Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts: Why Luxury Travelers Adore Them

This hotel brand knows what luxury travelers want, and where

By Karen Tina Harrison

Updated 06/26/19

Four Seasons hotel in Bora Bora, French Polynesia
© Peter Vitale/Four Seasons

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts: The Company Behind the Mystique

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts brand is a beloved luxury name. It one of the world's leading luxury hotel names, and its hotels deliver everything you expect from a true luxury hotel.

Four Seasons is based in Toronto, Canada. It was founded in 1960 by Isadore Sharp, whose family is still prominent in the company's leadership. Sharp's first luxury hotel was the Four Seasons London, which opened in 1970. The company went public in 1986.

Some Four Seasons Hotels are fully owned by the brand, but it acts as a management company for many of its properties. In addition, Four Seasons owns residential properties in resort areas.

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts are global. As of March 2018, Four Seasons owns or manages 115 properties, both city hotels and vacation resorts in 43 countries all over the world. They are plentiful in the US and Canada Four Seasons also has a strong presence in capitals and key cities in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. The Four Seasons Jet, a Boeing 757 with only 52 seats, flies lucky passengers around the world for exclusive adventures, stopping at Four Seasons properties. 

What Sets Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts Apart

Four Seasons is one of the world's most successful hotel companies for a reason: it does everything well. The brand claims extremely high guest loyalty because it is consistent. Guests expect and enjoy beautiful design; exceptional hotel service; and outstanding dining, spa, and golf options.

Four Seasons is not the only luxury hotel brand nor the only one with remarkable service. But Four Seasons' consistency is what gives it an edge. Despite the brand's rapid expansion and far-flung presence, there is no such thing as an underwhelming Four Seasons Hotel.

What Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts Are Actually Like

Four Seasons properties range from boutique-style, smaller properties to large downtown hotels. But there is no unifying style to their architecture and look. What they all have in common: Four Seasons hotels are very high-end in design and furnishings, with the lofty standards of design hotels (and dreamy Four Seasons Beds). Take a look at America's most expensive hotel room, which is in a Four Seasons hotel (guess what U.S. city).

Four Seasons properties are intended to blend into and enhance their surroundings. So guests can expect handsome high-rises in New York and Toronto, "overwater bungalows" on stilts in the lagoon in French Polynesia's Bora Bora, and white adobe villas in Punta Mita, Mexico.

Golf, Spa, Beach, and Other Special Appeals at Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts are sought out by various travelers for various reasons. Its big-city hotels cater to executive travelers and upscale leisure travelers. But Four Seasons also offers over two dozen beach and watersports resorts, numerous ski and mountain resorts, many spa resorts, and dozens of family-focused resorts.

Company Values at Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts

Four Seasons' core value is to honor, respect, and reward its employees. For over past two decades, Four Seasons' employees have voted it onto Fortune Magazine's “100 Best Companies to Work For."
The company claims unusual personnel loyalty and has various programs in place that permit its hotel managers and other staffers to work all over the globe. But what do happy hotel employees mean to Four Seasons guests? Committed, definitive luxury hotel service.

Four Seasons' Commitment to the Online and Mobile Luxury Traveler

Four Seasons was the first hotel brand to recognize the importance of digital media to luxury travelers' research and planning. Today, Four Seasons hotels are very easy to contact and book, with excellent websites, apps, and on-property connectivity. 

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Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts: For More Info

• Four Seasons website and Four Seasons Magazine
• Info and reservations by phone 800.819.5053
• Four Seasons on Facebook
• Twitter (@FourSeasons)
• YouTube
• Pinterest

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