The Scarlet Hotel, Singapore

November 24th, 2007

I have been back from my Singapore trip, which was a rather packed and rush one.

We arrived at Singapore in midnight and then had 3-day seminars from 9:00am until 11:00pm in a roll. All we had for leisure and relax was only the last morning and the last afternoon, right before we taking flight back to Hong Kong.

Althoug we didn’t have much time for sightseeing, I am quite glad that we did choose a quite nice hotel to pamper ourselves even under such high pressure.

The Scarlet Hotel was our choice for this trip. For most people who know me well, you would probably notice that I don’t quite like the chained big hotel brands, except the large but hip Westin and W Group. The small, hip and stylish boutique hotels with design elements are always my cup of tea.

This Scarlet Hotel is a famous boutique hotel in Singapore, which was opened in Dec 2004. It is rebuilt from an ancient old building retaining most of the pretty features of the original building. It is located close to the China Town and next to the Ann Siang Street where one would find quite a number of cultural bars, hip restaurants and concepts shops. The street reminds me of the SoHo area in Hong Kong, which is also with some bars and restaurants and concept shops. I have met many trendy and cultural guys and gals in the restaurants and bars here.

The Hotel is not large, it has only 84 guest rooms in 3 floors. The lobby area is decorated mainly in the colours of red, gold and black. It’s design is elegant, glamorous, daring and bold, with lots of big and pretty crystal lamps and lights. There is one outdoor Jaccuzzi, one gym and a meeting room in the Hotel. All the guest rooms are equipped with internet access. They have an outdoor rooftop restaurant named “Breeze” which has a spectacular view over the China Town.

The size of the guest room is not big, but the interior design and the colour matching are nice and cozy. One would be able to take good rest and relax in the peaceful environment so designed.