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Regent brings calm contemporary design and attentive personal service to city hotels and resorts with a strong sense of their setting. Since joining IHG in 2018, the collection has developed around significant addresses and landscapes, giving architecture a substantial part in the experience.

17 Regent hotels in 11 countries on the Luxury Hotels Atlas (6 not open yet), each placed on the six LHA Tiers.

• Owned by IHG Hotels & Resorts
• Worldwide: Approximately 11 open hotels across Asia, Europe, and the Americas, with roughly a dozen further properties in the pipeline — spanning destinations from Jeddah and Kuala Lumpur to Kyoto and Shenzhen. The brand does not pursue mass scale; it is designed to remain among the most selective portfolios in IHG's luxury stable.
• On the atlas: 4 Grand Luxury, 7 High Luxury, 6 Core Luxury

History

Robert H. Burns helped shape Regent through generous bathrooms, villa resorts, and a close attention to architecture. Four Seasons acquired the company in 1992, beginning a period of changing identities for its hotels. The later IHG chapter renewed the Regent name around its Asian origins and an individual approach to each setting.

Timeline

• 1970 — Robert H. Burns co-founds Regent International Hotels in Hong Kong as a joint venture with Japan's Tokyu Group, alongside co-founders Adrian Zecha (later founder of Aman Resorts) and Georg Rafael.
• 1971 — First Regent hotel opens at Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, the first truly Asia-based global luxury hospitality group.
• 1980 — Regent Hong Kong opens on Tsim Sha Tsui's Victoria Harbour waterfront to international acclaim; the five-fixture bathroom (two sinks, bathtub, separate shower, toilet) is introduced as a new luxury standard.
• 1982 — The Regent Singapore opens, followed by Bangkok (1983) and Taipei. At its peak the brand operates 17 hotels.
• 1985 — Regent Beverly Wilshire joins the chain; it later becomes the setting for the 1990 film Pretty Woman.
• 1986 — EIE International acquires a 35% stake in the brand.
• 1992 — Burns sells his 65% stake; EIE exercises right of first refusal and promptly sells to Four Seasons Hotels for USD 122 million. Four Seasons absorbs Regent's Asian pipeline, hotels in Bali, Milan, New York, and Istanbul open under the Four Seasons flag.
• 1998 — Carlson Hotels acquires the Regent name from Four Seasons for future hotel development; Four Seasons continues managing existing properties under transitional co-branding.
• 2001 — Six Continents (predecessor to IHG) acquires the former Regent Hong Kong from New World for approximately USD 346 million and rebrands it InterContinental Hong Kong.
• 2002 — Carlson grants Rezidor SAS a master franchise for Regent in Africa, Europe, and the Middle East; a Berlin property opens (1996 as Four Seasons Berlin, converted to Regent in 2004).
• 2010 — Formosa International Hotels Corporation (FIHC), original owner of Regent Taipei, acquires the Regent brand and intellectual property from Carlson/Rezidor, relaunching the brand from its Taiwan base.
• 2018 — IHG acquires a 51% stake in Regent Hotels & Resorts for USD 39 million (July), with the right to acquire the remaining 49% in a phased manner from 2026. Brand identity and monogram are redesigned in May 2019.
• 2020 — Regent Shanghai Pudong opens on 16 May, the first Regent property under IHG's ownership, converting the former Four Seasons Hotel Shanghai at Pudong in Lujiazui.
• 2022 — Regent Phu Quoc opens in April as the first new-build Regent under IHG, a 302-suite-and-villa resort on Phu Quoc's Long Beach designed by BLINK Design Group.
• 2023 — Carlton Cannes, a Regent Hotel reopens in March after a EUR 350 million+ restoration, the brand's European flagship debut. Regent Hong Kong opens in June, returning the Regent name to its 1980 Victoria Harbour address after a full renovation, having been InterContinental Hong Kong since 2001.
• 2024 — Regent Santa Monica Beach opens in October, the brand's first Americas flagship since 1992, followed by Regent Shanghai on the Bund and Regent Bali Canggu.
• 2025 — Regent Bali Canggu launches the world's first Regent Spa (developed with Raison d'Etre) in November; IHG confirms 11 open hotels, 9 in the pipeline. Regent named 3rd most loved hotel brand in Travel + Leisure World's Best Awards.

