119-Room St. Regis Belgrade Opening October 2024

Belgrade is a pretty cool city, and for years a St. Regis has been under development there. With the hotel expected to open in the coming months, I wanted to take a look at what we can expect.

Details of the new St. Regis Belgrade

The new 119-room St. Regis Belgrade is currently accepting reservations for stays as of October 1, 2024. Hopefully this timeline sticks, though it’s worth noting that in late 2023, the hotel was accepting reservations for stays as of February 1, 2024. So a delay of eight months not long before the planned opening isn’t a great sign…

Here’s what we know so far about the St. Regis Belgrade:

• The St. Regis Belgrade will be situated in Kula Belgrade, the modern 42-story building that’s new to the city, right on the Sava river; the building even has a 360-degree observation deck of the city
• Rather annoyingly, the hotel will take up the first 11 floors of the building, so don’t expect to benefit from the views afforded from the top of the skyscraper (this won’t be like the new Park Hyatt Kuala Lumpur)
• The St. Regis Belgrade will feature a signature restaurant named SAVANT Brasserie, a patisserie named Rise, and the St. Regis Bar, a signature outlet at all of the brand’s properties
• The hotel will feature a St. Regis Spa, an indoor pool and jacuzzi, and a 24/7 fitness center
• Entry level rooms at the hotel will be nicely sized, at 430 square feet (40 square meters)

You can find some renderings of the property below.

The St. Regis should (by far) be the best internationally branded hotel in Belgrade. The city really doesn’t have any other true international luxury properties. There’s a Hyatt Regency that’s fairly decent, and there’s also Metropol Palace, which used to a Luxury Collection property, but is now independent. Arguably the city’s best hotel is currently the Square Nine Belgrade, and that’s an independent property.

St. Regis Belgrade rates & points requirements

What are rates like at the St. Regis Belgrade? This is an interesting property, since it really has no competitor among the international chain hotels currently in the city. However, Belgrade is certainly an affordable city by international standards, so there’s value to be had if you’re coming from elsewhere.

Currently I see rates starting at around €325-425 per night, depending on the time of year, day of week, etc. That’s roughly in line with what I would have expected.

If you are going to book a cash stay at any St. Regis, I’d highly recommend doing so through the Marriott STARS program, so you can receive complimentary breakfast, a $100 property credit, a room upgrade, early check-in and late check-out (subject to availability), and a welcome amenity.

The Marriott STARS rate should be equal to whatever the standard flexible rate is when paying cash. That can add quite a bit of value, especially on a short stay.

If you’re looking to redeem Marriott Bonvoy points, I’d say award pricing is roughly in line with what you’d expect, and is in the range of 38,000-46,000 points for most nights. Based on my valuation of 0.7 cents per Bonvoy point, redeeming points is a decent value, but not amazing.

Bottom line

The St. Regis Belgrade is accepting reservations for stays as of October 1, 2024. This new property will without a doubt be the best internationally branded luxury property in the city, so it’s cool that this will belong to a major hotel loyalty program. I’m looking forward to checking out this property at some point, though realistically I’ll probably wait until next summer.

What do you make of the St. Regis Belgrade?