Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts
Luxury hotel chain
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Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, formerly The Waldorf-Astoria Collection,[2] is a luxury hotel and resort brand of Hilton Worldwide. It is positioned as the flagship brand within Hilton's portfolio, being used on hotels which offer the highest standards of facilities and service. As of December 31, 2019, it had 32 locations with 9,821 rooms in 15 countries and territories, including 2 that are owned or leased (with 463 rooms) and 30 that are managed (with 9,358 rooms).[1]
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Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Hospitality |
| Founded | January 2006 |
Number of locations | 37 (as of December 03, 2020)[1] |
| Services | Luxury hotels and resorts |
| Owner | Hilton Worldwide |
| Website | Official website |
History
In January 2006, Hilton Hotels Corporation announced that it would launch a luxury hotel chain called The Waldorf Astoria Collection, branded after its flagship Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York City.[2] In July 2009, the Dakota Mountain Lodge opened in Park City, Utah; it later dropped the "Dakota Mountain Lodge" title and is now known simply as Waldorf Astoria Park City. Waldorf Astoria Park City was acquired in September 2022 by Wolfgramm Capital, a private equity real estate firm. The Hilton group operates the hotel under a management contract with the buyer. It is the first ski resort to join the portfolio.[3]
In January 2014, the Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah opened in Dubai, on the Palm Jumeirah.[4] In October 2014, Hilton Worldwide announced the sale of the Waldorf Astoria New York hotel to Chinese firm Anbang Insurance Group for $1.95 billion.[5] The Hilton group continues to operate the hotel under a 100-year management contract with the buyer.
In March 2024, Hilton announced its expansion of the Waldorf Astoria brand into branded residences, with the first standalone residence project outside the US planned for Downtown Dubai, aiming for a 2028 opening in collaboration with NABNI Developments and designs by Carlos Ott Architects and Hirsch Bedner Associates.[6]
Accommodations
| U.S. | Americas (excl. U.S.) | Europe | Middle E. & Africa | Asia Pacific | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013[7] | Properties | 14 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 24 |
| Rooms | 7,292 | 1,232 | 1,042 | 703 | 260 | 10,529 | |
| 2014[8] | Properties | 13 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 26 |
| Rooms | 6,926 | 1,232 | 1,361 | 703 | 431 | 10,653 | |
| 2015[9] | Properties | 12 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 25 |
| Rooms | 6,671 | 1,137 | 1,361 | 703 | 431 | 10,303 | |
| 2016[10] | Properties | 13 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 26 |
| Rooms | 6,577 | 1,126 | 1,361 | 703 | 436 | 10,203 | |
| 2017[11] | Properties | 13 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 27 |
| Rooms | 5,666 | 1,126 | 1,361 | 703 | 723 | 9,579 | |
| 2018[12] | Properties | 15 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 31 |
| Rooms | 6,171 | 1,126 | 1,361 | 949 | 895 | 10,502 | |
| 2019[13] | Properties | 14 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 32 |
| Rooms | 5,965 | 257 | 1,361 | 1,224 | 1,014 | 9,821 | |
| 2020[14] | Properties | 14 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 33 |
| Rooms | 5,913 | 261 | 1,361 | 1,224 | 1,259 | 10,018 | |
| 2021[15] | Properties | 12 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 31 |
| Rooms | 4,535 | 261 | 1,361 | 1,224 | 1,259 | 8,640 | |
| 2022[16] | Properties | 12 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 34 |
| Rooms | 4,489 | 425 | 1,361 | 1,867 | 1,259 | 9,401 | |
| 2023[17] | Properties | 12 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 35 |
| Rooms | 4,598 | 422 | 1,361 | 2,200 | 1,259 | 9,840 |
Properties
Current properties
The following table details the current properties of Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, in alphabetical order.[18]
