Singapore sees more new hotels

SINGAPORE – The island’s hotel sector is a growth area, with more new hotels being launched here. Recently, hotel developers have been drawn to Singapore to invest, which is hoped to ease the current room crunch.

The latest addition in April to Singapore’s hospitality sector is the St Regis Singapore at Tanglin Road, the first luxury hotel to open here after more than a decade. With 299 guestrooms and suites, the hotel features a grand ballroom and an art collection featuring the works of Fernando Botero and French artist Marc Chagall. The St Regis opened to much fanfare, with 700 guests attending its opening ceremony.

Also opening next month is Crowne Plaza Changi Airport. The 320-room resort-style property, the first international upscale brand hotel with direct access to the new Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 3, is linked to said terminal by covered walkways.

Set to open later this year is Capella Singapore, The West Paces Hotel Group’s first foray into South-east Asia. Located in Sentosa Island, Capella Singapore will have 111 villas and suites, Singapore’s first circular, glass-roofed ballroom; a fine-dining Chinese restaurant; an all-day dining restaurant and two lounge areas.

The next three to four years will see another 12,000 hotel rooms come on stream as new hotels open in Singapore. In the first half of this year, 12 more sites for hotel development have been made available for sale under the Government Land Sales (GLS) programme.