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bar and personalized stationery. Its rooms and suites are some of the largest in Singapore,
elegant and supr emely comfor table with luxurious bathr ooms and separate dr essing
rooms. The hotel's Limousine airport transfer is free to Tower Wing guests.
22 Orange Gr ove Rd., Singapore 258350. & 800/942-5050 in the U .S., 866/344-5050 in C anada, 800/
222-448 in Australia, 800/442-179 in New Zealand, or 65/6737-3644. Fax [phone]. www.shangri-la.
com. 750 units . S$530 (US$355/£239) Tower double; S$740 (US$496/£333) G arden double; S$901
(US$604/£405) Valley double; from S$1,000 (US$670/£450) suite. AE, DC, MC, V. 10-min. walk to Orchard
MRT. Amenities: 5 r estaurants; lobby lounge; r esort-style outdoor landscaped pool; 4 out door lighted
tennis courts; health club look ing out into gardens; Spa with Jacuzzi, sauna, st eam, and massage; c on-
cierge; airport transfers; room service; babysitting; smoke-free rooms; executive-level rooms. In room:
A/C, TV w/satellite programming and in-house movies, high-speed Internet, minibar, hair dryer.
Sheraton Towers Singapore Sheraton's lobb y is lined with ser vice awards.
With the deluxe (standard) room, they'll give you a suit pr essing on arrival, daily news-
paper delivery, shoeshine ser vice, and complimentar y movies. These refurbished rooms
are handsome, with textur ed walls, plush carpeting, and a bed luxuriously fitted with
down pillows and dr eamy 100% E gyptian cotton bedding. U pgrade to a Tower room,
and you get a personal butler , complimentary nightly cocktails and morning br eakfast,
free laundry, free local calls, your own pants press, and free use of the personal trainer in
the fitness center. The cabana rooms, off the pool area, have all the services of the Tower
Wing in a very private resort room. The 23 one-of-a-kind suites each featur e a different
theme: Chinese regency, French, Italian, jungle, you name it. Although Sheraton is a luxe
choice, you can find better deals, price wise.
39 Scotts Rd., Singapore 228230. & 800/325-3535 in the U .S. and C anada, 800/073-535 in A ustralia,
800/325-35353 in New Z ealand, 800/353535 in the U .K., or 65/6737-6888. F ax 65/6737-1072. w ww.
sheraton.com. 413 units. S$520 (US$348/£234) double; from S$1,200 (US$804/£540) suite. AE, DC, MC, V.
5-min. walk to Newton MRT. Amenities: 3 restaurants; lobby lounge; outdoor landscaped pool; health
club w/sauna and massage; c oncierge; airport transfers; room service; babysitting; smoke-free rooms;
executive-level rooms. In room: A/C, TV w/satellite programming and in-house movies, high-speed Inter-
net, minibar, hair dryer.

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St. Regis Hotel Singapore's newest luxury hotel opened in early 2008.Touted
as a six-star property, it's distinctly palatial and ornate, with patterned fabrics and carpet-
ing, dainty cr ockery, and huge chandeliers. G uests are chauffeured in B entleys. Guest
rooms feature walnut furnitur e, Jim Thomson silks, and plush couches, and ar e full of
gadgets, with Bose sound systems, plasma TVs, and lighting panels. E normous marble-
clad bathrooms have flatscreen TVs in the mirror facing the bath. Each floor is ser viced
by discreet and expert butlers. Grand Deluxe rooms overlook the greenery of the exclu-
sive Tanglin and Nassim areas. Toiletries are from the in-house R emède spa, with a w et
lounge, which is complimentar y for guests. While you're there, consider the R emède's
version of a hot stone massage, which uses huge silken pebbles of pure jade. Facilities are
of the high standard that you would expect, though the pool area is overlooked by nearby
towers.
29 Tanglin Rd., Singapore 247911. & 877/STREGIS (787-3447) in the U.S. and Canada; 800/221-637 in
Australia; 800/450-561 in New Z ealand; 800/325-78734 in the U .K.; or 65/6506-6888. Fax [phone].
www.starwoodhotels.com. 299 units . S$545 (US$365/£245) double; fr om S$1,400 (US$938/£630) suit e.
AE, DC, MC, V. 15-min. walk to Orchard MRT. Amenities: 3 restaurants; 2 bars; outdoor pools w/Jacuzzi; 2
indoor air-conditioned tennis courts; health club; spa w/wet room, sauna, steam, massage, and compre-
hensive menu of beaut y and r elaxation treatments; concierge; airport transfers; room service; babysit-
ting; smoke-free rooms; executive-level rooms. In room: A/C, plasma TVs w/satellite programming and
in-room entertainment center, Wi-Fi, minibar, hair dryer.