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New, or as good as new A look at how the luxury hotel industry in Singapore is busy reinventing itself One Farrer Hotel & Spa One Farrer Hotel & Spa brings the fine experience to the ethnic enclave of Farrer Park on the fringes of Little India close to the city centre. It is part of The Farrer Park Company’s integrated lifestyle development offering the highest quality of hospitality, healthcare, wellness and conference facilities. Perfect for today’s luxury travellers who are curious about raw and authentic heartlands, guests can join a tour to a much-loved local market, or explore Little India, while the hotel itself brims with bright ideas to keep them entertained in-house. This includes a tour of The Farrer Park Art Collection, Singapore’s largest single curated art collection of its kind consisting of more than 700 original artworks, or a tour of The Farm at One Farrer, a fully operational agricultural facility created for the incubation and growing of vegetables, herbs, fruits and other plants, which is an important link to the hotel’s Farm to Table and Market to Table concepts.  In addition, the hotel boasts 14 gardens over 20 levels, offering lush greenery and flowing waters, and reflective spaces to nourish the body and soul. Guided tours for both Art and Farm can be pre-arranged for a minimum of six people and the hotel invites ILTM Asia-Pacific buyers who are interested. Contact Jessie Khoo-Gan, EAM sales & marketing and rooms, email: [email protected] Conrad Centennial Singapore Following its recent rooms rejuvenation project, Conrad Centennial Singapore now boasts 511 smart and redesigned guestrooms and suites, as well as the glass-enclosed junior ballroom, The Conrad Centennial’s rejuvenated King Room with marina views Pavilion. The refreshed rooms feature luxurious and natural furnishings, such as natural jute fibre window coverings and custom-made Peranakan-inspired carpets. Guests can also toggle their drapes with just a touch of a button or a tug, and lighting is activated by motion sensor. Dusit Thani Laguna Singapore Slated for a year-end opening, Dusit Thani Laguna Singapore is touted to put golf tourism on the map for the country. The 198-room resort – plus eight corporate villas – will open within the Laguna National Golf and Country Club, 10 minutes from Changi Airport. Facilities include a multi-ethnic cuisine restaurant and The Nest golf club restaurant, the Club Lounge, a pool bar and grill for al fresco dining, three tennis courts, a putting green, Dusit’s signature Devarana Spa and more. InterContinental Robertson Quay The younger sibling of InterContinental Singapore is fresh, relaxed and ready for fun. Cosied on the riverbanks alongside bars and destination restaurants, the 225-room property, which opened last October, features a breezy Italian al fresco restaurant, Publico Ristorante, and a balconied Club Lounge overlooking tranquil residences, among others. Link Hotel The heritage boutique Link Hotel has reopened after a major renovation and is now a contemporary design-driven hotel, boasting 274 well-appointed rooms and suites. Situated in Singapore’s oldest housing estate of Tiong Bahru, Link Hotel is the first to be converted from public housing and is now part of the Tiong Bahru Heritage Trail launched by National Heritage Board. Guests can enjoy drinks at the rooftop bar, dine at TTG Asia luxury | May 2018 25