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Favorite St. Regis worldwide?
#63
Join Date: Apr 2021
Location: Manhattan, Palm Beach Island, San Francisco, Boston, & Hong Kong
Programs: Lifetime United Global Services, Delta Plat, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Ambassador, & Hilton Diamond
Posts: 3,165
Updated St. Regis tier list. Forgot to include Beijing in my last one but it’s nothing special anyway. This is definitely a top 5 favorite hotel flag for me. Below Four Seasons and Rosewood but above Mandarin Oriental.
St. Regis Tier List
Excellent-
St. Regis Saadiyat Island (very underrated beach, great hard product, and a great soft product. The Park Hyatt next door is also excellent)
St. Regis Miami Bal Harbour (incredible hard product, good soft product if you don’t fuss too much over elite upgrades)
St. Regis New York (amongst the city’s top tier hotels with an amazing soft product and a very traditional but still luxurious hard product)
Great-
St. Regis Bangkok (Tbh they are a light renovation away from being excellent. The hard product is great but definitely showing it’s age in some areas. The soft product was the best I have ever experienced. I have never felt more welcome at a hotel and I have genuinely missed this feeling since traveling to other hotels.)
St. Regis Shanghai Jingan (really great hotel, solid location for Didi, and really great soft service but there are so many excellent hotels in Shanghai)
Good-
St. Regis Beijing (it’s a fine hotel but not competitive with other excellent hotels in Beijing such as the Rosewood Beijing)
OK-
St. Regis Tianjin (fine hotel, cool building, but nothing special for Asia)
St. Regis Houston (encountered an issue but reasonable service recovery, inconvenient location)
St. Regis Washington D.C. (nothing bad but nothing special, again rooms, great location)
Bad-
St. Regis Shanghai Pudong (reflagged as the Hongta Luxury Collection, was in dire if need of a reno even before the deflag)
Very excited for the St. Regis Chicago. I have stays booked for the St. Regis San Francisco and the St. Regis Atlanta coming up later this year and a stay booked for the St. Regis Toronto early next year (hopefully not too ambitious).
Visiting Mexico is very complicated for me right now so I doubt I will visit St. Regis Mexico City any time soon. Any further thoughts on the St. Regis Aspen?
Also considering going to the opening of the St. Regis Deer Valley (tbh not entirely sure when it’s even opening).
St. Regis Tier List
Excellent-
St. Regis Saadiyat Island (very underrated beach, great hard product, and a great soft product. The Park Hyatt next door is also excellent)
St. Regis Miami Bal Harbour (incredible hard product, good soft product if you don’t fuss too much over elite upgrades)
St. Regis New York (amongst the city’s top tier hotels with an amazing soft product and a very traditional but still luxurious hard product)
Great-
St. Regis Bangkok (Tbh they are a light renovation away from being excellent. The hard product is great but definitely showing it’s age in some areas. The soft product was the best I have ever experienced. I have never felt more welcome at a hotel and I have genuinely missed this feeling since traveling to other hotels.)
St. Regis Shanghai Jingan (really great hotel, solid location for Didi, and really great soft service but there are so many excellent hotels in Shanghai)
Good-
St. Regis Beijing (it’s a fine hotel but not competitive with other excellent hotels in Beijing such as the Rosewood Beijing)
OK-
St. Regis Tianjin (fine hotel, cool building, but nothing special for Asia)
St. Regis Houston (encountered an issue but reasonable service recovery, inconvenient location)
St. Regis Washington D.C. (nothing bad but nothing special, again rooms, great location)
Bad-
St. Regis Shanghai Pudong (reflagged as the Hongta Luxury Collection, was in dire if need of a reno even before the deflag)
Very excited for the St. Regis Chicago. I have stays booked for the St. Regis San Francisco and the St. Regis Atlanta coming up later this year and a stay booked for the St. Regis Toronto early next year (hopefully not too ambitious).
Visiting Mexico is very complicated for me right now so I doubt I will visit St. Regis Mexico City any time soon. Any further thoughts on the St. Regis Aspen?
