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Hilton Hotels & Resorts hotels

Full-service city hotels and resorts carry an American grand-hotel tradition around the world.

Hilton Hotels & Resorts offers a broad range of full-service city hotels and destination resorts, with a history that reaches back to Conrad Hilton’s first hotel in 1919. The Atlas concentrates on the brand’s more distinctive addresses, including historic grand hotels, substantial resorts, and city landmarks with a story of their own.

75 Hilton Hotels & Resorts hotels in 23 countries on the Luxury Hotels Atlas, each placed on the six LHA Tiers.

• Owned by Hilton
• Worldwide: More than 600 hotels and resorts across six continents in nearly 100 countries and territories, making it one of the largest full-service hotel brands in the world. Within the parent's Asia Pacific estate alone, 147 Hilton Hotels & Resorts properties operate, with continued market-by-market debut openings adding to the total in 2024–2025.
• On the atlas: 12 Core Luxury, 38 Accessible Luxury, 25 Near Luxury

History

Hilton’s long history remains visible in hotels such as Chicago, Istanbul, and London Park Lane, each carrying the name through generations of guests. The wider company later developed distinct luxury siblings, including Waldorf Astoria, Conrad, and LXR. The original Hilton Hotels & Resorts brand retained its broad full-service role within that growing family.

Timeline

• 1919 — Conrad Nicholson Hilton purchases the Mobley Hotel in Cisco, Texas, founding what will become the Hilton Hotels empire.
• 1925 — The first hotel built from the ground up under the Hilton name opens in Dallas, Texas.
• 1927 — Conrad Hilton purchases the Stevens Hotel in Chicago (later Hilton Chicago), at the time the largest hotel in the world with 3,000 rooms.
• 1943 — Hilton becomes the first coast-to-coast hotel chain in the United States.
• 1945 — Conrad Hilton acquires the Stevens Hotel outright; renames it after himself in 1951.
• 1946 — Hilton Hotels Corporation is publicly listed on the New York Stock Exchange, the first hotel company so listed.
• 1949 — Hilton International is formed and the Caribe Hilton in Puerto Rico opens, the first luxury hotel in the Caribbean and a landmark in modern resort hospitality.
• 1954 — Hilton acquires the Statler Hotel Company in one of the largest real-estate transactions in U.S. history up to that point, massively expanding the domestic footprint.
• 1955 — Conrad Hilton personally opens The Beverly Hilton on August 11, designed by architect Welton Becket; The Hilton Hawaiian Village also opens in Honolulu (as the Hawaiian Village Hotel, with Hilton acquiring half in 1961).
• 1955 — Hilton Istanbul opens as the first major international hotel in Turkey, the brand's first outside the Americas and, as of 2026, the longest-serving Hilton hotel outside the Americas.
• 1963 — London Hilton on Park Lane opens as London's first skyscraper hotel, designed by William B. Tabler; New York Hilton at Rockefeller Center (now New York Hilton Midtown) opens with 2,153 rooms, then the city's largest.
• 1964 — Hilton Hotels Corporation separates its domestic and international operations; international activities eventually become Hilton International.
• 1965 — Washington Hilton opens, designed by William B. Tabler in a distinctive double-arched "seagull in flight" profile; becomes a permanent fixture of Washington civic life.
• 1967 — London Hilton on Park Lane hosts The Beatles during their meeting with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
• 1987 — Hilton International and the domestic Hilton Hotels Corporation are reunified under common ownership after decades apart.
• 1988 — Hilton Shanghai debuts on Huashan Road as the first five-star hotel in China managed by an international company.
• 2007 — Blackstone Group acquires Hilton Worldwide in a $26 billion transaction, taking the company private.
• 2013 — Hilton Worldwide returns to independent operation as a standalone company; the flagship brand now operates in nearly 90 countries.
• 2015 — Hilton Hawaiian Village joins Historic Hotels of America.
• 2024 — Hilton Kyoto opens, marking the flagship brand's debut in the ancient capital; Hilton Shanghai City Center opens as the brand's return to the heart of Shanghai.
• 2025 — Hilton Hyderabad Genome Valley Resort & Spa opens as the brand's debut in Hyderabad; Hilton at The Key, Arlington-Rosslyn opens as the first property to showcase the brand's refreshed identity.
• 2026 — The Westerly tower opens within Hilton Aruba Caribbean Resort & Casino; Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus completes a full-scale renovation of all 475 rooms and public areas.

