Sofitel - wikipedia Sofitel Sofitel Hotels & Resorts Type Privately held subsidiary Industry Hotels Founded 1964 ( 1964 ) Headquarters Paris, France Number of locations 120 addresses in over 41 countries Area served Global Parent AccorHotels Website www.sofitel.com Sofitel Hotels & Resorts is a chain of luxury hotels based in Paris, France, and owned by AccorHotels since 1980. Founded in 1964 in France, Sofitel quickly developed worldwide to reach more than 200 properties. In 2008, Sofitel became a brand of luxury hotels only, downsized its property count to 89, and created new brands. Contents 1 History 1.1 International development 1.2 Luxury and asset - light strategy 1.3 Other Sofitel products 2 Activities 2.1 Description 2.2 Services 3 Properties 4 Sustainable development 5 References 6 External links History Banque Paribas opened the first Sofitel in Strasbourg ( France ) on 26 June 1964, the Sofitel Strasbourg Grande Île, which was the first 5 - star hotel in the city. International development In the 1970s, Sofitel became an international chain of hotels. The first Sofitel in the United States opened in 1975 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Sofitel entered the US market with a French approach to hospitality, making French baguettes on site, offering a wide selection of wines, providing bidets in 1 / 3 of the rooms, and hiring French chefs to manage the kitchens. The hotel turned a profit within 18 months of operations. In 1976, Sofitel opened the Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila, the first 5 - star hotel in Manila, a building designed by Filipino architect Leandro Locsin. In 1980, Sofitel was purchased by Accor and joined the group 's portfolio of hotel brands : Novotel, Mercure, Ibis. The first Sofitel in Colombia opened in 1995, and the first Sofitel in Japan opened in 1996. In 1997, the group announced the opening of the Sofitel New York Hotel, a $90 million investment on West 44th Street between Fifth Avenue and Avenue of the Americas ( next to the New York Yacht Club ). In the early 2000s, Sofitel went through a major expansion plan in Asia, targeting beach resorts in Thailand, China and Indonesia. Sofitel also multiplied openings throughout the world, including the Sofitel Tokyo, the Sofitel St James London, Sofitel Chicago Water Tower, Sofitel Lafayette Square Washington D.C., Sofitel Marrakech, Sofitel Silom Bangkok, Sofitel Montréal and Sofitel Buenos Aires. Between 2003 and 2004, Sofitel opened 14 locations, including the Sofitel Cancún, its first hotel in Mexico, and 7 new locations in Asia. By 2010, Sofitel had + 20 properties in China. Luxury and asset - light strategy In 2005, Accor North America decided to apply a joint - venture model on the ownership of 6 of its 11 North - American Sofitel properties to develop new growth opportunities. Then in 2007, the brand underwent a global overhaul. The number of hotels was reduced by 50 % and a high - end offer around the Sofitel brand inspired by the French Art de vivre was developed. The brands Sofitel Legend ( flagship palaces ) and SO Sofitel ( tradition and lifestyle ) were also created. Sofitel adopted an asset - light strategy ( less ownership in properties ) to bring more focus on hotel management and related services. Between 2009 and 2012, 30 new properties were added to Sofitel 's portfolio : The Hotel Carrasco in Montevideo, its first hotel in Uruguay, and the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi in Vietnam, the first of the Sofitel Legend collection ( 2009 ) ; The 182 - room Sofitel Vienna Stephansdom designed by French architect Jean Nouvel ( 2010 ) ; The Grand Amsterdam ( 2011 ). By 2013, Sofitel managed 8 properties in the Middle East with plans for further expansion. The Dubai Downtown opened in 2014, and Sofitel Jeddah in 2015. The Sofitel Dubai The Palm Resort & Spa and the Sofitel Bali Nusa Dua Beach Resort both opened in 2013 with plans to further develop Sofitel 's network of resorts in the Middle East and Africa. In June 2017, Sofitel announced the construction of its highest property so far in the Middle East, the Sofitel Dubaï Wafi. Sofitel worked with top fashion designers to create the So Sofitel artsy hotels : Kenzo Takada for the Sofitel So Mauritius, Christian Lacroix for the Sofitel So Bangkok, Karl Lagerfeld for the Sofitel So Singapore, and Polpat Asavaprapha for the Sofitel So Hua Hin. Other Sofitel products In July 2009, Sofitel launched the `` So SPA by Sofitel '' concept at the Saint James Hotel in London and at the Sofitel Marseille Vieux Port location. So SPA 's development in Asia started in 2013. In 2011, Sofitel launched the De-Light menu, a below - 500 - calorie menu initially developed by the Thalassa Sea & Spa of the Sofitel Quiberon. In December 2014, during the Marrakech International Film