Some of the biggest investments from China in US hotels

HNA Group becomes the latest company from China to make a major investment in U.S. hotels. The stability of the U.S. real estate market and hotel owners ready to sell in a hot market has led to a string of eye-popping price tags.

Here are some notable hotel sales, and one attempted sale, involving Chinese companies recently:

October 2016

Property: Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.

Price: $6.5 billion for a 25 percent stake

Buyer: HNA Group, a conglomerate

October 2016

Property: Assorted hotels

Price $2 billion

Buyer: China Life Insurance Co.

March 2016

Property: Starwood Hotels

Price: $15 billion. This deal fell through, with Marriott the eventual buyer for $14.4 billion.

Buyer: Anbang Insurance Group

February 2015

Property: Waldorf Astoria in New York

Price: $1.95 billion

Buyer: Anbang Insurance Group

February 2015

Property: Baccarat Hotel in Manhattan.

Price: More than $200 million

Buyer: Sunshine Insurance Group Co.