Reviews: Hotel Mandarin Oriental, Singapore

Hotel Mandarin Oriental, Singapore

Towering over Marina Bay, Mandarin Oriental, Singapore, features an outdoor pool with stunning cityscape views and a luxurious spa. Guests can keep fit at the gym or with Yoga classes.

The Location

- Mandarin Singapore is directly linked to Marina Square Shopping Center, a 10-minute walk from City Hall MRT metro station. A 10-minute drive brings guests to the shopping haven of Orchard Road, while Singapore Changi Airport is a 20-minute ride away.

Inside the Rooms

- Floor-to-ceiling windows in Oriental Singapore’s rooms overlook the harbor, ocean or city skyline. A surround sound system with CD and DVD options is provided in each room. Cable TV channels and tea/coffee makers are provided. Private bathrooms offer bathtubs.

Property Highlights

- A separate children’s pool is available for young ones. A range of pampering massage treatments is available. Tennis courts provide guests the opportunity to maintain their fitness while visiting.

Food & Drink

- Dolce Vita features Italian dining by the pool with harbor views while Axis Bar and Lounge offers a variety of cocktails and live entertainment. Mandarin Oriental offers 4 other food and beverage options including Japanese and Cantonese cuisine.

Marina Bay is a great choice for travelers interested in city trips, cleanliness and sightseeing.

This is our guests' favorite part of Singapore, according to independent reviews.

This property is also rated for the best value in Singapore! Guests are getting more for their money when compared to other properties in this city.

Reviews: Hotel Mandarin Oriental, Singapore


Susangermany - Review  “Perfect, but....” : We like the Mandarin Oriental! The staff is helpful, friendly ! The atmosphere is very nice! Just the housekeeping / room cleaning needs improvement. 2.15 pm is too late for cleaning and this was only after two reminders! It took only less than 15 minutes to clean, why not employ ONE more person for the short time cleaning?

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SuffolkBert - Reviews: “Superb Hotel” : We stayed here twice last month. For one day on the way to Bali from the UK and for 4 days on the way back. The hotel is terrific. It is centrally located at Marina Bay with public transport nearby. The rooms are a very good size and well equipped. We asked for a quiet room on a high floor...

Jenncherngshia Reviews -“Still best in class but disapointing with pool”: My second time visiting this hotel. Still, doubtless, absolutely best in class. It was pity that the swimming pool water was turbid when I went to swim. A great view from the pool but disappointed with the water quality

Food is good but very expensive but easy to find quality restaurants with much lower cost in the connected Marina Square mall


ElleEve: “Lovely hotel Great service ”

Overall service in this hotel is one of the best ever experienced - from reception, concierge, pool, bar, breakfast.

Will definitely visit again for :
1. Location & view - when in Singapore, I like to be in the Marina area: close to some of the best restaurants&malls, close to the bay
2. Service / service in Mandarin Oriental is of a complete different and higher level compared to other 5* hotels. Very personal, efficient, of great quality
3. Lovely rooms - only downside: the beds are not that good (in my opinion, very soft)
4. Breakfast - one of the best hotel breakfast ever experienced with tremendous options & best quality & amazing service - only terrace to have breakfast is a bit of a disappointment (no real views)
5. Pool area - booked this hotel for its pool area : it is in the heart of Sing but a lovely place to relax. Service is unbelievable : always paying attention to the needs of their guests - they fill your glass every 15min with cold water - they bring around small glasses with smoothies, juices, ... Pool area is kept incredibly clean - manager does as great job.
6. Gym is amazing - all equipment needed; nice gym area; great service as well!
7. Overall a very beautiful hotel area - impressive building

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Reviews: Raffles Hotel Singapore

Raffles Hotel Singapore

Raffles Hotel Singapore is the flagship property of Raffles Hotels & Resorts. Opened in 1887, it is one of the few remaining great 19th century hotels in the world.

Housed in a beautifully restored colonial building, the iconic Raffles Hotel provides a relaxing getaway in the heart of the city. The luxurious hotel boasts a choice of 14 dining options and a shopping arcade. Union Pay is accepted here.

The hotel is a 5-minute walk from City Hall MRT Station and Raffles City Shopping Centre. It is also just a 10-minute train ride from the popular Orchard, the city's shopping hub, while the Singapore Flyer is a 7-minute drive away.

