Brand Collection
Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts
45 Properties in our collection · Average score 9.1/10
Hilton's grand-hotel brand, descended from the original Waldorf-Astoria in Manhattan. The historic flagships anchor the brand identity; the international expansion is uneven.
What Makes Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts Different
The original Waldorf-Astoria opened on Fifth Avenue in 1893 (where the Empire State Building now stands), then reopened on Park Avenue in 1931 as the largest hotel in the world. The hotel was the social hub of mid-century New York. Hilton acquired it in 1949 and built the Waldorf Astoria sub-brand a
Within Hilton's portfolio, Waldorf Astoria sits as the grand-hotel sibling to Conrad's contemporary luxury and LXR's curated independents. Where the original Park Avenue and Beverly Hills properties carry the historical weight, the international expansion (Bangkok, Beijing, Dubai, Maldives, Berlin,
Ideal Guest
Hilton Honors loyalists wanting grand-hotel feel, multi-generational families, traditional luxury travelers. Travelers booking specific Waldorf properties (Park Avenue, Beverly Hills, the Maldives) where the building or location carries the brand. Not for travelers who don't engage with Hilton point
Portfolio Character
Forty-five properties globally, with the historical flagships (Park Avenue, Beverly Hills, Rome Cavalieri, the Edinburgh property at the former Caledonian) anchoring the brand identity. International additions span Asia, the Middle East, and selective European cities. Quality is variable: heritage f
Signature Service
Peacock Alley, the historic Waldorf-Astoria New York lobby tradition, replicated at multiple properties as an afternoon tea and cocktail program. The Boy Florist tradition (handwritten room flower notes) persists at the major flagships.
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45 Properties
Waldorf Astoria Kuwait
Kuwait City
9.8/10
Waldorf Astoria's Kuwait City property — 200 rooms and suites opened in 2022 with three consecutive Forbes Five-Star awards.
Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah
Dubai
9.6/10
Waldorf Astoria's Palm Jumeirah property — 319 rooms on a private beach at the crescent's outer arc.
Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi
Maldives
9.6/10
Waldorf Astoria's Maldivian debut — 119 villas across three private islands in South Malé Atoll, opened 2019.
Waldorf Astoria Chicago
Chicago
9.6/10
Waldorf Astoria's 192-room Gold Coast property, opened in 2009 in a residential tower above Michigan Avenue.
Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal
Cabo San Lucas
9.6/10
Waldorf Astoria's Baja property — 115 keys on Cabo San Lucas cliffside, accessed through a private mountain tunnel.
Rome Cavalieri, A Waldorf Astoria Hotel
Rome
9.5/10
Waldorf Astoria's Roman flagship — hilltop property with La Pergola, Rome's only three-Michelin-star restaurant.
Waldorf Astoria Costa Rica Punta Cacique
Punta Cacique
9.5/10
Waldorf Astoria's Costa Rican debut — 188 rooms on Playa Penca with Forbes Five-Star recognition and adults-focused programming.
Waldorf Astoria Shanghai on the Bund
Shanghai
9.5/10
Waldorf Astoria's 2011 Bund flagship — 260 keys in a restored 1920s heritage building on Shanghai's waterfront.
Waldorf Astoria Chengdu
Chengdu
9.5/10
Waldorf Astoria's Chengdu property — 200 rooms in the city's business center, opened 2017.
Waldorf Astoria Washington DC
Washington, D.C.
9.5/10
Waldorf Astoria's Washington flagship — 263 rooms in an 1899 building on Pennsylvania Avenue, renovated in 2016.
Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam
Amsterdam
9.5/10
Waldorf Astoria's Amsterdam property — 93 rooms across six 17th-century canal mansions on the Herengracht.
Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills
9.4/10
Waldorf Astoria's Beverly Hills flagship — Forbes Five-Star property on Wilshire Boulevard with rooftop pool and La Prairie spa.
Waldorf Astoria Atlanta Buckhead
Atlanta
9.4/10
Waldorf Astoria's Atlanta flagship in Buckhead — urban grand-hotel format with forest-inspired spa and English garden courtyard.
Waldorf Astoria Seychelles Platte Island
Seychelles
9.4/10
Waldorf Astoria's private-island property — 50 pool villas on a coral atoll in Seychelles' Outer Islands.
Waldorf Astoria Cancun
Cancun
9.4/10
Waldorf Astoria's 2022 Riviera Maya arrival — 300 keys on Cancun's white-sand beachfront with four restaurants and a Top 100-awarded spa.
Waldorf Astoria Orlando
Orlando
9.4/10
Waldorf Astoria's 502-room Orlando resort — Forbes Four-Star property in the Bonnet Creek luxury district, minutes from Walt Disney World.
Waldorf Astoria Cairo Heliopolis
Cairo
9.4/10
Waldorf Astoria's Cairo property — 252 keys in Heliopolis, opened 2023 with three World Travel Awards in its first cycle.
Waldorf Astoria Bangkok
Bangkok
9.4/10
Waldorf Astoria's first Southeast Asian property — 171 keys in Bangkok's Ratchaprasong district, opened 2018.
Waldorf Astoria Ras Al Khaimah
Ras Al Khaimah
9.4/10
Waldorf Astoria's 346-room Arabian Gulf resort in Ras Al Khaimah, opened 2013 with private beach access and seven dining venues.
