Triumph Hotels


Triumph Hotels is a collection of historic boutique hotels located in New York City which includes the Hotel Belleclaire, The Iroquois Hotel and the Hotel Edison, among others. Famous past guests have included James Dean, Abraham Lincoln and Mark Twain. The hotel brand is co-owned by Gerald Barad and Shimmie Horn.

History and famous guests

James Dean lived in the Iroquois, which also served as the headquarters of The National Council of the Arts, Sciences and Professionals in 1949. The seminal British punk band the Clash wrote the song Rock the Casbah while staying at the Iroquois.
Hotel Edison's namesake Thomas Edison turned on the lights at the hotel's grand opening and both the building and its restaurants have since been featured in several films, including The Godfather, Bullets Over Broadway and Birdman.
In November, 2017 the Hotel Chandler was shut down and converted into the area's first homeless shelter for New York City families.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Triumph Hotels owner Shimmie Horn offered clinical pathologist Eldad Hod a place to stay at the Belleclaire Hotel indefinitely while working on a cure for the virus.

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