Now Open: Waldorf Astoria Washington DC (Former Trump Hotel)

Hilton has a brand new luxurious property…

Trump Resort Washington DC rebrands as Waldorf Astoria

The 263-room Waldorf Astoria Washington DC has opened its doorways as of June 1, 2022. Not solely is it thrilling to have one other luxurious factors property in our nation’s capital, however this property has an attention-grabbing backstory.

In November 2021 it was introduced that the Trump Resort in Washington DC can be rebranded as a Waldorf Astoria. Particularly, the Trump Group had bought the lease for the property for $375 million (the land is owned by the federal government), and the brand new house owners deliberate to have the property be a part of Hilton’s most luxurious model.

As you would possibly count on, there was fairly a little bit of controversy surrounding the lodge, together with the funds. The Home Oversight Committee launched paperwork exhibiting that the lodge misplaced round $70 million whereas Trump was in workplace, whereas Trump claimed that the lodge made greater than $150 million in revenue.

The Waldorf Astoria is positioned on Pennsylvania Avenue, within the house of the Previous Publish Workplace, which was constructed between 1892 and 1899. The Trump Resort initially opened in 2016, so that is nonetheless a reasonably new property. The Trump Resort solely closed its doorways a number of weeks in the past, so don’t count on any main renovations. Presumably the time was taken to retrain workers, change the branding across the constructing, and so forth.

This seems to be like a terrific property when it comes to the historical past and “bones” of the constructing. The room decor is certainly a bit too blingy for my preferences, however the public areas look nice.

Waldorf Astoria Washington DC charges (in money & factors)

I’ll admit that I don’t observe the DC lodge markete that carefully, and that basically many luxurious lodge charges have been by means of the roof in the course of the pandemic, however I’m actually shocked by the pricing on the Waldorf Astoria. I can’t assist however surprise if that is only a glitch, or if I’m lacking one thing.

Charges right here begin at $1,095+ per night time, and for a lot of nights charges are constantly $1,500+. Are lobbyists simply flooding the lodge and paying these charges, or…? I don’t bear in mind the property charging that a lot again when it was the Trump Resort.

If you will guide a paid charge, I’d advocate doing so by means of the Hilton Impresario program, so you will get additional perks.

Sadly issues aren’t trying good for factors redemptions both, as I don’t but see any normal room award nights out there (which might probably cap out at 120,000 factors per night time). Quite awards are presently simply attainable underneath Hilton’s dynamic award pricing.

I’m hoping that this adjustments over time, and that the charges (whether or not paying money or redeeming factors) go down significantly.

Backside line

Late final 12 months it was introduced that the Trump Resort Washington DC can be bought, and that deal has now been finalized. The Waldorf Astoria Washington DC has opened its doorways as of June 2022. It seems to be like not a complete lot has modified in regards to the property aside from the branding, which is truthful sufficient, since that is nonetheless a reasonably new lodge.

The pricing is de facto, actually steep although.

What do you make of the brand new Waldorf Astoria Washington DC?