Many hotels have set out to be the crowning glory of Singapore’s Garden City, but Pan Pacific Orchard, Singapore has real claims to the title. Set to open its doors in June, the latest property from the Pan Pacific Hotels Group will be lush with foliage — 7,300 sq m of greenery across 23 floors.

With WOHA Architects at the helm, the property gives design mavens plenty to talk about. If there was ever a modern-day Hanging Gardens of Babylon, this would be it. Four cavernous open-air terraces, each boasting a sprawling Eden, harbour little luxuries ranging from private cabanas to an outdoor pool with a view. Guests checking into the property will see a 120-m-tall green column spanning the first three floors, which is also where the hotel’s restaurants will be located.

While the ballroom on the 18th floor is arguably the property’s best vantage point, each of the 347 guest rooms and suites will include views of terrace greenery or the city. Whatever the vista, this verdant tower is no doubt a respite from Orchard Road’s landscape of glass and steel.

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Raffles Hotel Singapore was once a seaside hotel before land reclamation nudged Singapore’s shoreline outwards. With the opening of Raffles Sentosa Resort & Spa in the second half of 2023, the grande dame will once again embrace its roots of yore. Located in Sentosa, the second Raffles property in Singapore swaps colonial-era architecture for 62 contemporary villas, each with a private swimming pool and terrace for greater privacy. Occupying 100,000 sqm of tropical gardens with views of South China Sea, it will also include a bar, restaurants, event spaces, and the sumptuous Raffles Spa. Amid these changes, one thing remains — the legendary Raffles butler service.

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As part of its foray into South-east Asia, the Hollywood-born Mondrian will roll out its red carpet in Singapore by this June. Those who have visited the Los Angeles hotel might recall the mushroom-inspired concierge desk and surrealist aesthetic of the guest rooms. The same eclectic energy will inform the brand’s Duxton Hill branch when it opens this year. The design will also pay tribute to the neighbourhood’s conservation shophouses and traditional architecture. Besides offering plush rooms, a rooftop pool, and an Italian restaurant headlined by Italian butcher Dario Cecchini, the hotel will also showcase a contemporary collection of artworks from local and international artists.

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Tech-savvy entrepreneurs will find themselves at home at the Pullman Singapore Orchard. Like a well-developed tech app, the user experience here is seamless: swift online check-ins, hassle-free digital keys, and full in-room automation right from your mobile phone. In-room fitness kits allow guests to work up a sweat between Zoom calls while the hotel’s partnership with Ritual Gym enables busy entrepreneurs to accrue maximum gains with minimal downtime. Collaborations with the city’s trendiest F&B purveyors, such as Common Man Coffee Roasters and craft beer outfit Brewlander, keep good nosh close by even on the most hectic of days.

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