Thanks for the welcome. I'm very pleased to finally be joining one of the trips to SIN.

I picked the IC for a couple reasons. It is where I stayed for a week a month during the two years I was commuting to Singapore, and its kind of a second home. I spent enough time there to attain their Ambassador status which entitles me to a suite upgrade, a free mini-bar, and a generally warm welcome.

All that aside, I think their 21 day advance purchse online room rate of S$154 is pretty good. During the time we are there though, they are doing some rennovation work on the higher floors so the exec. floors are largely out of commission.

It is located in Bugis Junction which is not central but not non-central. It is two subway stops from Orchard Road, and directly adjacent to Little India. Nothing is very far from anything else in central SIN so I think it is always good advice to stay at the hotel there that affords you the best extras, is cheapest, or has the most amenities to pamper yourself with on a trip that is often "just because".

Many good choices there. I know and like the Grand Hyatt (central, great restaurant, and consistent), the Ritz Carlton (perhaps the most complete high quality hotel in SIN/SE Asia), and the Conrad (a perennial FT favorite for its quality, deals, rooms and HH tie-in).


Is there particular chain, type of hotel you are looking for? Some options are much cheaper and have fewer frills but as it is SIN, these will be clean and safe also. For these I would do a Google search for hotel travel agencies in SIN. A bunch of them pop up and you can get a decent idea of what is out there.

If I can offer any assistance, or if you simply have a question, I am happy to try to answer it. Many SIN run specialists around here so you'll likely see some good ideas offered.

Looking forward to meeting in SIN

Mike

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