Per ry ▁Cab in ’ ) ▁on ▁the ▁flags hip ▁USS ▁Ni ag ara . ▁ ▁The ▁property ▁changed ▁over ▁time ▁from ▁a ▁private ▁home ▁to ▁a ▁working ▁farm , ▁and ▁then ▁again ▁to ▁a ▁r iding ▁a cademy . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁Harry ▁Meyer hoff ▁of ▁St . ▁Mich a els , ▁along ▁with ▁sons ▁Tom ▁and ▁Jack , ▁converted ▁it ▁into ▁a ▁six - room ▁hotel ▁with ▁a ▁small ▁restaurant . ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁Sir ▁Bernard ▁Ash ley ▁purchased ▁the ▁property ▁and ▁began ▁a ▁two - year ▁expansion ▁that ▁transformed ▁The ▁Inn ▁at ▁Perry ▁Cab in ▁into ▁a ▁ 4 1 - room ▁lux ury ▁hotel . ▁ ▁Orient - Express ▁Hot els ▁acquired ▁the ▁property ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁By ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁the ▁company ▁completed ▁a ▁$ 1 7   mill ion ▁improvement ▁program ▁designed ▁by ▁the ▁architecture ▁firm ▁of ▁Cooper , ▁Robert son ▁& ▁Part ners , ▁which ▁included ▁three ▁new ▁buildings ▁to ▁bring ▁the ▁total ▁room ▁count ▁from ▁its ▁original ▁ 4 1 ▁up ▁to ▁ 7 9 . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Orient - Express ▁Hot els ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁Bel mond , ▁and ▁the ▁hotel ▁was ▁renamed ▁Inn ▁at ▁Perry ▁Cab in ▁by ▁Bel mond . ▁ ▁Popular ▁culture ▁ ▁The ▁Inn ▁at ▁Perry ▁Cab in ▁was ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁wed ding ▁reception ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁Wed ding ▁Cr ash ers , ▁st