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Rosewood hotels

Residential hotels take their cues from local art and history under a Sense of Place philosophy.

Rosewood makes each hotel an expression of its surroundings, with architecture, art, food, and service shaped by local history and culture. Founded by Caroline Rose Hunt in Dallas in 1979, the collection carries its “A Sense of Place” philosophy from intimate residential beginnings into a global family of hotels and resorts.

50 Rosewood hotels in 28 countries on the Luxury Hotels Atlas (5 not open yet), each placed on the six LHA Tiers.

• Owned by the Cheng family's New World Development
• Worldwide: 43 hotels and resorts in 25 countries as of mid-2026, with more than 30 properties under development; the wider Rosewood Hotel Group portfolio (which includes New World Hotels & Resorts and Carlyle & Co.) spans 59 properties across 26 countries
• On the atlas: 10 Apex Luxury, 29 Grand Luxury, 5 High Luxury, 5 Core Luxury, 1 Near Luxury

History

Caroline Rose Hunt developed Rosewood around residential comfort and the individuality of a place. The later Cheng family ownership supported a wider international collection, with Sonia Cheng guiding its growth. Hotels such as Rosewood Hong Kong carried the original attention to local design and culture into much larger city settings.

Timeline

• 1925 — Sheppard W. King completes his Italian Renaissance-style estate on Turtle Creek Boulevard, Dallas, the building that will become the Rosewood founding property.
• 1961 — The Carlyle in New York becomes known as the "New York White House" during the presidency of John F. Kennedy, cementing its legacy as a global power center; the iconic hotel would eventually join the Rosewood portfolio.
• 1979 — Caroline Rose Hunt, daughter of oil tycoon H. L. Hunt, founds Rosewood Hotels & Resorts and begins converting the King estate into a luxury hotel.
• 1981 — Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek opens, establishing the residential-style, anti-chain model that will define the brand; its 143 rooms and the pioneering restaurant (where Dean Fearing later spent 20 years) set the template.
• 1985 — Rosewood builds Hotel Crescent Court in Uptown Dallas, widely credited as Dallas's first major Uptown development.
• 1993 — Rosewood assumes management of Rosewood Little Dix Bay on Virgin Gorda, BVI, originally built by conservationist Laurance Rockefeller in 1964 as a model of low-impact Caribbean luxury.
• 1997 — Las Ventanas al Paraíso opens in Los Cabos, placing the brand in Mexico and introducing Corridor luxury to an international audience; Jorge Torres designs the Mediterranean-Mexican architecture.
• 2000 — Al-Faisaliah Hotel, A Rosewood Hotel opens in Riyadh, the brand's first Middle East property, inside the landmark Al-Faisaliah Tower.
• 2005 — New World Hospitality acquires a minority stake; Rosewood's portfolio exceeds 10 properties.
• 2007 — Rosewood Mayakoba opens in Riviera Maya; Hôtel de Crillon, Paris closes for a four-year, landmark renovation under Rosewood management.
• 2011 — New World Hospitality (Cheng family, Hong Kong) acquires Rosewood Hotels & Resorts, L.L.C. from Rosewood Corp. and Maritz, Wolff & Co. for USD 229.5 million; Sonia Cheng becomes CEO at 30; Rosewood San Miguel de Allende opens; Rosewood Hotel Georgia (Vancouver) reopens after CAD 120 million restoration.
• 2013 — Brand relaunch under Rosewood Hotel Group; Rosewood London opens in the Pearl Assurance building (308 rooms, Grade II listed); Rosewood Abu Dhabi opens as the first hotel on Al Maryah Island.
• 2014 — New World Hospitality renamed Rosewood Hotel Group, consolidating group identity; Rosewood Beijing opens, the brand's first China property.
• 2015 — Al-Faisaliah Hotel exits the Rosewood portfolio; Castiglion del Bosco joins Rosewood after Massimo Ferragamo's restoration of the 900-year-old Tuscan estate.
• 2016 — Rosewood Crescent Hotel exits the portfolio (sold and rebranded Hotel Crescent Court); Rosewood Little Dix Bay closes for hurricane damage recovery and subsequent total rebuild.
• 2017 — Hôtel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel reopens in Paris after a USD 250 million, four-year restoration; Rosewood Sanya and Rosewood Puebla open; Rosewood Phuket launches the Asaya wellness concept.
• 2018 — Rosewood Baha Mar, Rosewood Phnom Penh, Rosewood Luang Prabang, Rosewood Bermuda (post-renovation) open; total portfolio exceeds 20 properties.
• 2019 — Rosewood Hong Kong opens on the Victoria Dockside site (the landmark 65-storey Kohn Pedersen Fox tower with three Michelin-starred restaurants); Rosewood Miramar Beach and Rosewood Bangkok follow; Rosewood Guangzhou crowns the world's eighth-tallest building.
• 2020 — Rosewood Little Dix Bay reopens after total rebuild by OBMI architects; the brand's response to COVID-19 is managed without permanently closing any core property.
• 2021 — Rosewood Villa Magna (Madrid), Rosewood Le Guanahani St. Barth, and Rosewood São Paulo open; Rosewood Puebla exits the portfolio (rebranded as Azul Talavera, then Banyan Tree Puebla).
• 2022 — Rosewood São Paulo opens; Rosewood Vienna opens in Mozart's former apartment building; Kona Village re-announced after the 2011 tsunami.
• 2023 — Kona Village, A Rosewood Resort reopens in Hawaii after 12-year closure; Rosewood Munich opens inside two Munich heritage landmarks; Rosewood Schloss Fuschl joins the portfolio; Rosewood Matakauri (New Zealand) enters the portfolio.
• 2024 — Rosewood Hotel Georgia completes major renovation (Lillian Wu Studio rooms; Ste. Marie Studio public spaces); Rosewood Schloss Fuschl opens, Austria's first Three-Michelin-Key property.
• 2025 — Rosewood Miyakojima opens (brand's first Japan property); Rosewood Amsterdam opens in the former Palace of Justice; Rosewood Doha opens in Lusail Marina; The Chancery Rosewood opens in London (former Eero Saarinen US Embassy, 144 all-suites); Rosewood Mandarina opens in Mexico; Rosewood Courchevel Le Jardin Alpin opens (brand's first ski resort); Rosewood Hong Kong tops the World's 50 Best Hotels 2025 list at No. 1, with seven Rosewood properties in the full ranking.
• 2026 — Rosewood Tokyo announced (Roppongi, Mori Building partnership); Rosewood Rome and Rosewood Blue Palace (Crete) approaching opening; 43-property portfolio across 25 countries.

