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Fairmont Singapore

Coordinates: 1°17′39.0″N 103°51′12.9″E / 1.294167°N 103.853583°E / 1.294167; 103.853583
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Fairmont Singapore
费尔蒙特酒店
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Former namesRaffles The Plaza (莱佛士大厦)
Alternative namesThe Westin Plaza
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeHotel
Architectural styleHigh-rise
Location80 Bras Basah Road, Singapore 189560
Coordinates1°17′39.0″N 103°51′12.9″E / 1.294167°N 103.853583°E / 1.294167; 103.853583
Construction started1980; 44 years ago (1980)
Completed1985; 39 years ago (1985)
Opening1986; 38 years ago (1986)
OwnerCapitaCommercial Trust and CapitaMall Trust
ManagementAccor
Technical details
Floor count26
Lifts/elevators10
Design and construction
Architect(s)I. M. Pei with
Architects 61
DeveloperTincel Properties
Main contractorSsangYong Group
Other information
Number of rooms778
Number of restaurants6
Website
fairmont.com/singapore

Fairmont Singapore (Chinese: 费尔蒙特酒店) is the sister hotel located within the Raffles City complex in Singapore. It has a total of 778 rooms and suites housed within two 26-storey towers.

History

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The Westin Plaza opened in October 1986,[1] as part of the Raffles City complex, which also included a shopping mall, a convention center, an office tower and an adjoining sister hotel, The Westin Stamford. At the conclusion of Westin's 15-year management contract with Raffles Holdings,[2] the hotels were both renamed on 1 January 2002, with The Westin Plaza becoming Raffles The Plaza and The Westin Stamford becoming Swissôtel The Stamford.[3] Raffles The Plaza was renamed again on 12 December 2007, becoming the Fairmont Singapore.[4] In September 2019, Fairmont Singapore completed a renovation of the South Tower.[5]

Aquaponics Farm

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Together with Swissotel The Stamford, Fairmont Singapore set up a 450 sq m rooftop aquaponics farm in 2019 where fish and plants are grown together in a closed system. The farm is expected to grow 30% of all vegetables required across the 2 hotels.[6]

Awards

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Some of the accolades Fairmont Singapore has received include:

  • Singapore's Leading Conference Hotel 2019 (World Travel Awards 2019)[7]
  • Awarded the Friend of the Arts award (The Patron of the Arts 2019 Awards)[8]
  • Top 5 City Hotels in Singapore (Travel + Leisure's World's Best Awards 2019)[9]
  • Singapore's Leading Conference Hotel (World Travel Awards 2018)[10]
  • Top 25 Hotels in Singapore (TripAdvisor's Travellers' Choice Awards 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016)[11]
  • Four-Star Rating (FORBES Travel Guide 2018, 2015, 2014)[12]
  • Best Wedding Venue (Singapore Tatler's Best of Singapore 2017)
  • BCA Green Mark Award 2017 (Gold) for Raffles City Convention Centre[13]
  • Certificate of Excellence Hall of Fame (Five-Time Winner, TripAdvisor 2015)
  • Best in Stay Award (Orbitz Worldwide 2015)
  • Top 10 Hotels in Singapore (Condé Nast Travellers Reader's Choice Award 2015)

References

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  1. ^ "The Westin Stamford hotel at Raffles City".
  2. ^ "Westin Plaza & Stamford no more, soon(1)".
  3. ^ "Raffles International to Commemorate the Renaming of the Two Landmark Hotels in Raffles City".
  4. ^ "Fairmont Singapore Opens Its Doors".
  5. ^ "Review: Fairmont Singapore raises the bar with a luxurious redesign both inside and out". Lifestyle Asia Singapore. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Aquaponics farming: How two hotels are looking to boost their sustainable practices". Channel News Asia Singapore. 17 November 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Singapore's Leading Conference Hotel 2019". World Travel Awards.
  8. ^ "NAC - Patron of the Arts". www.nac.gov.sg.
  9. ^ "The World's Best Hotels in Singapore 2019". Travel + Leisure.
  10. ^ "World Travel Awards 2018 Asia Winners". World Travel Awards.
  11. ^ "Top 25 Hotels in Singapore - Tripadvisor Travelers' Choice Awards". www.tripadvisor.com.
  12. ^ "2020 Star Awards Winners". Forbes Travel Guide.
  13. ^ "BCA Awards 2017" (PDF).
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