Recommended Hotel (Best Buy Hotel)
Renovated in 2006, this 21-storey city hotel offers guests a choice of 663 rooms and suites, world-class conference and recreational facilities and superb restaurants. Further facilities on offer include an entrance hall with 24-hour reception, a hotel safe, a currency exchange facility and lift access. Guests may also make use of the on site hairdresser, restaurants and public Internet access. The hotel's business centre provides services such as conference arrangements, translations, courier services, library facilities and laptop computers. Audio-visual equipment is also available on request. Room service is available for a small additional fee and there is parking provided for those arriving by car.
Location
The hotel is located in the shopping and entertainment district of Orchard Road, 2 km from Clarke Quay. Buses and taxis are available at the hotel doorstep. Close by guests will find a whole host of shopping centres, including Far East Plaza, Scott's Shopping Centre, Shaw Centre and Tangs Shopping Centre, which also house a number of restaurants, bars and cafes. 10-15 minutes drive away are the Marina Bay Park, Fort Canning Park, Singapore Art Museum, Suntec City Exhibition Centre and the Esplanade Theatres on the Bay. The city centre is just 200 m away. Nightlife at Orchard Towers is just a 10-minute walk from the hotel and there is a metro station (Orchard MRT) 300 m away, giving guests quick and easy access to all the nearby attractions, including the Newton Circus Hawker Centre 750 m away), Fort Canning Park (1.5 km away), Little India (2 km away) Clarke Quay (2.25 km away) and the Esplanade Theatres (3 km away). The hotel is a scenic 25 minutes drive from Changi Airport.
Rooms
This modern and chic hotel, refurbished in 2006 by Japan's Super Potato team, offers 663 comfortable rooms equipped Internet access, individual air-conditioning and cordless telephones. The hotel's wellness centre, Damal, which means "peace" in the Malay language, offers a Spa and gymnasium as well as a swimming pool and tennis & badminton courts. There are 4 restaurants serving Italian, Asian and international dishes as well as 2 bars and a nightclub.
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