Rosewood was founded in Dallas by Caroline Rose Hunt in 1979.

[3] 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.

[4][5][6] 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.

The Chief Executive Officer of Rosewood Hotel Group, Sonia Cheng.

[7][8][9][10] 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.