Singapore - Accommodation

The Fullerton Hotel Singapore is a restoration of one of Singapore's oldest, largest and grandest buildings. Built in 1928, its classic Doric columns share the grandeur of Palladian architecture with Singapore's other two great Colonial buildings - the Supreme Court and City Hall. Located in the business district, the hotel is home to 400 rooms and suites with views over the river, city or harbour, and benefiting from Wi-Fi internet access, IDD, voicemail and satellite TV. The décor is contemporary and uncluttered with light fabrics and dark wood. Perfect for business travellers, the hotel includes a 24-hour financial centre. For relaxing times, the hotel also boasts a 25m (82ft) outdoor infinity pool, a fitness centre, The Asian Spa, function rooms and a good selection of restaurants and cafés.

St Regis Singapore occupies a prime downtown location at the junction of Orchard and Tanglin Roads. The 299 rooms and suites are classically styled, with light pastel fabrics, marble bathrooms and drawing-room style furnishings. In-room technology is top class, with large wall-mounted plasma TV, Wi-Fi internet, Bose CD player and surround-sound speakers. Attentive personal butler service is on call 24 hours a day. There are six bars and restaurants, including fine French dining at Brasserie Les Saveurs and timeless cocktails at the Astor Bar. The hotel also features an impressive collection of paintings and sculptures from Asian and European artists. For relaxation, guests can soak up some sun at the outdoor pool and terrace, or indulge themselves with a massage and sauna at the superb Remede Spa.

This luxury resort hotel in Singapore is located on a cliff top overlooking the South China Sea, within 11 hectares (27 acres) of tropical woodland on Sentosa Island. Each room, decked out in soothing and stylish pale fabrics and dark wood, boasts a 42-inch plasma TV, plus advanced DVD player and high-speed internet access. The hotel's 205 rooms include 27 suites, and four spacious garden villas, each with their private pool and garden. Business visitors are well catered for, with a two-storey conference centre containing meeting and function rooms. The luxurious Spa Botanica, Singapore's first tropical garden spa, is located in the grounds, with mud pools, steam baths, treatments and massages.

As Chinatown's first HIP boutique hotel, Hotel 1929 has managed to combine designer cool with affordability in an unpretentious part of town. The winner of a host of prestigious awards and rave reviews, it comprises five colonial-era shop-houses that were conjoined to create this 32-room hotel. The result is funky, fresh and finely detailed. Each room is small but individually styled, with retro-style furniture, flat-screen TV, broadband internet access and a designer shower. Guests can enjoy a rooftop bathtub - and the owner's private collection of designer chairs - or Jacuzzi on the second floor. The lobby area has free Wi-Fi internet access. Added to that, Chinatown is rapidly becoming gentrified, with good nightspots in addition to its fabulous shopping. Room rate includes breakfast. Also check out their sister hotel New Majestic Hotel (www.newmajestichotel.com) with equally quirky designer kitsch.