Rosewood Hotels & Resorts

"Rosewood Hotels" redirects here. For the parent company, see Rosewood Hotel Group.

Rosewood Hotels & Resorts is an international luxury hotel and resort company operating 31 hotels in 16 countries, currently owned by Hong Kong–based Rosewood Hotel Group. It was founded in Dallas in 1979 by Caroline Rose Hunt, the daughter of oil tycoon H. L. Hunt.

Rosewood Hotels and Resorts, LLC

Trade name	Rosewood Hotels & Resorts
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Hospitality
Founded	1979; 45 years ago (1979) in Dallas, Texas
Founder	Caroline Rose Hunt
Headquarters	Hong Kong[1]
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Sonia Cheng (CEO) Radha Arora (President)[2]
Parent	Rosewood Hotel Group
Website	rosewoodhotels.com

History

Rosewood in New York City

Rosewood in Hong Kong

Foundation

Rosewood was founded in Dallas by Caroline Rose Hunt in 1979.^[3] A year later, Hunt converted the mansion of Texas cotton magnate Sheppard King into Rosewood's first hotel, The Mansion on Turtle Creek, located in the upscale Turtle Creek neighborhood.^[4][5][6]

Acquisition

Hong Kong–based company Rosewood Hotel Group (formerly New World Hospitality and rebranded in May 2013) is a subsidiary of Chow Tai Fook Enterprises, a privately owned Hong Kong–based company. Previously, Rosewood Hotel Group was the hotel management arm of New World China Land, a subsidiary of New World Group. The company announced in June 2011 that it had signed a purchase and sale agreement to acquire Rosewood Hotels & Resorts from Rosewood Corp. and Maritz, Wolff & Co. The Chief Executive Officer of Rosewood Hotel Group, Sonia Cheng.^{[7][8][9][10]} The deal was completed on July 29, 2011, with Rosewood Hotel Group stating in a press release that the company was looking to double the size of Rosewood's property portfolio within five years.^[11]

Chief executives

1. Robert D. Zimmer (1979–1988)^{[citation needed]}
2. Denny Alberts (1988–1998)^{[citation needed]}
3. James F. Brown (1998–2003)^[12]
4. John M. Scott III (2003–2011)^[12]
5. Sonia C.M. Cheng (from 2011)^{[citation needed]}

Properties

This is a list of current Rosewood properties:

Americas
No.	Name	Location	Country	Opening Year
1	Kona Village, a Rosewood Resort	Kailua-Kona	United States	2023[13]
2	Las Ventanas Al Paraíso, a Rosewood Resort	Los Cabos	Mexico	1997[14]
3	Rosewood Baha Mar	Nassau	The Bahamas	2018[15]
4	Rosewood Bermuda	Bermuda	Bermuda	2009[16]
5	Rosewood Hotel Georgia	Vancouver	Canada	2011[17]
6	Rosewood Inn of the Anasazi	Santa Fe	United States	1991[18]
7	Rosewood Le Guanahani St. Barth	Saint Barthélemy	France	2021[19]
8	Rosewood Little Dix Bay	British Virgin Islands	United Kingdom	1993[20]
9	Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek	Dallas	United States	1981[21]
10	Rosewood Mayakoba	Riviera Maya	Mexico	2007[22]
11	Rosewood Miramar Beach	Montecito	United States	2019[23]
12	Rosewood San Miguel de Allende	San Miguel de Allende	Mexico	2011[24]
13	Rosewood Sand Hill	Menlo Park	United States	2009[25]
14	Rosewood São Paulo	São Paulo	Brazil	2022[26]
15	Rosewood Washington, D.C.	Washington, D.C.	United States	2016[27]
16	The Carlyle, a Rosewood Hotel	New York City	United States	2001[28]

Americas

Europe
No.	Name	Location	Country	Opening Year
1	Hôtel de Crillon, a Rosewood Hotel	Paris	France	2017[29]
2	Rosewood Castiglion del Bosco	Castiglion del Bosco	Italy	2015[30]
3	Rosewood London	London	United Kingdom	2013[31]
4	Rosewood Munich	Munich	Germany	2023[32]
5	Rosewood Vienna	Vienna	Austria	2022[33]
6	Rosewood Villa Magna	Madrid	Spain	2021[34]

Europe

Middle East
No.	Name	Location	Country	Opening Year
1	Rosewood Abu Dhabi	Abu Dhabi	United Arab Emirates	2013[35]
2	Rosewood Jeddah	Jeddah	Saudi Arabia	2007[36]

Middle East

Asia and Pacific
No.	Name	Location	Country	Opening Year
1	Rosewood Bangkok	Bangkok	Thailand	2019[37]
2	Rosewood Beijing	Beijing	China	2014[38]
3	Rosewood Cape Kidnappers	Cape Kidnappers	New Zealand	2023[39]
4	Rosewood Guangzhou	Guangzhou	China	2019[40]
5	Rosewood Hong Kong	Hong Kong	China	2019[41]
6	Rosewood Kauri Cliffs	Matauri Bay	New Zealand	2023[39]
7	Rosewood Luang Prabang	Luang Prabang	Laos	2018[42]
8	Rosewood Matakauri	Closeburn	New Zealand	2023[39]
9	Rosewood Phnom Penh	Phnom Penh	Cambodia	2018[43]
10	Rosewood Phuket	Phuket	Thailand	2017[44]
11	Rosewood Sanya	Sanya	China	2017[45]