Boasting spacious interiors, suites come with antique furnishings, fine oriental carpets and teak wood flooring. They have free WiFi and come with a verandah, a cable TV with international and Chinese channels, and separate dining, bedroom and dressing areas. The en suite bathrooms come with free toiletries, toothbrush, toothpaste and slippers.

Pampering body treatments are available at the Raffles Spa, while a fitness centre allows guests to work out. Other facilities include a Victorian-style theatre, where performances are staged. Guests can enjoy the luxury of 24-hour butler service and an outdoor pool with bar. Friendly staff are fluent in languages that include English, Malay, Chinese and Japanese.

A wide variety of dining options including French, Western, Asian, Chinese and fusion cuisines are available at the hotel. The legendary Singapore Sling is available at the hotel’s Long Bar. The Tiffin Room, adjacent to the lobby, continues as the traditional main dining area. The Raffles Grill is an elegant fine dining room, while the Writers Bar continues to pay tribute to the novelists and travel writers who have become part of the Raffles Hotel legend.

Reviews: Raffles Hotel Singapore

Ken-B: Review: “Outstanding Colonial Calm”

- I have visited Singapore many times both for business and pleasure. Having only visited the Raffles for lunch it was on my bucket list as i love to stay in the old world style hotels. We booked a junior suite for 4 days which is reasonably expensive but from the moment you arrive and until you leave the experience is first class! They check you in like you are royalty and the ambiance surround by beautiful gardens you feel like you staying on an old planation mansion with a group of old friends . You completely forget the hustle and bustle of the major city surrounding you and you can relax and enjoy feeling like you are staying with Raffles himself .

Paul H: Review: Raffles - A Short Stay Holiday Experience”

- Overall an excellent Hotel experience. The levels of service and attention to detail were second to none. Food generally was very good although our dining experience at the Raffles Grill was at best average. Breakfast and dinner at the Raffles Courtyard on the other hand were considered an overall better dining experience.

Jean H: Review: "Heavenly perfection"

What is there to say about the mythical Raffles..?
This new visit was exactly as expected, perfect. There is not really anything bad to say about this place. It is indeed one of the "grande old dames" of the East, conjuring the souvenirs of another era.

What sets the Raffles really in a different category is service, which is really outstanding yet always very warm. Professional without being rigid.

For sure there are probably more modern places in Singapore, but modernity is not what you seek here. It is all about atmosphere and service, and a certain sense of comfort.

Definitely worth visiting on a regular basis!
For once, a hotel lives up to its motto of "being your home away from home"

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4 day Singapore Itinerary

Hi All,

Before I start would like to thank you all for going through the below and suggesting if its a good plan.

Travel Details: 4 Adults and 1 Kid (3.5 years)

Day 1

Since we arrive by afternoon, we plan to do Night Safari on the same day. Travel by Taxi. Have planned to book taxi via Grabtaxi or pick it up on the road. Assuming a taxi in Singapore allows 4 adults and 1 kid to travel.

Day 2

Visit Sentosa (Full Day). Plan to visit the same through MRT to an Fro. We are buying Ez Link Card for all of us for MRT travel and 7-11 purchases.

Day 3

Jurong Bird Park. Travel by Taxi.Evening for Leisure and Clark Quay

Day 4

Universal Studios and SEA. (Full Day). Travel by MRT.

Want help on the below:

- We are confused about Singapore Zoo & River Safari, if we should do that, if so how do we squeeze it in on the above.

- We do not want to make it too tiring for the kid. Hence taking it easy.

- Is Ez link Card a good option (plan to pick it up at the airport). Is Ezlink card accepted by Taxis (If so any particular one) and by Sentosa Cable Car.

- Keeping weather and kid in mind, we are not purchasing any tickets for an sight seeing places. Plan to purchase the same online or through Asia Travel a day before the travel.

- Purchasing SIngtel Normal Sim from the Airport.

We would really appreciate if we can get some help to modify the plan if required in any way.

Thank you.

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Reviews: Oasia Hotel Novena, Singapore by Far East Hospitality

Reviews: Oasia Hotel Novena, Singapore by Far East Hospitality

Raphael T - review: Great hotel”

- This is a way long overdue review for my stay at this hotel but the memories still remain fresh at the back of my head. To keep the story short, had held my event on 20th Feb 2016 at Oasia Hotel Courtyard. The ambience to this place is pretty warmth to the heart and comfortable. Really had an enjoyable night with great help from start till end by Jacqueline, Peter, Dhang and Razali. Awesome service. Had the suite room stay for my event package and I must say its awesome. Smart home system, great city view from level 24, outstanding cleaniness, convenient location which was walking distance from Mrt and Novena Square and definitely cost worthy.