Waldorf Astoria Riviera Maya
Riviera Maya
9.3/10
Waldorf Astoria's Riviera Maya beachfront — 170 rooms on the Yucatán coast with Condé Nast Traveler Hot List 2025 recognition.
Waldorf Astoria Osaka
Osaka
9.3/10
Waldorf Astoria's Osaka property — 252 rooms above Osaka Station with direct station access and 30th-floor pool.
Waldorf Astoria Dubai International Financial Centre
Dubai
9.3/10
Waldorf Astoria's Dubai DIFC property — urban tower with rooftop pool and Bull & Bear restaurant in the financial district.
Waldorf Astoria Helsinki
Helsinki
9.3/10
Waldorf Astoria's Nordic entry — 116 rooms across four preserved historic buildings in Helsinki's cathedral quarter.
Waldorf Astoria Park City
Park City
9.2/10
Waldorf Astoria's Park City mountain resort with ski-in access and year-round alpine programming.
Waldorf Astoria Rabat Salé
Rabat
9.2/10
Waldorf Astoria's Moroccan capital property — urban resort format in Rabat with river views and traditional hammam.
Waldorf Astoria Lusail Doha
Doha
9.2/10
Waldorf Astoria's Lusail beachfront property — Forbes Five-Star resort with surf pool and Wadi Lusail water park.
Ho'olei at Grand Wailea
Maui
9.2/10
Three-bedroom villas within the Grand Wailea Resort complex — Waldorf Astoria's residential format on Wailea Beach.
Waldorf Astoria Doha West Bay
Doha
9.2/10
Waldorf Astoria's 2019 Doha property — 283 Art Deco-inspired rooms and suites in West Bay's financial district.
Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach
Dana Point
9.2/10
Waldorf Astoria's 400-room Southern California coastal resort, opened in 2001 on the Dana Point bluffs above the Pacific.
Waldorf Astoria Beijing
Beijing
9.2/10
Waldorf Astoria's Beijing property — 175 keys in the historic center with Ming Dynasty-inspired architecture and a private courtyard suite.
Waldorf Astoria Xiamen
Xiamen
9.1/10
Waldorf Astoria's Xiamen property — urban hotel with lake and city views, anchored by Fujianese dining.
Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
Jerusalem
9.1/10
Waldorf Astoria's Jerusalem property — grand-hotel format in the city's historic center.
Waldorf Astoria Shanghai Qiantan
Shanghai
9.0/10
Waldorf Astoria's Shanghai Qiantan property — urban hotel with panoramic city views and Condé Nast Traveler recognition.
The Roosevelt New Orleans, A Waldorf Astoria Hotel
New Orleans
9.0/10
Waldorf Astoria's New Orleans flagship in the French Quarter — a historic grand hotel on Baronne Street.
Waldorf Astoria Rome Cavalieri
Rome
9.0/10
Waldorf Astoria's Roman flagship — a 1963 property on Monte Mario with 15 acres of Mediterranean parkland above the city.
Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh - The Caledonian
Edinburgh
9.0/10
Waldorf Astoria's Edinburgh flagship — a grand-hotel property at the west end of Princes Street.
Waldorf Astoria Versailles - Trianon Palace
Versailles
9.0/10
1910 palace hotel on the grounds of Versailles — 199 rooms and suites at the edge of the royal estate.
Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas
Las Vegas
9.0/10
Waldorf Astoria's Las Vegas property — 389 non-gaming keys off the Strip, with Michelin-starred dining and adults-only positioning.
Waldorf Astoria Doha Lusail
Doha
8.9/10
Waldorf Astoria's Lusail property — Forbes Five-Star beach resort north of Doha with SUSHISAMBA and ESPA Life Spa.
Waldorf Astoria Jeddah - Qasr Al Sharq
Jeddah
8.9/10
Waldorf Astoria's Jeddah property — Forbes Five-Star urban hotel on the Red Sea waterfront with dedicated 24/7 butler service.
Grand Wailea, A Waldorf Astoria Resort
Maui
8.8/10
Waldorf Astoria's 780-room Maui flagship on Wailea Beach — the largest luxury resort on the island's southwestern coast.
Waldorf Astoria Panama
Panama City
8.8/10
Waldorf Astoria's Panama City property — urban tower with rooftop pool and panoramic city views.
Waldorf Astoria Berlin
Berlin
8.8/10
Waldorf Astoria's Berlin flagship — 232 rooms in a 2013 tower near the Kudamm, with Pierre Gagnaire's Les Solistes.
Waldorf Astoria New York
New York City
8.7/10
The 1931 Park Avenue flagship — 375 rooms including 78 suites, with the Grand Ballroom, Peacock Alley, and the 1893 World's Fair Clock.
Waldorf Astoria Minsk
Minsk
2.0/10
Waldorf Astoria's Eastern European outpost in Minsk, with river views and Condé Nast Traveler Gold List 2025 recognition.
Destinations: Amsterdam, Atlanta, Bangkok, Beijing, Berlin, Beverly Hills, Cabo San Lucas, Cairo, Cancun, Chengdu, Chicago, Dana Point, Doha, Dubai, Edinburgh, Helsinki, Jeddah, Jerusalem, Kuwait City, Las Vegas, Maldives, Maui, Minsk, New Orleans, New York City, Orlando, Osaka, Panama City, Park City, Punta Caci.
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