Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Hotels in Singapore


Orchard Road Hotel

Orchard Road supposedly got its name from the orchards and plantations that existed in the area until the turn of the 20th century. In the 1900s, a mysterious disease swept through the nutmeg plantations, wiping them out within a year. Because of its location in a valley, floods were also common. They were only controlled in 1965 when Stamford Canal - part of which runs below the pedestrian mall fronting Wisma Atria Shopping Centre today - was deepened and widened.

In the 1970s, pioneering landmarks like C. K. Tangs, Plaza Singapura and the Mandarin Hotel came up and led the way for entertainment complexes. Brick by brick, and block by block, towers of glass and steel lined what used to be mud-tracks to make 
                                                

                                                  Mandarin Oriental Hotel Singapore
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Singapore

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Singapore is designed to the height of modern luxury and in the true sense of the word, we aim to exceed the expectations of every guest. But there’s one reliable constant that beguiles all our guests, the sensational views over the city, the harbour and sweep of the ocean.
 

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