Original Property Opened: 1913

Fun Fact: The hotel's intricate details include one of the world's largest gold-leaf ceilings located in the historic Pantlind lobby.

Original Property Opened: 1888

Fun Fact: In 1958, The Del was the setting for the #1 comedy of all time according to American Film Institute: Some Like it Hot, directed by Billy Wilder and starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon.”

Original Property Opened: 1927

Fun Fact: During World War II, the roof of the hotel serves as the site of an Airplane Observation Tower. Built as part of the national defense effort, it was used to help identify aircraft, in hopes of spotting potential incoming enemy aircraft.

Original Property Opened: 1896

Fun Fact: "Human Fly" Harry F. Young had been hired to climb the Hotel Martinique to promote a silent movie, Safety Last. On March 5, 1923, a huge crowd, including Mrs. Young, assembled to watch this breathtaking spectacle. Young, wearing a placard saying “Safety Last” promoting the film, lost his grip and sadly fell nine stories to his death.

Original Property Opened: 1894

Fun Fact: Many of Union Station's original elements still stand today, including the marvelous Allegorical Window adorning the structures entryway, featuring handcut Tiffany glass, and a magnificent gold leaf design.

Original Property Opened: 1956

Fun Fact: The Statler was the first building to ever feature elevator music and the first hotel to install new and custom 21” Westinghouse televisions in each guestroom and suite; it also uniquely featured a heliport on its roof.

Original Property Opened: 1913

Fun Fact: Famous guests included then-actor Ronald Reagan, who stopped at the hotel during a political tour in 1957.

Original Property Opened: 1912

Fun Fact: There have been two times when a plane has taken off from the roof of the former Multnomah Hotel.

Original Property Opened: 1943

Fun Fact: Built a hidden auto-lift for President Franklin D. Roosevelt to access the second-floor Presidential Ballroom

Original Property Opened: 1927

Fun Fact: The hotel briefly served as the Louisiana State Capitol in 1931 during a power struggle between Governor Huey Long and Lieutenant Governor Paul Cyr.

Original Property Opened: 1927

Fun Fact: In 1942, the U.S Army purchased the hotel for $6 million for use as barracks and classrooms for the Army Air Force during World War II.

Original Property Opened: 1931

Fun Fact: The hotel is one of the world’s finest examples of French Art Deco style, and was used as the model for the Empire State Building in New York City.

Original Property Opened: 1921

Fun Fact: President Kennedy delivered his last address in the Crystal Ballroom, on November 22, 1963, just hours before his assassination in Dallas.

Original Property Opened: 1957

Fun Fact: The Hilton Hawaiian Village® Waikiki Beach Resort is the setting of Elvis Presley’s famed movie, “Blue Hawaii” (1961).

Original Property Opened: 1928

Fun Fact: The property was once the site of a Potawatomi Indian village at the foot of a steep bluff. A bronze plaque on the Wisconsin Avenue side of the building reminds guests of this fact.

Original Property Opened: 1926

Fun Fact: Originally the Masonic Grand Lodge of the Louisiana, this magnificent 20-story Gothic Revival story Neo-Gothic style building was hailed as the first skyscraper in New Orleans.

Original Property Opened: 1625

Fun Fact: Housed in a landmark 300-year-old hacienda, three luxury casitas were built within the adobe walls of the original coach house of the estate.

Original Property Opened: 1871

Fun Fact: The brownie was invented at the hotel when Bertha Palmer requested a dessert for ladies attending the Chicago 1893 World's Fair.

Original Property Opened: 1911

Fun Fact: The hotel provided a safe room for guests to privately drink during the Prohibition era.