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Waldorf Astoria Sydney

Sydney, Australia

Built 2025

Waldorf Astoria Sydney in Sydney was built in 2025; no completed renovation is yet on record. Its HotelChrono freshness score is 9.9/10.

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Data check

  • · Sources disagree on the opening year — under review

Renovation forecast · estimate

Next renovation expected around 2033

In about 7 years (≈8-year cycle). A model estimate, not a sourced fact.

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Waldorf Astoria Sydney, Sydney

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Timeline

  1. 2017

    Project announced by China's Wanda Group as Wanda Vista Hotel

  2. 2022

    Project confirmed as Waldorf Astoria Sydney by Hilton after change of ownership

  3. 2023

    Construction commenced on hotel tower at One Circular Quay

  4. 2025

    Building topped out (superstructure completed) in February 2025

  5. 2027

    Planned / expected reopening

How this score is computed

Chrono Score v1.1deterministic · reproducible · pure freshness, never mixed with stars
# sourced: built 2025, no completed renovation on record
100 − 1.5 × 1 year = 99
= 9.9 / 10 · Fresh

Every figure here traces back to the sourced build year above — no hidden weighting, no black box. Recompute it yourself. See the full methodology →

Facts

Stars

5★

Built

Sourced

2025

Ownership & operator

Who runs and owns this hotel, at the company level — from public sources. The decision layer behind every renovation.

Ownership data depth

1/3 · 33%

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Operating brand

Waldorf Astoria

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Sources

Our iron rule: no quote, no data. Every date links back to the exact sentence it came from.

Secondary · expected reopening 2027weight 0.70 · retrieved 2026-09-08view source →

Definitely the earlier part of 2027, she said of the Waldorf Astoria Sydney's expected debut.

Secondary · Built 2025weight 0.70 · retrieved 2026-09-08view source →

The hotel's construction topped out in February last year, and D'Cruz says it will conclude in the coming months.

Secondary · Built 2023weight 0.70 · retrieved 2026-09-08view source →

Development will commence in mid-2023 on the new hotel tower, which will be located adjacent to Lendlease and Mitsubishi Estate Asia's One Circular Quay luxury residential tower.

Secondary · Rebrand 2022weight 0.70 · retrieved 2026-09-08view source →

Now owned by Fiveight (a portfolio company of Tattarang – itself owned by Australian billionaires Andrew and Nicola Forrest), the project was confirmed by Hilton as Australia's first Waldorf Astoria in 2022.

Secondary · renovation_announced 2017weight 0.70 · retrieved 2026-09-08view source →

The project was initially announced in 2017 by China's Wanda Group, and slated to open as the Wanda Vista Hotel in 2022.

Secondary · builtweight 0.70 · retrieved 2026-09-08view source →

Australia's first Waldorf Astoria hotel is rising to take its place on Circular Quay's iconic skyline, as the tower reaches the significant construction milestone of 'topping out', marking the completion of the 26-storey building's superstructure.

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When was Waldorf Astoria Sydney built?+

Waldorf Astoria Sydney (Sydney, Australia) was built in 2025.

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Waldorf Astoria Sydney is 1 years old — it was built in 2025. Age measures the building; the Chrono Score measures how fresh it feels today.

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We have not yet found a sourced completed renovation year for Waldorf Astoria Sydney.

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Its Chrono Score is 9.9/10 (Fresh) — a pure freshness metric, separate from its 5-star rating.

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