Overlooking one of the iconic skylines on the planet and commanding an unrivalled place on Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour sits the Regent Hong Kong, a legendary lodge that was reawakened in 2023. With 497 visitor rooms and suites, six vacation spot eating venues, a rooftop pool terrace and an opulent membership lounge completely for suite friends. The Regent Hong Kong has been utterly reworked beneath the course of Chi Wing Lo whose design method of utilizing tactile supplies and layered lighting has created a peaceful counterpoint to the dynamic metropolitan exterior, ushering in a brand new period of up to date luxurious for the town. The Luxurious Editor not too long ago stayed right here – learn on to find extra.
Based in 1970 and opened in 1980 as Regent Hong Kong, it rapidly grew to become one in every of Asia’s definitive luxurious locations. Welcoming world leaders, Hollywood stars and musical icons, and even showing as a backdrop in fashionable TV exhibits of the time. In 2001, it grew to become the InterContinental Hong Kong, a transfer that maintained its repute till 2020, when IHG reacquired the Regent model with plans to return it to the town. Following a three-year transformation, the flagship property reopened as soon as once more as Regent Hong Kong, standing shoulder-to-shoulder with Hong Kong’s most elite names in hospitality, together with being named the #1 Metropolis Lodge in Asia and #14 on the planet within the Journey + Leisure World’s Finest Awards 2025.
Location
Set straight on Kowloon’s Tsim Sha Tsui’s waterfront it connects with luxurious mall K11 Musea on one facet, the Hong Kong Museum of Artwork, the Area Museum and the Cultural Centre to the opposite and Avenue of Stars wraps round its entrance. A brief journey west takes you to the West Kowloon Cultural District, residence to M+ and the Palace Museum, whereas heading north takes you into Mong Kok and its mega mall, Langham Place. East Tsim Sha Tsui MTR is only a few minutes’ stroll away, connecting you with Hong Kong’s metro service, and no go to to the town is full with no crossing on the Star Ferry, which is a couple of minutes stroll from the lodge.
Test in & Foyer
Chi Wing Lo’s transformation of the Regent Hong Kong is most instantly felt in its arrival expertise. The grand round driveway stays, and at its entrance, uniformed doormen greet you with basic formality, nonetheless, as soon as inside, the reimagined reception corridor opens up into the Foyer Lounge, revealing a three-floor excessive towering wall of glass searching to Victoria Harbour with cinematic model.
The reception entrance is anchored by an artwork set up, the ‘Golden Phantasm Passageway’, sixteen vertical glass brick screens impressed by “Liu Li” glass artwork that resemble floor-to-ceiling chandeliers, brings gentle and fluidity to the vertically constrained area.
To the left is without doubt one of the longest reception desks within the metropolis, carved from softly lit translucent onyx, behind it a 15-metre digital paintings animates the again wall, created to symbolize the spirit of rebirth and Regent’s return to the town. Whereas the granite flooring is detailed with Chinese language motifs and options LiuLi glasswork, an historical artwork as soon as reserved for royalty.
Suite friends bypass this reception and as an alternative are supplied an enhanced welcome, with non-public check-in going down within the consolation of the Regent Membership on the second flooring. Right here, seated with a welcome drink in hand, the check-in course of gives a relaxed tempo as a part of a personalised arrival ritual.
Historical past & Artwork
Whereas a lot of the lodge has been redefined, references to its storied previous stay. The long-lasting marble staircase, as soon as a focus for numerous grand arrivals, has been restored and stays a part of the circulate between the foyer ranges.
Additionally throughout the foyer is an set up referred to as ‘In a nod to generations of treasured recollections’, a protracted scroll-inspired display remembers the spirit and essence of the artwork assortment which as soon as graced the lodge within the early Regent years. The montage and juxtapositions of summary and elaborate brush works, spontaneous and deliberate compositions with vibrant and refined tones, depictions of individuals, crops and animals, are crafted from items of the lodge’s authentic artwork assortment. From a glimpse of a uncommon vintage golden display with cranes, which as soon as adorned Plume restaurant, to an excerpt of a vibrant Chinese language calligraphy by artist David Chan that after lined the visitor corridors.
You will discover Chi Wing Lo commissioned artwork items showcasing collaborations with acclaimed Hong Kong artists all through the lodge’s communal areas. One notably evocative piece is the sculptural set up on the decrease foyer stage that mimics a lily pond. crafted in bronze and copper, the native steel artisans of Coxper carry to life the pure fantastic thing about uncooked supplies in a serene design impressed by nature.
One other, a focus on the finish of the jade passageway resulting in Lai Ching Heen’s foremost eating room, is a ceramic sculpture of towering white vases with gold leafing element, by New York primarily based ceramic artist Sin Ying Ho. Entitled “Tilt and Circulate”. Utilizing parts of water, earth, hearth, wooden and steel, Sin Ying Ho reworked them right into a porcelain sculpture fashioned from numerous formed vases that seem to topple symbolising human beings who, by leaning and clinging to one another, stand agency and tall.
