Fairmont Singapore

Fairmont Singapore (Chinese: 费尔蒙特酒店), formerly Raffles The Plaza (Chinese: 莱佛士大厦) is the sister hotel of Swissôtel The Stamford located within the Raffles City complex in Singapore. It has a total of 778 rooms and suites housed within two 26-storey towers. Opened as The Westin Plaza in 1986, the hotel was refurbished together with Swissôtel The Stamford, formerly known as the Westin Stamford, and was renamed Raffles The Plaza on 1 January 2002 and Fairmont Singapore on 12 December 2007 with a change in branding. In September 2019, Fairmont Singapore completed its renovation[1] of the South Tower.

Fairmont Singapore
费尔蒙特酒店
Former namesRaffles The Plaza (莱佛士大厦)
Alternative namesThe Westin Plaza
General information
StatusComplete
TypeHotel
Architectural styleHigh-rise
Location80 Bras Basah Road, Downtown Core, Singapore 189560
Coordinates1°17′39.0″N 103°51′12.9″E
Construction started1980 (1980)
Completed1985 (1985)
Opening1986 (1986)
OwnerCapitaCommercial Trust and CapitaMall Trust
ManagementFairmont Hotels and Resorts
Technical details
Floor count26
Lifts/elevators10
Design and construction
ArchitectI. M. Pei with
Architects 61
DeveloperTincel Properties
Main contractorSsangYong Group
Website
fairmont.com/singapore

Both hotels are currently managed by Fairmont Raffles Hotels International. Fairmont Singapore currently houses one of Asia's largest spas - Willow Stream, formerly RafflesAmrita Spa, and shares all sports and recreation facilities with Swissôtel The Stamford. The hotel is connected to Swissôtel The Stamford, Raffles City Convention Centre, Raffles City, City Hall MRT station, and CityLink Mall.

In 2005, the 117th IOC Session was held in the Raffles City Convention Centre, located in Raffles City. Most IOC members stayed in this hotel, as did several well-known figures who came to the city to support their cities' bids. In 2006, the hotel's service area in the basement became an expanded retail area of Raffles City with 50 new shops.

Restaurants at the Raffles City hotels

The food, beverage and spa outlets at both Fairmont Singapore and Swissôtel The Stamford are operated by the same management.

  • Fairmont Singapore
    • Alligator Pear
    • Anti:dote
    • Asian Market Cafe
    • Mikuni
    • Prego
    • Szechuan Court and Kitchen
  • Swissôtel The Stamford
    • CLOVE (formerly Cafe Swiss)
    • JAAN by Kirk Westaway
    • Kopi Tiam
    • SKAI
    • SKAI Bar
    • The Stamford Brasserie
    • Bar Rouge Singapore

Raffles City Convention Centre

Raffles City Convention Centre (RCCC) has more than 108,000 square feet of function space, including 27 meeting rooms and 3 ballrooms. It is located in the same building as Fairmont Singapore and is managed by the hotel.

Aquaponics Farm

Together with Swissotel The Stamford, Fairmont Singapore set up a 450 sq m rooftop aquaponics farm in 2019 where fish and plants are grown together in a closed system. The farm is expected to grow 30% of all vegetables required across the 2 hotels.[2]

Awards

Some of the accolades Fairmont Singapore has received include:

    • Singapore's Leading Conference Hotel 2019 (World Travel Awards 2019)[3]
    • Awarded the Friend of the Arts award (The Patron of the Arts 2019 Awards)[4]
    • Top 5 City Hotels in Singapore (Travel + Leisure's World's Best Awards 2019)[5]
    • Singapore's Leading Conference Hotel (World Travel Awards 2018)[6]
    • Top 25 Hotels in Singapore (TripAdvisor's Travellers' Choice Awards 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016)[7]
    • Four-Star Rating (FORBES Travel Guide 2018, 2015, 2014)[8]
    • Best Wedding Venue (Singapore Tatler's Best of Singapore 2017)
    • BCA Green Mark Award 2017 (Gold) for Raffles City Convention Centre[9]
    • Certificate of Excellence Hall of Fame (Five-Time Winner, TripAdvisor 2015)
    • Best in Stay Award (Orbitz Worldwide 2015)
    • Top 10 Hotels in Singapore (Condé Nast Travellers Reader's Choice Award 2015)
    • Ranked #28 in the Best Hotels in Southeast Asia (Condé Nast Travellers Reader's Choice Award 2014)

References
  1. "Review: Fairmont Singapore raises the bar with a luxurious redesign both inside and out". Lifestyle Asia Singapore. 2019-12-17. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
  2. "Aquaponics farming: How two hotels are looking to boost their sustainable practices". Channel News Asia Singapore. 2019-11-17. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
  3. "Singapore's Leading Conference Hotel 2019". World Travel Awards.
  4. "NAC - Patron of the Arts". www.nac.gov.sg.
  5. "The World's Best Hotels in Singapore 2019". Travel + Leisure.
  6. "World Travel Awards 2018 Asia Winners". World Travel Awards.
  7. "Top 25 Hotels in Singapore - Tripadvisor Travelers' Choice Awards". www.tripadvisor.com.
  8. "2020 Star Awards Winners". Forbes Travel Guide.
  9. https://www.bca.gov.sg/greenMark/others/gm2017.pdf
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