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Omni Hotels & Resorts

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Omni Hotels & Resorts is an American privately held, international hotel company based in Dallas, Texas.[2] The company was founded in 1958 as Dunfey Hotels, and operates 51 properties in the United States and Canada, totaling over 20,010 rooms and employing more than 23,000 people.

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

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

United States

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The four-star, 32-story Omni San Diego Hotel in San Diego, California
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Omni Las Colinas Hotel in Las Colinas, Texas
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Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGates in Orlando, Florida
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Omni Amelia Island Resort
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Omni Louisville Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky
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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]
Fort LauderdaleOmni Fort Lauderdale2025[25]
OrlandoOmni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate2004[26]
GeorgiaAtlantaOmni Atlanta Hotel at Centennial Park1975[27]
Cumberland, GeorgiaOmni Hotel at The Battery Atlanta2018[28]
IllinoisChicagoOmni Chicago Hotel1993[5]
IndianaIndianapolisOmni Severin Hotel1989[29]
KentuckyLouisvilleOmni Louisville Hotel2018[30]
Louisiana New OrleansOmni Riverfront Hotel1996[31]
Omni Royal Orleans1981[5]
Massachusetts BostonOmni Parker House1968[6]
Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport2021[32]
MinnesotaEaganOmni Viking Lakes Hotel2020[33]
New Hampshire Bretton WoodsOmni Bretton Arms at Mount Washington2009[15]
Omni Mount Washington Resort2009[15]
New YorkNew York CityOmni Berkshire Place1977[34]
North CarolinaAshevilleThe Omni Grove Park Inn2013[12]
CharlotteOmni Charlotte Hotel1998[35]
RaleighOmni Raleigh Hotel2027[36] (Planned)
Oklahoma Oklahoma City Omni Oklahoma City Hotel 2021[37][38]
PennsylvaniaBedfordOmni Bedford Springs Resort2009[39]
PittsburghOmni William Penn Hotel2001[40]
Rhode IslandProvidenceOmni Providence Hotel2013[41]
South CarolinaHilton HeadOmni Hilton Head Oceanfront Resort2012[42]
TennesseeNashvilleOmni Nashville Hotel2013[43]
Texas AustinOmni Austin Hotel Downtown1992[44]
Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa2013[12]
Corpus ChristiOmni Corpus Christi1996
DallasOmni Dallas Hotel2011[45]
Omni Las Colinas Hotel1992[5]
Fort WorthOmni Fort Worth Hotel2009[46]
FriscoOmni Frisco Hotel2017[47]
Omni PGA Frisco Resort2023[48]
HoustonOmni Houston Hotel1991[5]
San AntonioOmni La Mansion del Rio2006[49]
Mokara Hotel & Spa2010[50]
VirginiaCharlottesvilleOmni Charlottesville Hotel1985[51]
Hot SpringsThe Omni Homestead Resort2013[12]
RichmondOmni Richmond Hotel1987[5]
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International

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CountryCityNameSince
CanadaMontreal, QuebecHotel Omni Mont-Royal1999[5]
Toronto, OntarioThe Omni King Edward Hotel2013[14]
Mexico Punta Mita, Nayarit Omni Pontoque Resort 2026[52] (Planned)
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