Regent Membership
The Regent Membership is open every day from 7:00 am to 10:00 pm to friends who’re staying in a collection, residential-style in format, consider it as your individual non-public lounge. Serving breakfast, afternoon tea and night cocktails, its mezzanine format permits you to look down on the Foyer Lounge beneath and throughout to Victoria Harbour.
Cocktail Hour
Afternoon Tea
Rooms & Suites
Every of the 497 lodging is grouped into three classes: Rooms, Suites and Signature Suites. Chi Wing Lo’s design contributes to the contemplative spaciousness of the guestrooms, with partitions minimised to create an open plan format. In choose harbour-view rooms, a sliding door opens to disclose the view of the harbour from the curved, free-standing soaking tub. In others, a novel moongate design of Nero African granite results in a novel tub and bathe expertise.
Rooms and suites include a Nespresso machine, Nordaq premium water served in recyclable glass bottles, and Perricone MD tub facilities within the Oasis lavatory. A 65-inch Sensible TV providing streaming and on-demand films, complimentary Wi-Fi, and an intuitive lighting and local weather management panel. 24-hour in-room eating, concierge assist, and entry to the Health Centre at any hour. The twice-daily housekeeping service contains an in-room Day-to-Night Ritual, whereas a devoted Regent Expertise Agent is available to offer private service all through your keep.
Rooms
Rooms begin in Basic and Premium format (30–46 sqm) which overlook the Piazza, Pool, Kowloon skyline or the Harbour. That includes a beneficiant format with deep-soaking tubs, double wash basins, and separate immersive showers of their oasis loos, together with windowfront daybeds. Some provide extra options just like the Moongate thresholds or round basin layouts. Studio Suites provide a Kowloon View (47 sqm) or Harbourview (54 sqm), each providing elevated area and a residing space.
Suites
All suite class rooms embrace entry to the Regent Membership and vary from one-bedroom layouts to expansive nook residences. Sizes range from 47 to 100 sqm, all designed to optimise panoramic harbour views and in-room serenity. Separate residing areas provide area to entertain or unwind, whereas outsized loos create a spa-like escape, full with standalone baths, rain showers and Perricone MD merchandise. Some characteristic powder rooms, moorgate home windows, and wraparound views of the skyline.
My Suite Throughout My Keep
Throughout my keep, I used to be hosted in a Suite – Harbourview with Daybed. These suites provide dual-aspect views throughout Victoria Harbour and Tsim Sha Tsui. Home windows the complete size of the suite maximise pure gentle coming into the room and join you with Hong Kong’s always shifting skyline.
The format of this suite displays Chi Wing Lo’s dedication to spatial concord, with a novel round circulate. Not like typical suite layouts, the residing and sleeping areas are designed as a part of a steady loop, permitting entry to the lavatory from both facet, superb for friends as they will go to the lavatory while not having to go by means of the wardrobe or dressing area.
The residing space contains a window-side daybed that runs the size of the harbour-facing wall, with a sculptural round eating desk and chairs set simply behind. Throughout from it, a central king-sized mattress faces out in direction of the town. Above, a brushed gold ceiling recess attracts the attention upward whereas Japanese-style sliding timber panels present a chic resolution for shading the home windows overlooking Tsim Sha Tsui.
On the suite’s entrance, a recessed mini-bar produced from alabaster stone is softly illuminated from behind, its black granite counter full with a Nespresso machine, a sink, and a chiller drawer stocked with premium drinks to get pleasure from.
The suite’s distinctive design means the lavatory could be accessed from two instructions. The moist room idea contains full-sized home windows trying down on Tsim Sha Tsui, a sculptural freestanding soaking tub, adjoining, a rainfall bathe and don’t fear, a privateness blind could be lowered on the contact of a button, providing discretion when wanted.
Outdoors the wetroom, lies a white stone double self-importance and a rest room with a door for privateness. Facilities are organized and introduced in a picket tray. Linked to the self-importance is an open-plan dressing space with two built-in wardrobes and a conceit desk.
Signature Suites
The three Signature Suites, CEO Suite, Terrace Suite and Presidential Suite, provide between 4,200 and seven,000 sq. toes of area. Every is a personal residence full with rooftop terraces, outside whirlpools, eating and leisure areas, and immersive views of Victoria Harbour. Throughout our keep, we had a tour of the CEO Suite and Terrace Suite.
CEO Suite
Terrace Suite
Meals & Drink
The lodge is widely known as a eating vacation spot in Hong Kong with a powerful rosta of award-winning eating places to its identify. Choose from the Two MICHELIN star Lai Ching Heen for distinctive Cantonese delicacies, the MICHELIN Beneficial The Steak Home, world-acclaimed Nobu Hong Kong and Harbourside, identified for its elaborate buffets. The Foyer Lounge serves Afternoon Tea and night cocktails whereas its latest opening Qura Bar gives an eclectic sensory expertise with uncommon spirits and wine.