Had 2 downside was that I could not extend my suite stay for a much special rate as i was totally drained from my event the night before that I could not enjoy any of the facilities the hotel provides the next day prior to checkout. Another would be the limited breakfast spread which would be better had the selections been more varied.

However all in all, Oasia Hotel is a great hotel and I would definitely recommend it to others.

ThePrincelyTraveller - reviews: “Pleasant room and good location ”

As a couple we enjoyed a short weekend retreat. Rooms are modern design and well appointed despite being smaller in size.

One thing I appreciated was the strength of the air conditioning as the daytime temperatures were very warm. Sometimes we find hotel systems are overwhelmed in Asia but not this one.

Conveniently located adjacent to Velocity and Square2 malls and several high quality healthcare facilities.


damayantis2016 - review: “Great location,great service for a staycation!”

Wife and I were supposed to have a staycation at a certain Accor Hotel in Sentosa but were told to wait for a possible further 1.5-2hrs (with no guarantees!) more for our room to be ready when we have already waited an hour past the official check-in time. We requested for a full refund and promptly booked ourselves into Oasia Hotel Novena within an hour of leaving that sorry 'hotel'. World of a difference! Check-in was smooth. Elfie and team's warm welcome at The Living Room was amazing. What blew me away was they remembered us from our recently stay and greeted us by name at breakfast! Service at The Living Room was personal and attentive without being intrusive. Hat-tip to the management team and the front line staff. Thank you!

Mar66a - reviews: “Nice hotel above Novena MRT”

I enjoyed my stay for 5 nights at Oasia. Checked in was quick and got upgraded to deluxe room (level 18) and late check out which is awesome. This hotel is located above Novena MRT (only 2 stops to Orchard road), next to a shopping mall and a hospital. Room was nice & clean. Bed was comfortable. Pool was nice. Wifi was free and strong. Staff was friendly & helpful. Overall, I was so pleased that I chose to stay at this hotel. Will definitely stay here again next time I'm in Singapore.


FilzaIzzati - reviews : “AMAZINGGGG.”

I'd say this is one of the best hotels I ever booked for! Although I booked for a Superior room, everything is just so satisfying!

Check in was smooth with pleasant receptionists. Location wise, definitely convenient as it is less than 5 minutes walking distance to Novena MRT via Velocity shopping centre (or else, the lift in the hotel also can get you straight to Novena MRT station!).

Room wise, PERFECTTTTT. Its pretty huge. A weighing scale just below the bathroom sink amuses me due to the fact that this is the first hotel that I have been that provides weighing scale in every room LOL.

One tip is fork out a little for a Club room to enjoy the club privileges (recommended by a friend). There is a dinner buffet and free flow alcohol from 6pm - 8pm. Also, the swimming pool at Club floor is wayyyyy beautiful.

Overall, will definitely come back for the Club room next!

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Which transit hotels have access to the pool at Changi?

Selina T: Which transit hotels have access to the pool at Changi?

My husband and I have a 10 hour layover in Singapore in December, flying into and out of Terminal 3 and we are definitely going to book into one of the airport's transit hotels. One of us is keen to use the swimming pool while we are there. Should we book into the transit hotel at Terminal 1, or can we book into the Terminal 3 hotel and still use the pool? The reviews suggest there isn't much else to choose between the different transit hotels, but any tips from anyone who has used the T3 and T1 hotels would be appreciated. Thank you.

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Jakarta - Re: Which transit hotels have access to the pool at Changi?
 = Only a hotel at Ter. 1 has an access to the rooftop pool.

LON-SIN: Re: Which transit hotels have access to the pool at Changi?

= Only Hotel guests at T1 has free access, everyone else has to pay the few dollars.

Reply to: Which transit hotels have access to the pool at Changi?

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Take a Tour Of The Spectacular Singapore

If you will be in Singapore for a couple of days, you may need to amplify your outing. There’s fair such a variety of spots to see and things to do. For craftsmanship fans, there are galleries and displays to visit, while history buffs can investigate history exhibition halls and legacy focuses. Party animals can delight in a bright nightlife scene, nature significant others can inundate in the numerous rainforests and greenery enclosures accessible, and sports fanatics can anticipate donning activity. What’s more, the entire family can hang out at amusement parks. Need we say more?