The houses to know

1. Las Ventanas al Paraíso, A Rosewood Resort, Los Cabos, Mexico — Opened in 1997, the resort helped establish Los Cabos as an international luxury destination.
2. Hôtel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel, Paris, France — Commissioned by Louis XV in 1758 as one of two palaces framing Place de la Concorde, and ranked No. 23 in the World's 50 Best Hotels 2025.
3. Rosewood Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong — Ranked No. 1 in the World's 50 Best Hotels 2025, the first Hong Kong hotel ever to top the list.
4. Castiglion del Bosco, A Rosewood Hotel, Montalcino, Italy — The hotel occupies a centuries-old estate in the Montalcino hills, with a working Brunello vineyard and Michelin-starred dining.
5. Rosewood São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil — A Jean Nouvel tower rising from a restored 1904 maternity hospital where over 500,000 Brazilians were born, Philippe Starck interiors, Three MICHELIN Keys, and No. 24 in the World's 50 Best Hotels 2025.
6. Kona Village, A Rosewood Resort, Kailua-Kona, United States — Rebuilt after the 2011 tsunami and a twelve-year closure, the Hawaiian resort holds Three Michelin Keys.
7. Rosewood Miramar Beach, Montecito, United States — One of fewer than 15 properties globally to hold Triple Forbes Five-Star, hotel, spa, and restaurant simultaneously, on a Montecito beachfront that has hosted a resort since 1876.
8. Rosewood Mayakoba, Playa del Carmen, Mexico — The property that pioneered overwater lagoon suites in the Americas when it opened at Riviera Maya in 2007, Forbes Five-Star, AAA Five Diamond, and World's 50 Best Hotels No. 95 in 2025.
9. Rosewood Luang Prabang, Luang Prabang, Laos — Bill Bensley’s design brings 23 individual tents and villas to a forested setting above a waterfall.
10. Rosewood Schloss Fuschl, Hof bei Salzburg, Austria — The former Salzburg hunting lodge, built around 1450, reopened under Rosewood in 2024.

