The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore () is a 32 floor luxury hotel located at Millenia Singapore,

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. The hotel is run by

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group of hotels, and it has won several awards. The hotel was opened in 1996, developed and owned by the

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' company Pontiac Land.

Notable guests

Taylor Swift Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter. Her discography spans multiple genres, and her vivid songwriting—often inspired by her personal life—has received critical praise and wide media coverage. Bor ...

stayed at the hotel in February 2011 whilst in Singapore promoting her

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was originally staying at the Mandarin Oriental, Singapore whilst promoting her

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tour in May 2012; however, when the New Paper published that she was staying there, many fans were gathering outside the hotel, provoking her to move to The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore, which is next door. The

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artists stayed for their sixth leg for

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in 2012.

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from the Japanese super-band

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stayed at the hotel in January 2015.

Facilities

The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore was designed by the architect,

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, who won the

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, with

DP Architects DP Architects Pvt. Ltd. is a Singaporean multinational architectural industrial design firm. It started as Design Partnership in 1967 and was incorporated as a private limited company in 1993. It is a multi-disciplinary design consultancy. It i ...

. The hotel has a 4,200 piece modern contemporary art collection which includes works by

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and

Dale Chihuly Dale Chihuly () (born September 20, 1941) is an American glass artist and entrepreneur. He is best known in the field of blown glass, "moving it into the realm of large-scale sculpture". Early life Dale Patrick Chihuly was born on September 20 ...

. The interior design was done by

Hirsch Bedner Associates Hirsch Bedner Associates (HBA) is an American international hospitality design firm originally headquartered in Santa Monica, California but now based in Singapore. HBA is the largest hospitality design firm in the world. History The partnershi ...

. The hotel has 608 guest rooms and suites, and a Club Lounge located at the top floor. ''Summer Pavilion'', one of the hotel's restaurant, earned its first Michelin Star in the inaugural

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Singapore 2016. ''Colony'' is the hotel's all-day dining restaurant, featuring Singapore's heritage cuisines with seven different conservatory kitchens helmed by 'live' culinary showmanship. Conference facilities include the 1,090-square metre Grand Ballroom, the Chihuly Room, the Garden Pavilion, and 8 additional meeting and function rooms. In December 2016, The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Singapore opened in partnership with La Mer, making it the first luxury hotel to partner with La Mer in Asia Pacific. The hotel also features an outdoor swimming pool, 24-hour fitness center and tropical-themed garden. In May 2017, the hotel unveiled a new overwater pool platform that allows for a versatile outdoor venue, making it the first luxury hotel in Singapore to offer the flexibility of holding events over water through partially, or completely covering the pool.

Events

The

117th IOC Session The 117th International Olympic Committee Session was held for the first time in Singapore from 2 to 9 July 2005. Two important decisions were made through voting during the session – namely the selection of the hosting city for the 2012 Summe ...

, the

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delegation team stayed at the hotel. A number of products were launched at the hotel such as the

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S-Class. The hotel is designated as an

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Hotel during the

2010 Summer Youth Olympics The 2010 Summer Youth Olympics ( ta, 2010 கோடைக்கால இளையோர் ஒலிம்பிக் விளையாட்டுக்கள் ms, Sukan Olimpik Belia Musim Panas 2010), officially known as the I Summer ...

in Singapore and has successfully hosted the event, one of the highlights would be the 1st Summer Youth Olympic Games Opening Gala Dinner by the IOC President. The 14th edition of

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also held here on 31 July 2014.

References

Bibliography

* Aun Koh, Susan Leong (2006), ''Singapore chic'', Archipelago Press, {{DEFAULTSORT:Ritz-Carlton Millenia Singapore Hotel buildings completed in 1996 Hotels in Singapore Marina Centre Downtown Core (Singapore)

Hotels established in 1996 1996 establishments in Singapore