Omni Hotels & Resorts

Omni Hotels & Resorts is an American privately held, international luxury hotel company based in Dallas, Texas.[2] The company was founded in 1958 as Dunfey Hotels, and operates 50 properties in the United States, Canada, and formerly had a property in Mexico, totaling over 20,010 rooms and employing more than 23,000 people.

Omni Hotels & Resorts
TypePrivate
IndustryHospitality
Founded1958
HeadquartersDallas, Texas
Key people
Kurt Alexander (president)[1]
OwnerRobert Rowling, TRT Holdings
Websitewww.omnihotels.com

History

Dunfey Hotels was founded in 1958, when the Dunfey brothers added a 32-room motel to their Lamie's Tavern restaurant property in Hampton, New Hampshire.[3] They soon established a hotel chain throughout New England,[4] including 14 Sheraton Hotels franchises [5] in 1964.[6] In 1968, the Dunfeys acquired the near-bankrupt Parker House Hotel in Boston.[6] In 1971, the brothers sold Dunfey Hotels to the Hartford-based Aetna Life Insurance Company, which retained the brothers to manage the properties.[4] In 1976, Aer Lingus, the national airline of Ireland, purchased Dunfey Hotels from Aetna.[7]

In 1983, Dunfey Hotels acquired the small Atlanta-based Omni International Hotels chain from Cousins Properties.[8] The chain had been formed in 1973[9] and consisted of three hotels in Atlanta, Norfolk and Miami.[6] Dunfey Hotels was reorganized into two operating divisions, with Omni Hotels focusing on large, upscale modern hotels, while the remaining smaller motels and Sheraton franchises were branded as Dunfey Hotels[4] while they were divested over the following three years.[5]

In 1988, Aer Lingus sold Omni Hotels to World International Holdings, Ltd., and the Hong Kong–based conglomerate The Wharf (Holdings) Limited for $135 million.[4] Those companies, in turn, sold Omni in February 1996 to Texas-based private equity investor Robert Rowling of TRT Holdings,[10] who moved the chain's headquarters for the very first time, from Hampton to his own base of Corpus Christi, Texas. The following year, Omni's headquarters moved again, to Dallas.[5]

In 2000, Omni Hotels struck a deal with Turner Broadcasting to build a 600-room tower wing addition next to their existing hotel located in the CNN Center. The new wing opened in 2003. Omni bought Time Warner's share of the building in 2017.[11]

In 2010, Omni Hotels purchased the Amelia Island Plantation in Florida for $67.1 million.[10]

In January 2013, Omni Hotels acquired ClubCorp's Montelucia Resort & Spa.[10] In June 2013, Omni Hotels acquired 5 properties (Barton Creek Resort & Spa in Austin, TX - La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, CA - Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa in Rancho Mirage, CA - The Grove Park Inn in Asheville, NC - The Homestead in Hot Springs, VA) from KSL Capital Partners.[12] With this deal - worth $900 million according to The Wall Street Journal - Omni Hotels became an owner and operator of iconic American golf resorts.[10][13] In July 2013, Omni Hotels assumed management and operations of the King Edward Hotel in Toronto, and bought shares of the property.[14] In December 2015, Omni Hotels acquired the Omni Mount Washington Resort from CNL Financial Group, which it had operated under its brand since 2009.[15]

In March 2018, Peter Strebel was named President of Omni Hotels & Resorts.[1]

In December 2020, unions criticized Omni for using the Paycheck Protection Program to obtain a low-interest loan for business purposes, rather than using the money to pay workers (which would have turned the loan into a grant).[16]

In March 2021, Omni sold five aging properties - Omni Dallas Hotel at Park West, Omni Houston Hotel at Westside, Omni San Antonio Hotel at the Colonnade, Omni Jacksonville Hotel and Omni Austin Hotel at Southpark.[17]

Properties

All hotels managed and/or owned by Omni Corporate.[18] The company had one franchised property, in Cancun, from 1988-2022.

