Omni Berkshire Place, New York City
Overview
Warren & Wetmore built this historic landmark hotel in 1926. The Berkshire Hotel was purchased in May 1978 by the Dunfey Hotels Corporation, which included the Omni Hotels and Dunfey Hotels groups. The property received a $9.5 million face-lift in 1979. In 1988, Hong Kong-based Wharf Holdings purchased the Omni Hotels Chain; The Omni Berkshire Place underwent a complete historic restoration in 1995 of more than $70 million. TRT Holding, Inc. purchased the Omni Hotel chain in 1996. In the fall of 2003, the hotel completed a $4 million enhancement to all the guestrooms, suites and hallways. In 2007, the hotel opened a new restaurant concept, Fireside Cocktail Cuisine, redesigned the lobby, added an additional 1,200 square foot meeting room and updated the all the existing meeting rooms.
2010 in collaboration with industry design experts, Champalimaud Design, all of the hotels’ 396 luxury guestrooms and suites feature a new fresh, modern look from floor to ceiling. Soothing paint and rug colors paired with classic artwork and mirrors produce a plush environment while the new sleek English sycamore wood furniture and desks provide clean lines in the spacious rooms that are ideal for tending to work or relaxing tuned into new high definition 42-inch flat screen televisions.
1942 Rodgers & Hammerstein collaborated on a landmark American musical “Oklahoma!”
Contact Information:
Street Address:
21 E. 52nd Street
New York, NY 10022
Historic Hotels of America toll-free reservations number (800) 678-8946
The Jazz Age, 1919 ~ 1928
Warren & Wetmore built this historic landmark hotel in 1926. The Berkshire Hotel was purchased in May 1978 by the Dunfey Hotels Corporation, which included the Omni Hotels and Dunfey Hotels groups. The property received a $9.5 million face-lift in 1979.
