Fairmont Singapore Explained
Fairmont Singapore
费尔蒙特酒店 |
| Alternate Names: | The Westin Plaza |
| Former Names: | Raffles The Plaza (莱佛士大厦) |
| Location: | 80 Bras Basah Road, Singapore 189560 |
| Building Type: | Hotel |
| Floor Count: | 26 |
| Status: | Completed |
| Elevator Count: | 10 |
| Architect: | I. M. Pei with
Architects 61 |
| Developer: | Tincel Properties |
| Management: | Accor |
| Owner: | CapitaCommercial Trust and CapitaMall Trust |
| Main Contractor: | SsangYong Group |
| Number Of Rooms: | 778 |
| Number Of Restaurants: | 6 |
| Website: | fairmont.com/singapore |
| Coordinates: | 1.2942°N 103.8536°W |
Fairmont Singapore (Chinese: 费尔蒙特酒店) is the sister hotel located within the Raffles City complex in Singapore. It has a total of 778 rooms and suites housed within two 26-storey towers.
History
The Westin Plaza opened in October 1986,[1] as part of the Raffles City complex, which also included a shopping mall, a convention center, an office tower and an adjoining sister hotel, The Westin Stamford. At the conclusion of Westin's 15-year management contract with Raffles Holdings,[2] the hotels were both renamed on 1 January 2002, with The Westin Plaza becoming Raffles The Plaza and The Westin Stamford becoming Swissôtel The Stamford.[3] Raffles The Plaza was renamed again on 12 December 2007, becoming the Fairmont Singapore.[4] In September 2019, Fairmont Singapore completed a renovation of the South Tower.[5]
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.[6]
Awards
Some of the accolades Fairmont Singapore has received include:
- Singapore's Leading Conference Hotel 2019 (World Travel Awards 2019)[7]
- Awarded the Friend of the Arts award (The Patron of the Arts 2019 Awards)[8]
- Top 5 City Hotels in Singapore (Travel + Leisure's World's Best Awards 2019)[9]
- Singapore's Leading Conference Hotel (World Travel Awards 2018)[10]
- Top 25 Hotels in Singapore (TripAdvisor's Travellers' Choice Awards 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016)[11]
- Four-Star Rating (FORBES Travel Guide 2018, 2015, 2014)[12]
- Best Wedding Venue (Singapore Tatler's Best of Singapore 2017)
- BCA Green Mark Award 2017 (Gold) for Raffles City Convention Centre[13]
- 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)
External links
Notes and References
- https://www.roots.gov.sg/Collection-Landing/listing/1151193
- https://www.travelweekly-asia.com/Travel-News/Westin-Plaza-Stamford-no-more-soon1
- https://www.hospitalitynet.org/news/4010519.html
- https://www.hospitalitynet.org/news/4034111.html
- Web site: Review: Fairmont Singapore raises the bar with a luxurious redesign both inside and out. 17 December 2019. Lifestyle Asia Singapore. en-US. 5 March 2020.
- Web site: Aquaponics farming: How two hotels are looking to boost their sustainable practices. 17 November 2019. Channel News Asia Singapore. en-US. 5 March 2020.
- Web site: Singapore's Leading Conference Hotel 2019. World Travel Awards.
- Web site: NAC - Patron of the Arts. www.nac.gov.sg.
- Web site: The World's Best Hotels in Singapore 2019. Travel + Leisure.
- Web site: World Travel Awards 2018 Asia Winners. World Travel Awards.
- Web site: Top 25 Hotels in Singapore - Tripadvisor Travelers' Choice Awards. www.tripadvisor.com.
- Web site: 2020 Star Awards Winners. Forbes Travel Guide.
- Web site: BCA Awards 2017 .
