Singapore Hotels Orchard Road

Crown Prince Hotel Singapore

2009-08-17T12:55:00.000+08:00

Crown Prince Hotel Singapore
Address: 270 Orchard Road Downtown - Singapore 238857 - Singapore
Phone: 6235-2498

Chinatown Hotel Singapore

2009-08-16T13:00:00.000+08:00

Chinatown Hotel Singapore
http://www.chinatownhotel.com/

For location, click here:
http://www.chinatownhotel.com/location_map.html

Furama Riverfront Singapore

2009-08-15T10:52:00.001+08:00

Furama Riverfront Singapore
HOTEL
405 Havelock Road
Singapore 169633
Main Tel: (65) 6333 8898
Main Fax: (65) 6733 1588
riverfront@furama.com

Room Reservations
Tel: (65) 6739 6411
Fax: (65) 6235 1280
reservations.riverfront@furama.com

Concierge
Fax: (65) 6732 7025
concierge.riverfront@furama.com

Catering & Conference Sales
Tel: (65) 6739 6452
Fax: (65) 6734 7445
banquet.riverfront@furama.com

Marketing and Communications
Tel: (65) 6739 6481
Fax: (65) 6738 2366
marcom.riverfront@furama.com

Sales Department
Tel: (65) 6739 6419
Fax: (65) 6732 7025
sales.riverfront@furama.com

Food & Beverage
Tel: (65) 6739 6451
Fax: (65) 6734 7445
fnb.riverfront@furama.com

http://www.furama.com/riverfront/

Hotel Meritus Negara Singapore

2009-08-15T02:56:00.000+08:00

MERITUS MANDARIN SINGAPORE
333 Orchard Road
Singapore 238867

Tel: (65) 6737 4411, Fax: (65) 6732 2361
Email: mandarin.tms@meritus-hotels.com

ROOM RESERVATIONS
Tel: (65) 6737 2200, Fax: (65) 6738 2382
Email: resvn.tms@meritus-hotels.com

FOOD & BEVERAGE
Tel: (65) 6831 6288, Fax: (65) 6737 3130 / 7334
Email: dine.tms@meritus-hotels.com

MEETINGS & EVENTS
Tel: (65) 6831 6082 / 83 / 84, Fax: (65) 6737 3130
Email: banqtsales.tms@meritus-hotels.com

http://www.meritus-hotels.com/

Golden Landmark Hotel Singapore

2009-08-15T00:58:00.000+08:00

Golden Landmark Hotel Singapore

390 Victoria Street
Singapore 188061 (65) 6297 2828 (65) 6298 2038
Events and Meetings (65) 6512 2206 (65) 6295 8761
Central Reservations
Email: reseasy@fareast.com.sg (65) 6496 7699 (65) 6737 3304
Local toll-free hotline:
1800-RESEASY (1800-737-3279)

http://www.goldenlandmark.com.sg/

Goodwood Park Hotel Singapore

2009-08-14T05:50:00.000+08:00

Goodwood Park Hotel Singapore
http://www.goodwoodparkhotel.com/

For contact details visit:
http://www.goodwoodparkhotel.com/contact.htm

Hotel Miramar Singapore

2009-08-14T00:49:00.001+08:00

Address 401 Havelock Road
Singapore 169631
Tel (65) 6733 0222
Fax (65) 6733 4027
Email miramar@pacific.net.sg
http://www.miramar.com.sg/contact.asp

Paramount Hotel Singapore

2009-08-13T10:47:00.000+08:00

Paramount Hotel Singapore
25 Marine Parade
Singapore 449536
Tel: (65) 6344 2200
Fax: (65) 6447 4131
E-mail: paramount@ytchotels.com.sg

Reservation
Tel: (65) 6340 2135
Fax: (65) 6447 4131
E-mail: par.reservation@ytchotels.com.sg

Room Sales Department
Tel: (65) 6340 2104
Fax: (65) 6447 2654
E-Mail: par.sales@ytchotels.com.sg

Banquet Sales Department
Tel: (65) 6340 2166 / (65) 6340 2133
Fax: (65) 6447 4131
E-Mail: par.banquet@ytchotels.com.sg

F&B Sales Department
Tel: (65) 6340 2122
Fax: (665) 6447 4131
E-Mail: par.fb@ytchotels.com.sg

http://www.ytchotels.com.sg/sp-ytcparam/index.cfm

Orchard Parade Hotel Singapore

2009-08-13T08:45:00.001+08:00

Orchard Parade Hotel
1 Tanglin Road
Singapore 247905 (65) 6737 1133 (65) 6733 0242

Events and Meetings
Email: events@orchardparade.com.sg (65) 6496 7659/7 (65) 6496 7660