Qura Bar
Throughout our keep we skilled Qura Bar positioned on the bottom flooring foyer stage, which has been honoured as one in every of Tatler Hong Kong’s Finest 20 Bars for 2025. The bar’s eclectic interiors unfold throughout a sequence of areas, every with a definite temper, from the richly layered drawing room to the sultry cigar lounge. Velvet armchairs, sculptural lighting, emerald parrot lamps and kooky monkey motifs converse to the narrative of the fictional “Curator” who impressed the interiors, a cosmopolitan determine stated to ‘gather the extraordinary’.
Seated in the principle bar lounge, we started the night with a cocktail from the Elegant menu, a whimsical creation served with theatrical dry ice and a foamy high. Alongside this, a platter of charcuterie, pickled greens and olives was delivered to the marble-topped desk.
Qura Bar’s drinks programme is led by Bar Supervisor Gennaro Pucci, whose ardour for uncommon and historic spirits is unmistakable. The gathering contains bottles just like the Uniting Nations #3, a uncommon fusion of Japanese and Scottish whisky traditions, and the Ferrand Distilled Earlier than 1914, a sip of pre-WWI craftsmanship. There’s additionally the 16-year-old Foursquare Shibboleth from Barbados, the Fiona Macleod 33-Yr Previous from Islay, and the Jose Arechabala Ron Blanco Arecha from Sixties Cuba.
Later, we moved into the Eating Room, an intimate area lined with bespoke wallpaper by Glasgow-based designer Timorous Beasties, which I used to be delighted to see, given my Glasgow roots. Murano Glass chandeliers overhead in amber, pink and smoked glass, casting a heat glow over the tables beneath.
The culinary providing by Government Chef Rajiv Chowdhoory, displays his world coaching beneath Alain Ducasse (learn our overview of Blue by Alan Ducasse) and delivers elegant consolation meals with Riviera aptitude.
Dinner started with a golden, layered brioche-like creation with a crisp high served heat with olive oil and sea salt, together with a vibrant tart of confit tomatoes and basil, topped with a sphere of creamy burrata. Following that grilled octopus arrived tender and caramelised, set over a mattress of silky purée and topped with delicate crisps.
Service all through the lodge feels intuitive, an ideal instance highlighted when my eating visitor opted for a non-alcoholic cocktail through the aperitif. At dinner, with out having to immediate they supplied a substitute for wine for dinner, presenting a bottle of Copenhagen Glowing Tea Firm’s BLÅ, poured with the identical ceremony as my alcoholic counterparts.
The home-made pasta, stuffed and sauced with precision, was scattered with clams and courgette, whereas the standout plate of the night was the Wagyu steak, thick-cut, blushing pink on the centre, and wearing a shiny peppercorn sauce. It got here paired with grilled onion and peppercorns and a wedge of gem lettuce topped with a verdant inexperienced dressing.
Simply because the night appeared full, a remaining flourish arrived. A gleaming sorbet trolley was wheeled to our desk, presenting a silver bucket of wealthy chocolate sorbet and a set of toppings. A waiter, carrying black gloves, sculpted the sorbet into coupe glasses and layered every with ganache, chocolate pearls, and shards of darkish chocolate. It was a really theatrical solution to finish a really memorable evening.
The Steak Home
The Steak Home at Regent Hong Kong is recognised by the MICHELIN Information and ranked No. 80 on the World’s 101 Finest Steak Eating places 2025. It brings collectively the artwork of steak preparation with fastidiously sourced meats from world-renowned farms. Expertly seared on a conventional charcoal grill, the expertise is additional enhanced by an elaborate salad bar and a prestigious wine programme that includes large-format vintages and uncommon labels.
Lai Ching Heen
Lai Ching Heen is without doubt one of the world’s most celebrated Chinese language eating places, honoured with two MICHELIN stars and a Black Pearl Two Diamond ranking. The eating expertise begins with its elegant interiors, impressed by a jade jewelry field that opens to disclose a curated world of Cantonese culinary artistry. Friends are taken on a journey by means of heritage recipes and up to date interpretations the place you’ll be able to take pleasure in handcrafted dim sum or signature dishes that pay tribute to generations of culinary mastery.
Harbourside
Harbourside is the lodge’s immersive buffet eating expertise impressed by the vibrancy of native markets throughout Asia and past. Set on the decrease stage of the lodge, searching to the Avenue of the Stars. Throughout my keep, I skilled their substantial breakfast buffet providing, however in addition they have an equally extravagant lunch serving.
Breakfast
Nobu
At Nobu, a reputation that not often wants introduction, the main focus is on Japanese delicacies layered with Peruvian influences, showcasing the distinctive culinary model of world-renowned chef, restaurateur and creator Nobu Matsuhisa (learn our overview of the Nobu Monte Carlo right here).
The Pool Terrace
Whereas there’s no conventional spa, its outside Pool Terrace and fitness center greater than ship. That includes a big swimming pool with solar loungers dotted round its perimeter, and twin heated spa swimming pools dramatically cantilevered above the harbour.
Gymnasium
Closing Ideas
Regent Hong Kong doesn’t simply mark the return of a legendary identify to Victoria Harbour, it redefines what up to date luxurious seems to be and appears like in at this time’s Hong Kong. This isn’t only a lodge reopening, it’s a reclaiming of iconic standing.
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