singapore staycation

One of Singapore’s heritage hotels, Goodwood Park Hotel is well-known for its fairytale-like facade owing to the building’s past as the Teutonia Club. The Tower Block of the hotel is considered one of Singapore’s national monuments and the property is very much a well-regarded institution in the city not just as a place of lodging but also for its famed food and beverage offerings. Food-related keywords – such as the Chinese restaurant Min Jiang or the hotel’s durian fiesta – are very much synonymous to Goodwood Park, sometimes even overshadowing the property’s room stay proposition.

goodwood park hotel facade

fiat brevetti 1906 – goodwood park hotel

Wandering around the hotel’s walkways, one can’t help but encounter plenty of history, from displays of old advertisements and cutleries to the vintage 1906 Fiat Brevetti displayed in the Tower Block’s driveway. As such, staying here is akin to a 3-in-1 deal. Along with a room stay, one gets to soak in all the charms of a national monument and also feast on some of the property’s culinary delights. 

Goodwood Park Hotel recently underwent a refurbishment which saw 5 of the room categories refreshed with a natural color palette. The look is in keeping with other recently refurbished areas, such as Min Jiang which unveiled its new look in late 2020. I stayed at the Poolside Suite, one of the renovated rooms in the hotel. 

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This review of the Four Seasons Singapore is the result of a few years of anticipation. With a highly convenient Orchard location mere minutes from the MRT station, this is a luxury hotel that I have visited several times prior to staying here. The property boasts of a Michelin restaurant in its premises – Jiang Nan Chun – known for its excellent roast duck. The spa is also notable and is among the best I have tried in Singapore. That being said, the Four Seasons has remained relatively understated despite the few decades it has stood in this address. Many of the reviews I have read from those who have stayed are exceedingly positive which begs the question why it has remained understated all these years.

Entering the Four Seasons Singapore, one would not immediately imagine being so close to Singapore’s main shopping belt. It’s quiet. I have never seen any crowds congregating by the lobby in the many times I have been there. This is despite the hotel being connected to a shopping mall. The lights are dim – highlighting the hotel’s understated qualities.

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Hotel Fort Canning is one of the most atmospheric boutique hotels in Singapore. Sitting prettily on a hill right in the middle of the city’s bustling CBD, the property has all the trappings of a heritage hotel even though its history as a place for lodging is fairly recent. The building housing it dates from 1926. It used to be the administration building of the British Far East Command HQ but was later occupied by the Japanese during World War II. The area surrounding the hotel, Fort Canning Park, is also known as the place where Singapore was surrendered to the Japanese in 1942.

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