Newest openings

• Rosewood Amsterdam — Amsterdam, Netherlands — opened 2025 — Conversion of the 1665 Burgerweeshuis (city orphanage) which became Amsterdam's Palace of Justice in 1829; the last monumental building in the city permitted for hotel conversion. Architects: Kentie & Partners; interiors: Studio Piet Boon. 134 rooms. Restaurants include Eeuwen (Chef David Ordóñez) and Advocatuur bar. MICHELIN Two Keys and AHEAD Hotel of the Year Conversion 2025.
• Rosewood Doha — Doha, Qatar — opened July 2025 — Brand's first property in Qatar; twin towers in Lusail Marina by architect Ibrahim Jaidah with coral reef-inspired asymmetric mashrabiya façades. 155 rooms; restaurants include Koo Madame (Chinese), Mila (Levantine), Asaya Kitchen. Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star 2026; 1 MICHELIN Key.
• Rosewood Miyakojima — Miyakojima, Japan — opened March 2025 — Rosewood's debut in Japan, on Okinawa's Ryukyu archipelago. Studio Piet Boon architecture and interiors using Ryukyu limestone and local materials. 55 rooms; private beach; restaurants NAGI (Italian), MAAS (seafood), CHOMA (Japanese), YUKUU (poolside). MICHELIN Two Keys in opening year; AHEAD Awards shortlisted.
• Rosewood Mandarina — Riviera Nayarit, Mexico — opened 2025 — Brand's fourth Mexico property; all-suite resort with 134 keys on a stretch of coast where the Sierra Madre mountains meet the Pacific. Every accommodation has a private plunge pool; Huichol and Cora yarn paintings and ojo de dios fibre art were commissioned directly from indigenous artisans. Restaurants: La Cocina Mandarina (wood-fired comal, Chef Jose Vicente Mascarós), Buena Onda (Spanish coastal tapas), Toppu (Japanese-Peruvian hilltop). Interiors: Bando x Seidel Meersseman.

Opening next

• Rosewood Rome — Rome, Italy — expected 2026 — confirmed; adaptive reuse of three early-1900s buildings including the former headquarters of Banca Nazionale del Lavoro on Via Veneto, originally designed by Marcello Piacentini; 157 rooms including 44 suites; restaurants include an Italian bistro, lobby bar, and rooftop bar with city views; Roman Bathhouse spa in original bank vault; BAR Studio interiors.
• Rosewood Blue Palace — Elounda, Crete, Greece — expected mid-2026 — confirmed; brand's first Greek property, conversion of the former Blue Palace resort on Crete's northern coast.
• Rosewood Milan — Milan, Italy — expected 2026 — confirmed; Palazzo Branca and adjacent Palazzo della Banca Commerciale (both 19th century), on the edge of the Quadrilatero della Moda fashion district, steps from Via Montenapoleone; 70 rooms including ~20 suites; developer: Gruppo Statuto.
• Rosewood Seoul — Seoul, South Korea — expected 2027 — confirmed; new-build ultra-luxury property within The Parkside Seoul, a mixed-use development on the former United Nations Command site beside Yongsan Park; ~250 rooms and suites; architecture by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates; interiors by Space Copenhagen; seven restaurants and bars; 4,500-sq-m Asaya spa; developer: Eleven D&C Co., Ltd.

