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Omni Bedford Springs Resort & Spa
Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States · Omni Hotels & Resorts · Core Luxury
Built in 1806 around seven mineral springs in Pennsylvania's Allegheny Mountains, this resort became President James Buchanan's "Summer White House" from 1857 to 1861 and hosted ten U.S. presidents in total. Architect Solomon Filler's Colonial buildings closed in 1986, then underwent an extensive restoration before reopening in July 2007; Omni took over in January 2009. The 216-room resort's golf course, laid out in 1895 and redesigned by Donald Ross in 1923, sits inside a National Historic Landmark District.
- 216 rooms
- Opened 1806
- Rooms from 319 sq ft (30 m²)
- Architect: Solomon Filler
About Omni Bedford Springs Resort & Spa
- President James Buchanan received the first transatlantic telegraph cable message from Queen Victoria at the hotel on August 12, 1858, while using it as his "Summer White House."
- The resort has hosted ten U.S. presidents, from William Henry Harrison in the 1840s to Ronald Reagan's stay as California governor in 1975.
- During World War II, the U.S. Navy used the property as a radio training school and later as a detention center for interned Japanese diplomats.
- Its indoor pool, built in 1905, was reportedly the first indoor swimming pool in the United States.
- The resort closed in 1986 after 180 years of operation and sat derelict until an $8 million purchase in 1998 funded the restoration that reopened it in July 2007.
History
The Omni Bedford Springs Resort traces its origins to 1806, when Dr. John Anderson built the Stone House around a cluster of seven mineral springs long prized for their curative waters in the Allegheny Mountains of Bedford, Pennsylvania. Over the nineteenth century the resort grew into one of America's premier springs retreats, its Colonial-style buildings designed in part by architect Solomon Filler.
The resort hosted ten United States presidents, and President James Buchanan made it his "Summer White House." After falling into disrepair, the property underwent an extensive historic restoration and reopened in July 2007, joining the Omni Hotels & Resorts portfolio in January 2009 as a restored National landmark of American resort history.
Restaurants and bars
- Crystal Room at the Omni Bedford Springs — Restaurant · Fine dining
- Tillies at the Clubhouse at the Omni Bedford Springs — Restaurant · New American
Awards
- AAA Four Diamond (2026)
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