Waldorf Astoria Is Opening a New Resort in Costa Rica This Year

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - February 24, 2024

The growing Waldorf Astoria brand is adding another new resort in the Caribbean Basin this year, with the planned debut of the Waldorf Astoria Costa Rica Cacique.

The new resort, the first for the brand in the Central American country, is expected to make its debut in the fourth quarter of this year, according to parent company Hilton.

The Guanacaste-area property will be a residential resort, with a mix of 190 rooms and 41 branded residences.

a look at the resort — The resort will have a mix of rooms and residences.

It will be the third Waldorf-branded resort in the Caribbean-Mexico region, joining the Waldorf Astoria Cancun, which opened in the fall of 2022, and the Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal.

The resort had initially been pegged for a 2025 debut, so the 2024 opening would be ahead of schedule.

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