http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T18:37:29Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/3/23/173715/169 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/oriental_singapore.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/3/21/0316/34528/hotels/The_Better_Mandarin_Oriental_in_Singapore">Earlier this week</a>, we let you know about the Mandarin Oriental sister properties located right next door to each other in Singapore. We found the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/THE++ORIENTAL+SINGAPORE/ian/107249"><b>Oriental Singapore</b></a> (pictured above) to be a better hotel than the Marina Mandarin and a reader agreed. So we thought would share his perspective and his tips with you.<blockquote><p>As for the Oriental in Singapore, it is definitely way better than the Marina Mandarin. I haven't seen the renovation, but the building (especially the towering atrium) is quite nice. The Oriental has the benefit of being one of the first buildings that went up in the Marina area, giving it waterfront location and as said, the great views over the city. Marina juliana 2007-03-23T17:39:59-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/3/21/0316/34528 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/oriental_singapore.jpg" class="imgborder"/><p>Skipping on over to Singapore, we found that the Mandarin Oriental hotel chain has two hotels next to each other so they decided to name one, Mandarin and the other Oriental.<p>Just kidding of course, but we were curious to see if one was better than the other. Over at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/THE++ORIENTAL+SINGAPORE/ian/107249"><b>Oriental Singapore</b></a>, the hotel seems to be doing nicely since it underwent a major top-to-bottom renovation two years ago, changing everything "except, of course the view."<p>The fan-shaped building features an 18-story atrium lobby, "subtley chic" decor which means simple dark woods and bright colors and the rooms sport high-tech amenities. There's also several dining options (although all expensive) such as Morton's Steakhouse.<p>And since we've never been to juliana 2007-03-21T09:00:02-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/