Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts
Luxury hotel chain
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]
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. 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. The Hilton group continues to operate the hotel under a 100-year management contract with the buyer.[ 5]
In March 2024, Hilton announced its expansion of the Waldorf Astoria brand into branded residences, with the first standalone residence project outside the USA 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
0 Asia 0 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
Waldorf Astoria Shanghai on the Bund
Current properties
The following table details the current properties of Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, in alphabetical order.[ 18]
Properties in operation
No.
Property
Location
Country
Opening/Reopening year
1
Grand Wailea, A Waldorf Astoria Resort
Wailea
United States
2006 (1991 as the Grand Hyatt Wailea)
2
Ho'olei at Grand Wailea
Wailea
United States
2008
3
Rome Cavalieri, A Waldorf Astoria Hotel
Rome
Italy
2008 (1963 as the Cavalieri Hilton)[ 19]
4
The Roosevelt New Orleans, A Waldorf Astoria Hotel
New Orleans
United States
2009 (1893 as the Hotel Grunewald)
5
Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Netherlands
2014 (in buildings from 1665–1687)[ 20]
6
Waldorf Astoria Atlanta Buckhead
Atlanta
United States
2018 (2008 as The Mansion on Peachtree; 2012 as the Mandarin Oriental , Atlanta)
7
Waldorf Astoria Bangkok
Bangkok
Thailand
2018[ 21]
8
Waldorf Astoria Beijing
Beijing
China
2014
9
Waldorf Astoria Berlin
Berlin
Germany
2013[ 22]
10
Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills
United States
2017
11
Waldorf Astoria Cairo Heliopolis
Cairo
Egypt
2023[ 23]
12
Waldorf Astoria Cancún
Cancún
Mexico
2022
13
Waldorf Astoria Chicago
Chicago
United States
2012 (2009 as The Elysian)
14
Waldorf Astoria Chengdu
Chengdu
China
2017
15
Waldorf Astoria Doha West Bay
Doha
Qatar
2023
16
Waldorf Astoria Dubai International Financial Centre
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
2019[ 24]
17
Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
2013[ 25]
18
Waldorf Astoria Hanoi
Hanoi
Vietnam
2025 (opened in 1999 as Hilton Hanoi Opera)[ 26]
19
Waldorf Astoria Jeddah - Qasr Al Sharq
Jeddah
Saudi Arabia
2006[ 27]
20
Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
Jerusalem
Israel
2014 (1929–35 as the Palace Hotel)[ 28]
21
Waldorf Astoria Kuwait
Kuwait City
Kuwait
2022[ 29]
22
Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas
Las Vegas
United States
2018[ 30] (2009–18 as the Mandarin Oriental , Las Vegas)
23
Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal
Cabo San Lucas
Mexico
2019 (2009 as Capella Pedregal, 2014 as The Resort at Pedregal)
24
Waldorf Astoria Lusail Doha
Lusail
Qatar
2022
25
Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi
Kaafu Atoll
Maldives
2019[ 31]
26
Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach
Dana Point
United States
2021 (2001 as The St. Regis Monarch Beach, 2016 as Monarch Beach Resort)[ 32]
27
Waldorf Astoria New York
New York City
United States
2006 (first opened in 1931, joined the Hilton chain in 1949, currently closed for renovations)[ 33] [ 34] [ 35] Reopening Spring 2025[ 36]
28
Waldorf Astoria Orlando
Orlando
United States
2009
29
Waldorf Astoria Panama
Panama City
Panama
2013[ 37]
30
Waldorf Astoria Park City
Park City
United States
2009[ 38]
31
Waldorf Astoria Ras Al Khaimah
Ras Al Khaimah
United Arab Emirates
2013[ 39] [ 40]
32
Waldorf Astoria Seychelles Platte Island
Île Platte
Seychelles
2024[ 41]
33
Waldorf Astoria Shanghai on the Bund
Shanghai
China
2011 (old wing built 1911; 1920s-30s as the Shanghai Club)
34
Waldorf Astoria Versailles - Trianon Palace
Versailles
France
2009 (built 1910)[ 42]
35
Waldorf Astoria Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
United States
2022 (erected 1899, converted to hotel in 2016 as the Trump International Hotel, Washington, D.C.)[ 43]
36
Waldorf Astoria Xiamen
Xiamen
China
2020[ 44]
Properties in development
The following table lists Waldorf Astoria properties in development.
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.
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