Regent Hotels & Resorts

The brand was started by hotelier Robert H. Burns as a joint venture with Japan's Tokyu Group in 1970. In 1986, EIE International acquired a 35% stake. When Burns decided to sell his remaining 65% stake in 1992, EIE exercised its right of first refusal to acquire the entire company, which was then promptly sold to the Four Seasons hotel chain.[1] Hotels under development at the time of purchase in Bali, Milan, New York, and Istanbul were subsequently opened as Four Seasons.[2] In 1998, Carlson acquired the Regent name for new hotel developments and created a luxury hotel division while the Four Seasons continued managing existing and new Regent hotels.[3]

In 2002, Carlson agreed with Rezidor SAS to develop the Regent hotel brand in Africa, Europe, and the Middle East.[4]

In March 2006, Carlson renamed its Radisson Seven Seas Cruises to Regent Seven Seas Cruises and merged the cruise operation and Regent International Hotels under a common brand.[5]

In 2008, Regent Seven Seas Cruises was sold to Apollo Management, an investment company. Carlson retained ownership of the master Regent brand, along with the operations of Regent Hotels & Resorts around the world.[6]

In 2010, Carlson sold the Regent Hotel business to Formosa International Hotels, the largest listed hotel operator in Taiwan and owner of Grand Formosa Regent Taipei hotel in Taipei, Taiwan, which was opened by Regent's founders in 1990 as The Regent Taipei.[7][8][9]

Co-founder Robert Burns was appointed Honorary Chairman and Ralf Ohletz president. Ohletz had worked with another Regent co-founder, Adrian Zecha, for 25 years.[2]

In March 2018, the InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG) announced that it had agreed to buy a 51% majority stake in Regent Hotels for $39 million and hopes to expand the brand's footprint to 40 hotels from the current portfolio of six hotels.[10] This includes rebranding the iconic InterContinental Hong Kong, which initially opened as a Regent property in 1980, to a Regent property once again in 2022 following major renovations. New properties have since been signed in Kuala Lumpur, Chengdu and Shanghai, with IHG planning a careful rollout of the brand to ensure its exclusivity at the top-end of the hospitality market.

Regent Berlin

Regent Taipei Lobby

Europe

• Regent Berlin - opened in 1996 as Four Seasons Hotel Berlin, converted to Regent in 2004
• Regent Porto Montenegro - opened 2014

Asia

• Regent Beijing - opened 2006
• Regent Chongqing - opened 2017
• Regent Taipei - opened 1990
• Regent Shanghai Pudong - opened May 2020, formerly Four Seasons Hotel Shanghai Pudong
• Regent Singapore - opened 1988 as The Pavilion Inter-Continental Singapore, converted to Regent and managed by Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts from 1992 to 2018. Following Regent's takeover by Carlson hotels in 1998, the hotel was rebranded as 'The Regent Singapore, A Four Seasons Hotel' to distinguish it from other Regent hotels that were not managed by Four Seasons. Pontiac Land Group, the owner of the hotel, and Four Seasons, mutually agreed not to extend the management contract when it expired on December 31, 2018.[11] It was originally planned to have the hotel managed by Capella Hotel Group, an affiliate of Pontiac Land Group, yet a management contract with InterContinental Hotels Group was signed ensuring that the hotel stays within Regent's portfolio.

• Regent Phu Quoc - opening 2020
• Regent Bali - opening 2021[12]
• Regent Hong Kong - opened 1980, rebranded InterContinental Hong Kong in 2001, reopening after comprehensive renovations as a Regent in 2022
• Regent Jakarta - opening 2022
• Regent Kuala Lumpur - opening 2023[13]
• Regent Chengdu - opening 2023[12]

US

• The Regent Beverly Wilshire, Beverly Hills, California - currently Beverly Wilshire Beverly Hills (A Four Seasons Hotel)
• Mark Hopkins Hotel, San Francisco - currently InterContinental Mark Hopkins San Francisco[14]
• The Regent of Washington, D.C. - currently The Westin Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
• The Regent Bal Harbour, Miami - currently The Ritz-Carlton Bal Harbour
• The Regent South Beach, Miami - currently Crowne Plaza South Beach - Z Ocean Hotel
• Halekulani, Honolulu, Hawaii - currently independent
• Hawaiian Regent Hotel, Honolulu, Hawaii - first hotel in the chain, opened 1971,[14] currently Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa
• Kapalua Bay Hotel, Kapalua, Hawaii - currently independent
• The Mayfair Regent of Chicago - currently Mayfair Condominiums
• The Regent Las Vegas - currently JW Marriott Las Vegas
• The Regent of Albuquerque, New Mexico - currently DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Albuquerque
• The Mayfair Regent of New York - currently 610 Park Avenue condominiums
• The Regent Wall Street - currently Cipriani Club Residences at 55 Wall Street

Canada

• Le Parc-Régent, Montreal, Quebec - currently McGill University New Residence Hall

Caribbean

• Cerromar Beach Hotel, Puerto Rico - later Hyatt Regency Cerromar Beach Resort, closed since 2003
• Dorado Beach Hotel, Puerto Rico - later Hyatt Dorado Beach, demolished to build Dorado Beach, a Ritz Carlton Reserve
• The Regent Palms Turks & Caicos - currently The Palms Turks & Caicos

Europe

• The Regent Esplanade Zagreb, Croatia - currently independent
• The Regent Grand Hotel Bordeaux, France - currently Inter-Continental Bordeaux Le Grand Hotel
• The Regent Almaty, Kazakhstan - currently InterContinental Almaty
• The Dorchester - operated 1985-1990, currently part of the Dorchester Collection chain[14]
• The Regent London, UK - currently The Landmark London

Asia

• The Regent Shanghai, China - currently The Longemont Shanghai
• The Regent, Hong Kong - currently InterContinental Hong Kong, to return under the Regent flag in 2021
• The Regent Bali, Indonesia - later independent, currently Fairmont Sanur Beach Bali
• The Regent Jakarta, Indonesia - opened 1995, renamed Four Seasons Hotel Jakarta 2004,[15] closed 2016
• The Regent Okinawa, Okinawa, Japan - currently The Naha Terrace
• The Regent of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - currently Parkroyal Kuala Lumpur
• The Regent Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - currently Grand Millennium Kuala Lumpur
• The Regent of Manila, Philippines - caught fire in 1985, currently The Heritage Hotel Manila
• Galle Face Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka - currently independent
• The President Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand - currently Holiday Inn Bangkok
• Indra Regent Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand - currently independent, though still using the same name
• The Regent of Bangkok, Thailand - later Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok, currently Anantara Siam Bangkok Hotel
• The Regent Phuket Cape Panwa, Thailand - currently Amatara Wellness Resort

Oceania

• The Regent of Melbourne, Australia - currently Sofitel Melbourne on Collins
• The Regent of Sydney, Australia - currently Four Seasons Hotel Sydney
• The Regent of Auckland - currently Stamford Plaza Auckland
• The Regent of Fiji - currently The Westin Denarau Island Resort

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