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Waldorf Astoria hotels

Peacock Alley carries New York's grand-hotel social ritual into city landmarks and new resorts.

Waldorf Astoria carries the hospitality tradition of its original New York hotel into historic landmarks and contemporary resorts. Hilton’s flagship gives each address its own architectural expression, with personal service, destination dining, and Peacock Alley recurring threads through the collection.

48 Waldorf Astoria hotels in 23 countries on the Luxury Hotels Atlas (6 not open yet), each placed on the six LHA Tiers.

Owned by Hilton
Worldwide: 40 hotels and resorts with roughly 9,900 rooms across 21 countries, with more than 30 signings still in development across Asia, the Middle East, Europe, the Americas, and the Pacific.
On the atlas: 1 Apex Luxury, 23 Grand Luxury, 16 High Luxury, 7 Core Luxury, 1 Accessible Luxury

History

New York’s original Waldorf and Astoria hotels made grand public rooms and social gathering central to the experience. Hilton acquired the later Waldorf Astoria in 1949 and formalized the wider brand in 2006. Historic restorations, new city towers, and resorts give that hospitality tradition different architectural settings.

Timeline

1893 — William Waldorf Astor opens the 13-storey Waldorf Hotel on Fifth Avenue, New York, the first hotel in America with electric lighting in every room and an attached restaurant as a social hub.
1897 — Cousin John Jacob Astor IV opens the adjacent Astoria Hotel; the two properties connect via "Peacock Alley," inaugurating the corridor that becomes the brand's defining social signature.
1912 — The original Waldorf-Astoria hosts the United States Senate inquiry into the sinking of the RMS Titanic, cementing the hotel's role as a civic stage.
1929 — Both hotels are demolished to make way for the Empire State Building; construction begins on a new Waldorf Astoria at 301 Park Avenue.
1931 — The new Waldorf Astoria opens on October 1 at 301 Park Avenue, designed by Schultze & Weaver in Art Deco style, at 47 storeys and 625 feet, briefly the tallest hotel in the world, with 2,200 rooms. The hotel pioneers room service in a luxury hotel context.
1949 — Conrad Hilton purchases the Waldorf Astoria, paying $3 million and calling it "the greatest of them all.".
1963 — Conrad Hilton personally inaugurates Rome Cavalieri on Monte Mario, the highest hill within Rome's city limits, the European resort that would eventually host the only three-Michelin-star restaurant in Rome.
1991 — Grand Wailea opens on Maui, Hawaii, built at a cost of $650 million, the future first property to carry the Waldorf Astoria name under Hilton's collection model.
2006 — Hilton formally launches Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts as a standalone ultra-luxury brand; Grand Wailea becomes the first property in the collection.
2009 — The brand's first formal expansion wave: Waldorf Astoria Chicago (as the Elysian), Waldorf Astoria Orlando, Waldorf Astoria Park City, The Roosevelt New Orleans, and Waldorf Astoria Versailles – Trianon Palace all join under the Waldorf Astoria flag.
2010 — Waldorf Astoria Shanghai on the Bund opens in the restored 1911 Shanghai Club Building, the brand's first hotel in Asia.
2013 — Waldorf Astoria Berlin opens in the Zoofenster skyscraper; Waldorf Astoria Ras Al Khaimah opens on the UAE's Arabian Gulf coast; Waldorf Astoria Panama opens as the brand's first Latin American property.
2014 — Hilton agrees to sell the Waldorf Astoria New York to Anbang Insurance Group for $1.95 billion, the highest price ever paid for a single existing U.S. hotel, while continuing to manage it. Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam and Waldorf Astoria Beijing both open. Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem opens in the restored 1929 Palace Hotel.
2015 — Sale of the Waldorf Astoria New York is completed for $1.95 billion; Hilton uses proceeds to acquire five additional properties.
2017 — The Waldorf Astoria New York closes in March for a multi-year restoration and partial conversion to residential condominiums. Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills opens as the brand's first West Coast new-build.
2018 — Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas opens (former Mandarin Oriental) in the non-gaming CityCenter tower. Waldorf Astoria Bangkok opens as the brand's first Southeast Asia hotel.
2019 — Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi opens on a private coral atoll, immediately establishing itself as one of the Indian Ocean's most awarded resorts.
2021 — Boca Raton Resort & Club departs Waldorf Astoria to become an independent property ("The Boca Raton"). La Quinta Resort & Club transitions to Curio Collection by Hilton. Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach Resort & Club joins the brand from St. Regis.
2022 — Waldorf Astoria Washington DC opens in the restored 1899 Old Post Office Building on Pennsylvania Avenue. Waldorf Astoria Kuwait opens at The Avenues, Kuwait City. Casa Marina Key West transitions to Curio Collection by Hilton.
2023 — Waldorf Astoria Doha West Bay and Waldorf Astoria Dubai DIFC both open. Waldorf Astoria Riviera Maya opens as the brand's first Mexican Caribbean hotel. Waldorf Astoria Cairo Heliopolis opens as the brand's first African property.
2024 — Waldorf Astoria Seychelles Platte Island opens on a remote coral atoll with 50 villas. Arizona Biltmore transitions from Waldorf Astoria to LXR Hotels & Resorts.
2025 — Waldorf Astoria Osaka opens in April as the brand's Japan debut in GRAND GREEN OSAKA. Waldorf Astoria New York reopens on July 15 after an eight-year, $2 billion restoration, now 375 rooms and 372 private residences. Waldorf Astoria Costa Rica Punta Cacique opens. Waldorf Astoria Shanghai Qiantan opens in October, the brand's second Shanghai hotel. Waldorf Astoria Helsinki opens in October as the brand's Nordic debut in four historic buildings.
2026 — Waldorf Astoria Rabat Salé opens in Morocco's Mohammed VI Tower, the tallest building in Morocco, as the brand's first North African property outside Egypt, with the Alain Ducasse-helmed flagship restaurant Aldabaran.

