| Fairmont Singapore 费尔蒙特酒店 | |
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| Former names | Raffles The Plaza (莱佛士大厦) |
| Alternative names | The Westin Plaza |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Hotel |
| Architectural style | High-rise |
| Location | 80 Bras Basah Road, Singapore 189560 |
| Coordinates | 1°17′39.0″N 103°51′12.9″E / 1.294167°N 103.853583°E |
| Construction started | 1980 |
| Completed | 1985 |
| Opening | 1986 |
| Owner | CapitaCommercial Trust and CapitaMall Trust |
| Management | Accor |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 26 |
| Lifts/elevators | 10 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | I. M. Pei with Architects 61 |
| Developer | Tincel Properties |
| Main contractor | SsangYong Group |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 778 |
| Number of restaurants | 6 |
| Website | |
| fairmont.com/singapore | |
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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)
References[edit]
- ^ 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
- ^ "Review: Fairmont Singapore raises the bar with a luxurious redesign both inside and out". Lifestyle Asia Singapore. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "Aquaponics farming: How two hotels are looking to boost their sustainable practices". Channel News Asia Singapore. 17 November 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "Singapore's Leading Conference Hotel 2019". World Travel Awards.
- ^ "NAC - Patron of the Arts". www.nac.gov.sg.
- ^ "The World's Best Hotels in Singapore 2019". Travel + Leisure.
- ^ "World Travel Awards 2018 Asia Winners". World Travel Awards.
- ^ "Top 25 Hotels in Singapore - Tripadvisor Travelers' Choice Awards". www.tripadvisor.com.
- ^ "2020 Star Awards Winners". Forbes Travel Guide.
- ^ "BCA Awards 2017" (PDF).
