Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts

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]

Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts
IndustryHospitality
FoundedJanuary 2006 (2006-01)
Number of locations
37 (as of December 03, 2020)[1]
ServicesLuxury hotels and resorts
OwnerHilton Worldwide
Websitewaldorfastoria.com

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 2014, this property was sold to Anbang Insurance, while Hilton still manages the hotel under its brand.[3] Some of Hilton's properties carry the "Waldorf" name in their title but are not part of the Waldorf Astoria chain – an example is The Waldorf Hilton, London.

By April 2007, the chain had four properties – the flagship hotel in New York, the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix, La Quinta Resort & Spa in La Quinta, California, 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.[4]

In January 2014, the Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah opened in Dubai, on the Palm Jumeirah.[5] In March 2014, the Waldorf Astoria Beijing opened its doors. On May 1, 2014, the Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam received its first guests.

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.[6]

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.[7][8]

In February 2018, Hilton announced that it will open Africa's first Waldorf Astoria in Cairo's Heliopolis district. The hotel is scheduled to be completed before the end of 2018.[9]

Properties
The hotel's name with the double hyphen, on the awning over the Park Avenue entrance of Waldorf Astoria New York
Boca Raton Resort & Club, A Waldorf Astoria Resort
Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem in Israel
Waldorf Astoria Chengdu in China

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:[10]

Properties in operation
Property Location Country Opened/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 (1893 as "The Hotel Grunewald")
Trianon Palace Versailles, A Waldorf Astoria HotelVersaillesFrance1910
Waldorf Astoria AmsterdamAmsterdamNetherlands2014 (in buildings from 1665-1687)
Waldorf Astoria Atlanta BuckheadAtlanta, GeorgiaUnited States2018 (2008 as The Mansion on Peachtree; 2012 as The Mandarin Oriental Atlanta)
Waldorf Astoria BeijingBeijingChina
Waldorf Astoria BangkokBangkokThailand2019
Waldorf Astoria BerlinBerlinGermany2013
Waldorf Astoria Beverly HillsBeverly Hills, CaliforniaUnited States
Waldorf Astoria ChicagoChicago, IllinoisUnited States2012 (2009 as The Elysian)
Waldorf Astoria ChengduChengduChina
Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm JumeirahDubaiUAE2013
Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh - The CaledonianEdinburghScotland, UK2011 (1903 as The Caledonian)
Waldorf Astoria Jeddah, Qasr Al SharqJeddahSaudi Arabia
Waldorf Astoria JerusalemJerusalemIsrael2014 (1929-35 as Palace Hotel)
Waldorf Astoria Las VegasLas Vegas, NevadaUnited StatesAugust 31, 2018[11] (2009-2018 as Mandarin Oriental, Las Vegas)
Waldorf Astoria New YorkNew York City, New YorkUnited States1931 - closing in March 2017 for renovation (2 years)[12] Since February 2017, the city landmark commission is considering landmarking the hotel's interiors.[13]
Waldorf Astoria OrlandoOrlando, FloridaUnited States
Waldorf Astoria PanamaPanama CityPanama
Waldorf Astoria Park CityPark City, UtahUnited States
Waldorf Astoria Ras al-Khaimah[14]Ras al-KhaimahUAE
Waldorf Astoria Shanghai on the BundShanghaiChina2011 (old wing built 1911; 1920s-30s as the Shanghai Club)
Properties in development
Property Location Country Projected opening
Waldorf Astoria BaliBaliIndonesia2020
Waldorf Astoria Hainan Baoting ResortBaotingChina2025
Waldorf Astoria KuwaitKuwait City, KuwaitKuwait2020
Waldorf Astoria San Francisco[15]San FranciscoUnited States2020
Waldorf Astoria SanyaHaitang BayP.R. of China2020
Waldorf Astoria JakartaJakartaIndonesia2020

Ranking and awards
  • 7th best hotel in the world by the Conde Nast travellers' choice survey (2015) for the Waldorf Astoria in Jerusalem.[16]

References
  1. "Inline XBRL Viewer". www.sec.gov. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  2. "Hilton Hotels Corporation Extends World's Greatest Hotel Name to Create Luxury Brand Line: The Waldorf=Astoria Collection". Business Wire. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
  3. "Hilton to sell Waldorf Astoria NY for $1.95b". Hotel News Now. 6 October 2014.
  4. "Tourism column: Naples resort joins Waldorf-Astoria". The News-Press. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
  5. "Guests of Waldeorf AStoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah spoiled by luxurious choices". Dubaichronicle.com. 12 January 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  6. Charles V. Bagli (6 October 2014). "Waldorf-Astoria to Be Sold in a $1.95 Billion Deal". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  7. Brandon Friederich (24 January 2017). "The Waldorf Astoria". Mexim.com. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  8. Jon Livesey; Michael Leidig (24 January 2017). "Deluxe five-star Dubai hotel says flesh-flashing Russian models are tarnishing family image with 'erotic' snaps". Mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  9. http://www.hoteliermiddleeast.com/33045-hilton-to-open-africas-first-waldorf-astoria-in-cairo/
  10. "Waldorf Astoria Home Page". Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  11. Jena Tesse Fox (16 May 2018). "Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas to become a Waldorf Astoria". Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  12. Nancy Trejos (3 January 2017). "Waldorf Astoria New York to shut down for renovation". Usatoday.com. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  13. Breandan Krisel (25 January 2017). "Waldorf Astoria Interiors Could Be Landmarked By February". Patch.com. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  14. "Peter Greenberg Worldwide—The Waldorf Astoria Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates". Petergreenberg.com. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  15. Hess, Glenden. "Waldorf Astoria to Open in San Francisco – SFLUXE". Sfluxe.net. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
  16. Daniel K. Eisenbud, Jerusalem’s Waldorf Astoria ranked 7th best hotel in world, The Jerusalem Post, 7 January 2016 (Accessed 10 February 2017)
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