Central Reservations
Email: reseasy@fareast.com.sg (65)6496 7699

Local toll-free hotline:
1800-RESEASY (1800-737-3279)
(65) 6737 3304

http://www.orchardparade.com.sg/

Traders Hotel Singapore

2009-08-13T06:44:00.000+08:00

1A Cuscaden Road
249716
Singapore
T: (65) 6738 2222
F: (65) 6831 4314
http://www.shangri-la.com/en/property/singapore/traders

Allson Hotel Singapore

2009-08-13T04:41:00.001+08:00

Allson Hotel Singapore
101 Victoria Street
Singapore 188018
Tel : (65) 6336 0811
Fax : (65) 6334 0631
Email : allson.res@pacific.net.sg

The full Quincy

2009-08-13T02:33:00.000+08:00

Judith Elen checks out a hotel where guests can sleep tight

THE term full board used to be the mark of European countryside pensions or, in the English-speaking world, homely boarding houses.

It has never been a concept associated with the glitzy likes of Singapore. Until now. Boutique hotel Quincy, standing like a slender slab of shiny toffee in Singapore's Cairnhill district, opened in February with a flat tariff of $S288 ($249) covering a studio room for two, breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Full board in Quincy's book is not just bed and three meals a day, however. It also includes limousine transfer from the airport and just about anything you would reasonably need during a stay: cocktails, wine, spirits or beer (from 6.30pm to 8.30pm), mini-bar, WiFi internet access (including on the 20-minute limo ride from the airport), local phone calls, use of pool and gym and two laundry items daily.

When I speak to manager Franck Hardy, he tells me he has had 100 per cent occupancy for the past three nights. There are 108 rooms, all of them 26sqm studios with king-sized beds and ensuite rainshower bathrooms; 12 of these can squeeze in an extra bed or cot.

And those three meals? Breakfast is the full Asian and Western buffet that visitors to Singapore expect, with cooked-to-order egg station and all the trimmings. Lunch and dinner are set menus, changing daily on a four-day rotation, but each with a choice from 11 mains. Lunch is "international easy food", such as club sandwiches or spaghetti bolognaise. Dinner includes more substantial dishes, with fish and meat dishes changing daily (salmon is such a favourite it features on three menus out of four). Starters may be soup of the day and there are desserts plus fruit salads.

The guestrooms are similarly sleek and stylish, but the tall windows are shaped differently in various rooms. Inset window seats are a homey touch in a tiny pied-a-terre room and a cosy eyrie to look out over gardens and city streets. The surrounding buildings are mostly about two storeys (low-rise for Singapore) and Hardys assures that there are lots of trees.

Gazing up at the building, what looks like an illuminated lantern-like box occupying half of one of the upper levels is the LED-lit, glass-encased pool, with gym, sauna and steam room. It's on the 12th floor, open 24/7 and complimentary for guests. Shoppers should also be assured this is a retail neighbourhood. Minutes away are Orchard Road, Takashimaya and Paragon luxury shopping hubs, Lucky Plaza and Far East Plaza. Hardy says it's minutes to Orchard MRT (subway) station with buses to "everywhere".

In this glass-and-steel bolthole, the only extras you will have are drinks away from your mini-bar and outside cocktail hours, extra laundry and transoceanic telephone calls. Sleep tight.

THE NEXT BIG THINGS
Singapore has a swag of new lodgings, discovers Judith Elen

WITH a white colonial-style mansion at its centre, Capella Singapore, which opened this year on Sentosa Island, bills itself as a six-star resort. It features 111 guestrooms, suites, one and two-bedroom garden villas and "manors", all in ultra-modern style with plush carpets, natural wood and marble. Ranging from 66sqm (the smallest Deluxe room) to a 436sqm three-bedroom Colonial Manor, accommodation includes balconies, garden views and plunge pools. There is a spa centre and golfing, beaches, rainforest and the South China Sea to gaze at and dip into. Tariffs start at about $S600 ($512.50).
Ibis Singapore on Bencoolen, well situated in the central business district, describes itself as the island state's "first international economy hotel".
When it opened at the end of February, CNN ran it as a travel budget-revolution story. This largest Ibis outside Paris (it's a member of the French-owned Accor group) launched with a highly successful pay-what-you-want campaign, but with continuing near-100 per cent occupancy there's no plans to repeat the irresistible deal. The 538 rooms are cool and comfortable, with high ceilings and bay windows, queen-sized beds, flat-screen televisions and complimentary WiFi. The big coup is the Taste restaurant featuring a hawker-style menu designed by local celebrity chef K.F. Seetoh. Tariffs start at $S148.
Other recent arrivals are the 336-room, 10-storey Park Hotel Clarke Quay on the Singapore River and the 140-room Hotel Re at Pearl's Hill, opened in the middle of last year, featuring retro-inspired 1960s and 70s decor, all lime green and hot pink with Marilyn and Elvis cutouts.
www.capellasingapore.com www.ibishotels.com www.parkhotelgroup.com www.hotelre.com.sg

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Sitting on the dock of the bay

2009-08-13T01:31:00.001+08:00

Sitting on the dock of the bay
By PHOOOWADON DUANGMEE
THE NATION
Singapore

With panoramic views of the city and the Marina, Mandarin Oriental Singapore is deal for both business and leisure traveller.