Festival, Sofitel launched the first edition of La Nuit by Sofitel, recurring parties organized by Sofitel and happening around noteworthy fashionable events worldwide. Activities Description Sofitel Hotels & Resorts is a luxury hotel chain brand with properties mainly in large cities. Sofitel is headquartered in Paris, France. It is part of AccorHotels ' collection of luxury brands, which also includes Raffles, Fairmont, Pullman, MGallery and Swissôtel. Sofitel Hotels & Resorts owns and manages two sister brands, Sofitel Legend and SO Sofitel. The So Boutique hotel stores provide customers with the exclusively - designed products found in Sofitel 's venues Services Sofitel Hotels & Resorts owns and manages hotel - related brands distributed in its venues : SoSPA and SoFIT, Sofitel 's spa and wellness centers The So Boutique hotel stores provide customers with the exclusively - designed products found in Sofitel 's venues MyBed, a sleeping experience La Nuit by Sofitel, recurring parties organized by Sofitel and happening around noteworthy fashionable events worldwide Sofitel restaurants ' menus are prepared by famous chefs Roland Villard ( Sofitel Rio de Janeiro ) and Christian Constant ( Sofitel Paris Arc de Triomphe ). All Sofitel restaurants carry the below - 500 - calorie DeLight menus. Properties This is a non-exhaustive list of Sofitel Hotels & Resorts properties worldwide : Photo of properties Name City Country Managed by Sofitel since Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi Hanoi Vietnam 1992 Sofitel Old Cataract Hotel Aswan Egypt Sofitel Legend The Grand Amsterdam Netherlands 1992 Sofitel Legend Santa Clara Cartagena Colombia 1995 So Sofitel Bangkok Bangkok Thailand Sofitel Chicago Water Tower Chicago United States of America Sofitel Bali Nusa Dua Beach Resort Nusa Dua Indonesia 2013 Sofitel Paris Le Faubourg Paris France Sofitel Frankfurt Opera Frankfurt Germany 2011 Sofitel Saint James London Great Britain Sofitel Vienna Stephansdom Vienna Austria Sustainable development As a member of the AccorHotels group, Sofitel Hotels & Resorts applies the sustainable development policies set by the group. In April 2016, AccorHotels announced that a 1,000 of its hotels, including Sofitel properties, now needed to weigh and record all thrown away foods to reduce food waste. The number of items on menus shrank to 10 - 20 and those courses must use seasonal local products as much as possible. The group also planned the opening of 1,000 vegetable gardens within its properties, including Sofitel properties, by 2020. In Etterbeek, the honey served by Sofitel is produced on the building 's roof by a professional beekeeper. References Jump up ^ `` Sofitel Strasbourg Grande Ile : Sofitel 's first hotel turns 50 ( France ) ''. Luxury-hospitality-daily.com. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2017. Jump up ^ Susan B. Tribich ( 10 April 1977 ). `` A Touch of Paris in the Land of the Vikings ''. Nytimes.com. Retrieved 11 September 2017. Jump up ^ `` Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila Unveils New and Improved Official Website ! ''. Orangemagazine.ph. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2017. Jump up ^ `` AccorHotels Overview ''. Accorhotels. group. Retrieved 11 September 2017. Jump up ^ `` Más Hoteles Sofitel ''. Eltiempo.com ( in Spanish ). 14 July 1997. Retrieved 11 September 2017. Jump up ^ `` Accor ouvre son premier hôtel Sofitel au Japon ''. Lesechos.fr ( in French ). 12 September 1996. Retrieved 11 September 2017. Jump up ^ `` POSTINGS : $90 Million New York Sofitel Hotel to Open in 2000 ; On W. 44th St., a Touch of France ''. Nytimes.com. 25 January 1998. Retrieved 11 September 2017. Jump up ^ Charles V. Bagli ( 28 February 1997 ). `` French Luxury Hotel Planned for West Side of Manhattan ''. Nytimes.com. Retrieved 11 September 2017. Jump up ^ `` Owners of The Royal Seminyak Bali Rebranding the Resort to Sofitel Seminyak Bali ''. Hotel-online.com. 15 July 2003. Retrieved 12 September 2017. Jump up ^ `` Sofitel Continues Worldwide Expansion With New Properties in 2003 and 2004 ''. Wiredhotelier.com. 6 October 2003. Retrieved 11 September 2017. ^ Jump up to : Robb Young ( 17 August 2011 ). `` Robert Gaymer - Jones, CEO, Sofitel ''. Luxurysociety.com. Retrieved 11 September 2017. Jump up ^ `` Accor U.S Announces Growth Strategy ''. Hotelexecutive.com. 9 September 2005. Retrieved 11 September 2017. ^ Jump up to : Monica Poling ( 13 May 2012 ). `` Sofitel Celebrates the Art de Vivre ''. Travelagewest.com. Retrieved 11 September 2017. Jump up ^ Jeff Higley ( 13 June 2012 ). `` Revamped Sofitel gains ground in luxury market ''. Hotelnewsnow.com. Retrieved 11 September 2017. Jump up ^ Emma Lundin ( 14 December 2009 ). `` Sofitel to open its first hotel in Uruguay ''. Cntraveler.com. Retrieved 11 September 2017. Jump up ^ Monica Poling ( 13 May 2013 ). `` Sofitel Celebrates the Art de Vivre ''. Travelagewest.com. Retrieved 11 September 2017. Jump up ^ Sarah Wildman ( 17 February 2012 ). `` Hotel Review : Sofitel Vienna Stephansdom, in Vienna ''. Nytimes.com. Retrieved 11 September 2017. Jump up ^ Shane McGinley ( 26 September 2013 ). `` France 's Sofitel in talks for Doha, Saudi hotels - CEO ''. Arabianbusiness.com. Retrieved 11 September 2017. Jump up ^ Parinaaz Navdar ( 5 March 2014 ). `` Sofitel Dubai Downtown to open on May 1 ''. Hoteliermiddleeast.com. Retrieved 1 September 2017. Jump up ^ `` Sofitel announces a new 5 - star property in a prime location of Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia '' ( PDF ). Sofitel.com. