The Leading Hotels of the World, Ltd. (LHW) is a marketing organization, representing more than 400 hotels in over 80 countries. Established in 1928 by European

hotelier A hotel manager, hotelier, or lodging manager is a person who manages the operation of a hotel, motel, resort, or other lodging-related establishment. Management of a hotel operation includes, but is not limited to management of hotel staff, bu ...

s, LHW is headquartered in New York City.

History

The company was established in 1928 by a group of European hoteliers. With 38 initial members, among them

Hotel Negresco The Hotel Negresco is a hotel and site of the restaurant ''Le Chantecler'', located on the Promenade des Anglais on the Baie des Anges in Nice, France. It was named after Henri Negresco (1868–1920), who had the palatial hotel constructed in 1912 ...

Nice Nice ( , ; Niçard: , classical norm, or , nonstandard, ; it, Nizza ; lij, Nissa; grc, Νίκαια; la, Nicaea) is the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative c ...

, the Mena House in

Cairo Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo metro ...

, the

Montreux Palace Fairmont Le Montreux Palace is a luxury hotel located on the shores of Lake Geneva at Avenue Claude Nobs 2, in the city of Montreux in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, and managed by Michael Smithuis. Built in 1906, the hotel is a member of th ...

Montreux Montreux (, , ; frp, Montrolx) is a Swiss municipality and town on the shoreline of Lake Geneva at the foot of the Alps. It belongs to the district of Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, and has a population of approximat ...

and

King David Hotel The King David Hotel ( he, מלון המלך דוד, Malon ha-Melekh David; ar, فندق الملك داود) is a 5-star hotel in Jerusalem and a member of The Leading Hotels of the World. Opened in 1931, the hotel was built with locally qua ...

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

, the organization was initially known as "The Luxury Hotels of Europe and Egypt". The founders opened an office in New York named Hotel Representative, Inc. (HRI). By the end of the 1960s, HRI had grown to represent 70 hotels – all of which were in Europe. From 1971, it admitted new member properties worldwide. As of 2018, LHW represents "more than 400 hotels in over 80 countries".

Operations

The properties include independent and unusual hotels throughout the world, including former castles, mountain hideaways, safari camps and private islands. Hotels seeking to join must have a referral from an existing member hotel and apply for admission.

List of affiliated hotels

As of August 10, 2020:

Former affiliated hotels

An incomplete list of formerly affiliated hotels: *Cap Juluca – Anguilla * Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa – Wolgan Valley, Australia *

Copacabana Palace Belmond Copacabana Palace, better known as simply Copacabana Palace, is a hotel in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, facing Copacabana beach. Designed by French architect Joseph Gire, it was built in a style that follows the line and model of ...

– Rio de Janeiro, Brazil *Tabacon Grand Spa Thermal Resort – Nuevo Arenal, Costa Rica *Royal Palm Hotel – Santa Cruz, Ecuador *Hotel Oro Verde – Guayaquil, Ecuador * Mena House – Cairo, Egypt *La Residence des Cascades – Hurghada, Egypt *The Gainsborough Bath Spa – Bath, England *

Hôtel du Palais The Hôtel du Palais is a hotel beside the Atlantic beach in the resort town of Biarritz, on the Côte Basque in the French department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques. It was originally built for the Empress Eugénie around 1855 as a summer villa. It w ...

– Biarritz, France *Hôtel La Résidence de la Pinède – Saint-Tropez, France *Hôtel Lancaster – Paris, France * Hotel Königshof – Munich, Germany *Mandola Rosa Suites & Villas – Peloponnese, Greece *Amphitryon Hotel – Nafplio, Greece *

Taj Mahal Palace Hotel The Taj Mahal Palace is a heritage, five-star, luxury hotel in the Colaba area of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, situated next to the Gateway of India. Built in the Saracenic Revival style, it opened in 1903 as the Taj Mahal Hotel and has histor ...

– Mumbai, India *

Umaid Bhawan Palace Umaid Bhawan Palace, located in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India, is one of the world's largest private residences. A part of the palace is managed by Taj Hotels. It is named after Umaid Singh, Maharaja Umaid Singh, grandfather of the present owner, Ga ...

