ▁vent ilation ▁from ▁the ▁trade ▁wind s , ▁although ▁rooms ▁had ▁air ▁condition ing ▁available . ▁Hot els ▁with ▁similar ▁designs ▁would ▁be ▁built ▁along ▁the ▁Koh ala ▁coast ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁dec ades . ▁▁ ▁The ▁resort ' s ▁golf ▁course ▁opened ▁first , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁and ▁the ▁Ma una ▁Ke a ▁Beach ▁Hotel ▁itself ▁opened ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁operated ▁by ▁Rock ef eller ' s ▁hotel ▁company ▁Rock Res ort s . ▁The ▁hotel ▁fam ously ▁operated ▁without ▁guest room ▁televis ions ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁Rock ef eller ▁sold ▁the ▁hotel ▁to ▁United ▁Airlines . ▁United ▁placed ▁the ▁hotel ▁in ▁their ▁Western ▁International ▁Hot els ▁division , ▁which ▁was ▁renamed ▁West in ▁Hot els ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁The ▁hotel ▁itself ▁was ▁renamed ▁The ▁West in ▁Ma una ▁Ke a ▁for ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁The ▁hotel ▁was ▁purchased ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁by ▁Y osh ia ki ▁Ts ut sum i ▁of ▁Se ib u ▁Railway ▁and ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁managed ▁by ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁companies , ▁Prince ▁Hot els . ▁The ▁hotel ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁for ▁a ▁two - year ▁renov ation . ▁In ▁August ▁of ▁that ▁year , ▁a ▁sister ▁hotel ▁was ▁opened ▁on