A multi-million dollar renovation is being planned for Claremont Hotel Club and Spa in Berkeley, as part of an ambitious redevelopment scheme from its new owners.

The spa been jointly-purchased by FRHI Hotels & Resorts (parent company of Fairmont Hotels & Resorts) and financier Richard Blum, who have yet to decide on the exact scope of their capital investment project. But an FRHI spokesperson told Spa Business that the owners are lining up an extensive investment project to update the hotel’s facilities in the coming months, while preserving its architecture.

Joining five other FRHI properties in California, the Claremont currently offers 279 guestrooms and suites plus a spa – separated for men and women – with 32 treatment rooms. The men and women’s spa areas each have a steamroom and whirlpool.

Skin care products come from suppliers such as Epicuren, Alba Botanica, Tara, Ling, Naturopathica, Carita, Hydropeptide, Jean D’Arcel, Malie, Kerstin Florian, Fleur De France and Privy.

Once completed, the hotel – located in the Bay Area – will join the Fairmont Hotel & Resorts portfolio which currently includes New York’s The Plaza and The Fairmont San Francisco.

“Growth continues to be one of our top priorities, so we are extremely excited to be adding an asset as attractive as the Claremont,” said Kevin Frid, president of FRHI Hotels & Resorts in the Americas.

“We see this as an opportunity to grow one of our leading brands with the right product, in the right market, and firmly believe the hotel is a perfect complement to many of the other celebrated hotels in the Fairmont Hotels & Resorts portfolio.”

Built in 1915, the castle-like hotel – situated at the base of the Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve – will mark its 100th anniversary in 2015.