Hilton Singapore Orchard

A five star hotel at 333 Orchard Road, Hilton Singapore Orchard stands on Singapore's best known shopping street and connects directly into the Mandarin Gallery next door. Rooms and suites carry botanical-inspired interiors and look out over the city. Check in is from three in the afternoon and check out is at midday. The whole property is smoke free, pets are not accommodated, and connecting rooms can be arranged. Free WiFi runs throughout and a Digital Key opens the door from your phone.

Rooms and suites are finished in botanical-inspired tones and face the city, with several tiers rising to high floors for wider views. Executive categories and the suites carry Executive Lounge access, which covers breakfast, refreshments through the day and evening cocktails. Family categories connect through to a second room, and cots are provided on request. Air conditioning, a desk, a coffee and tea maker and cable television come as standard, and room service runs from the kitchens below.

Swimming and the gym aside, the wellness studio runs classes and the Executive Lounge serves through the day on its own floor. Children have activities laid on across the property, kids menus at the restaurants and free access to the pool alongside the adults. Mandarin Gallery connects straight off the hotel for shopping, and a concierge desk runs around the clock for reservations and transport. Electric vehicle charging is available on site.

An outdoor pool opens daily from six in the morning until ten at night, with sun loungers and pool towels laid out beside it. Two fitness centres run around the clock, backed by a separate wellness studio and changing rooms. The Executive Lounge opens from half past six in the morning until half past ten at night and holds a private meeting room for up to eight. Event space runs to 2,400 square metres, including a Grand Ballroom and its own pre-function areas.

Five places to eat and drink sit inside the hotel. Estate handles world flavours and theatrical live cooking in a setting drawn from colonial living, open from half past six in the morning. Shisen Hanten holds one Michelin star for Szechuan cooking under Chen Kentaro. Chatterbox is the local room, known for Mandarin chicken rice. Ginger.Lily pours afternoon tea and artisanal cakes in the lobby, and Ginger.Lily Bar mixes the Synesthesia 2.0 cocktail collection until one in the morning.

Orchard Road runs past the door, so the shopping malls, the MRT and hundreds of restaurants are all within a few streets. Changi Airport sits 11.3 miles away and Seletar Airport 8.3 miles. Singapore stays warm and humid through the year, which keeps the outdoor pool in use and the air conditioning working. Two ballrooms and 2,400 square metres of function space handle celebrations, with pre-function areas attached.