http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2008-08-22T03:55:00Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/6/15/92845/3277 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Fullerton_Hotel_Singapore_by_Night.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>Here's one for all you motorheads out there. You probably knew even <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/9/25/235320/853/hotels/Room_with_a_Killer_View_The_Conrad_Hotel_Singapore">before we did</a> that 2008 sees the Formula One return to Singapore, and on top of that it's going to be the world's first night-time <b>F1 Grand Prix</b>. <p>The real experts also know it's one of just three anti-clockwise circuits out there, which is bound to make it even more exciting (or at least trickier).</p><p>So you've got a few choices. Slum it with the rest of the race watchers or shell out some cash and stay at the fancy <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Fullerton+Hotel+Singapore/ian/192673"><b>Fullerton Hotel</b></a>, which has an <b>F1 Experience</b> package going for S$2000 (US$1450) a night, with a minimum stay of four nights from September 25-29.</p><p>F1 amandak 2008-06-16T09:30:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/2/13/55235/4834 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Fullerton_Hotel_Singapore.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>Singapore's such a common layover that finding a good hotel there is quite important--if you're recovering from a long haul flight, you need a comfortable bed and a decent breakfast to help you on your way. A while ago a reader <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/3/23/173715/169/hotels/Reader_Weighs_in_on_a_Tale_of_Two_Mandarins">gave us a tip</a> about the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Fullerton+Hotel+Singapore/ian/192673"><b>Fullerton Hotel</b></a>. Located in the historic 1928 Fullerton Building, the hotel has been operating since 2001 and was relatively quickly named the Best Hotel in Asia in the Cond&#233; Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards 2006.</p><p>The Fullerton Hotel used to be a post office, but now it's 400 rooms of luxury. The rooms and suites feature historical names like Post Master, Governor and Presidential, and have views over the amandak 2008-02-13T12:05:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/1/10/65255/1758 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/SingaporeSkyline.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>In contrast to oh-so-much of the rest of the world, the small but hi-tech country of Singapore is doing reasonably well in the WiFi stakes. And that makes us happy because, unlike other WiFi pioneers like <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/browse/Europe/ee">Estonia</a>, Singapore is a really useful hub where tons of travelers stop for a night or two, as well as being an interesting holiday destination in itself.</p><p>WiFi is rife in Singapore: a government plan has put thousands of WiFi spots across the city, which is of course relatively easy when your city (and country) are as small as Singapore is. The result is that there are also plenty of hotels that offer WiFi access, sometimes for free, although disappointingly not amandak 2008-01-10T10:05:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/9/25/235320/853 <![CDATA[<p> <i>We are suckers for a room with a killer view. &nbsp;We find that we are even more likely to forgive some minor hotel inconveniences if we can stare out the window at something pretty--yeah we are that shallow. Let's help out our fellow hotel mavens by uploading rooms with killer views to the <a href="http://flickr.com/groups/hotelchatter/">HotelChatter/Flickr photo pool</a>, or by <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">sending the photo along to us</a>. We will feature our favorites in this space from time to time. Remember to tell us the name of the hotel and the room number of the hot view.</i><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/ConradSingaporeKillerView.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>We're not quite sure if this is a Killer View or just a really interesting one: it's taken from a hotel room amandak 2007-09-27T09:00:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/6/14/4191/26553 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Marriott_Singapore.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>Going on holiday to have some kind of operation is still not our idea of a good time, but medical tourism seems to really be catching on: going wherever you can to get a "good quality operation" without a high cost or a long waiting list, and with a bit of bonus sightseeing time thrown in. Singapore's recently been promoting itself as a good place for an op and the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Singapore+Marriott+Hotel/ian/116693"><b>Singapore Marriott Hotel</b></a> has also jumped on the medical tourism bandwagon:</p><blockquote><p>Singapore Marriott is literally located within five minutes walk from the renowned Mount Elizabeth Hospital, in the centre of the city, as well as to other major popular hospitals. &nbsp;The hotel offers a respite for those amandak 2007-06-14T09:22:03-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/