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 hoteliers, 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 191 ...

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 ...

, the

Mena House The Marriott Mena House Hotel is a hotel located just outside Cairo, Egypt, owned by the Egyptian General Company For Tourism & Hotels (EGOTH). It was built on the site of an 1869 hunting lodge, and in 1890 opened Egypt's first swimming pool. Hi ...

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 metr ...

, the Montreux Palace in

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 approxima ...

and King David Hotel in

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 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil *Tabacon Grand Spa Thermal Resort – Nuevo Arenal, Costa Rica *Royal Palm Hotel – Santa Cruz, Ecuador *Hotel Oro Verde – Guayaquil, Ecuador *

– Cairo, Egypt *La Residence des Cascades – Hurghada, Egypt *The Gainsborough Bath Spa – Bath, England * Hôtel du Palais – Biarritz, France *Hôtel La Résidence de la Pinède – Saint-Tropez, France *Hôtel Lancaster – Paris, France *

Hotel Königshof The Hotel Königshof is a luxury hotel in Munich. It is part of the hotel group Geisel Privathotels and The Leading Hotels of the World. The building is listed as a historic monument in the Bavarian heritage register. Martin Fauster, the chef of ...

– Munich, Germany *Mandola Rosa Suites & Villas – Peloponnese, Greece *Amphitryon Hotel – Nafplio, Greece * Taj Mahal Palace Hotel – 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 Maharaja Umaid Singh, grandfather of the present owner, Gaj Singh. T ...

– 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 ...

– Jaipur, India * Lake Palace – Udaipur, India * Falaknuma Palace – Hyderabad, India *

Taj Coromandel Taj Coromandel is a five-star luxury hotel located in Chennai, India. Named after the Coromandel Coast, the HACCP- and ISO 14001-certified hotel was opened in 1974. Owned by Oriental Hotels Limited, an associate of the Taj Group of Hotels, it ...

– 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 – 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 five-star luxury hotel on Nevsky Prospect in Saint Petersburg, Russia. History One of the great hotels of 19th-century Europe, the Grand H ...

– 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 The Le Pavillon Hotel is a luxury hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was founded as the New Denechaud Hotel in 1907, and later renamed the DeSoto Hotel before settling on its current name. Le Pavillon Hotel was placed on the National Register o ...

– 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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