Waldorf Astoria

Famous Manhattan lodging

Waldorf Astoria is a luxury hotel brand, originally a single landmark hotel in New York City that opened in 1893 and moved to its famous Park Avenue location in 1931.

The name evokes old-money elegance and has become shorthand for high-end hospitality: They're staying at the Waldorf.

The Waldorf salad—apples, celery, walnuts, and mayonnaise—was invented there.

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chandelier · lobby · suite · concierge · white glove service · penthouse · glamour · ballroom · opulence · celebrity · high society · doorman · roaring twenties · Cole Porter · champagne · velvet · gilded · socialite

Categories
Opposites
luxury and prestige level

Waldorf AstoriaMotel 6

Economy highway hotel chain

Super 8 · flophouse · hostel · roadside motel · Days Inn

accommodation formality and grandeur

Waldorf Astoriasleeping bag

Insulated portable bedding

homeless shelter · sleeping rough · cardboard box · tent · campground

Family

Waldorf, Astoria, Astor

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G