Also considering going to the opening of the St. Regis Deer Valley (tbh not entirely sure when it’s even opening).
#64
Join Date: Apr 2021
Location: Manhattan, Palm Beach Island, San Francisco, Boston, & Hong Kong
Programs: Lifetime United Global Services, Delta Plat, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Ambassador, & Hilton Diamond
Posts: 3,165
Updated my tier list. Upon further reflection, I bumped up St. Regis Bangkok and bumped down St. Regis Miami. STR Miami is probably objectively the superior property but the STR Bangkok gave me amazing treatment. I want this list to be reflective of my experiences so I swapped them out. Also added the STR SF to excellent. Very impressed with that hotel.
Excellent-
St. Regis Saadiyat Island
St. Regis Bangkok
St. Regis New York
St. Regis San Francisco
Great-
St. Regis Shanghai Jingan
St. Regis Miami Bal Harbour
Good-
St. Regis Beijing
OK-
St. Regis Tianjin
St. Regis Houston
St. Regis Washington D.C.
Bad-
St. Regis Shanghai Pudong (reflagged as the Hongta Luxury Collection)
Upcoming-
St. Regis Chicago: I will visit this property as soon as I can after it opens. Very excited for this. Strongly considering purchasing a pied a terre here.
St. Regis Toronto: Not sure what travel restrictions will look like but I have a stay tentatively booked.
St. Regis Deer Valley and St. Regis Aspen: I am really only visiting these properties just because they’re check-list items for me. Feels kind of bad to get suckered into the loyalty game but I just want to do it lol.
Excellent-
St. Regis Saadiyat Island
St. Regis Bangkok
St. Regis New York
St. Regis San Francisco
Great-
St. Regis Shanghai Jingan
St. Regis Miami Bal Harbour
Good-
St. Regis Beijing
OK-
St. Regis Tianjin
St. Regis Houston
St. Regis Washington D.C.
Bad-
St. Regis Shanghai Pudong (reflagged as the Hongta Luxury Collection)
Upcoming-
St. Regis Chicago: I will visit this property as soon as I can after it opens. Very excited for this. Strongly considering purchasing a pied a terre here.
St. Regis Toronto: Not sure what travel restrictions will look like but I have a stay tentatively booked.
St. Regis Deer Valley and St. Regis Aspen: I am really only visiting these properties just because they’re check-list items for me. Feels kind of bad to get suckered into the loyalty game but I just want to do it lol.
#66
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 77
St Regis Bali is my favorite tropical . St Regis Deer Valley is my favorite winter wonderland. I asked my wife to marry me on the beach at the St Regis Princeville. The night of our wedding we stayed at the St Regis New York. Now I'm dreaming over which St Regis will be my sons first. Cap Cana? Kanai? Longboat Key? My first was SF, been hooked ever since.
#68
Join Date: Sep 2011
Programs: Thai, Cathay, Lufthansa, Delta, SPG, Hilton, IH, LHW
Posts: 292
Just stay last week at the St Regis Florence. It was magic. They are running on very low occupancy. Stay on points. But they just made us feel like royalties! The upgrade to a superior suite with balcony over the Arno was magical too!
#69
Join Date: Nov 2021
Posts: 34
S Class
St. Regis Hong Kong
St. Regis Bali
A Class
St. Regis Langkawi
St. Regis Macau
St. Regis Mumbai
St. Regis New York
St. Regis San Francisco
St. Regis Istanbul
B Class
St. Regis Bangkok
St. Regis Kuala Lumpur
St. Regis Amman
St. Regis Aspen
C Class
St. Regis Singapore
St. Regis Astana
St. Regis Osaka
St. Regis DC
St. Regis Hong Kong
St. Regis Bali
A Class
St. Regis Langkawi
St. Regis Macau
St. Regis Mumbai
St. Regis New York
St. Regis San Francisco
St. Regis Istanbul
B Class
St. Regis Bangkok
St. Regis Kuala Lumpur
St. Regis Amman
St. Regis Aspen
C Class
St. Regis Singapore
St. Regis Astana
St. Regis Osaka
St. Regis DC
#71
Join Date: Feb 2010
Programs: MR-Amb, Hyatt-Globalist, AA-EXP
Posts: 1,744
St Regis Bali is my favorite tropical . St Regis Deer Valley is my favorite winter wonderland. I asked my wife to marry me on the beach at the St Regis Princeville. The night of our wedding we stayed at the St Regis New York. Now I'm dreaming over which St Regis will be my sons first. Cap Cana? Kanai? Longboat Key? My first was SF, been hooked ever since.
