The Regent Hong Kong, sitting right on the Kowloon waterfront at 18 Salisbury Road, has quietly assembled one of the most decorated award seasons of any hotel in Asia this year. Travel + Leisure readers named it the best hotel in Hong Kong and the fifth-best city hotel in Asia, Forbes Travel Guide gave it a five-star rating, and Condé Nast Traveler readers put it in the top three across Hong Kong and Macao.
For travellers, the details matter more than the trophy count. The hotel has 497 rooms and suites, all redesigned by Hong Kong-born designer Chi Wing Lo around views of Victoria Harbour — framed windows, natural materials, layouts built for privacy. Rooms here are pitched as retreats first, which is a real selling point given how dense Tsim Sha Tsui can feel at street level.
The food is arguably the bigger draw. Six restaurants and bars sit under one roof, and several carry serious credentials. Lai Ching Heen holds two MICHELIN Stars for its Cantonese cooking. The Steak House landed at number 80 in the World's 101 Best Steak Restaurants, while Nobu Hong Kong brings Japanese-Peruvian food to the harbour skyline. Qura Bar made it into the 50 Best Discovery guide, and Harbourside won Best Buffet at the Foodie Forks — useful if you're travelling with a group and want variety without leaving the building. The hotel has also added The Terrace, a new waterfront events space with indoor and outdoor areas.
Context worth knowing: this is a revival, not a newcomer. The property operated as The Regent from 1980 to 2001 and has since gone through its most extensive renovation ever, restoring the Regent name and heritage while updating everything else. That pedigree shows in the building's most photographed feature — a white marble staircase leading down to one of Hong Kong's largest pillarless ballrooms.
Why does an awards haul matter to someone booking a room? Because reader-voted awards like Travel + Leisure's and Condé Nast Traveler's reflect the experiences of thousands of actual guests, not marketing budgets. When a hotel tops both critic-led (Forbes) and reader-led rankings in the same year, it's a reasonably reliable signal of consistency — service, food and views holding up under scrutiny. If you're planning a splurge stay in Hong Kong, a special-occasion dinner, or a harbour-view base for a first visit, this one now sits at or near the top of most credible shortlists. Book the restaurants well ahead, though — two-MICHELIN-star Cantonese in a hotel this popular won't have walk-in tables for long.
