Mandarin Oriental Singapore

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location = Raffles Avenue, Marina Centre, Central, Singapore
type = High-rise
use = Hotel
floor_count = 21 and 1 basement
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architect = John Portman & Associates
DP Architects Pte Ltd
developer = Singapore Land
management = Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group
owner = Marina Centre Hotels Pte Ltd
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website = [http://www.mandarinoriental.com/singapore/] The Mandarin Oriental Singapore (zh-sp|s=文华东方大酒店|p=Wénhuá Dōngfāng Dàjiǔdiàn) is a five star deluxe hotel in Marina Centre, Singapore. Its fan-shaped building on Marina Square is a landmark of Marina Bay's waterfront.

History

Opened in 1987, the hotel went under a major revamp from August 2004 to March 2005. The hotel was closed from August to 30 November 2004. It reopened the following day, but the hotel was fully completed in March. The hotel was totally upgraded, and given a more comtemporary look. It was designed by LTW Design Works, which worked on its sister hotel, The Oriental Bangkok. Both these hotels are managed by the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group.

On September 25 2007, the hotel renamed itself Mandarin Oriental, from the original The Oriental.cite news | author = Lim Wei Chean | title = Which hotel is it anyway? | publisher = "The Straits Times" | date = 23 July 2007]

Events

On 8 July 2005, SNOC president and defence minister, Teo Chee Hean, hosted a dinner for IOC members during the 117th IOC Session at the newly upgraded coffee house, Melt - The World Cafe. It was at this meeting that IOC President, Jacques Rogge, gave a perfect score to the Singapore organisers of the session.

Awards

* 2007
** Conde Nast Traveler "US Readers’ Choice Awards 2007": No.24 in Top 75 Asia Hotels
** Travel + Leisure US "World Best Awards" - T+L 500 – January 2007
** Conde Nast Traveler USA – Gold List 2007 (January 2007)
* 2006
** Conde Nast Travel "Readers’ Choice Awards 2006"
** Travel + Leisure US "World’s Best Awards 2006", August 2006: No.31 - Top 50 Hotels in Asia
* 2005
** Conde Nast Traveller, UK, "2005 Readers’ Travel Awards", October 2005 - No. 3 in Overseas Business Hotel

References

* Aun Koh, Susan Leong (2006), "Singapore chic", Archipelago Press, ISBN 981-4155-74-8

External links

* [http://www.mandarinoriental.com/singapore/ Official website]