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Tropical 6 rooms aimed at the leisure traveler are spacious and closer to the pleasant pool
area, but offer little in terms of vie ws.
165 Tanjong Pagar Rd., Singapore 088539.
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65/6879-2555.
Fax 65/6224-3910. www.amarahotels.com.
338 units. S$380 (US$254/£171) double; fr om S$700 (US$469/£315) suit e. AE, DC, MC, V. 5-min. walk t o
Tanjong P agar MR T.
Amenities:
2 r estaurants; lounge; out door pool; out door light ed t ennis c ourts;
health club w/Jacuzzi, jogging track, sauna, steam, and massage; concierge; airport transfers; room ser-
vice; babysitting; smoke -free rooms.
In room:
A/C, TV w/satellite programming and in-house mo vies,
high-speed Internet, minibar, hair dryer.
M Hotel Singapore
If work brings you to the Shenton Way downtown business
district, then M Hotel is your best bet. Cornering the international business travel market,
everything here is designed to make life easier for those with places to go and people to see.
Rooms feature large, comfortable workspaces in clutter-free tones (blond wood furnishings,
bone upholstery, tan carpeting), with some splashes of darker textiles for variety. Broadband
Internet access and laptop safes make for extra conv enience. The 11th floor is reserved for
unwinding, with pool, spa, and fitness center all in sanitary contemporary white with glass-
and-chrome accents ev erywhere. G ood w eekend deals ar e av ailable, but leisur e trav elers
won't find much to inspire in the financial district evenings or weekends. Operated by local
firm Haatch, the spa has an ex cellent menu and r eputation for quality. M Hotel's restau-
rants are packed for power lunches, so book in adv ance.
81 Anson Rd., Singapore 079908.
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866/866-8086
in the U.S. and Canada, 800/147-803 in Australia, 800/
782-542 in New Zealand, 800/8686-8086 in the U.K., or 65/6224-1133. Fax 65/6222-0749. www.millennium
hotels.com. 413 units. S$378 (US$253/£170) double; S$700 (US$469/£315) suit e. AE, DC, MC, V. 10-min.
walk to Tanjong Pagar MRT.
Amenities:
3 r estaurants; bar; outdoor pool w/2 Jacuzzis; health club w/
rock-climbing wall; spa; r oom ser vice; babysitting; executive-level rooms.
In room:
A/C, TV w/satellite
programming, high-speed Internet, minibar, hair dryer.
New Majestic Hotel
The Ar t D eco New M ajestic H otel is achingly stylish,
with a shining white lobb y dotted with a collection of classic chairs that r epresent the
best of 20th-century design. The guest rooms are large, each designed b y a Singaporean
artist with an unlimited budget. The popular Wayang r oom, named after traditional
Chinese opera, is scarlet and black, with walls entir ely covered in fine r ed silk. Fashion
designer Daniel Boey's Pussy Parlour is a confection of fuchsia and electric blue, with silk
crepe sheets and a Champagne bar in r ed lacquer. There are also more understated and
practical rooms, though they 're no less cr eative. High-quality amenities include Kiehl 's
toiletries, Bose systems, espresso machines, and iPod docking stations. The New Majestic
proudly boasts “S ingapore's smallest pool. ” The only pool permitted in a conser vation
building, this compact r ectangle of mosaic tiling is placed abo ve the restaurant and fea-
tures glass portholes in its floor.
31-37 Buk it P asoh Rd ., Singapor e 089845.
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65/6511-4700.
F ax 65/6227-3301. w ww.newmajestic
hotel.com. 30 units . S$400 (US$268/£180) double; fr om S$750 (US$503/£338) suit e. AE, MC, V. 1-min.
walk to Outram Park MRT.
Amenities:
Restaurant; outdoor pool; health club; concierge.
In room:
A/C, TV
w/satellite programming, minibar, hair dryer.
Swissôtel Merchant Court
Merchant Court is beautifully located in the city
center, within easy walking distance of Chinato wn and the historic and financial dis-
tricts. Colorful Clarke Quay opposite offers a superb range of r estaurants, cafes, and
nightlife, and Robertson and Boat Quays are a short, pleasant stroll along the river. A
mall and the MR T are right on the doorstep . All that conv enience means it 's a busy,
buzzing part of town, particularly at night, but the large attractive pool and terrace area
gives some room to relax and the Amrita spa is excellent. Standard (Classic) rooms are
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