Singapore’s energetic expressions scene is comprised of numerous craftsmanship museum halls, exhibitions and gallery spaces, schools, arts groups and many more. For those hoping to investigate the different aspects of Singapore’s crafts scene, you’ll be satisfied to discover numerous pockets of expressions affected spots to submerge yourself in, including workmanship establishments along the acclaimed Orchard Road and Marina Bay ranges.

Art purchasers can anticipate a remunerating knowledge at the different art exhibitions in Singapore. Art masterpieces in Singapore have a plenty of exhibition halls where they can call home. The theater scene in Singapore is a flourishing one with Chinese, Malay and even Tamil Dialect Theater.

Singapore A Trip to Explore Wonderful Attractions, as sunsets, Singapore tackles another persona to offer an energetic exhibit of nightlife and entertainment options. There are dance club for the party animals to delight the night away; bars and parlors for the parched hippos and chill cats; and live performance venues for the live wire revelers.

Other than music and diversion, food and feasting additionally make up the Singapore nightlife scene. There are numerous diners that stay open till late, offering a mixed bag of luxurious food. Whether you’re searching for a late nibble or recharging your vitality following a night of celebrating, there’s a great deal accessible to whet your hankering. With such a wide mixture of offerings, rest will be the keep going thing at the forefront of your thoughts.

Singapore may be a cosmopolitan city but on the other hand there’s a flourishing biological system of nature and untamed life settled inside. Nature lovers can anticipate investigating the rainforests and wetlands for an undisturbed affair. Alternately basically meander through the numerous finished gardens and stops on the island, with some notwithstanding offering a picturesque perspective of the city from vantage focuses.

For wild life lovers, the nature stores are a hotbed for a great many animals, including numerous fledgling and creepy crawly species. Furthermore, if that is insufficient, you can make an outing to the Zoo, Night Safari or Jurong Bird Park for a very close experience with a percentage of the world’s most savage and rarest species.

If you’re searching for bold things to do, there are numerous donning and recreational activities which you can take part in. This incorporates great ones beyond any doubt to send your adrenaline soaring, furthermore recreational ones, which you can appreciate at your own comfortable pace.

Sports is a well known past-time in Singapore and one of the reasons is on account of there of the various world-class facilities to indulge a wide range of activities. You’ll be amazed to realize that despite the fact that Singapore has a tropical atmosphere, you can discover a “Snow City” here that offers chosen winter sports. Furthermore, that is not all; you’ll additionally find numerous different games and activities to seek after while you’re here. Save on travel while travelling to Singapore buy booking online.

Singapore is the lively and clamoring business center of Southeast Asia. One of the top and most voyaged visitor destinations in the site; it has a wealth of multi-social and diverting activities to enjoy. The city has experienced a great deal of changes in the previous couple of years including more amazing structures, activities and vacation spots for guests to see and appreciate. With such a variety of sights to see, historical centers to visit and Singapore regions to visit, picking the best lodging is an unquestionable requirement to get the a large portion of your vacation in Singapore. We have recorded the best hotels in Singapore for holiday vacations underneath. Discover the hotel most suited for your excursion, be it for delight like a spa occasion or special first night or for a business outing short or long haul.

The Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore brags of world-class spa facilities offering fragrant healing, excellence and spa administrations. Meander through the manicured gardens in the quiet of theShangri-La Hotel spa. Enjoy an extensive variety of massages offered, for example, post-flight massages in their private treatment rooms to simple plane slack. Experiment with their Jacuzzi, sauna or steam room following an occupied day visiting the city or sit in a sun lounger by the outside swimming pool and appreciate a foot knead.

The Singapore Marriott Hotel is known for its notable and exquisite green pagoda tower at the heart of Orchard Road. It is additionally known for The Retreat Spa offering liberal and stimulating spa sessions. Treat yourself to a purifying body wrap, back rubs and facial medicines or splash your drained feet in a foot shower following an energizing day of shopping along Orchard Road. Visitors can likewise appreciate excellence service; for example, nail trims, pedicures and waxing all at the hotel.

The Rasa Sentosa Resort is the main resort in Singapore with a beachfront area. Located on Sentosa Island’s Siloso Beach, this recently remodeled beachfront lodging components shiny new guestrooms and hotel facilities, for example, GYM center, spa and kids’ club. Share a luxurious supper at Dine On 3, a group of eateries and a bar under one rooftop or appreciate fish eating at Barnacles Restaurant. Wake up in a gallery room neglecting the fine, palm-bordered South China Sea and take a plunge at the resort’s swimming pool or venture outside and make the few moves to sunbathe by the shoreline.

