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Matchbox<br />
Stay<br />
Find stylish accommodation to suit your circumstances<br />
Family friendly<br />
The Orchard Hotel (442 Orchard Rd, +65 6734 7766, www.orchardhotel.com.<br />
sg) has a special children’s concierge service, ‘Ask Alfred’ (S$22++ per child).<br />
Four Seasons <strong>Singapore</strong> (190 Orchard Blvd, +65 6734 1110, www.fourseasons.<br />
com), has a kids’ buffet at Sunday brunch and babysitting services. On Sentosa,<br />
the Festive Hotel (39 Artillery Ave, +65 6577 8899, www.rwsentosa.com) is filled<br />
with child-friendly amenities; entertainment options (such as Universal Studios) are<br />
on tap. All 313 studios at Capri by Fraser (3 Changi Business Park Central 1, +65<br />
6933 9833, singapore.capribyfraser.com) have kitchenettes.<br />
Budget<br />
The nine themed rooms in Clarke Quay’s Five Stones Hostel (61 South Bridge Rd,<br />
+65 6535 5607, www.fivestoneshostel.com) are designed by local artists. Creature<br />
comforts abound with firm, custom-made pillows and individual reading lights.<br />
Matchbox the Concept Hostel (39 Ann Siang Rd, +65 6423 0237, www.matchbox.<br />
sg), in a three-storey conservation shophouse, has a ladies-only 12-bed dorm, a twobed<br />
private room and an 18-bed mixed dorm. The sleeping pods are designed to be<br />
like matchboxes. The Perak Hotel (12 Perak Rd, +65 6299 7733, www.peraklodge.<br />
com) is ideal for soaking up local colour while offering a respite from the area’s hectic<br />
vibe. Housed in a restored, Peranakan-style building, it’s small but full of character.<br />
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Fullerton Bay<br />
Hotel<br />
Boutique<br />
At New Majestic Hotel (31–37 Bukit Pasoh Rd, +65 6511 4700, www.<br />
newmajestichotel.com) you’ll feel like a rock star, thanks to the big white lobby,<br />
vintage fans, designer chairs and themed guest rooms. Hotel 1929 (50 Keong Saik<br />
Rd, +65 6347 1929, www.hotel1929.com) turned five colonial shophouses into a 32room<br />
boutique property. At Klapsons (15 Hoe Chiang Rd, +65 6521 9000, klapsons.<br />
com) no two rooms are alike but each has a Jacuzzi. Other options include Naumi<br />
Liora (55 Keong Saik Rd, +65 6922 9000, www.naumiliora.com), a chic contemporary<br />
hotel in a heritage building in Chinatown.<br />
Old-school charm<br />
Movenpick Heritage Hotel Sentosa (23 Beach View, Sentosa, +65 6818 3388,<br />
moevenpick-hotels.com) is close to all the island’s attractions and has a Heritage wing<br />
dating back to the 1940s. Colonial-era architecture and a rich history set Hotel Fort<br />
Canning (11 Canning Walk. +65 6559 6770. www.hfcsingapore.com) apart. This stately<br />
86-room hotel was originally the British Army’s headquarters.<br />
Luxury<br />
The centrally located Fullerton Bay Hotel (80 Collyer Quay, +65 6333 8388, www.<br />
fullertonbayhotel.com) is one of the newer additions to the luxe Marina Bay waterfront<br />
precinct. The hotel’s public spaces were designed by HK-based interiors wunderkind<br />
Andre Fu – huge spaces, huge cylindrical chandeliers – and rooftop bar Lantern is one<br />
of <strong>Singapore</strong>’s hottest bars. Boasting the most spacious accommodation in <strong>Singapore</strong>,<br />
Capella (1 The Knolls, Sentosa, +65 6377 8888, capellahotels.com/singapore) offers<br />
seascape visitas, beach access, spa and world-class luxury service.<br />
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