Stay Report: Hilton Singapore (August 2015)

Stay Report: Hilton Singapore 
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We were going to be in Singapore for a long layover, and having previously been there, I knew that the main boulevard in Singapore is Orchard Road so I wanted to stay near the heart of the city.  The Hilton Singapore provides a nice hotel right off of Orchard Road, so still accessible to everything but a bit quieter. The hotel is about a 2-3 minute walk from the Orchard Road MRT station, and is not connected to the station.  I had previously stayed at the Marriott Singapore and this hotel was located right above the MRT station, but the price for this hotel was too much (and Hilton was having a sale). 

The hotel itself is grand. As you enter, on the right hand side is the lobby and the left hand side is a high-end mall. Beyond the lobby is a sitting area which houses the 'business center' (2 computer stands) and beyond that is the restaurant and bar.  Singapore is very efficient and so check-in happened very quickly.  We had arrived late in the night and had made a request to have the room kept for us, and the hotel was very good at accommodating this request.  After check-in, we took the elevator to our room.

The room themselves are a decent size - not too big but not too small either.  As you enter, the bathroom is to your left while on the right is the closet and shelves.  The bathroom was a standard Hilton bathroom with a toilet, a sink, and a shower tub.  There were nice Peter Thomas Roth bathroom amenities.  On the other side, the closet provided a nice, if small, storage space.  Further into the room, on the left hand side were the beds while on the right was the TV on the wall.  We had booked a room with two beds and the beds were decent size, enough for 1 person each.  Hilton usually has nice and comfortable beds, and these were similar and provided a nice sleep.  Other features in the room included a desk, a chest, and a window that looked out onto Orchard Road and provided some nice views. 

 

The hotel is a full service hotel so there are many amenities that the hotel provides such as free wifi, complimentary water bottles, a restaurant, a bar, a gym and a pool.  Since we were only there for a short period, the only amenity I used was the wifi which was complimentary (for HiltonHonors members), and it provided decent speeds.  The hotel does not provide complimentary airport transportation as most guests use the MRT or taxis to get from the airport to the hotel.  (we used taxi or ride-sharing services as the MRT hours were not conducive to our arrival or departure time).

Overall, it was a nice stay at the Hilton Singapore.  As the hotel is not right on Orchard Road, it is quieter so it is more tranquil to be away from the noise, but it close enough to Orchard that you can easily access the MRT station and other amenities.  The only negative was a smell which seemed to indicate that the hotel was a bit older - the hotel was updated with modern Hilton amenities so looked updated.