The Omni Hotels Indianapolis also called as The Hotel Severin, which was inaugrated in the year 1913 and earlier named as the Grand Hotel of Indianapolis. It is in recent times found as among the remains in the Indianapolis Union Station Wholesale District and is included in the list National Register of Historic Places.
Omni Hotels Indianapolis is situated across Jackson Place which is at a distance from Union Station (Indianapolis) headhouse. It was from the year 1913 till the offset of 1930s that the Hotel Severin was based on the 300 passenger trains that travelled to and fro from Indianapolis everyday. The constructor of the hotel was Henry Severin Jr., who was assisted by Carl G. Fisher as well as James A. Allison, the famous personalities, who founded the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
The huge Austrian crystal chandelier that was found in the Severin Ballroom Lobby actually belonged to 1913. The staircase that is made out of marble is also derived from the hotel that was originally located there. The management of the Omni Hotels Indianapolis passed through the hands of various owners and Warren M. Atkinson purchased it in the year 1966. It was again named as Atkinson Hotel with the expenses incurred for renovation amounting to $2.5 million.
In the month of July 1988, Mansur Development Corporation purchased the Atkinson Hotel and invested $40 million in its development to provide it with a high profile look and it finally opened again with the name as the Omni Severin Hotel. All the reconstructions and additions of extra rooms resulted in the hotel having sixty varieties of guestrooms that adds beauty as well as unique feature to it in comparison to other hotels. The mailbox belonging to the year 1913 is still providing services as the working mailbox in the Omni Hotels Indianapolis in the recent times as well.
The remarkable things that were taken from the original hotel were the furniture items placed on all the places where the elevator landed and the items were actually the dressers that earlier formed part of the hotel. Nowadays the Omni Hotels Indianapolis is regarded as the only grand hotel of the city and was titled as a historic place of the city. It is also called as one of the ancient as well as biggest hotel of the downtown Indianapolis. The Omni Hotels Indianapolis comprised of well designed 424 guestrooms, 40 West Coffee Cafe, Olive's Martini & Cigar Bar, and the Severin Bar as well as Hot Tuna Restuaurant.
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