St. Regis is owned by Marriott (the United States, NASDAQ: MAR), which acquired the brand on 23 September 2016, as part of a $13 billion deal that also included Sheraton, Westin and W Hotels.[1][2] St. Regis was founded in 1904 in New York, New York and was independent until 2016.
The St. Regis was built in New York by John Jacob Astor IV, who died on the Titanic eight years later. Its butler service and the Bloody Mary, which was created at its bar, are both part of the brand's standard offer.
How often Marriott names St. Regis in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named less often than it was three years earlier.
The USPTO record for the St. Regis mark lists THE SHERATON LLC as the owner of record (serial number 74514306). A trademark is often held by a group company rather than the listed parent, so the registrant's name can differ from the owner named above.[3]
Marriott is a publicly listed company headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, United States, founded in 1927. Brandtree records 26 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: MAR.
Marriott is the largest hotel company in the world by rooms and owns very few of the buildings its name appears on, operating instead through franchise and management agreements. Its 2016 purchase of Starwood brought thirty brands under one owner and created the largest loyalty scheme in travel.
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States.
478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; St. Regis is not one of them.
Marriott acquired Starwood Hotels & Resorts for about $13 billion, creating the largest hotel company in the world with around thirty brands. A rival Chinese-led bid pushed the price up during the process before being withdrawn.
The parent company of St. Regis is Marriott, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is St. Regis American?
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Yes. St. Regis originated in the United States in 1904 and its owner, Marriott, is also headquartered in the United States.
When did Marriott buy St. Regis?
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Marriott completed its acquisition of St. Regis on 23 September 2016, after announcing the deal on 16 November 2015. The deal, which also included Sheraton, Westin and W Hotels, was valued at $13 billion.
Who owned St. Regis before Marriott?
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St. Regis was an independent company from its founding in 1904 in New York, New York until Marriott acquired it in 2016.
Is St. Regis still owned by Marriott?
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Yes. As of 9 October 2026, St. Regis is still owned by Marriott. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (3) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
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