The Raffles Hotel in Singapore is a lavish hotel as well as a renowned landmark in the city for over 120 years. This notable hotel with its Singapore pioneer style structural planning and lavish tropical greenery enclosures have been deified in books by Rudyard Kipling and Somerset Maugham. It initially opened with just 10 rooms in 1887 yet is currently a National Monument with more than 100 guestrooms. Stay at the Raffles Hotel and experience Singapore’s history by leaning back with a Singapore Sling cocktail in the provincial wonder of the pool room, still with the greater part of the original furniture, or under the clearing enthusiasts of the Long Bar.

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Singapore – Affordable Hotel to Luxury Villas

It’s the world’s most extravagant city, stuffed with extravagance hotels, yet where do you go when you need style at a decent cost? We have the top picks.

The wonderful pastel exterior of the 1920s Naumi Liora appears to take up a large portion of the road – not shocking as it was initially 10 Chinatown shop houses. Opened not as much as a year prior, this smooth and rather unpredictable hotel has 79 rooms, in addition to a gym center and a prevalent eatery called The Study serving Brit food, made by English chef Jason Atherton. At the private bar, The Library, you require a secret word at the way to get in (it changes week by week and is posted on Facebook). All that is absent in this faux English public school world is the Tuck Shop, so it is not amazing that free dessert and help-yourself containers of crisps, smarties and chocolate creams are accessible in the hall.

The entry way rooms are all on the top floor, and in spite of the fact that they are roomier than a great part of the opposition, be arranged for loft spaces without any windows: the proprietors were not permitted to include sky facing windows due to the legacy secured status of the building. If you are from Malaysia you can enjoy a grand stay at this hotel at a nominal cost by booking from hotels.com Malaysia or using Malaysia Hotels Discount Code at the checkout page.

In case you’re making a trip to Singapore sooner rather than later and are looking for accommodation that is much bigger than your common lodging room, then why not book a villa for the duration of stay? Villas give space, solace and additional independence with the majority of the luxuries, also the incredible services of a lodging. Booking.com has set up together a choice of top villas in Singapore to guarantee you have the best conceivable decision of accommodation.

You can use their Booking.com Promo Code and enjoy savings on your bookings. Changi Village Hotel on Netheravon Road is a part of the Changi Airport complex more or less 15-minutes from Singapore Changi Airport. A short journey from the perfect island of Pulau Ubin and the Chek Jawa wetlands, this present hotel’s advanced villas offer snappy convenience with pleasant ocean perspectives of the Changi coastline. Guests can appreciate relaxed strolls along the shoreline while viewing the dusk, tee off at the Changi Golf Club or walk around the numerous lovely legacy trees that dominate the Boardwalk.

Another lodging which gives agreeable estates to visitors is the Albert Court Village Hotel on Bugis & Arab Street, not a long way from the Straits Chinese group of Bugis and the dynamic zone known as little India. This 4 star boutique hotel serves as a perfect base from which to investigate the adjacent retail centers of Orchard Road, Mustafa Center, and Sim Lim Square. A percentage of alternate attractions in the zone incorporate the neighborhood night markets, Fort Canning Park and a few historical centers facilitating an abundance of entrancing displays ensured to please history and society buffs alike. The Sha Villa Hotel on Lloyd Road is seconds from Orchard Road. Nearby attractions incorporate the National Museum of Singapore, which has been illuminating and engrossing guests since 1849.

Singapore Botanic Gardens spread over 52-hectares in the heart of the city and brag an abundance of plant, bloom and tree species going from frangipanis to greeneries and desert species. While you are there, meander through the National Orchid Garden, home to a showcase of 20,000 of these appealing flowers. When you’ve had your fill of the serene greenery enclosures discovering eventually for retail treatment is additionally an absolute necessity.

Plantation Road will fulfill the needs of any shopaholic and is the place you’ll discover a larger number of shopping centers than you can shake a stick at. There are additionally a psyche boggling mixed bag of eateries, bars and bistros, for example, the sultry surroundings of the Martini Bar in the Grand Hyatt or for a more casual bar setting advance toward Malone’s Irish Restaurant & Bar where a decent time is dependably had by all.

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