Every Rosewood hotel on the atlas

United States

• Kona Village, A Rosewood Resort — Kailua-Kona · Apex Luxury
• Rosewood Miramar Beach — Montecito · Apex Luxury
• Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek — Dallas · Grand Luxury
• Rosewood Sand Hill — Menlo Park · Grand Luxury
• Rosewood Washington, D.C. — Washington, D.C. · Grand Luxury
• The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel — New York City · Grand Luxury
• Rosewood Inn of the Anasazi — Santa Fe · High Luxury

China

• Rosewood Beijing — Beijing · Grand Luxury
• Rosewood Guangzhou — Guangzhou · Grand Luxury
• Rosewood Sanya — Sanya · High Luxury
• Rosewood Hangzhou — Hangzhou · Core Luxury · Opening soon

Mexico

• Las Ventanas al Paraíso, A Rosewood Resort — Los Cabos · Apex Luxury
• Rosewood Mandarina — El Monteón · Grand Luxury
• Rosewood Mayakoba — Playa del Carmen · Grand Luxury
• Rosewood San Miguel de Allende — San Miguel de Allende · Grand Luxury

Italy

• Castiglion del Bosco, A Rosewood Hotel — Montalcino · Apex Luxury
• Rosewood Hotel Bauer, Venice — Venice · High Luxury · Opening soon
• Rosewood Milan — Milan · Core Luxury · Opening soon

New Zealand

• Rosewood Cape Kidnappers — Te Awanga · Grand Luxury
• Rosewood Kauri Cliffs — Matauri Bay · Grand Luxury
• Rosewood Matakauri — Queenstown · Grand Luxury

Austria

• Rosewood Schloss Fuschl — Hof bei Salzburg · Apex Luxury
• Rosewood Vienna — Vienna · Grand Luxury

France

• Hôtel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel — Paris · Apex Luxury
• Rosewood Courchevel Le Jardin Alpin — Courchevel · Grand Luxury

Hong Kong

• Rosewood Hong Kong — Hong Kong · Apex Luxury
• Carlyle & Co. — Hong Kong · Near Luxury

Saudi Arabia

• Rosewood Jeddah — Jeddah · High Luxury
• Rosewood The Red Sea — Shura Island · High Luxury

Thailand

• Rosewood Bangkok — Bangkok · Grand Luxury
• Rosewood Phuket — Phuket · Grand Luxury

United Kingdom

• The Chancery Rosewood — London · Apex Luxury
• Rosewood London — London · Grand Luxury

Antigua and Barbuda

• Rosewood Half Moon Bay Antigua — Half Moon Bay · Core Luxury · Opening soon

Bahamas

• Rosewood Baha Mar — Nassau · Grand Luxury

Bermuda

• Rosewood Bermuda — Hamilton Parish · Grand Luxury

Brazil

• Rosewood São Paulo — São Paulo · Apex Luxury

British Virgin Islands

• Rosewood Little Dix Bay — Virgin Gorda · Grand Luxury

Cambodia

• Rosewood Phnom Penh — Phnom Penh · Grand Luxury

Canada

• Rosewood Hotel Georgia — Vancouver · Grand Luxury

Germany

• Rosewood Munich — Munich · Grand Luxury

Japan

• Rosewood Miyakojima — Miyakojima · Grand Luxury

Laos

• Rosewood Luang Prabang — Luang Prabang · Apex Luxury

Maldives

• Rosewood Ranfaru — Ranfaru · Core Luxury · Opening soon

Myanmar

• Rosewood Yangon — Yangon · Core Luxury

Netherlands

• Rosewood Amsterdam — Amsterdam · Grand Luxury

Qatar

• Rosewood Doha — Doha · Grand Luxury

Saint Barthélemy

• Rosewood Le Guanahani St. Barth — Grand Cul-de-Sac · Grand Luxury

Spain

• Rosewood Villa Magna — Madrid · Grand Luxury

United Arab Emirates

• Rosewood Abu Dhabi — Abu Dhabi · Grand Luxury

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