Yes, I have been there. Very nice rooms, great location, and the pool is probably a 20m or so length, so fine for doing laps.

What about the Grand Hyatt on Scotts Road? I am booked for a 3 night 4 day stay for $279 SGD (perday) around Christmas. Also what is the best way to get from the airport to the hotel? Does the Hyatt have any shuttles or do I need to pre-arrange my transportation?

Taxi from airport to hotel is the best and fastest way to get there.. as I have learned from a similar question on the IC forum!

The cab is the fastest way, but you can also take the subway, or MRT as we call it, from Changi Airport to Orchard Road (cross-platform change at Tanah Merah and City Hall). The journey would take about an hour, and it cost S$1.70 per person. From Orchard Road MRT, Grand Hyatt is withing walking distance using the underpass...

Do try Mezza9 at Grand Hyatt... I have not been there for a long time, but I enjoyed all my dining experiences there!!

If you plan on having Christmas brunch there or so then do make your reservations now. Last year they were fully booked for the x-mas time by early Nov. Cheers ...

This rate sounds high for the Singapore Grand Hyatt as it is not really *Grand* but used to be a Hyatt Regency. Location-wise, it is good for shopping but the hotel does not live up to its other Grand Hyatts in Asia such as those in Hong Kong, Tokyo, or Beijing. It is a very poor cousin.

So if not the Grand Hyatt what other hotels in the area would you recommend?

Thanks

Is the Holiday Inn Parkview referred to above much nicer than the Atrium on Outram? I've stayed at the Atrium and it seems to be cheaper on a regular basis; the location is only average in my book, though.

Bit of a drift, but since it was mentioned above was curious.

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=312092

This is a long-running thread in which established FTers have been lamenting the bad service of Grand Hyatt Singapore.

For this kind of price you can try the Conrad, which is 1-2 notches above. Or even the Ritz Carlton (which offers S265 for weekends now) which is another notch above and arguably the best in Singapore except perhaps for Raffles. The Ritz Carlton standard rooms are large, the bathroom very luxurious and huge. You will be very happy there.

The only thing is that Conrad and R-Carlton are a bit off centre, but not that much. In any case, taxis are plentiful and extremely cheap.

Thanks guys. That helps a lot. RC it is ^

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I've managed to book the Marriott on Priceline several times--right next to the Grand Hyatt and a very nice hotel. The location is actually a bit better because of proximity to the MRT.

Suggest you also troll the SQ website. The often have hotel/stopover deals. Only 24 hrs in SIN is not nearly enough time!
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I picked the Oriental for $125 US. Any reviews? How's location. Do you all prefer the RC?

1k-all-the-way, there is no difference in location between RC and Oriental. They are within 5 minutes walk of each other. I don't think you can say there is any particular hotel that is preferred by all. You can't really go wrong whether you choose the Oriental, or RC, or Conrad, or Raffles. They are all unique in their own right.

Hope you enjoy your stay in November!! I'm sure you will! :)