Randomly, I also got engaged on the beach at St. Regis Princeville. I really wish they would have kept that property and Monarch Beach. They weren't the best, but lots of great memories at both.
St. Regis Florence is still probably my favorite and one of my best stays ever, but I haven't been back in years. Bal Harbour and Punta Mita used to be way up there, but they've fallen off a bit in recent years.
I haven't been to SR Bali, but it's on my list. Bora Bora and Maldives were both outstanding, and will be hard to beat.
#73
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: In the air
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, Bonvoy LT Plat, Hilton Gold, GHA Tit, BA Gold, Turkish Elite
Posts: 8,714
Revisiting this thread 5 years later. Reflecting on my St Regis stays, it becomes apparent why I don't stay at the brand very often (aside from me avoiding Marriott chain hotels because of the issues with Bonvoy). A version of this of my Luxury Collection hotel visits would be significantly more positive:
Excellent
Bali
Florence
Good
Moscow
Rome
OK
Bangkok
Bora Bora
Mexico City
Istanbul
Beijing
Kuala Lumpur
San Francisco
Princeville (closed - incredible place, but I was there just a couple of years before closure when it was falling apart)
Poor
New York
Dubai Al Habtoor (closed)
Excellent
Bali
Florence
Good
Moscow
Rome
OK
Bangkok
Bora Bora
Mexico City
Istanbul
Beijing
Kuala Lumpur
San Francisco
Princeville (closed - incredible place, but I was there just a couple of years before closure when it was falling apart)
Poor
New York
Dubai Al Habtoor (closed)
#74
Join Date: Mar 2017
Programs: UA GS, Hyatt, Marriott
Posts: 262
I am not sure I am a normal Flyertalker. My experience with St. Regis is different. Because of $300+ Credit from centurion service, I always take account of this when I choose hyatt or Marriott. For some lower priced St. Regis, I always choose stay there if it is 2-3 nights stay.
St. Regis Beijing, Shanghai jingan, Chengdu, Shenzhen, Moscow abu khaki, lasha, Singapore, hongkong and dubai Palm fall into these category. I do not remember I did not get upgrade to suite in these locations. Service are all OK but I do not value much about it as long as I get a big suite.
I did love St. Osaka when it is lower category of SPG which made it perfect place to burn the points. Now it is total different story. In Osaka, I love intercontinental more because of it’s perfect location and bigger room.
For other higher priced St. Regis, sometimes I choose other hotels because of value.
Like St. Regis deer valley, I chose Waldorf Estonia by using annual weekend certificate or Hyatt centric by suite upgrade certificate.
St. Regis Maldives has a special value because if you redeem points you only need add $200 per night to get a two-bedrooms overwater villa, which is perfect for my family.
I stayed St. Regis New York twice but most time I choose park hyatt.
Most St. Regis are good but some are not worth it.
Normally I stay hyatt and marriott and occasionally intercontinental and Hilton.
St. Regis Beijing, Shanghai jingan, Chengdu, Shenzhen, Moscow abu khaki, lasha, Singapore, hongkong and dubai Palm fall into these category. I do not remember I did not get upgrade to suite in these locations. Service are all OK but I do not value much about it as long as I get a big suite.
I did love St. Osaka when it is lower category of SPG which made it perfect place to burn the points. Now it is total different story. In Osaka, I love intercontinental more because of it’s perfect location and bigger room.
