In October 1984 I arrived at Oxford University, trailing a large steamer trunk containing a couple of changes of clothing and about five dozen textbooks. I had a freshly minted bachelor’s degree in ...

This Gilded Age grande dame was a pioneer in luxury hotels, and stood witness to historic events, social change, and star-studded galas. Now it’s back after an eight-year renovation. The Waldorf ...

A new wellness spa just opened inside the Waldorf Astoria—and it looks every bit as opulent as the hotel deserves. Branded as the world’s largest Guerlain spa, the 22,000-square-foot destination, ...

The Texas Hill Country is one step closer to having Texas' first Waldorf Astoria hotel, which will be located in Fredericksburg. On October 1, Fredericksburg's Planning and Zoning Committee voted 7-2 ...

Yet it wasn’t until the hotel moved to its present-day location on Park Avenue that its legacy was secured (the Empire State Building now occupies the original site). When the Waldorf Astoria reopened ...

Over breakfast at Manhattan’s Peninsula Hotel 11 years ago this month, the nattily dressed Chinese businessman got straight to the point. He wanted to buy the legendary Waldorf Astoria hotel. The two ...

Eight years – that’s how long it took to restore the Waldorf Astoria New York to a level of grandeur worthy of the hotel that Conrad Hilton, who acquired it in 1949, famously called “the greatest of ...

Some grand hotels seem to live as much, if not more, in myth than reality. The stories seem too good to be true. At New York’s Waldorf Astoria in the 1950s, you might have seen Grace Kelly, or taken ...

This image provided by the Office of the State Fire Marshal shows a house fire in Waldorf, Md., Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025. (Office of the State Fire Marshal via AP) A smoke alarm inside the Waldorf home ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Melissa is a writer based in Brooklyn. It’s been over eight years since the Waldorf Astoria New York closed for renovations in ...

Famed chef Michael Anthony has grand plans to restore the Waldorf Astoria as the epicenter of the Big Apple’s crowded dining scene – and he’s starting by reimagining the famed hotel’s iconic dishes, ...