OHEKA CASTLE

OHEKA CASTLE regally stands on a manicured estate in Huntington, New York. Built by financier and philanthropist Otto Hermann Kahn in 1919, The New York Times declared it, “the finest country house in America.” During the peak of opulence in the 1920s, the estate entertained Hollywood luminaries, esteemed heads of state, and distinguished royalty. A summer home for the family, the Kahns celebrated family events like their daughter’s wedding at the Long Island home until Otto Hermann Kahn’s death in 1934. The family sold the estate, which was then repurposed as a retreat for New York sanitation workers, a government training school for Merchant Marine radio operators, and a military academy.

Despite many decades of disrepair after the school’s closure, the imposing castle remained in the imaginations of all who visited the the Long Island region known as the Gold Cost. In 1984, developer Gary Melius began a careful and painstaking restoration of the castle, bringing OHEKA CASTLE back to its original grandeur. OHEKA CASTLE now offers 32 stunning guestrooms and a magnificent experience for all who visit the historic grounds.

OHEKA CASTLE has been named to these Historic Hotels of America Top 25 Lists

The 2025 Top 25 Historic Hotels of America in Film and Television History
The 2023 Top 25 Historic Hotels of America Most Magnificent Gardens
The 2023 Top 25 Historic Hotels of America in Film and Television History
The 2022 Top 25 Historic Hotels of America Most Magnificent Gardens