Waldorf Astoria Chicago

What Waldorf Astoria Chicago does

Waldorf Astoria Chicago is a luxury hospitality property located in Chicago, Illinois, operating under the Waldorf Astoria flag — one of Hilton Worldwide's (NYSE: HLT) premier luxury brands. The firm's profile indicates it was founded in 2004 and currently operates with a headcount in the 251-500 range. Firmographic description characterizes its offering as hospitality services including foot spa and health club amenities, consistent with the on-property amenities typical of an upper-upscale urban luxury hotel. The underlying real estate is privately held; Hilton provides brand standards, management expertise, global reservation systems, and integration with the Hilton Honors loyalty program under what is described as a franchise or license arrangement.

The associated web domain elysianhotels.com is consistent with the property's prior identity as a Chicago luxury hotel that subsequently operated under the Waldorf Astoria flag. The property is presently listed on hilton.com (under the slug chiwawa-waldorf-astoria-chicago) in active operating status, accepting reservations through Hilton's central distribution systems. No specific information was disclosed in the input regarding ownership vehicle (e.g., a real-estate investment trust, private-equity sponsor, or family office), capital structure, debt, funding history tied to this property, leadership roster specific to the hotel (the input contains a Sylwia Patatyn / Founder & CEO reference that does not align with the hotel-branding evidence and was treated as unrelated data), customer composition, contract terms, or financial performance.

Significant data gaps: revenue, EBITDA, occupancy/ADR/RevPAR, F&B mix, group vs. transient mix, ownership structure, property-level leadership, historical operational trend, and any product/technology stack. Reported funding rounds (TechRise Chicago, $20K in 2021-11-19; CITRIS Foundry, $0 in 2016-01-01) appear unrelated to the hotel entity based on investor identity and immaterial ticket sizes, and were excluded. This analysis is therefore scoped to the operating-property evidence available and should be interpreted in that light.

Name

Waldorf Astoria Chicago

Website

https://elysianhotels.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Waldorf Astoria Chicago is a privately held luxury hotel property in Chicago operating under Hilton Worldwide's Waldorf Astoria brand, offering accommodations and amenity services (including foot spa and health club offerings) with 251-500 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Luxury Hotel Services

NAICS

Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (72111)

SIC

Hotels & Motels (7011)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAGACAN

Luxury MICE & Conference Resorts

Travel & Hospitality/Lodging & Accommodation/Luxury Hotels & Resorts

SECONDARYTHAGAAAE

Business & Corporate Full-Service Hotels

Travel & Hospitality/Lodging & Accommodation/Hotels (Full-Service)

SECONDARYTHAGALAA

City/Urban Convention Hotels

Travel & Hospitality/Lodging & Accommodation/Convention & Conference Hotels

Keywords

• Luxury hotel services
• Hospitality accommodations
• Spa and wellness
• Fine dining venues
• Event and meeting spaces

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Others

Core offering

Waldorf Astoria Chicago is a luxury full-service hotel offering upscale guest rooms and suites, on-site fine dining and bar venues, a luxury spa and wellness center, a fully equipped health club, and dedicated event spaces for weddings, corporate meetings, and private gatherings. The hotel serves affluent leisure travelers, corporate executives, and group event clients primarily within the Chicago metropolitan market under the Waldorf Astoria brand.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Luxury Guest Rooms and Suites Upscale rooms and suites offering high-end amenities, premium linens, and city views for leisure and business travelers staying in Chicago.
• Spa and Wellness Services Foot spa, massage, and wellness treatments provided by on-site spa professionals to hotel guests and outside visitors.
• Health Club Services Fully equipped fitness center and health club facilities available to guests during their stay.
• Fine Dining and Bar Venues On-site restaurants and bars serving breakfast, lunch, dinner, and curated beverage experiences for hotel guests and visitors.
• Event and Meeting Spaces Ballrooms, meeting rooms, and banquet venues rented for weddings, corporate events, conferences, and private celebrations, supported by event planning and catering staff.

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Direct peers

• The Drake Hotel: Iconic historic luxury Chicago hotel with full-service amenities including spa and dining, comparable in guest profile and downtown location.
• The Peninsula Chicago: Direct luxury urban competitor on the Magnificent Mile in Chicago, offering comparable full-service luxury rooms, spa, and F&B with a similar target guest (high-end business and leisure travelers).
• Four Seasons Hotel Chicago: Luxury full-service hotel in downtown Chicago with spa, wellness, and premium dining, competing for the same luxury transient and group business in the same micro-market.
• Park Hyatt Chicago: Luxury urban Chicago hotel operating under a competing global luxury flag, with comparable room product, spa amenities, and corporate/group demand profile.
• The Langham, Chicago: Luxury riverfront Chicago hotel with full-service spa and club amenities, directly comparable in scale, service level, and target luxury guest.
• The Ritz-Carlton, Chicago: Iconic luxury urban Chicago property under the Marriott luxury umbrella, competing head-to-head for luxury transient, group, and MICE demand.
• JW Marriott Chicago: Large luxury full-service downtown Chicago hotel with comparable meeting/banquet scale and luxury positioning, serving overlapping corporate and group segments.
• Conrad Chicago: Sister Hilton luxury brand property in downtown Chicago, offering comparable luxury rooms, spa, and F&B; closest internal brand comparable for benchmarking.
• Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago: Luxury urban Chicago hotel with spa and high-end amenities, competing for similar luxury leisure and corporate guests in the same downtown catchment.

Broad incumbents

• Hilton Chicago (Hilton Hotels & Resorts): Same-parent flagship full-service Chicago hotel; broader market positioning (not luxury) but overlapping convention, group, and corporate demand pool with shared Hilton systems.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/waldorfastoria
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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