Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts

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.[2] 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.[3]

In January 2014, the first Waldorf Astoria opened doors in Dubai, on the Palm Jumeirah.[4] 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.[5]

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.[6][7]

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.[8]

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:[9]

• 7th best hotel in the world by the Conde Nast travellers' choice survey (2015) for the Waldorf Astoria in Jerusalem.[15]

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