Swissôtel The Stamford, formerly known as The Westin Stamford, is a hotel in

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managed by

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. Designed by architect

I.M. Pei Ieoh Ming Pei
– website of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners ( ; ; April 26, 1917 – May 16, 2019) was ...

, at a height of it was the tallest hotel in the world when opened in 1986 and remains one of Southeast Asia's tallest hotels. It is part of the Raffles City complex comprising two hotels, the Raffles City Convention Centre, Raffles City shopping centre, and an office tower. Situated at 2 Stamford Road, the hotel sits above

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and

Esplanade MRT station Esplanade MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Circle line (CCL). Situated in Downtown Core, Singapore, it is at the junction of Bras Basah Road, Raffles Boulevard and Nicoll Highway. As the name suggests, t ...

. The 5-star hotel is a sister hotel of

Fairmont Singapore Fairmont Singapore ( Chinese: 费尔蒙特酒店), formerly Raffles The Plaza ( Chinese: 莱佛士大厦) is the sister hotel of Swissôtel The Stamford located within the Raffles City complex in Singapore. It has a total of 778 rooms and suit ...

and has 1,252 rooms and suites, 15 restaurants and bars,

Raffles City Convention Centre Raffles may refer to: People *Sir Stamford Raffles (1781–1826), British statesman, Lieutenant Governor of Java and founder of Singapore in 1819 *Thomas Raffles (1788–1863), English Congregational minister * Frank Boucher (1901–1977), Canad ...

, and one of Asia's largest spas, Willow Stream Spa. A major renovation of the hotel was completed in 2019.

History

Swissôtel The Stamford reflecting in the water

The hotel was designed by architect

I.M. Pei Ieoh Ming Pei
– website of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners ( ; ; April 26, 1917 – May 16, 2019) was ...

as The Westin Stamford, along with its adjacent smaller sister hotel, The Westin Plaza. When completed by the

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n firm SsangYong Group in 1986, the Westin Stamford was the world's tallest hotel building, rising to a height of , and held that title until 1997 when the

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was completed in Bangkok, Thailand. On 1 January 2002, the two Westins were sold to Swissôtel/Raffles Hotels and both hotels were renamed, The Westin Stamford became Swissôtel The Stamford and The Westin Plaza became Raffles The Plaza. When Raffles Hotels was acquired by Fairmont in 2006, the smaller hotel was again renamed, becoming the

. Swissôtel The Stamford has 15 food and beverage outlets including JAAN by Kirk Westaway (awarded one star in the Michelin Guide's Singapore edition for 3 consecutive years), recreational facilities, and a convention center.

Restaurants at the Raffles City hotels

The food, beverage and spa outlets at both Swissôtel The Stamford and Fairmont Singapore are operated by the same management. * Swissôtel The Stamford ** CLOVE (formerly Cafe Swiss) ** JAAN by Kirk Westaway ** Kopi Tiam ** SKAI ** SKAI Bar ** The Stamford Brasserie ** Bar Rouge Singapore * Fairmont Singapore ** The Eight ** Anti:dote ** Asian Market Cafe ** Mikuni ** Prego ** Szechuan Court and Kitchen

Raffles City Convention Centre

Raffles City Convention Centre (RCCC) spans more than 108,000 square feet of flexible function space, including 27 meeting rooms and three ballrooms. The centre also provides off-site catering. Some major long-term events include the Singapore Air Show (since 2004) and Singapore Grand Prix (since 2007)

Awards

* Time Out Singapore 2010 Best of Awards: New Asia. * World Gourmet Summit Awards of Excellence 2009 – Rising Chef of the Year: André Chiang of Jaan par André. *Singapore Tatler Best Restaurant Guide 2009 – Hall of Fame: Jaan par André. *

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Singapore 2016 – one star: Jaan by Kirk Westaway.

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