In Singapore, you're never very far from anywhere. Esplanade Theatre, Merlion, Singapore River and its waterfront, Singapore Flyer, the soulless skyscrapers, the casino complex - I could see half of what Singapore has to offer from my room at the Mandarin Oriental Singapore. I couldn't quite manage to catch sight of the shopping malls in Orchard Road but I wasn't missing them. I had something much better in my line of vision: Raffle Avenue - where the hip and historic go hand in hand.

Perched at the top end of Raffle Avenue, the Mandarin Oriental Singapore has spectacular views of the waterfront and the marina. Walk a few minutes and you reach a leafy park and the city's colonial core with its historical buildings, museum and the pricey restaurants and crowded bars lining Boat Quay and Singapore River.

My room (No 603) is a Premier Harbour type overlooking the harbour. By day, I can watch the tourists crowding around Singapore's icon, the Merlion. When I wake during he night, I can watch the dim glow of the skyฌscrapers around Boat Quay, Singapore's financial district.

With brown and earth-toned interior, the room is sober but very elegant, a decor that's fitting for most of guests at the Mandarin Oriental

Insert the security card, enter the room, and you spy the restฌroom equipped with bathtub and standing rain-shower. Two fluffy towels are folded neatly on the overhead rack, a surprise as Singapore is a water-cautious country, but perhaps guests paying for this level of luxury are not expected to reuse their towels.

The bedroom is a bit understated and not very spacious with whitewashed walls, carpeted floors and a sizeable flat-screen TV. Two single beds are placed, side by side, against the black-decorated wall. There is daybed in one corner to rest tired legs after a long day shopping, and a working desk in the another. The best feature is the gorgeous view over Marina Bay. And the IT savvy traveller will appreciate the hotel's superb Wi-Fi technology.

The Mandarin Oriental serves a superb buffet for breakfast and lunch at its restaurant on the fourth floor. For breakfast, try the wonton soup and other Asian delicacies. I have the steamed seafood for lunch, and it's fantastic. When it comes to dinner, you might try Cherry Garden for authentic Cantonese cuisine or book a table at Morton for a fine American steak. Unfortunately, we don't have time for dinner at the hotel since we've a previous commitment for Chinese food on the waterfront.

When it comes to location, the Mandarin Oriental is hard to beat. You'll rub shoulders with a mixed bag of business and leisure travellers and you'll find galleries, boutiques, bars and restaurants in nearly every direction. And if you miss the malls, Orchard Street is a short ride away on the efficient MRT system.

AT A GLANCE

High Point: Total luxury in Singapore's historic and hip district

Low Point: Not a very spacious room.

Pay for it: Premier Harbour room, complete with breakfast, costs SD$409 per night.

Find it: Marina Bay, Raffle Avenue

Book it: www.MandarinOriental.com

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Mandarin Oriental is a good place to stay. Source

Aug 9 in 'virtual' Orchard Rd

2009-08-13T00:25:00.000+08:00

Aug 9 in 'virtual' Orchard Rd
By Serene Luo

Metaversum will launch an online realisation of Orchard Road on Aug 9. The virtual area will host several events in conjunction with National Day. -- PHOTO: METAVERSUM

THIS National Day, Orchard Road may be a hive of activity - both in the real and virtual worlds.

Twinity's maker, a virtual world developer, is launching an online realisation of Singapore's iconic shopping strip on Aug 9, where users can make virtual friends, visit online galleries, go shopping and even set up online businesses.

As part of the launch, and in conjunction with the Republic's 44th National Day, the virtual area will host several events. These include:

# A live video stream of the parade from the Marina Bay floating platform.

# A virtual performance by home-grown band Electrico of this year's theme song, which it will perform at the parade too.

# The Pledge Moment, where users can congregate to take the national pledge together at precisely 8.22pm, alongside people in the physical world.

Twinity's maker, German company Metaversum, has already put out a virtual replica of Berlin. Virtual Singapore is the second location to be launched, while London is on the cards.

The difference between Twinity and other virtual worlds, such as Second Life, is that it represents real places. For instance, virtual Orchard Road, which has been in development for over a year, features the Marriott Hotel with its green pagoda roof and even the Electronic Road Pricing gantry in front of it.

Its creation was supported by a grant from the multi-agency Interactive Digital Media Research and Development Programme Office (IDMPO), hosted by the Media Development Authority of Singapore.

IDMPO's programme director Dennis Sng said: 'Singaporeans will have a whole new experience of National Day celebrations this year. Singaporeans living overseas can also participate in the celebrations through the virtual world.' While still in its beta testing phase, Twinity has 130,000 users and Singaporean membership has recently doubled, a spokesman for the company said.

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