Where to stay when you leave.
A Former Post Office is Now '400 Rooms of Luxury'
2/13/2008 at 12:05 PM
Tags: Singapore Hotel Reviews
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 gave us a tip about the Fullerton Hotel. 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 Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards 2006.
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 city, the river or the sea. Guests report that the rooms are spacious and the pool is reasonably large--an important factor in Singapore's heat.
Aside from fun post office themes and a big pool, the location is also very convenient both for shopping and sightseeing. And you can probably spice up your hotel stay with one of the hotel's packages.
The "Have a Great Holiday Singapore!" package, for example, offers a Movie Mania deal which includes buffet breakfast, two in-house movies, snacks and soft drinks for the film, and an in-room dinner, for S$368 (US$260)--but check the fine print, because they say this deal should only be valid for Singapore residents (we're not sure why).
International guests can pay the same rate on Fridays or Saturdays for the City Break deal, if they book two nights, but this package only includes breakfast. Still quite reasonable but we'd rather have the movies and in-room dinner, too.
[Photo: HardieBoys]
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