Volcano House is the name of a series of historic hotels built at the edge of Kīlauea, within the grounds of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park on the Island of Hawai'i.
The original 1877 building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and now houses the Volcano Art Center.
The hotel in use today was built in 1941 and expanded in 1961.
Between May 2018 and October 2018, the hotel and the Kīlauea summit area of the national park were closed to the public due to volcanic explosions and earthquakes.
The 115-room building burned to the ground on February 11, 1940 (from a kitchen fire, not a volcanic eruption).
The 1877 structure was used again for guests while the new hotel was planned.
Lycurgus visited Washington, D.C. to convince powerful friends (many, including President Franklin D. Roosevelt had stayed as guests) to allow him to build an even more elegant hotel on the site of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.
A separate visitor's center farther back from the rim was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps.
By November 1941 a new building designed by Charles William Dickey (1871–1942) was opened southeast of the original site, at coordinates 19°25′42″N 155°15′29″W.
A wing with larger rooms was added in 1958 - 1961, for a total of 42 rooms.
The facility also includes a dining room, snack bar, art gallery, and gift shop.
Volcano House remains the only public hotel within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
From 1977 to 1986, Volcano House was managed by Sheraton Hotels.
From 1986 to 2008 it was owned and operated by Ken Direction Corporation of Hilo