Shangri-La Hotel Singapore

Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore is a five-star deluxe hotel located on Orange Grove Road, off Orchard Road, Singapore.[1]

Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore
Breakfast time by the poolside
General information
Architectural styleHigh-rise
Address22 Orange Grove Road, Singapore 258350
Coordinates1°18′40.4″N 103°49′35.2″E
Construction started1965 (1965)
Completed
  • 1971 (1971) (Tower Wing)
  • 1985 (1985) (Valley Wing)
  • 1978 (1978) (Garden Wing)
OwnerShangri-La Hotels
ManagementShangri-La Hotels
Technical details
Floor count38 and 3 basements
Lifts/elevators80
Design and construction
DeveloperShangri-La Hotels
Main contractorShangri-La Hotels
Website
Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore

Opened on 23 April 1971, the hotel is the flagship and the first hotel of Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts.[2] The hotel has 747 guestrooms and suites spread over the Tower Wing, Garden Wing and Valley Wing,[3] 127 serviced apartments, and 55 condominium units.

The hotel is the annual host of a meeting of defence ministers, permanent heads of ministries, and military chiefs of 28 Asia-Pacific states since 2002 that has become known as the Shangri-La Dialogue.[4] On 7 November 2015, the hotel served as the venue of a historic meeting between the People's Republic of China's paramount leader Xi Jinping and the Republic of China's President Ma Ying-jeou, the first meeting between a Mainland China's and Taiwan's leader since the 1949 Chinese Communist Revolution.[5]

Tower Wing

Opened in 1971, Tower Wing is the main wing of the hotel and houses the deluxe rooms, executive rooms, Horizon Club rooms, and Horizon Premier Suite. Besides the rooms and suites, majority of the dining outlets in the hotel are located at the Tower Wing.

Garden Wing

The Garden Wing opened in 1978. In 2011, the Garden Wing closed for renovation and reopened on 31 May 2012[6] after eight months of renovation which cost S$68 million.

Restaurants at the hotel

The food and beverage outlets at Shangri-La Hotel Singapore are operated by the same management.

The Shangri-La Dialogue

The IISS Asia Security Summit: The Shangri-La Dialogue, or simply "Shangri-La Dialogue" a "Track One" inter-governmental security forum held annually by an independent think tank, the International Institute for Strategic Studies which is attended by various officials of 28 Asia-Pacific states and has been held at the Shangri-La Hotel since 2002.

The special event area for Trump-Kim Summit

The hotel was part of the special event area for Trump–Kim summit. On 3 June 2018, a "special event area" was declared around the Shangri-La Hotel Singapore, Capella Singapore and extra security measures were in force from 10 to 14 June 2018.[7]

References
  1. http://www.tripadvisor.com.my/Hotel_Review-g294265-d302109-Reviews-Shangri_La_Hotel-Singapore.html
  2. Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore – Fast Facts
  3. Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore – Rooms Archived 11 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. About Shangri-La Dialogue
  5. Campbell, Charlie (7 November 2015). "Leaders of China and Taiwan Meet for the First Time". Time. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  6. Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore – Garden Wing.
  7. "Area around Shangri-La Hotel declared 'special event area' for Trump-Kim summit". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
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