The Scarlet Hotel, Singapore
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.
If you are having a business trip in Singapore and you wish to try something different, you may wish to try this Scarlet Hotel.
The Scarlet Hotel
33 Erskine Road, Singapore
Tel) 65 6511 3333
===========================================
Related posts:
Filed under boutique hotel, Asia, hotel, hip & stylish, travelling, Blogroll | Comments (6)
Phuket Boutique Hotel - Sarojin
When thinking of a leisure, refreshing and affordable vacation, the South East Asia would always be a good choice for all.
Phuket, located at the Southern West tip of the Thailand, is famous for its natural environment: beautiful beaches, crystal blue water, lovely sunshine and good diving sites. Among most of the South East Asia vacation attractions, their hotels and customer services always receive high ratings from international travel authorities. For someone who love good food, entertainment and shopping, the delicious Thai cuisines, the night lives and bars and the shops and markets in Phuket would never fail your expectations. While for those who would like to have an escape from your busy lives, to have some quiet and refreshing moments and to recharge your body and mind, you may wish to choose some boutique hotels which are quiet and hip to stay and to take some treatments in the high quality spa centres, such that your mind could be relaxed with the well designed environment and quality services of the hotel and your body could be fully taken care of by the spa centre.
There are some boutique hotels newly opened in Phuket with high quality spa centres. If you wish to have a total cut off from the external world, you may choose to stay in these hotels for your whole vacation.
The Sarojin is a new boutique hotel winning lots of international awards since it’s opening in the end of 2006.
The Sarojin is charmingly ensconced in a garden setting with direct private access onto a secluded 11km white beach beside the Andaman Sea, riven by a saltwater estuary and just one hour north of Phuket International Airport, in Khao Lak in the Phang Nga province of Thailand. The Sarojin is surrounded inland by the spectacular primary forests of the adventurous Khao Lak and Khao Sok National Parks. The Similan Islands Marine National Park, one of the top ten world dive sites, is less than an hour away by boat. Phang Nga Bay, renowned for its sheer limestone rock formations and hidden caves and lagoons is 40 minutes away.
Relaxation, freedom, inspiration. …. “staying as a guest at a friend’s private estate”. - philosophy of Sarojin
The design of the hotel is hip and stylish, with basic and natural decorations which bring peace to our minds. The lovely swimming pool with thai style leisure booths resting on the water is a signature design of the hotel.
The residences are with private gardens and sundecks, with plunge pools and spa pools that blend into the natural habitat. Privacy is the concern of the hotel and each guest residence is privately entered by crossing a stream via the grounds and through a private garden terrace.
The spa, Pathways, receives the Conde Nest Traveler US Hot List Spa2006 award. Taking some body treatments in the natural environment, or practicing a yoga session with the yoga masters in the spa center, would definitely bring your vacation a journey to your wellbeing.
Here is one more hot information for you: there is a summer package offered by Sarojin for these few months. From 1 May 2007 to 31 October 2007, for guests who stay for 2 nights and more at the Sarojin, the hotel would offer the same number of night free of charge to the guests, thus equals to a 50% discount on the room rate. Don’t miss this great promotion and I am already planning my own vacation now!
Filed under boutique hotel, phuket, thailand, hip & stylish, wellness, travelling | Comments (3)
My StumbleUpon Page