– Jodhpur, India *

Rambagh Palace The Rambagh Palace in Jaipur, Rajasthan is the former residence of the Maharaja of Jaipur located outside the walls of the city of Jaipur on Bhawani Singh road. History The first building on the site was a garden house built in 1835 for the w ...

– Jaipur, India *

Lake Palace Lake Palace (formally known as Jag Niwas) is a former summer palace of the royal dynasty of Mewar, it is now turned into a hotel. The Lake Palace is located on the island of Jag Niwas in Lake Pichola, Udaipur, India, and its natural foundation s ...

– Udaipur, India *

Falaknuma Palace Falaknuma is a palace in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It originally belonged to the Paigah family, and was later owned by the Nizam of Hyderabad. It is on a hillock and covers a area in Falaknuma, from Charminar. It was built by Nawab Sir ...

– Hyderabad, India * Taj Coromandel – Chennai, India *

Belmond Villa San Michele The Belmond Villa San Michele is a hotel situated on the hill of Fiesole overlooking Florence, Italy. It is named after the church of St Michael the Archangel. Today it is owned by Belmond Ltd. and is operated as a luxury hotel. History The ori ...

– Florence, Italy *San Domenico Palace Hotel – Sicily, Italy *Bauer L'Hotel – Venice, Italy *Byblos Art Hotel Villa Amista – Verona, Italy *Hotel Palazzo Della Fonte – Fiuggi, Italy * Grand Hotel Timeo – Messina, Italy *Grand Hotel Villa Medici – Florence, Italy * Hotel Cipriani & Palazzo Vendramin – Venice, Italy * Belmond Hotel Splendido – Portofino, Italy * Hotel Caruso – Ravello, Italy *Cristallo Hotel Spa & Golf – Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy *

The Windsor Hotel Toya Resort & Spa is a resort hotel located in Tōyako, Abuta, Hokkaidō, Japan. Managed by The Windsor Hotels International, the Windsor Hotel Toya Resort & Spa was the main conference site of 34th G8 summit, which was the fifth G8 summit to take place in J ...

– Tōyako, Japan *Le Royal Hotels & Resorts – Beirut – Beirut, Lebanon * Hotel Majestic – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia *Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit – Nayarit, Mexico * Belmond Hotel Monasterio – Cusco, Peru *Miraflores Park Hotel – Miraflores, Peru *La Cigale Hotel – Doha, Qatar *

Grand Hotel Europe The Grand Hotel Europe, A Belmond Hotel (russian: Гранд Отель Европа) is a historic Hotel rating, five-star luxury hotel on Nevsky Prospect in Saint Petersburg, Russia. History One of the great hotels of 19th-century Europe, ...

– St. Petersburg, Russia *Nobu Hotel Riyadh – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia *Paradise Hotel Busan – Busan, South Korea *Alva Park Costa Brava – Spain *Fairmont Le Montreux Palace – Montreux, Switzerland *Santiburi Koh Samui – Thailand *The Residence Tunis – Tunis, Tunisia * Swissôtel The Bosphorus – Istanbul, Turkey *Atlantis, The Palm – Dubai, UAE *The H Hotel – Dubai, UAE *Taj Campton Place – San Francisco, California * Skylofts at MGM Grand – Las Vegas *

Willard Hotel The Willard InterContinental Washington, commonly known as the Willard Hotel, is a historic luxury Beaux-Arts hotel located at 1401 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Downtown Washington, D.C. It is currently a member oHistoric Hotels of America the offi ...

– Washington, D.C. *The Umstead Hotel and Spa – Cary, North Carolina * Canyon Ranch Miami Beach – Miami Beach, Florida *Shutters on the Beach – Santa Monica, California *Bernardus Lodge & Spa – Carmel Valley, California * Le Pavillon Hotel – New Orleans, Louisiana *Market Pavilion Hotel – Charleston, South Carolina *Whiteface Lodge – Lake Placid, New York *Williamsburg Inn – Williamsburg, Virginia * Mutiara Beach Resort – Penang, Malaysia

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