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.

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. However, in 2014 this property was sold to Chinese investors.[1] Some of Hilton's properties carry the "Waldorf" name in their title, but are not part of the actual Waldorf Astoria chain — the The Waldorf Hilton, London being an example.

As of April 2007, there were 4 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 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.[2] 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.

Properties

The hotel's name with the double hyphen, on the awning over the Park Avenue entrance of Waldorf Astoria New York
Boca Raton Waldorf Astoria Hotel and Resort
Waldorf Astoria in Jerusalem Israel

The following tables detail the properties of Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts as of November 2012:[3]

Properties in operation
Property Location Country
Arizona Biltmore Hotel Phoenix, Arizona USA
Boca Beach Club Boca Raton, Florida USA
Boca Raton Resort & Club Boca Raton, Florida USA
The Boulders Scottsdale, Arizona USA
Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh - The Caledonian Edinburgh Scotland, UK
Casa Marina Resort Key West, Florida USA
El Conquistador Resort Fajardo, Puerto Rico USA
Grand Wailea Resort Wailea, Hawaii USA
La Quinta Resort & Club La Quinta, California USA
Las Casitas Village Fajardo, Puerto Rico USA
Qasr Al Sharq Jeddah Saudi Arabia
The Reach Resort Key West, Florida USA
Rome Cavalieri Rome Italy
The Roosevelt New Orleans New Orleans, Louisiana USA
Trianon Palace Versailles Versailles France
Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam Amsterdam Netherlands
Waldorf Astoria Beijing Beijing China
Waldorf Astoria Berlin Berlin Germany
Waldorf Astoria Chicago Chicago, Illinois USA
Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah Dubai UAE
Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem Jerusalem Israel
Waldorf Astoria New York New York City, New York USA
Waldorf Astoria Orlando Orlando, Florida USA
Waldorf Astoria Panama Panama City Panama
Waldorf Astoria Park City Park City, Utah USA
Waldorf Astoria Shanghai on the Bund Shanghai China
Waldorf Astoria Ras al-Khaimah Ras al-Khaimah UAE
Properties in development
Property Location Country Projected opening
Waldorf Astoria Sanya Haitang Bay China 2017
Waldorf Astoria Hainan Baoting Resort Baoting China 2016
Waldorf Astoria Montréal Montreal, Quebec Canada 2020
Waldorf Astoria Mega Kuningan Jakarta Indonesia 2015
Waldorf Astoria Thamrin One Jakarta Indonesia 2016
Waldorf Astoria Bangkok Bangkok Thailand 2017

Ranking and awards

Jerusalem’s Waldorf Astoria was ranked the seventh best hotel in the world in the 2015 travellers' choice survey of Conde Nast.[4]

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