The houses to know

1. Regent Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong — The brand's definitive flagship, 497 rooms by Chi Wing Lo, framing Victoria Harbour like no other hotel in Hong Kong
2. Carlton Cannes, a Regent Hotel, Cannes, France — The 1913 Croisette grande dame: 332 rooms, a EUR 350 million+ restoration, and Forbes Five-Star standing
3. Regent Phu Quoc, Phu Quoc, Vietnam — IHG's first new-build Regent, 302 suites and villas along a UNESCO-buffered island coast in Vietnam
4. Regent Beijing, Beijing, China — 496 rooms one block from Wangfujing, ranked 35th in Travel + Leisure World's Best Hotels 2025
5. Regent Porto Montenegro, Tivat, Montenegro — 87 rooms at Europe's largest superyacht marina, built on what was once a Yugoslav naval base
6. Regent Santa Monica Beach, Santa Monica, United States — The Americas flagship, the former Loews Santa Monica site reimagined with a Guerlain spa and a MICHELIN Key in its first year
7. Regent Chongqing, Chongqing, China — The hotel is in Chongqing, China.
8. Regent Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan — The brand's original Asia anchor, open since 1990: 538 rooms and the first hotel luxury galleria of its kind in Asia
9. Regent Bali Canggu, Canggu, Indonesia — Regent's Indonesia debut, and home to the world's first Regent Spa, launched with Raison d'Etre in 2025
10. Regent Shanghai on the Bund, Shanghai, China — 135 rooms on a site with nearly 180 years of continuous hospitality history, overlooking the Waibaidu Bridge

Newest openings

• Regent Bali Canggu — Canggu, Bali, Indonesia — opened November 2025 — The first Regent in Indonesia and the debut of the brand's new Regent Spa concept (developed with Raison d'Etre); 150 oceanfront suites and villas designed by WATG on a 14-acre Canggu Beach site; six dining venues including two signature restaurants by Michelin-starred chef Andrew Walsh (Sazón and Cure Bali). Confirmed in the Michelin Guide as a featured hotel for 2025.
• Regent Santa Monica Beach — Santa Monica, California, USA — opened 16 October 2024 — Regent's return to the Americas, occupying the long-established 1700 Ocean Avenue site originally built as the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel in 1989; 167 guestrooms and suites (base rooms from 720 sq ft) designed by WATG (architecture) and Wimberly Interiors; signature restaurant Orla by James Beard Award-winning chef Michael Mina; 10,000 sq ft Guerlain Wellness spa (Guerlain's first Western Seaboard location); earned a MICHELIN Key in its first year and appeared on AFAR's Best New Hotels in the World 2025, Esquire's Best New Hotels 2025, and Travel + Leisure's It List 2025.
• Carlton Cannes, a Regent Hotel — Cannes, France — opened March 2023 — The Belle Époque landmark at 58 boulevard de la Croisette (built 1911–1913), a classified historical monument owned by Katara Hospitality (Qatar), reopened after a EUR 350 million+ two-year restoration. Architect Richard Lavelle (restoration specialist); interiors by French designer Tristan Auer. 332 rooms and suites, 37 branded residences, the largest hotel infinity pool in Cannes, and newly constructed wings enclosing a new garden. Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star (2026). First Regent in continental Europe under IHG.
• Regent Hong Kong — Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong SAR — opened June 2023 — Return of the Regent name to Victoria Harbour after 22 years as InterContinental Hong Kong; 497 rooms designed by Hong Kong-born, Milan-based architect Chi Wing Lo (his first hotel project); signature Cantonese restaurant Lai Ching Heen (formerly Yan Toh Heen, two Michelin stars) restored to its 1984 name. Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star (2026); Travel + Leisure #1 Best City Hotel in Asia and in Hong Kong (2025).

Opening next

• Regent Jeddah Corniche — Jeddah, Saudi Arabia — expected 2026 — The brand's Middle East debut; a 29-storey property with 182 rooms and five penthouses; Middle East's first Regent. (Boutique Hotel News; Travel and Tour World)
• Regent Kuala Lumpur — Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — expected 2026 — confirmed signing.
• Regent Kyoto — Kyoto, Japan — expected 2028 — Ground broken May 2025 by IHG and GI Capital Management; construction underway. (TOPHOTELPROJECTS; GI Capital Management)
• Regent Sanya Haitang Bay — Sanya, China — expected mid-2020s — confirmed pipeline property.

Every Regent hotel on the atlas

China

• Regent Beijing — Beijing · Grand Luxury
• Regent Chongqing — Chongqing · High Luxury
• Regent Shanghai on the Bund — Shanghai · High Luxury
• Regent Shanghai Pudong — Shanghai · High Luxury
• Regent Sanya Haitang Bay — Sanya · Core Luxury · Opening soon
• Regent Shenzhen Bay — Shenzhen · Core Luxury · Opening soon

Japan

• Regent Karuizawa — Karuizawa · Core Luxury · Opening soon
• Regent Kyoto — Kyoto · Core Luxury · Opening soon

Australia

• Regent Melbourne — Melbourne · Core Luxury · Opening soon

France

• Carlton Cannes, a Regent Hotel — Cannes · Grand Luxury

Hong Kong

• Regent Hong Kong — Hong Kong · Grand Luxury

Indonesia

• Regent Bali Canggu — Canggu · High Luxury

Montenegro

• Regent Porto Montenegro — Tivat · Grand Luxury

Saudi Arabia

• Regent Riyadh — Riyadh · Core Luxury · Opening soon

Taiwan

• Regent Taipei — Taipei · High Luxury

United States

• Regent Santa Monica Beach — Santa Monica · High Luxury

Vietnam

• Regent Phu Quoc — Phu Quoc · High Luxury

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