Description
Long Island's Gold Coast was made famous by plutocrats and philanthropists of the last century who built their great mansions there: Vanderbilt, Dupont, Guggenheim ... and Otto Hermann Kahn. By 1921, Kahn had out-built them all with a vast Château complete with an ornamental parterre on a man-made hill overlooking Cold Spring Harbour. As one of the founders of the Metropolitan Opera Company, he was a socialiser and a regular entertainer of celebrities. Oheka Castle still remains the second largest private residence ever built in America. The recent renovation has faithfully brought the fairy tale castle back to all its glory. Not just the fabric of the building but the furniture, the furnishings, the décor, the grand bathrooms... even the door handles! Some things, however, have had to change; the high-tech facilities of our age are included but without compromising the unique heritage. The grandeur of the dining room and the excellence of its food would most certainly meet with Mr. Kahn's approval.
Services
- Year built: 1914
- Year remodelled: 2003
- Number of floors: 4
- Number of lifts/elevators: 1
- Number of rooms: 26
- Number of suites: 17
- Number of rooms accessible for wheelchairs: 12
- Conference room capacity: 400
- Free parking
- No pets allowed
Location:
Located on Long Island, New York's famed Gold Coast.
Room Description
Studio Suite - Luxurious guest room with sitting area antique furnishings and marble baths. Frette linens, plush bathrobes-wireless Internet access in room safe, coffee maker. King-Queen or full Studio Suites from 333 to 515 sq. feet.
Deluxe Suite - Luxurious sprawling suite with antique furnishings, separate bedroom and living area, 1 1/2 baths, Frette linens, plush bathrobes, wireless Internet access, in room safes, coffee maker. Deluxe Suites from 751 to 1,395 sq. feet. Bed types are either king, queen or full.
Castle Room - Standard guest room with antique furnishings and marble baths with either King, Queen or Full. Size: From 321 to 364 sq. feet. Each with hairdryer, bathrobes, wireless Internet access coffee maker and in room safe.
Room Features
- Antique furnishings
- Coffee maker (all rooms)
- Frette linens
- Marble baths
- Plush bathrobes
- Wireless Internet access
Leisure
- Driving range (nearby)
- Hairdresser (nearby)
- Horse racing (nearby)
- Horse riding (nearby)
- Indoor swimming pool (on-site)
- Jogging track (nearby)
- Tennis courts (nearby)
Direction
From John F Kennedy (JFK) International Airport - Head East. Turn slight Left to take ramp toward Airport Exit/Other Terminals. Stay straight to go onto JFK Expy. Keep left at the fork in the ramp. Merge onto Belt Pkwy E. Belt Pkwy E becomes Southern State Pkwy/Southern Pkwy E. Merge onto Jericho Turnpike/NY-25 E via Exit 14 E toward Woodbury. Turn Left onto W Gate Dr. End at 135 W Gate Drive, Huntington, NY 11743.
From LaGuardia Airport (LGA) - Start out going Northeast on La Guardia Rd. Turn slight Left toward Terminal A/Marine Air Terminal/Rental Car Returns. Turn slight left onto Central Terminal Dr. Take the Airport Exit ramp. Stay Straight to go onto 94th Street. Merge onto Grand Central Pkwy E toward Eastern LI. Take the I-495/LIE exit- exit 10- toward Midtown Tun/East LI. Take the i-495/LIE exit on the Left toward Eastern LI. Take the I-495 E/ LIE exit toward Eastern LI. Merge onto LIE/I-495 E. via the exit 20.3 miles on the Left. Merge onto Seaford-Oyster Bay EXPY/NY-135 N via Exit 44 N toward Syosset. Merge onto Jericho take/Ny-25 E via Exit 14E toward Woodbury. Turn Left onto W. Gate Drive. End at 135 west Gate Drive, Huntington, NY 11743.
Transportation
- International Airport: JFK, Jamaica, NY 30 miles, 40 minutes / Taxi USD 85
- Local Airport: LaGuardia, Flushing, NY 30 minutes, 40 minutes / Taxi USD 85
- Train station: LIRR-Cold Spring Harbour 2 miles, 5 minutes
- Bus or Coach: yes
- Car rental: yes
- Motorway: no
- Shuttle bus available: yes
- Pick up service: yes
Landmarks
- Belmont Racetrack, Queens 30 miles, 40 minutes
- Amusement parks: Adventureland, Farmingdale 8 miles, 15 minutes
- Antiques: Huntington Village & Cold Spring Harbour 10 miles, 10 minutes
