DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Utica

Hotel Utica is a historic hotel building in Utica, New York. It was designed by Esenwein & Johnson, from Buffalo. The Hotel Utica opened on March 11, 1912, and was originally built as a 10-story building of fireproof construction with 200 rooms, four dining rooms, a ballroom, an assembly hall, a restaurant for ladies, and a grill and café for gentlemen. That first year President William Howard Taft stayed at the hotel while attending a funeral for Vice President James Sherman. In the late 1920s, Franklin Roosevelt famously stayed at the hotel while campaigning. Famous guests included: Judy Garland, Mickey Mantle, Amelia Earhart, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, Hopalong Cassidy, and Bobby Darin.