United States
The four-star, 32-story Omni San Diego Hotel in San Diego, California
Omni Las Colinas Hotel in Las Colinas, Texas
Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGates in Orlando, Florida
Omni Amelia Island Resort
Omni Louisville Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky
StateCityNameSince
ArizonaScottsdaleOmni Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Montelucia2014[19]
TempeOmni Tempe Hotel at ASU2023[20]
TucsonOmni Tucson National Resort1996[21]
CaliforniaCarlsbadOmni La Costa Resort & Spa2013[12]
Los AngelesOmni Los Angeles Hotel at California Plaza2000[22]
Palm SpringsOmni Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa2013[12]
San DiegoOmni San Diego Hotel2004[23]
San FranciscoOmni San Francisco Hotel2002[24]
ColoradoBroomfieldOmni Interlocken Resort1999[5]
ConnecticutNew HavenOmni New Haven Hotel1998[5]
District of ColumbiaWashington, D.C.Omni Shoreham Hotel1979[5]
Florida Fernandina BeachOmni Amelia Island Resort2010[10]
The Villas of Amelia Island2010[10]
OrlandoOmni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate2004[25]
GeorgiaAtlantaOmni Atlanta Hotel at CNN Center1975[26]
Cumberland, GeorgiaOmni Hotel at The Battery Atlanta2018[27]
IllinoisChicagoOmni Chicago Hotel1993[5]
IndianaIndianapolisOmni Severin Hotel1989[28]
KentuckyLouisvilleOmni Louisville Hotel2018[29]
Louisiana New OrleansOmni Riverfront Hotel1996[30]
Omni Royal Orleans1981[5]
Massachusetts BostonOmni Parker House1968[6]
Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport2021[31]
MinnesotaEaganOmni Viking Lakes Hotel2020[32]
New Hampshire Bretton WoodsOmni Bretton Arms at Mount Washington2009[15]
Omni Mount Washington Resort2009[15]
New YorkNew York CityOmni Berkshire Place1977[33]
North CarolinaAshevilleThe Omni Grove Park Inn2013[12]
CharlotteOmni Charlotte Hotel1998[34]
Oklahoma Oklahoma City Omni Oklahoma City Hotel 2021[35][36]
PennsylvaniaBedfordOmni Bedford Springs Resort2009[37]
PittsburghOmni William Penn Hotel2001[38]
Rhode IslandProvidenceOmni Providence Hotel2013[39]
South CarolinaHilton HeadOmni Hilton Head Oceanfront Resort2012[40]
TennesseeNashvilleOmni Nashville Hotel2013[41]
Texas AustinOmni Austin Hotel Downtown1992[42]
Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa2013[12]
Corpus ChristiOmni Corpus Christi1996
DallasOmni Dallas Hotel2011[43]
Omni Las Colinas Hotel1992[5]
Fort WorthOmni Fort Worth Hotel2009[44]
FriscoOmni Frisco Hotel2017[45]
Omni PGA Frisco Resort2023[46]
HoustonOmni Houston Hotel1991[5]
San AntonioOmni La Mansion del Rio2006[47]
Mokara Hotel & Spa2010[48]
VirginiaCharlottesvilleOmni Charlottesville Hotel1985[49]
Hot SpringsThe Omni Homestead Resort2013[12]
RichmondOmni Richmond Hotel1987[5]

International
The Omni King Edward Hotel, Toronto, Ontario.
CountryCityNameSince
CanadaMontreal, QuebecHotel Omni Mont-Royal1999[5]
Toronto, OntarioThe Omni King Edward Hotel2013[14]

See also

References
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  32. "Omni Viking Lakes Hotel Opens in Minnesota".
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  49. Progress, CHRIS SUAREZ and ALLISON WRABEL The Daily. "At 40, Charlottesville's Downtown Mall has only gotten better with age". Richmond Times-Dispatch.
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