Hilton will open its first Waldorf Astoria property in Finland later this 12 months, marking the introduction of the luxurious model to northern Europe.
The brand new Waldorf Astoria Helsinki will open in what’s at present The Lodge Maria following a rebranding of the historic luxurious property, Hilton shared with TPG. As of now, The Lodge Maria is a part of Most popular Resorts & Resorts’ The Legend Assortment.
“The Finnish capital has seen rising journey demand in recent times, and we sit up for serving a fair wider vary of traveller wants as we open our fourth property within the metropolis,” Patrick Fitzgibbon, Hilton’s senior vice chairman for improvement for Europe, the Center East and Africa, mentioned in a press release shared with TPG. “As we close to 300 luxurious inns in [Europe, the Middle East and Africa], it is implausible to have signed our first within the Nordics.”
At the moment, The Lodge Maria has 117 rooms (together with 38 suites), every with pure mild wooden accents and a chilled colour palette of taupes and lotions. The property additionally incorporates a Nordic-inspired spa with a conventional Finnish sauna, together with an on-site bar and a restaurant celebrating Nordic heritage.
The resort sits within the charming Kruununhaka district of the town and is inside strolling distance of main sights in Helsinki, together with the Nineteenth-century Previous Market Corridor and the gorgeous Esplanadi metropolis park.
It was not instantly clear when precisely the resort will turn into the Waldorf Astoria, however it’s not anticipated to shut in the course of the transition interval.
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Present room charges at The Lodge Maria begin at $416 per night time, in keeping with a search on the resort’s web site, although pricing after the rebrand to the Waldorf Astoria Helsinki continues to be unsure.
Along with Helsinki, Waldorf Astoria operates properties in France, Italy, Germany and the Netherlands. Hilton additionally operates three different inns within the Helsinki space: the Hilton Helsinki Strand, the Hilton Helsinki Airport and the Hilton Helsinki Kalastajatorppa.
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