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2017. Jump up ^ `` Sofitel develops its resort offer ''. Hospitality-on.com. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2017. Jump up ^ Florian Guillemin ( 7 June 2017 ). `` Sofitel voit grand à Dubai ''. Voyages-d-affaires.com ( in French ). Retrieved 11 September 2017. Jump up ^ `` After collaborations with Kenzo, Lacroix, SOFITEL commissions Lagerfeld for Sofitel So Singapore ''. Ccp-luxury.com. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2017. Jump up ^ Ceil Miller - Bouchet ( 11 September 2014 ). `` Boutique Hotels Get a French Design Touch ''. Nytimes.com. Retrieved 11 September 2017. Jump up ^ `` Introducing So Sofitel Hua Hin : An Imaginative Escape In An Iconic Thai Destination ''. Chinanewswire.com. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` Sofitel lance son nouveau concept `` So Spa by Sofitel '' '' ( PDF ). Elisabelle0108.free.fr ( in French ). Retrieved 11 September 2017. Jump up ^ Theodore Koumelis ( 24 May 2013 ). `` Sofitel Luxury Hotels expands So Spa concept in Asia Pasific ''. Traveldailynews.asia. Retrieved 11 September 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` Sofitel Luxury Hotels Expands Successful De-Light Concept In North America ''. Prnewswire.com. 10 July 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2017. Jump up ^ Reena Patel ( February 2014 ). `` Sofitel Hotels Delight With Its Latest De-Light Menu ''. Luxuriousmagazine.com. Retrieved 11 September 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` '' La Nuit by Sofitel '' : Un concept sur le thème de la culture ``. Luxe-magazine.com ( in French ). December 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2017. Jump up ^ `` La Nuit by Sofitel brings the next party estination to BKC ''. Hotelierindia.com. 24 March 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017. Jump up ^ Greg Oates ( 21 December 2016 ). `` Accor 's New CEO for Luxury Hotels Wants to Protect Brand Integrity in a Crowded Field ''. Skift.com. Retrieved 11 September 2017. Jump up ^ Graham Smith ( 24 October 2015 ). `` Had a great night 's sleep ? Where to buy that hotel bed ''. Businesstraveller.com. Retrieved 11 September 2017. Jump up ^ Graham Smith ( 24 October 2015 ). `` Had a great night 's sleep ? Where to buy that hotel bed ''. Businesstraveller.com. Retrieved 11 September 2017. Jump up ^ Kemp, Caron ( November 5, 2012 ). `` A romantic anniversary in Amsterdam ahead of Valentine 's Day ''. Jewish News. Retrieved December 16, 2017. Jump up ^ Evans, Christina Ohly ( May 4, 2017 ). `` A long weekend in Cartagena with Lauren Santo Domingo ''. Financial times. Retrieved December 16, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Bangkok dining : Best sky - high restaurants CNN Travel ''. Cnn.com. 2017 - 07 - 12. Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 16. Jump up ^ Lonely Planet Bali & Lombok. Travel Guide. Lonely Planet Publications. 2017. p. 277. ISBN 978 - 1 - 78701 - 068 - 0. Retrieved December 16, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Nhà văn Mỹ gốc Việt đạt giải thưởng văn học Prix du Meilleur Livre Etranger Sofitel ''. ELLE Vietman ( in Vietnamese ). December 9, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Six hôtels à Londres ''. LExpress.fr ( in French ). July 10, 2014. Retrieved December 16, 2017. Jump up ^ Wildman, Sarah ( February 19, 2012 ). `` Hotel Review : Sofitel Vienna Stephansdom, in Vienna ''. The New York Times. Retrieved December 16, 2017. Jump up ^ Schiller, Kristan ( April 25, 2017 ). `` Spot Gorgeous Architecture in Vienna ''. NYMag.com. Retrieved December 16, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Major hotel chain to grow vegetables at 1000 properties to cut food waste ''. Theguardian.com. 13 April 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2017. Jump up ^ Arnaud Farr ( 5 January 2017 ). `` Le Sofitel produit son propre miel à Etterbeek ''. Lalibre.be ( in French ). Retrieved 12 September 2017. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sofitel. 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