We check in at the Pan Pacific Orchard, the group’s new flagship stunner, located in the heart of Singapore.

One of the most exciting hotel developments for the Lion City in a decade, the Pan Pacific Orchard rises above the cityscape with dramatic terraced greenery occupying over 200% of the hotel’s land area, marking the latest development in the green rejuvenation of the Garden City’s famed Orchard Road district.

What are the first impressions?

In a word, wow. The 23-storey hotel, the creation of WOHA Architects, is unlike anything else on Orchard Road and seems to defy gravity, with the semi-outdoor lobby a ‘garden terrace’ of flowing water and greenery perched beneath a mirror-like ceiling. Similarly, the hotel’s ‘beach terrace’ pool on the fifth floor is wreathed by mirrored guest rooms and boasts views across the city. This oasis identity hints at the 374-room hotel’s green credentials, which include rainwater collection, filtered water taps in rooms, solar panels, and an innovative bio-digester system.

How about the rooms?

While I loved the rest of the hotel, I found my 30 sqm Beach Terrace Balcony King room to be cluttered and stifling. There’s everything you would expect in a hotel room, a large bed dressed in 400-thread count linens, an armchair and a single vanity bathroom with shower and Diptyque amenities, but everything seems crowded and the modular design that sees panels sliding this way and that (offering very little privacy in the process) seem more like concessions than conveniences (although the vaulted ceiling above the bed does give some reprieve).

There’s also a sizeable enclosed balcony that overlooks the beach terrace pool below, but I see most of my neighbours are using theirs for drying laundry and luggage storage more than relaxation, perhaps because of the noise which echoes up from the pool.

For something a bit roomier book one of the sublime Cloud Terrace Suites, which also gives you access to the 130-seat Pacific Club Lounge, a sophisticated space on the 11th floor overlooking the Garden Terrace, a verdant al fresco events space, which serves evening cocktails and leisurely breakfasts.

Have you eaten yet?

You’ll be spoiled for choice when it comes to dining; lobby-level Mosella serves executive chef Pedro Samper’s approachable Mediterranean-Peruvian cuisine by night and glorious breakfast spreads each morning, while seductive Florette has one of the city’s best champagne lists as well as libations crafted with the hotel’s own gin, produced in partnership with Singapore’s first gin distillery Tanglin and inspired by the nutmeg plantations that once sat where Orchard Road is today.

How about a little holistic living?

You’re in luck as the St. Gregory spa, exclusive to in-house guests and located on the Beach Terrace level, offers a menu of indulgent contemporary treatments. Alternatively, the hotel’s Happy Sleepers programme includes sleep-boosting amenities and activities including a pillow menu, in-room meditation and yoga, and luxury bath products.

Summary

Pan Pacific Orchard is an inspiring new hotel with a brilliant location and a cutting-edge sustainable design that’s best suited for guests who want to make it their base from which to explore all this vibrant city has to offer.

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