Knott’s Berry Farm Hotel Renovation

Cedar Fair Entertainment engaged W.E. O’Neil for preconstruction services to determine the full scope of renovation work for the existing Knott’s Berry Farm Hotel in Southern California. The renovated hotel will honor the park’s founders, Walt and Cordelia Knott. Theming for the property will seek to offer the comforts of a farm while exhibiting contemporary design.

The planned renovation includes a complete refresh of the hotel’s 322 guestrooms and corridors featuring stylish country-chic interiors throughout the 12-story tower. The hotel lobby’s redesign will bring a rustic and welcoming vibe, paying homage to the Old West. Cordelia’s famous restaurant, where patrons enjoy her renowned chicken dinners, will be refreshed with modern farmhouse elegance.

Previously renovated in 1990, the exterior skin will also receive a refresh, along with site improvements to include the existing swimming pool and converting existing tennis courts into a landscaped destination wedding and events center. A redesigned porte cochere and perimeter upgrades to landscaping, site walls, and signage will complete the renovation.

During the preconstruction phase, W.E. O’Neil completed the renovations of one existing room, which will be a featured model room.

Construction is expected to begin in early 2023 and the hotel is expected to remain open throughout the renovation.