Hilton Singapore Orchard
Hotel skyscraper in Singapore
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The Hilton Singapore Orchard is a 1080-room five-star hotel located at 333 Orchard Road in Singapore.
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Meritus Mandarin Singapore
Mandarin Orchard Singapore
| Hilton Singapore Orchard | |
|---|---|
Hilton Singapore Orchard in 2023 | |
 Interactive map of the Hilton Singapore Orchard area | |
| Former names | Mandarin Singapore Meritus Mandarin Singapore Mandarin Orchard Singapore |
| General information | |
| Type | Hotel |
| Location | 333 Orchard Road, Singapore 238867 |
| Coordinates | 1.302111°N 103.836111°E |
| Completed | Tower 1: 1971 Tower 2: 1973 |
| Owner | OUE H-REIT |
| Operator | Hilton Hotels and Resorts[1] |
| Height | |
| Roof | Tower 1: 144 m (472 ft) Tower 2: 152 m (499 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | Tower 1: 36 Tower 2: 40 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architects | Stanley T.S. Leong Lee Sian Teck Charted Architects |
| Developer | Overseas Union Enterprise |
| Website | |
| Hilton Singapore Orchard | |
| References | |
| [2][3][4] | |
History
The hotel opened in 1971 as The Mandarin Singapore, occupying a single 36-storey block facing Orchard Road. Designed by Cyrus Casper Francis, it had 700 rooms. Atop the hotel was the Top of the 'M' , the highest revolving restaurant in Singapore. It has since been converted to a club lounge, open to guests who belong to the hotel chain's loyalty program.
The hotel added a second block in the rear, Tower Two, standing 40 storeys and 152 m (499 ft) high, in 1973. With the addition, designed by Lee Sian Teck Chartered Architects, the hotel became the tallest building in Singapore and is considered a skyscraper for passing the 150 m (490 ft) threshold. The original tower became Tower One.[5][6]
First renaming
The hotel was renamed Meritus Mandarin Singapore in 2002.[7] It underwent a S$200 million renovation in 2009. The ground level lobby and the lower levels were converted to a shopping mall, The Mandarin Gallery. The hotel lobby was relocated to level 5, beside the swimming pool.[8] At the conclusion of the renovations, in 2010, the hotel was renamed the Mandarin Orchard Singapore.[9]
Second renaming
On 24 February 2022, the hotel was renamed again to Hilton Singapore Orchard.[10][11][12][13][1][14] The nearby Hilton Singapore was renamed voco Orchard Singapore in January 2022.[15][16]
Facilities
The Chatterbox restaurant at the hotel is well known for its award-winning Hainanese chicken rice. In 2007, a co-creator of the dish, Steven Low, was laid off after 31 years of service.[17] He promptly opened his own restaurant, serving the same dish at a quarter of the price. The Mandarin Gallery shopping mall houses boutiques including Montblanc (pens), Emporio Armani, Marc by Marc Jacobs, D&G, Vertu, Just Cavalli and Mauboussin, as well as restaurants such as Ippudo, YakiniQuest and the one-Michelin-starred Beni.[18]
