Singapore, known as the Lion City, might be the smallest nation of Southeast Asia, but it is home to a population of over five million. Since it gained independence from Britain in 1819, it has slowly risen to become one of the most prosperous nations in the world. Singapore provides an incredible array of Eastern and Western culture, in particular, a blend of Chinese, Malay, and Indian influences. The city of Singapore offers a wide range of activities, from sampling exquisite cuisines to experiencing the exciting nightlife.
Singapore’s Highlights:
Orchard Road: Spawning several miles of the city center, Orchard Road is the major commercial district of the city. This 2.2km street features a wide range of retail stores, restaurants, bars, spa services, hotels that appeal to every interest and every budget, making it the entertainment capital of Singapore.
Merlion Park: This Merlion is a half-fish and half-lion creature that has become a symbol of Singapore. With a statue of this icon displayed prominently, Merlion Park has become a popular tourist attraction. Visitors to the park can also enjoy such sights as modern skyscrapers, the war memorial, as well as St. Andrew’s Cathedral.
Night Safari: The Singapore Tourism Board has repeatedly named the Night Safari, the world’s first wildlife park dedicated to nocturnal animals, as one of the best visitor attraction experiences. It features over 1000 animals from 115 species and offers walking trails as well as guided tours. It also offers popular shows such as the Creatures of the Night.
Lau Pa Sat Festival Market:In 2006, the Singapore Tourism Board named La Pau one of the Top Ten Best Family Experiences. From regional street foods to traditional Western fare, Lau Pa Sat, meaning “old market,” features a wide range of culinary cuisines. It is located in the city’s financial district in the largest iron-castbuilding in Southeast Asia.
Singapore boasts an astonishing density of impressive hotels; among the best in town for three decades has been the Shangri-La.
Don’t let that number scare you; though — there’s little that’s identifiably Seventies about this place, as a thorough renovation has turned the Shangri-La from an opulent colonial ...
Only in Singapore could there be a place like Sentosa Island, a government-established tropical paradise, just fifteen minutes from the financial district. At worst it could be (and in times past has been) a sort of Disneyland version of the Southeast Asia island getaway. These days, though, it’s looking pretty smart, thanks in no small pa ...
The bad news, if you like surprises, is that the Mandarin Oriental Singapore is pretty much exactly what you’d expect it to be. The good news, if you like hotels, is that you expect great things from a Mandarin Oriental. This is one area where being predictable is definitely not the worst thing in the world.
Actually, old Si ...
The colonial style reigned in Singapore hotels for quite a long time. But today a new generation of design-conscious boutique hotels is moving in. In the place of what was once the Metropole, a fairly standard budget hotel, the Naumi now stands proudly clad in steel mesh, just down the street from the Raffles (and, to the great convenience of bu ...
Score one for truth in advertising: the New Majestic is new, converted from a classic ‘20s building (once the just plain Majestic hotel) by Singapore’s DP Architects, and is indeed majestic, its soaring spaces and cozy bedrooms designed in a sort of modern ironic high style by Ministry of Design principal Colin Seah. It’s grand ...
Singapore’s colonial-era grand hotels are gorgeous, yes, but one can’t help but feel that there are enough of them already— including the Fullerton Bay’s sister, the iconic Fullerton. So it’s very much to the Fullerton Bay’s credit that it’s not a straight-down-the-line reproduction. It’s every inc ...
Singapore's Fullerton is, like Singapore itself, one-of-a-kind, at once a historical curiosity and a modern marvel. The iconic building, designed in the style of such classical Greek structures as the Parthenon, was a colonial landmark, indeed the last refuge of the colonial Governor at the dawn of Singapore's independence.
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Maybe Singapore’s once-conservative hotel scene is loosening up across the board. Or maybe it’s just Loh Lik Peng. Anyway there’s no denying the fact that hotels like the New Majestic have done their part to add a stylish and youthful dimension to Singaporean hospitality. Wanderlust, if it’s possible, takes the evolution ...
The thought of Capella in Signapore might at first strike one as slightly odd. This is a smallish collection of carefully crafted luxury resorts, not exactly the sort of thing you’d expect to see sprouting up in an urban setting. But on Sentosa Island, just across the channel from Singapore proper — that makes a lot of sense. Here on ...
Anthony Furnisshen's roots first sprouted in 1979 as Anthony Cushions, a small company with a big heart dedicated towards providing premium design and upholstery services. Its founder, Anthony Phang, worked relentlessly to ensure that the highest of standards and quality was maintained for its project from start to finish, Such world class d ...
The story of premium denim is one that is intricately intertwined with the launch of 7 For All Mankind in Los Angeles, California in the Fall of 2000. 7 For All Mankind was the first company to truly bring premium denim to scale, marking Los Angeles, California as denims' venerable center for research and development worldwide changing the l ...
Declared a National Monument in 1987, the hotel has grown from strength to strength. With its restoration and reopening in 1991, Raffles Hotel today stands as a jewel in the crown of Singapore's hospitality industry, renowned and loved for its inimitable style and unsurpassed excellence in service and facilities.
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Located in the heart of the city amidst world-class shopping, entertainment and the Central Business District, Swissôtel The Stamford is right next to Singapore Night Race track and 20 minutes away from Singapore Changi International Airport.
One of Southeast Asia’s tallest hotels, Swissôtel The Stamford offers u ...
Swissôtel Merchant Court, Singapore is a luxury hotel ideally located close to entertainment and dining hotspots such as Clarke Quay, Boat Quay and Chinatown. The close proximity of the MRT to the hotel makes Orchard Road, Raffles City, all major tourist attractions and the financial hub at Raffles Place, within easy reach.
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