Asia and Pacific

References

1. "CORPORATE OFFICES". Rosewood Hotel Group. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
2. "Our Team". Rosewood Hotel Group. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
3. "About Rosewood Hotels & Resorts". Retrieved 14 February 2012.
4. Bosch, Hayley. "Hotel Of The Day: Rosewood Mansion On Turtle Creek". Forbes. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
5. "Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek". Travel and Leisure. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
6. "Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek". U.S. News. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
7. "Rosewood is Selling the Management Group of The Mansion to New World Hospitality". D Magazine. 20 June 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
8. Brandt, Nadja (20 June 2011). "Luxury-Hotelier Rosewood to Be Bought by New World China for $229 Million". Bloomberg. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
9. "ALIS AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED". Americas Lodging Investment Summit. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
10. "Rosewood Deal Named M&A of the Year by ALIS". Perkins Coie. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
11. "New World Hospitality Completes Purchase of Rosewood Hotels & Resorts". PRNewswire. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
12. "James F. Brown Resigns as Rosewood Hotels & Resorts President & CEO; John Scott Named New President & CEO".
13. "Kona Village, A Rosewood Resort to Debut in 2023". Luxury Travel Advisor. 1 November 2022.
14. "20 fun facts we bet you didn't know about Las Ventanas al Paraiso, A Rosewood Resort". Winged Boots. 12 April 2023.
15. "Rosewood Opening Officially Completes Baha Mar Resort". Luxury Travel Advisor. 30 May 2018.
16. "Rosewood Bermuda". Condé Nast Traveler.
17. "Vancouver's Rosewood Hotel Georgia Announces Legendary Opening Date, May 7th 2011". NBC News. 4 February 2011.
18. "Rosewood Inn of the Anasazi Celebrates 25th Anniversary". Rosewood Hotels. 16 January 2016.
19. "Rosewood's Iconic Resort on St. Barts Just Reopened After a Long-awaited Renovation". Travel + Leisure. 3 December 2021.
20. "Little Dix Bay—The Caribbean Getaway Beloved by Queen Elizabeth—Makes Its Triumphant Return". Vogue. 6 January 2020.
21. "The Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek Has A New Owner". People Newspapers. 29 September 2022.
22. "Rosewood Mayakoba Resort — Riviera Maya". Luxury Latin America.
23. "Rosewood Miramar Beach Opens Its Doors As California's Most Luxurious Beachside Retreat". PR Newswire. 1 March 2019.
24. "Rosewood opens new hotel in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico". Los Angeles Times. 8 February 2011.
25. "Rosewood Hotels and Stanford University Opening the 123 room Rosewood Sand Hill in Menlo Park, California". Hospitality Net. 2 April 2009.
26. "The opening of Rosewood São Paulo the brand's first hotel in Brazil". Hospitality On. 12 January 2022.
27. "Rosewood takes over Georgetown hotel". Hotel Management. 22 April 2016.
28. "Owner of 17 Luxury Hotels Buys Carlyle for $130 Million". The New York Times. 4 January 2001.
29. "Rosewood reopens restored Hotel de Crillon". Travel Weekly. 5 July 2017.
30. "The Rosewood Brand Adds Castiglion del Bosco to Its Collection". Travel Agent Central. 13 January 2015.
31. "Rosewood Hotel in London opens October 2013 in High Holborn". CPP Luxury. 4 March 2013.
32. "Rosewood Munich's opulent elegance embraces its historic features". Wallpaper. 3 November 2023.
33. "Rosewood Vienna Opens Today". PR Newswire. 1 August 2022.
34. "Villa Magna in Madrid reopens under Rosewood flag". Travel Weekly. 9 November 2021.
35. "Rosewood Abu Dhabi Opens Doors To An Ultra-Luxury Lifestyle Experience On May 1, 2013". Mubadala. 29 April 2013.
36. "Rosewood Corniche opens". Trade Arabia. 8 September 2007.
37. "Ultra-Luxury Rosewood Bangkok Opens In The Heart Of The Capital". PR Newswire. 2 April 2019.
38. "Rosewood Beijing will Debut in Style in October". Hospitality Net. 13 August 2014.
39. "Rosewood now managing hotels at NZ's Cape Kidnappers, Kauri Cliffs & Matakauri". Golf Industry Central. 5 December 2023.
40. "Rosewood Guangzhou opens in China". Hotel Management. 7 November 2019.
41. "The New Rosewood Hotel Gives a Boost to Hong Kong's Emerging Arts District". Afar. 23 April 2019.
42. "Rosewood Luang Prabang Opens Today In Lush Laotian Forest Setting". PR Newswire. 27 March 2018.
43. "Rosewood Phnom Penh Hotel opens in Cambodia". Hospitality On. 13 February 2018.
44. "Rosewood Phuket To Open November 2". Hospitality Net. 4 October 2017.
45. "Rosewood's second China hotel opens in Sanya". Travel Weekly. 22 August 2017.

External links

• Official website