For other higher priced St. Regis, sometimes I choose other hotels because of value.
Like St. Regis deer valley, I chose Waldorf Estonia by using annual weekend certificate or Hyatt centric by suite upgrade certificate.
St. Regis Maldives has a special value because if you redeem points you only need add $200 per night to get a two-bedrooms overwater villa, which is perfect for my family.
I stayed St. Regis New York twice but most time I choose park hyatt.
Most St. Regis are good but some are not worth it.
Normally I stay hyatt and marriott and occasionally intercontinental and Hilton.
Last edited by willliamjia; Feb 20, 2022 at 12:38 pm
#75
Join Date: Sep 2022
Programs: United 1K, Marriott Ambassador, Hilton , Hyatt, Qatar
Posts: 21
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I am not sure I am a normal Flyertalker. My experience with St. Regis is different. Because of $300+ Credit from centurion service, I always take account of this when I choose hyatt or Marriott. For some lower priced St. Regis, I always choose stay there if it is 2-3 nights stay.
St. Regis Beijing, Shanghai jingan, Chengdu, Shenzhen, Moscow abu khaki, lasha, Singapore, hongkong and dubai Palm fall into these category. I do not remember I did not get upgrade to suite in these locations. Service are all OK but I do not value much about it as long as I get a big suite.
I did love St. Osaka when it is lower category of SPG which made it perfect place to burn the points. Now it is total different story. In Osaka, I love intercontinental more because of it’s perfect location and bigger room.
For other higher priced St. Regis, sometimes I choose other hotels because of value.
Like St. Regis deer valley, I chose Waldorf Estonia by using annual weekend certificate or Hyatt centric by suite upgrade certificate.
St. Regis Maldives has a special value because if you redeem points you only need add $200 per night to get a two-bedrooms overwater villa, which is perfect for my family.
I stayed St. Regis New York twice but most time I choose park hyatt.
Most St. Regis are good but some are not worth it.
Normally I stay hyatt and marriott and occasionally intercontinental and Hilton.
St. Regis Beijing, Shanghai jingan, Chengdu, Shenzhen, Moscow abu khaki, lasha, Singapore, hongkong and dubai Palm fall into these category. I do not remember I did not get upgrade to suite in these locations. Service are all OK but I do not value much about it as long as I get a big suite.
I did love St. Osaka when it is lower category of SPG which made it perfect place to burn the points. Now it is total different story. In Osaka, I love intercontinental more because of it’s perfect location and bigger room.
For other higher priced St. Regis, sometimes I choose other hotels because of value.
Like St. Regis deer valley, I chose Waldorf Estonia by using annual weekend certificate or Hyatt centric by suite upgrade certificate.
St. Regis Maldives has a special value because if you redeem points you only need add $200 per night to get a two-bedrooms overwater villa, which is perfect for my family.
I stayed St. Regis New York twice but most time I choose park hyatt.
Most St. Regis are good but some are not worth it.
Normally I stay hyatt and marriott and occasionally intercontinental and Hilton.
S Class
St. Regis Hong Kong
St. Regis Bali
A Class
St. Regis Langkawi
St. Regis Macau
St. Regis Mumbai
St. Regis New York
St. Regis San Francisco
St. Regis Istanbul
B Class
St. Regis Bangkok
St. Regis Kuala Lumpur
St. Regis Amman
St. Regis Aspen
C Class
St. Regis Singapore
St. Regis Astana
St. Regis Osaka
St. Regis DC
St. Regis Hong Kong
St. Regis Bali
A Class
St. Regis Langkawi
St. Regis Macau
St. Regis Mumbai
St. Regis New York
St. Regis San Francisco
St. Regis Istanbul
B Class
St. Regis Bangkok
St. Regis Kuala Lumpur
St. Regis Amman
St. Regis Aspen
C Class
St. Regis Singapore
St. Regis Astana
St. Regis Osaka
St. Regis DC