The houses to know

Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal, Los Cabos, Mexico — Guests reach the cliffside resort through a private tunnel; the hotel holds Forbes Five-Star, AAA Five Diamond, and Two Michelin Keys.
Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills, United States — The brand's first West Coast new-build, a dual Forbes Five-Star / AAA Five Diamond tower on Wilshire Boulevard
Waldorf Astoria New York, New York City, United States — The brand’s founding New York address returned to operation after an eight-year transformation.
Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands — Six 17th- and 18th-century canal palaces stitched together as a single 93-room hotel on the Herengracht
Waldorf Astoria Chicago, Chicago, United States — Lucien Lagrange's Paris-inspired Gold Coast château, 214 rooms, AAA Five Diamond, converted from the Elysian Hotel
Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi, Ithaafushi Island, Maldives — The Maldivian resort spans three private islands in South Malé Atoll, with eleven dining venues.
Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas, Las Vegas, United States — Kohn Pedersen Fox designed the non-gaming CityCenter tower, with interiors by Adam Tihany.
Waldorf Astoria Kuwait, Al Andalous, Kuwait — The hotel is in Al Andalous, Kuwait.
Waldorf Astoria Dubai International Financial Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates — The hotel is in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach Resort & Club, Dana Point, United States — A 175-acre blufftop coastal resort with private beach access and a clifftop golf course, AAA Five Diamond

Newest openings

Waldorf Astoria Rabat Salé — Salé–Rabat, Morocco — opened May 2026 — The brand's first North African hotel outside Egypt, occupying the upper 18 floors of the Mohammed VI Tower, Morocco's tallest building at 250 metres, with 55 rooms and suites, five dining outlets including flagship restaurant Aldabaran by Alain Ducasse, and a Waldorf Astoria Spa with traditional hammam; the hotel holds one of North Africa's largest private art collections, with nearly 7,000 works.
Waldorf Astoria Helsinki — Helsinki, Finland — opened October 2025 — The brand's Nordic debut, spanning four beautifully preserved historic buildings in the Kruununhaka district (designed by Finnish architects Evert Lagerspetz and Armas Siitonen); 116 rooms including 32 suites, several with in-room saunas; attic-style duplex suites with original wooden beams preserved by the Finnish Heritage Agency; steps from Helsinki Cathedral and the Market Square.
Waldorf Astoria Shanghai Qiantan — Shanghai, China — opened October 2025 — The brand's second Shanghai hotel, on the southern stretch of the New Bund in Pudong's Qiantan District with 204 rooms and suites (from 52 sq m) and panoramic views of the Huangpu River; Hilton's 888th hotel in Greater China and Mongolia; makes Shanghai the third city globally, after Dubai and Doha, to have two Waldorf Astoria properties.
Waldorf Astoria New York — New York City, United States — reopened July 15, 2025 — After an eight-year, $2 billion restoration by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (architecture) and Pierre-Yves Rochon (hotel interiors), the Park Avenue landmark returned as 375 hotel rooms (the majority exceeding 570 sq ft) plus 372 private condominiums with interiors by Jean-Louis Deniot; dining by Chef Michael Anthony (Lex Yard brasserie), Peacock Alley (reimagined with mixologist Jeff Bell), and Yoshoku (Japanese dining); the 43,000 sq ft event space including the opera-inspired Grand Ballroom reopened September 2025; the 20,000 sq ft Guerlain Wellness Spa opened October 2025.

Opening next

Waldorf Astoria London – Admiralty Arch — London, United Kingdom — expected summer 2026 — under construction; the historic arch commanding the end of The Mall opposite Buckingham Palace will house 114 rooms and suites, 17,500 sq ft of residences, and signature restaurants Coreus by Clare Smyth MBE (a seafood-focused fine dining room in the former First Sea Lord's quarters) and Café Boulud by Daniel Boulud (on the rooftop terrace with views down The Mall to Buckingham Palace), plus a ballroom for 300 guests.
Waldorf Astoria Sydney — Sydney, Australia — expected 2026 — under construction in One Circular Quay; the brand's Australia debut.
Waldorf Astoria Kuala Lumpur — Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — expected 2026 — The project has been announced; further details have not been confirmed in the sources reviewed.
Waldorf Astoria Bahrain Bay — Manama, Bahrain — expected 2026 — The project has been announced; further details have not been confirmed in the sources reviewed.