New hotels in Singapore are opening all the time with 2016 being no exception. Just over half way through the year and already a great variety of budget to mid-range hotels have opened offering not only a great place to stay but also new restaurants to try out. Here are our favourite new hotels in Singapore in 2016 to eat and stay.
Mercure Singapore Bugis
This isn't your average Mercure hotel, Mercure Singapore Bugis incorporates some serious style. The lobby is a welcoming place to relax either in the lounge or at the BARtistry@One22 bar. Compact modern rooms ensure you can stay minutes from Bugis+ shopping mall and Bugis MRT station while still getting a room at a great price.
When it's time to relax, the infinity lap pool is a major highlight of the hotel where one can relax in daybeds or look over the city from the water.
Eat at Sauces by Daniel
Sauces by Daniel is a sophisticated looking restaurant with white leather chairs and cool interior decor. It's a place you'll want to dine at whether you stay at the hotel or not. Award-winning Chef Daniel creates an array of western cuisine with an Asian twist. Highlights include Braised Lamb Shank, Oven-baked Spring Chicken, Herbs-infused Wagyu Beef and Molten Lava Cake for dessert.
Stay in a Loft Room
Upgrade to a loft room to get two storey high city views through floor to ceiling windows and a cool space to show off to friends.
Hotel Indigo Katong
Opened in July 2016, this new hotel in Singapore is located in one of the city's foodie hotspots: Katong. Housed in the former Joo Chiat Police Station, Hotel Indigo Singapore Katong offers 131 rooms designed to reflect the local culture and history of its neighbourhood. Design elements inspired by the Peranakans (Straits-born Chinese) include a feature wall at the hotel’s reception comprising a collage of intricate Peranakan ceramic patterns and colourful pop-art renditions of water jars.
Eat at Baba Chews Bar and Eatery
Being surrounded by great eateries, Baba Chews had to be something worth seeking out. The hotel's all-day dining restaurant decided to stand out by serving modern and traditional cuisine from the Straits of Malacca with dishes like Ayam Buah Keluak, Pork Ribs Pongteh and Telur Dadar Cincalok.
Stay in a 1 King Bed Premier View Room with Bath
The 1 King Bed Premier View Room with Bath (that's a mouthful) is the room to book. Here you not only get great views over Katong, you can enjoy them from your bathtub. Being a premier room, you also get a Nespresso coffee machine, biology toiletries and turn down service.
M Social Singapore
M Social Singapore opened its doors on 9 June 2016 along the Singapore River overlooking vibrant Robertson Quay. The 293-room lifestyle design hotel has renowned designer Philippe Starck to thank for its chic interiors. A small, self-serve hotel, amenities include an outdoor pool, fitness centre, free wifi and shuttle busses to the city.
Eat at Beast & Butterflies
Located along the river in Robertson Quay, Beast & Butterflies offers a mix of Asian and Western cuisine along with artisanal cocktails. Inside, the quirky decor has many Starck signatures including lots of chrome finishes and screens set into the bar counter.
Stay in a Loft Terrace
The terrace rooms vary in layout but all have 2 different levels for sleeping and lounging with the bonus of an outdoor terrace. Loft rooms start around S$200.
Oasia Hotel Downtown
This new hotel in Singapore opened on 18 April 2016 in the Tanjong Pagar area. Highlights of Oasia Hotel Downtown include its open air 14th floor reception area, top floor pool and ground floor restaurant Marmalade Pantry. The hotel’s bar will be opening at the end of April.
Eat at Marmalade Pantry
This multi-location café chain always promises quirky decor and good western fare. The location inside Oasia Hotel Downtown is no exception and boasts an over height ceiling and yummy desserts.
Stay in a Club Room
With only 3 room categories, the Club Room gets you exclusive access to the club lounge and infinity poo. You also enjoy a bathtub instead of shower in your room as well as a Nespresso coffee machine. Club rooms start around S$240.
Four Points by Sheraton
Reopened on 1st July 2016 as Four Points by Sheraton is another river side hotel to open in Singapore, but this one boasts the most amenities. With 4 food and beverage options, a gym, steam bath and outdoor pool, there's a lot here to keep one busy.
Eat at Best Brew
With so many food and beverage options at this hotel it's hard to decide which one to dine at. Best Brew is a great place to start for beer and western food lovers which a menu of fish and chips, burgers and more. Look out for their Unlimited Chill and Grill night every first Friday of the month with free flow beer and food at just S$58 nett per person.
Stay in a Premium Room with River View
Book a Premium Room with River View and enjoy incredible views of the surrounding area. These rooms feature simplistic decor, a work area and coffee and tea making facilities. Premium King River View Rooms start around S$200.