The houses to know

1. Hilton Molino Stucky Venice, Venice, Italy — A converted Neo-Gothic flour mill on Giudecca Island, the largest hotel in Venice.
2. Hilton Los Cabos Beach & Golf Resort, Los Cabos, Mexico — The resort faces Tequila Cove, a beach known for its unusual swimming access along the Los Cabos corridor.
3. Hilton Maldives Amingiri Resort & Spa, North Malé Atoll, Maldives — Amingiri gives the core Hilton brand an island resort in North Malé Atoll.
4. Hilton Muscat Al Bandar, Muscat, Oman — The hotel is in Muscat, Oman.
5. Al Husn Hotel Muscat, Muscat, Oman — The hotel is in Muscat, Oman.
6. Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey — The longest-serving Hilton hotel outside the Americas, opened 1955, comprehensively renewed in 2026.
7. Hilton Lima Miraflores, Lima, Peru — The hotel gives guests a Miraflores base at the corner of La Paz and Manco Cápac.
8. Hilton Podgorica Crna Gora, Podgorica, Montenegro — The former Hotel Crna Gora carries Podgorica’s postwar architectural history into a newer Hilton stay.
9. Hilton Samarkand Regency, Samarkand, Uzbekistan — The hotel is in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
10. Hilton Bali Resort, Nusa Dua, Indonesia — The former Grand Nikko brings a cliffside Nusa Dua setting into Hilton’s resort family.

Newest openings

• Hilton Kyoto — Kyoto, Japan — opened September 2024 — The brand's debut in one of Japan's most culturally significant cities; a 313-room hotel in the Kawaramachi Sanjo neighborhood featuring a five-storey atrium lobby, guest room design inspired by Kyoto's historic orimono textiles, rooftop bar Cloud Nest with views of the Kamo River and Higashiyama district, and specialty restaurant 7 EMBERS focusing on fire-grilled cuisine including Omi beef and locally sourced produce. The hotel marks Hilton's fifth property to open in Kyoto across all brands.
• Hilton Shanghai City Center — Shanghai, China — opened September 2024 — The brand's return to the heart of Shanghai after its original 1988 Huashan Road property; 381 rooms in Changning District, with a 432-square-meter pillarless domed ballroom and interiors inspired by Shanghai's Haipai architecture and historic Western-style villas. It joins a Hilton Hotels & Resorts network of 75 properties across China.
• Hilton Arlington Rosslyn The Key — Arlington-Rosslyn, Virginia, USA — opened August 2025 — First property to debut the brand's publicly announced refreshed identity; a 36-story, 331-room tower above the Potomac River with 28,000 square feet of event space, The View at the Key rooftop bar on the 36th floor, and direct Rosslyn Metro access. Designed with shapes inspired by the river's flow and constructed as part of The Key mixed-use development by the Dittmar Company.
• Hilton Turin City Centre — Turin, Italy — opened Q2 2025 — A 175-room property with a spa and indoor pool, adding a northern Italian gateway to the flagship brand's European estate.

Opening next

• The Westerly at Hilton Aruba Caribbean Resort & Casino — Palm Beach, Aruba — opened May 2026 — 161 oversized rooms and suites in a new boutique-style oceanfront tower; designed by Jeffrey Beers International and 10 Design with a 10th-floor rooftop terrace (Terrace on 10); the first resort in Aruba developed entirely with local financing.
• Hilton at The Key, Arlington-Rosslyn — now open as of August 2025 (see Newest Properties above).
• Hilton Munich Park (redevelopment) — Munich, Germany — anticipated reopening 2029 — The hotel, which opened for the 1972 Munich Olympic Games adjacent to the English Gardens, closed December 31, 2024, for a comprehensive redevelopment as part of the new Tucherpark mixed-use circular city project. The reimagined hotel will add a panoramic rooftop restaurant and bar, a new city garden event venue, and a larger ballroom. Owned by a joint venture of Commerz Real AG and Hines; managed by Hilton.

Every Hilton Hotels & Resorts hotel on the atlas

United States

• Hilton Bentley Miami/South Beach — Miami Beach · Accessible Luxury
• Hilton Milwaukee — Milwaukee · Accessible Luxury
• Skirvin, a Hilton Hotel — Oklahoma City · Accessible Luxury
• The Beverly Hilton — Beverly Hills · Accessible Luxury
• The Drake, a Hilton Hotel — Chicago · Accessible Luxury
• theWit Chicago, a Hilton Hotel — Chicago · Accessible Luxury
• Hilton Boston Back Bay — Boston · Near Luxury
• Hilton Boston Park Plaza — Boston · Near Luxury
• Hilton Brooklyn New York — New York City · Near Luxury
• Hilton Checkers Los Angeles — Los Angeles · Near Luxury
• Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza — Cincinnati · Near Luxury
• Hilton Hawaiian Village — Honolulu · Near Luxury
• Hilton Los Angeles Culver City — Culver City · Near Luxury
• Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City — Universal City · Near Luxury
• Hilton New York Fashion District — New York City · Near Luxury
• Hilton New York Times Square — New York City · Near Luxury
• Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa — Miramar Beach · Near Luxury
• Hilton Santa Monica Hotel & Suites — Santa Monica · Near Luxury
• Hilton Washington DC Capitol Hill — Washington, D.C. · Near Luxury
• Hilton Washington DC National Mall The Wharf — Washington, D.C. · Near Luxury
• Millennium Hilton New York One UN Plaza — New York City · Near Luxury
• New York Hilton Midtown — New York City · Near Luxury
• Palmer House, A Hilton Hotel — Chicago · Near Luxury
• The Lodge at Gulf State Park, a Hilton Hotel — Gulf Shores · Near Luxury
• The Seelbach Hilton Louisville — Louisville · Near Luxury

