# Rosewood Hotels & Resorts

Rosewood Hotels & Resorts is an international luxury hotel and resort company operating 31 hotels in 16 countries, currently owned by Hong Kong–based Rosewood Hotel Group. It was founded in Dallas in 1979 by Caroline Rose Hunt, the daughter of oil tycoon H. L. Hunt.

## History
### Foundation

Rosewood was founded in Dallas by Caroline Rose Hunt in 1979. A year later, Hunt converted the mansion of Texas cotton magnate Sheppard King into Rosewood's first hotel, The Mansion on Turtle Creek, located in the upscale Turtle Creek neighborhood.

### Acquisition

Hong Kong–based company Rosewood Hotel Group (formerly New World Hospitality and rebranded in May 2013) is a subsidiary of Chow Tai Fook Enterprises, a privately owned Hong Kong–based company. Previously, Rosewood Hotel Group was the hotel management arm of New World China Land, a subsidiary of New World Group. The company announced in June 2011 that it had signed a purchase and sale agreement to acquire Rosewood Hotels & Resorts from Rosewood Corp. and Maritz, Wolff & Co. The Chief Executive Officer of Rosewood Hotel Group, Sonia Cheng. The deal was completed on July 29, 2011, with Rosewood Hotel Group stating in a press release that the company was looking to double the size of Rosewood's property portfolio within five years.

## Chief executives

* Robert D. Zimmer (1979–1988)
* Denny Alberts (1988–1998)
* James F. Brown (1998–2003)
* John M. Scott III (2003–2011)
* Sonia C.M. Cheng (from 2011)

## Properties

This is a list of current Rosewood properties:
Americas :
| No. | Name | Location | Country | Opening Year |
| 1 | Kona Village, a Rosewood Resort | Kailua-Kona | United States | 2023 |
| 2 | Las Ventanas Al Paraíso, a Rosewood Resort | Los Cabos | Mexico | 1997 |
| 3 | Rosewood Baha Mar | Nassau | The Bahamas | 2018 |
| 4 | Rosewood Bermuda | Bermuda | Bermuda | 2009 |
| 5 | Rosewood Hotel Georgia | Vancouver | Canada | 2011 |
| 6 | Rosewood Inn of the Anasazi | Santa Fe | United States | 1991 |
| 7 | Rosewood Le Guanahani St. Barth | Saint Barthélemy | France | 2021 |
| 8 | Rosewood Little Dix Bay | British Virgin Islands | United Kingdom | 1993 |
| 9 | Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek | Dallas | United States | 1981 |
| 10 | Rosewood Mayakoba | Riviera Maya | Mexico | 2007 |
| 11 | Rosewood Miramar Beach | Montecito | United States | 2019 |
| 12 | Rosewood San Miguel de Allende | San Miguel de Allende | Mexico | 2011 |
| 13 | Rosewood Sand Hill | Menlo Park | United States | 2009 |
| 14 | Rosewood São Paulo | São Paulo | Brazil | 2022 |
| 15 | Rosewood Washington, D.C. | Washington, D.C. | United States | 2016 |
| 16 | The Carlyle, a Rosewood Hotel | New York City | United States | 2001 |
Europe :
| No. | Name | Location | Country | Opening Year |
| 1 | Hôtel de Crillon, a Rosewood Hotel | Paris | France | 2017 |
| 2 | Rosewood Castiglion del Bosco | Castiglion del Bosco | Italy | 2015 |
| 3 | Rosewood London | London | United Kingdom | 2013 |
| 4 | Rosewood Munich | Munich | Germany | 2023 |
| 5 | Rosewood Vienna | Vienna | Austria | 2022 |
| 6 | Rosewood Villa Magna | Madrid | Spain | 2021 |
Middle East :
| No. | Name | Location | Country | Opening Year |
| 1 | Rosewood Abu Dhabi | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | 2013 |
| 2 | Rosewood Jeddah | Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | 2007 |
Asia and Pacific :
| No. | Name | Location | Country | Opening Year |
| 1 | Rosewood Bangkok | Bangkok | Thailand | 2019 |
| 2 | Rosewood Beijing | Beijing | China | 2014 |
| 3 | Rosewood Cape Kidnappers | Cape Kidnappers | New Zealand | 2023 |
| 4 | Rosewood Guangzhou | Guangzhou | China | 2019 |
| 5 | Rosewood Hong Kong | Hong Kong | China | 2019 |
| 6 | Rosewood Kauri Cliffs | Matauri Bay | New Zealand | 2023 |
| 7 | Rosewood Luang Prabang | Luang Prabang | Laos | 2018 |
| 8 | Rosewood Matakauri | Closeburn | New Zealand | 2023 |
| 9 | Rosewood Phnom Penh | Phnom Penh | Cambodia | 2018 |
| 10 | Rosewood Phuket | Phuket | Thailand | 2017 |
| 11 | Rosewood Sanya | Sanya | China | 2017 |