The Elton Hotel in Waterbury, Connecticut, was a Roger Smith property when John F. Kennedy made an important campaign stop there November 6, 1960, just before his election.

Prior to that it was called the Hotel Winthrop, whose building had been constructed by Hearn & Erich in 1926.

[citation needed] The hotels in the chain were either destroyed due to dilapidation or changed ownership, as was the case of the White Plains branch.

[6] The vacant building was resold in January 2024 to another timeshare company, Holiday Inn Club.

The decor is heavily influenced by art and features artistic pieces created by Knowles, who is both the hotel's president and artist-in-residence.