Princeville Resort on Kauai to close for seven months

The Princeville Resort on Kauai will be shuttered for seven months beginning Oct. 1 for $40 million in renovations, reported Pacific Business News today.

The 252-room resort overlooking Hanalei Bay, on Kauai’s north shore, will reopen in April 2009 with a new name: The St. Regis Resort, Princeville.

The St. Regis brand is a luxury offshoot of worldwide hotelier Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Princeville’s management company.