This is the second in a series of articles on unique hotels in selected cities around the world. If anyone thinks that all hotels these days are boring and all the same, then glance at these hotels in Singapore.They are all uniquely different and I for one would love to stay just one night in each of them. I hope my dreams can become a reality this year somehow so that I can write more detailed articles from a guest perspective. My thanks to Miss Michelle Alice Thoo, the Manager of the Singapore Tourism Board in Sydney for providing me with this list of Hotels.
.
Tallest Hotel
The 72 story Swissôtel The Stamford has a height of 226 metres (741 ft) and offers panoramic views of Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. It is located in the heart of Singapore, and is part of the Raffles City complex comprising two hotels, the 70,000sq ft Raffles City Convention Centre, Raffles City shopping centre and an office tower. Situated at 2 Stamford Road, the hotel sits above City Hall subway station.
The 5-star hotel has 1,261 rooms and suites, 16 restaurants and bars, Raffles City Convention Centre. Recreational facilities include Willow Stream Spa one of Asia's largest Spas, 2 outdoor swimming pools, 6 tennis courts and a well-equipped fitness club.
For further information see the web site:-
Newest/Most Recently Opened Hotel
Singapore's Fort Canning Park was revived with the opening of a boutique hotel, Hotel Fort Canning, in October 2010. Used by the British Far East Command as a base during World War II, the property has been restored by Singaporean firm DP Architects who have retained its colonial glamour. The 1926 majestic colonial building is now a collection of individually-styled boutique suites and rooms
Located between Orchard Road, the Clarke Quay entertainment hub and the Central Business District; the hotel comprises 86 rooms and suites equipped with Poltrona Frau furniture and amenities by THANN Spa. The Glass House Restaurant opened its doors on March 25 2011.
Mr Oh Chee Eng, CEO of Hotel Fort Canning says that the objective of the Hotel is to “Provide a discreet sanctuary of calm in the vibrant city and an epitome of style and modern comfort in each of its 86 guestrooms and suites”. He comments that “Hotel Fort Canning is a simple military building with humble lines of articulation in its façade and architectural elements, such as simple chambering of the columns and simple expressions in the balustrades in its grand stairs. It has an air of quiet dignity and respite as it was the Staff and Command College for both the British forces and our Singapore armed forces. As such, the expression of the interiors of the Hotel Fort Canning and its rooms is towards a quiet air of sublime elegance that evokes respite and subtle luxury. The colours and tones are soothing. The materials had been chosen for its tactility and quiet air. Modernity in furniture, materials, appliances and technology has been orchestrated to gel and blend seamlessly with the heritage of the building.”
For more information see the web site:- http://www.hfcsingapore.com/
Most Newly Renovated Hotel
Singapore’s Wanderlust is the latest development from super-cool hotelier Loh Lik Peng. The Wanderlust Hotel had its total renovation completed in July 2010. It is located in the Little India neighbourhood of Singapore.
The four story structure, whose history began in the 1920s as the hong wen school, still retains its original facade that gives the hotel a sense of old-world charm.
The boutique hotel has 29 rooms, featuring works of three award-winning Singapore design studios asylum, phunk studio, and eFurious, together with architect firm dp architects. Eeach floor, and in fact every room, of this 29 room boutique hotel is electrifyingly unique. Each design studio was given full creative freedom to design an entire level in the hotel, resulting in four, different 'in-your-face' themes:- 'industrial glam', 'eccentricity', 'is it just black and white?' and 'creature comforts'.
Starting the journey in the lobby designed by Chris Lee and Car Ang of asylum: 'industrial glam' is a juxtaposition of the hotel's little India setting and contemporary design. Stealing attention right at the door is a curved feature wall plastered with a meandering montage of vintage print ads that reflect the neighbourhood's culture. featuring a base palette of industrial shades - dark grey and deep browns - the lobby also plays on contrasts where at one side, an old-fashioned metal collapsible gate, refinished in gleaming gold sits next to a handsome frank gehry sofa and trent jansen seats, handmade out of recycled road signs.
Loh Lik Peng says that he wants to “make the adult world into a fun playground”, With the iconic design pieces sitting alongside frantically eclectic installations, this unconventional and radical approach to hospitality is certainly different from the large hotel chains.…
For further information see the web site:- http://wanderlusthotel.com/
Largest (Most Number of Rooms/Suites) Hotel
Marina Bay Sands is an integrated 20-hectare resort fronting Marina Bay in Singapore.Opened in 2010, it is the world’s most expensive standalone casino property at US$5.7 billion. This waterfront resort includes three 55-story towers featuring a 2,561-room hotel, which command spectacular views of the skyline or the sea. 
Marina Bay Sands also includes a 120,000 sq.m. convention-exhibition centre, The Shoppes Mall, two Sands Theatres, seven "celebrity chef" restaurants, two floating pavilions, a luxury spa. and a casino. The complex is topped by a 340m-long SkyPark, a vast “floating garden” in the sky, with a capacity of 3,900 people. The SkyPark also boasts rooftop restaurants, nightclubs, gardens hundreds of trees and plants and a public observatory with 360-degree views of the Singapore skyline. A 150m infinity edge swimming pool and an observation deck set on top of the world's largest public cantilevered platform,which overhangs the north tower by 67m. The Art-Science Museum is constructed next to the three blocks and has the shape of a lotus. Its roof will be retractable, providing a waterfall through the roof of collected rainwater when closed in the day and with laser shows when opened at night. The highly-anticipated Broadway musical The Lion King debuted on 3 March 2011
For further information see the web site:- http://www.marinabaysands.com/
No comments:
Post a Comment