Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts


Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, formerly The Waldorf-Astoria Collection, is a Hilton Worldwide luxury hotel and resort brand. 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, 2018, it has 31 locations with 10,502 rooms, including 3 that are owned or leased with 678 rooms, 27 that are managed with 8,840 rooms, and one franchised location with 984 rooms.

History

In January 2006, Hilton Hotels, Inc announced it would launch a luxury brand called The Waldorf Astoria Collection, branded after the flagship The Waldorf Astoria in New York City. In 2014, this property was sold to Anbang Insurance, while Hilton still manages the hotel under its brand. Some of Hilton's properties carry the "Waldorf" name in their title, but are not part of the Waldorf Astoria chain — The Waldorf Hilton, London being an example.
As of April 2007, there were four properties—the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix, La Quinta Resort & Spa in La Quinta, California, The Waldorf Astoria in New York and the Grand Wailea Resort & Spa in Wailea, Maui, Hawaii.
Later in 2007, the Qasr Al Sharq in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, was added to the portfolio. The next property to join the portfolio was the Rome Cavalieri, a rebranding and upgrading of the Cavalieri Hilton in Rome, Italy, in early summer 2008. During the fall of 2008, three Florida hotels, located in Boca Raton, Key West and Naples, were also added.
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.
In January 2014, the first Waldorf Astoria opened doors in Dubai, on the Palm Jumeirah. In March 2014 the Waldorf Astoria Beijing opened its doors. May 1, 2014 Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam received its first guests.
In October 2014, the Hilton Worldwide Holdings announced the sale of the Waldorf Astoria New York Hotel to Chinese Anbang Insurance Group for $1.95 billion. The Hilton group continues to operate the hotel under a 100-year management contract with the buyer.
In January 2017, The Waldorf Astoria Dubai complained about Russian models taking erotic pictures in the hotel and posting them on Instagram with hashtags mentioning the hotel.
In February 2018, Hilton announced it will open Africa's first Waldorf Astoria in Cairo, Heliopolis district. The hotel is scheduled to be completed before the end of 2018.

Properties

The following tables detail the properties of Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts as of May 2018, in alphabetical order by the complete name of the property:
PropertyLocationCountryOpened/Reopened
Arizona Biltmore Hotel, A Waldorf Astoria ResortPhoenix, ArizonaUnited States1929
Boca Beach Club, A Waldorf Astoria ResortBoca Raton, FloridaUnited States
Boca Raton Resort & Club, A Waldorf Astoria ResortBoca Raton, FloridaUnited States1926 as the Ritz-Carlton Cloister Inn
Casa Marina Key West, A Waldorf Astoria ResortKey West, FloridaUnited States
Grand Wailea, A Waldorf Astoria ResortWailea, HawaiiUnited States1991 as the Grand Hyatt Wailea
Heliopolis Towers HotelCairoEgypt
Ho'olei at Grand WaileaWailea, HawaiiUnited States
La Quinta Resort & Club, A Waldorf Astoria ResortLa Quinta, CaliforniaUnited States1926
Rome Cavalieri, A Waldorf Astoria ResortRomeItaly1963 as the Cavalieri Hilton, 2008 as the Rome Cavalieri
The Roosevelt New Orleans, A Waldorf Astoria ResortNew Orleans, LouisianaUnited States2009
Trianon Palace Versailles, A Waldorf Astoria HotelVersaillesFrance1910
Waldorf Astoria AmsterdamAmsterdamNetherlands2014
Waldorf Astoria Atlanta BuckheadAtlanta, GeorgiaUnited States2018
Waldorf Astoria BeijingBeijingChina
Waldorf Astoria BangkokBangkokThailand2019
Waldorf Astoria BerlinBerlinGermany2013
Waldorf Astoria Beverly HillsBeverly Hills, CaliforniaUnited States
Waldorf Astoria ChicagoChicago, IllinoisUnited States2012
Waldorf Astoria ChengduChengduChina
Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm JumeirahDubaiUAE2013
Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh - The CaledonianEdinburghScotland, UK2011
Waldorf Astoria Hotel PanamaPanama CityPanama
Waldorf Astoria Jeddah, Qasr Al SharqJeddahSaudi Arabia
Waldorf Astoria JerusalemJerusalemIsrael2014
Waldorf Astoria Las VegasLas Vegas, NevadaUnited StatesAugust 31, 2018
Waldorf Astoria New YorkNew York City, New YorkUnited States1931 - closing in March 2017 for renovation Since February 2017, the city landmark commission is considering landmarking the hotel's interiors.
Waldorf Astoria OrlandoOrlando, FloridaUnited States
Waldorf Astoria PanamaPanama CityPanama
Waldorf Astoria Park CityPark City, UtahUnited States
Waldorf Astoria Ras al-KhaimahRas al-KhaimahUAE
Waldorf Astoria Shanghai on the BundShanghaiChina2011

PropertyLocationCountryProjected opening
Waldorf Astoria BaliBaliIndonesia2020
Waldorf Astoria Hainan Baoting ResortBaotingChina2025
Waldorf Astoria KuwaitKuwait City, KuwaitKuwait2020
Waldorf Astoria San FranciscoSan FranciscoUnited States2020
Waldorf Astoria SanyaHaitang BayP.R. of China2020
Waldorf Astoria JakartaJakartaIndonesia2020

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