| North America | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name | Location | Country/Territory | Opening Year | |
| 1 | Grand Wailea, A Waldorf Astoria Resort | Wailea |  United States |
2006[19] | |
| 2 | Ho'olei at Grand Wailea | Wailea | United States |
2008[20][21] | |
| 3 | The Roosevelt New Orleans, A Waldorf Astoria Hotel | New Orleans | United States |
2009[22] | |
| 4 | Waldorf Astoria Atlanta Buckhead | Atlanta | United States |
2018[23] | |
| 5 | Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills | Beverly Hills | United States |
2017[24] | |
| 6 | Waldorf Astoria Chicago | Chicago | United States |
2012[25] | |
| 7 | Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas | Las Vegas | United States |
2018[26] | |
| 8 | Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach | Dana Point | United States |
2021[27] | |
| 9 | Waldorf Astoria New York | New York City | United States |
2006[28][29][30][31][32] | |
| 10 | Waldorf Astoria Orlando | Orlando | United States |
2009[33] | |
| 11 | Waldorf Astoria Park City | Park City | United States |
2009[34] | |
| 12 | Waldorf Astoria Washington, D.C. | Washington, D.C. | United States |
2022[35] | |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name | Location | Country/Territory | Opening Year | |
| 1 | Waldorf Astoria Costa Rica Punta Cacique | Guanacaste |  Costa Rica |
2025[36][37] | |
| 2 | Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal | Cabo San Lucas |  Mexico |
2019[38] | |
| 3 | Waldorf Astoria Panama | Panama City |  Panama |
2013[39] | |
| 4 | Waldorf Astoria Riviera Maya | Cancún | Mexico |
2022[40] | |
| Europe | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name | Location | Country/Territory | Opening Year | ||
| 1 | Rome Cavalieri, A Waldorf Astoria Hotel | Rome |  Italy |
2008[41] | ||
| 2 | Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam | Amsterdam |  Netherlands |
2014[42] | ||
| 3 | Waldorf Astoria Berlin | Berlin |  Germany |
2013[43] | ||
| 4 | Waldorf Astoria Helsinki | Helsinki |  Finland |
2025[44] | ||
| 5 | Waldorf Astoria Minsk | Minsk |  Belarus |
2026[45] | ||
| 6 | Waldorf Astoria Versailles - Trianon Palace | Versailles |  France |
2009[46] | ||
| Africa and the Middle East | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name | Location | Country/Territory | Opening Year | |
| 1 | Waldorf Astoria Cairo Heliopolis | Cairo |  Egypt |
2023[47] | |
| 2 | Waldorf Astoria Doha West Bay | Doha |  Qatar |
2024[48] | |
| 3 | Waldorf Astoria Dubai International Financial Centre | Dubai |  United Arab Emirates |
2019[49] | |
| 4 | Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah | Dubai | United Arab Emirates |
2013[50] | |
| 5 | Waldorf Astoria Jeddah - Qasr Al Sharq | Jeddah |  Saudi Arabia |
2006[51] | |
| 6 | Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem | Jerusalem |  Israel |
2014[52] | |
| 7 | Waldorf Astoria Kuwait | Kuwait City |  Kuwait |
2022[53] | |
| 8 | Waldorf Astoria Lusail Doha | Lusail | Qatar |
2022[54] | |
| 9 | Waldorf Astoria Ras Al Khaimah | Ras Al Khaimah | United Arab Emirates |
2013[55][56] | |
| 10 | Waldorf Astoria Seychelles Platte Island | Île Platte |  Seychelles |
2024[57] | |
| Asia and Pacific | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name | Location | Country/Territory | Opening Year | |
| 1 | Waldorf Astoria Bangkok | Bangkok |  Thailand |
2018[58] | |
| 2 | Waldorf Astoria Beijing | Beijing |  China |
2014[59] | |
| 3 | Waldorf Astoria Chengdu | Chengdu | China |
2017[60] | |
| 4 | Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi | Kaafu Atoll |  Maldives |
2019[61] | |
| 5 | Waldorf Astoria Osaka | Osaka |  Japan |
2025[62] | |
| 6 | Waldorf Astoria Shanghai on the Bund | Shanghai | China |
2011[63] | |
| 7 | Waldorf Astoria Shanghai Qiantan | Shanghai | China |
2025[64][65] | |
| 8 | Waldorf Astoria Xiamen | Xiamen | China |
2020[66] | |
Future properties
The following table lists Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts properties in development, in alphabetical order.