China

• Hilton Beijing — Beijing · Accessible Luxury
• Hilton Beijing Wangfujing — Beijing · Accessible Luxury
• Hilton Chengdu — Chengdu · Accessible Luxury
• Hilton Chengdu Chenghua — Chengdu · Accessible Luxury
• Hilton Chongqing Hotel — Chongqing · Accessible Luxury
• Hilton Shanghai City Center — Shanghai · Accessible Luxury
• Hilton Shanghai Greater Hongqiao — Shanghai · Accessible Luxury
• Hilton Shanghai Hongqiao — Shanghai · Accessible Luxury
• Hilton Shanghai Zhangjiang Science City — Shanghai · Accessible Luxury
• Hilton Suzhou — Suzhou · Accessible Luxury
• Hilton Zhuji — Zhuji · Accessible Luxury

Japan

• Hilton Hiroshima — Hiroshima · Accessible Luxury
• Hilton Kyoto — Kyoto · Accessible Luxury
• Hilton Nagasaki — Nagasaki · Accessible Luxury
• Hilton Osaka — Osaka · Accessible Luxury
• Hilton Tokyo — Tokyo · Accessible Luxury
• Hilton Tokyo Odaiba — Tokyo · Accessible Luxury
• Hilton Niseko Village — Niseko · Near Luxury

Austria

• Hilton Vienna Plaza — Vienna · Accessible Luxury
• Hilton Vienna Waterfront — Vienna · Accessible Luxury
• Hilton Vienna Park — Vienna · Near Luxury

Italy

• Hilton Molino Stucky Venice — Venice · Core Luxury
• Hilton Lake Como — Como · Accessible Luxury
• Hilton Sorrento Palace — Sorrento · Accessible Luxury

Mexico

• Hilton Los Cabos Beach & Golf Resort — Los Cabos · Core Luxury
• Hilton Guadalajara Midtown — Guadalajara · Accessible Luxury
• Hilton Mexico City Reforma — Mexico City · Accessible Luxury

Saudi Arabia

• Hilton Suites Jabal Omar Makkah — Makkah · Core Luxury
• Madinah Hilton — Madinah · Accessible Luxury
• Hilton Makkah Convention Hotel — Mecca · Near Luxury

United Kingdom

• Hilton Edinburgh Carlton — Edinburgh · Near Luxury
• Hilton London Paddington — London · Near Luxury
• Waldorf Hilton, London, The — London · Near Luxury

Germany

• Hilton Frankfurt Gravenbruch — Neu-Isenburg · Core Luxury
• Hilton Munich City — Munich · Accessible Luxury

Oman

• Al Husn Hotel Muscat — Muscat · Core Luxury
• Hilton Muscat Al Bandar — Muscat · Core Luxury

Argentina

• Hilton Mendoza — Mendoza · Accessible Luxury

Brazil

• Hilton Rio de Janeiro Copacabana — Rio de Janeiro · Accessible Luxury

France

• Hilton Paris Opera — Paris · Accessible Luxury

Indonesia

• Hilton Bali Resort — Nusa Dua · Core Luxury

Maldives

• Hilton Maldives Amingiri Resort & Spa — North Malé Atoll · Core Luxury

Montenegro

• Hilton Podgorica Crna Gora — Podgorica · Core Luxury

Peru

• Hilton Lima Miraflores — Lima · Core Luxury

Philippines

• Hilton Manila — Pasay · Accessible Luxury

Portugal

• Hilton Vilamoura As Cascatas Golf Resort & Spa — Vilamoura · Accessible Luxury

Puerto Rico

• Caribe Hilton — San Juan · Accessible Luxury

Singapore

• Hilton Singapore Orchard — Singapore · Accessible Luxury

Turkey

• Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus — Istanbul · Core Luxury

Uzbekistan

• Hilton Samarkand Regency — Samarkand · Core Luxury

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