| Properties in Development | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name | Location | Country/Territory | Projected Opening Year | |
| 1 | Waldorf Astoria Abu Dhabi | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates |
2027[67] | |
| 2 | Waldorf Astoria Al Madinah | Medina | Saudi Arabia |
2028[68] | |
| 3 | Waldorf Astoria Bali | Nusa Dua |  Indonesia |
2027[69][70] | |
| 4 | Waldorf Astoria Hanoi | Hanoi |  Vietnam |
2027[71] | |
| 5 | Waldorf Astoria Jaipur | Jaipur |  India |
2027[72] | |
| 6 | Waldorf Astoria Jakarta | Jakarta | Indonesia |
2027[73] | |
| 7 | Waldorf Astoria Kuala Lumpur | Kuala Lumpur |  Malaysia |
2026[74] | |
| 8 | Waldorf Astoria Lake Tahoe | Lake Tahoe | United States |
2027[75] | |
| 9 | Waldorf Astoria London Admiralty Arch | London |  United Kingdom |
2026[76] | |
| 10 | Waldorf Astoria Miami | Miami | United States |
2028[77] | |
| 11 | Waldorf Astoria Rabat Salé | Salé |  Morocco |
2026[78] | |
| 12 | Waldorf Astoria San Miguel de Allende | San Miguel de Allende | Mexico |
2026[79] | |
| 13 | Waldorf Astoria Scarlet Bay | Peloponnese |  Greece |
2029[80] | |
| 14 | Waldorf Astoria Shenzhen | Shenzhen | China |
2028[81] | |
| 15 | Waldorf Astoria Sydney | Sydney |  Australia |
2026[82] | |
| 16 | Waldorf Astoria Tanger | Tangier | Morocco |
2026[83] | |
| 17 | Waldorf Astoria Texas Hill Country | Fredericksburg | United States |
2027[84] | |
| 18 | Waldorf Astoria Tokyo Nihonbashi | Tokyo | Japan |
2027[85] | |
| 19 | Waldorf Astoria Turks and Caicos Dellis Cay | Dellis Cay |  Turks and Caicos |
2028[86] | |
| 20 | Waldorf Astoria Guangzhou | Guangzhou | China |
TBA [87] | |
Former properties
The following table lists properties formerly branded as a Waldorf Astoria. Properties are sorted by the chronological order of their departure from the Waldorf Astoria system.
| Former Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name | Location | Country/Territory | Closing Year | |
| 1 | El San Juan | San Juan | United States |
Downgraded to Hilton brand in July 2011. Following extensive renovation, again reflagged under Curio Collection in December 2018 before departing Hilton Worldwide for Fairmont in January 2020. | |
| 2 | The Bentley London | London | United Kingdom |
Departed Hilton Worldwide in January 2012 | |
| 3 | Beach House at Manafaru | Manafaru | Maldives |
Departed Hilton Worldwide in July 2012 | |
| 4 | London Syon Park | London | United Kingdom |
Downgraded to Hilton brand in March 2013 | |
| 5 | Naples Grande Beach Resort | Naples | United States |
Departed Hilton Worldwide in September 2014[88] | |
| 6 | The Boulders | Scottsdale | United States |
Downgraded to Curio Collection in 2015 | |
| 7 | The Reach | Key West | United States |
Downgraded to Curio Collection in December 2019[89] | |
| 8 | El Conquistador | Fajardo |  Puerto Rico |
Departed Hilton Worldwide in May 2021 | |
| 9 | Boca Beach Club | Boca Raton | United States |
Departed Hilton Worldwide in July 2021 | |
| 10 | Boca Raton Resort | Boca Raton | United States |
Departed Hilton Worldwide in July 2021 | |
| 11 | La Quinta Resort & Club | La Quinta | United States |
Downgraded to Curio Collection in November 2021 | |
| 12 | Casa Marina | Key West | United States |
Downgraded to Curio Collection in March 2022 | |
| 13 | Arizona Biltmore | Phoenix | United States |
Reflagged under LXR in May 2024 | |
| 14 | The Caledonian Edinburgh | Edinburgh | United Kingdom |
Downgraded to Curio Collection in June 2024 | |