Travellers love Singapore because it's safe, clean and a shopper's paradise. Singapore's climate is warm all year round because of its proximity near the Equator. International airlines from around the world fly in to the famous Changi Airport west of and near the Singapore CBD.
In Singapore it's a delight to find inexpensive taxis in a big cosmopolitan city. A taxi trip from the airport to downtown Singapore costs about $10. Singapore is the epicentre of delicious Asian food and you're guaranteed to enjoy the taste and variety of cuisine in Singapore.
Busy Orchard Road in Singapore
Singapore is also famous for its July retail shopping sales, when you can get great discounts on great brands at designer and Singaporean shops. The major shopping area is up and down Orchard Road, and our World's Best Cities tip is to stay at the Shangri-La, one of the world's great hotels near Orchard Road.
You'll find everything you want in Singapore from the latest
electronics to clothes in shopping areas centres such as Paragon and Takashimaya
on Orchard Road, Little India or Vivo City which is the biggest shopping mall
in the southern hemisphere.
Clarke Quay is a must-see on any trip to
especially at night for its variety of Singaporean restaurants and bars overlooking
the river. You'll walk through 21st century water fountains children love to
play in before being dazzled by the choice of quality restaurants.
The
famous Raffles Hotel is also worth seeing and many people stop for High Tea
at the Tiffin Room as a reminder of colonial days gone by.
Our World's Best Holidays tip is to go to the nearby Goodwood Hotel instead
for the freshest sandwiches and cakes we've tasted since the Hyde Park in London
and The Oriental in Bangkok.
The Goodwood is a colonial hotel frequented by ex-pats and the racing
fraternity.
Singapore's best high tea at the Goodwood Hotel
Travel to Singapore would be incomplete without a trip by monorail or cable car to Sentosa Island near Singapore's CBD. Sentosa Island has resorts and restaurants and is undergoing rapid development including a huge children's amusement park.
Go to the top of Sentosa's Skytower for a bird's eye view
over Singapore. Singapore's
white sandy beaches on Sentosa are one of Singapore's secrets and clean for
swimming, despite the huge shipping lane in nearby Singapore harbour.
The other holiday island near Singapore is white sand Nikoi Island via Batam Island. These holiday islands are popular with Singaporeans and toursits because of thier natural evironment beauty including the closest white coral sand beaches so near Singapore but actuall in Indonesia.
For something different, head over to the Esplanade on the Bay. It's a strange-looking spiky building that's a performing arts centre with many surrounding restaurants. You have to see the quirky restaurant upstairs called My Humble House. It's like walking into a plush home like something out of the Addams Family with remarkably rich décor.
The
Shangri-La Hotel Singapore is renowned for its ambience, delightful rooms,
friendly staff and variety of restaurants.
World's Best Holidays has
travelled to many cities and we can honestly say the Shangri-La is Singapore's
best hotel, and one of the best hotels in the world to stay at.
The costumed doormen and marbled foyer on arrival signal the start of
a wonderful holiday.
Photo of Shangri-La Singapore hotel room
The Shangri-La Hotel Singapore
is a green oasis just around the corner from bustling Orchard Road Singaporean
accommodation.
Photo of Shangri-La Singapore's resort pool
The Shangri-La's
Valley Wing is a favourite among many international travellers, but it's worth
paying just a little more to stay in a Horizon Club room. You'll be given access
to the 20th-floor Horizon Club for complimentary drinks at night and gourmet
snacks that can easily save you the cost of dining out.
And if you get breakfast included in your rate, you'll eat at The Line restaurant with its fantastic variety that tourists and locals alike flock to.
The famous Line Restaurant in Singapore's Shangri-La Hotel
The Crowne Plaza Hotel near Changi Airport is another good choice of accommodation near Singapore's centre and there's also a new hotel for transit passengers where it's cheaper to pay by the hour instead of per day.
The biggest newest LUXURY hotel in Singapore: Marina Bay Sands Hotel near Singapore's biggest casino in the centre of Singapore has spectacular views of Singapore harbour from the "Sands SkyPark" Three 200 metre hotel towers accommodates guests, shoppers, night clubs, restaurants and gambling casions.
There are many choices in the famous Orchard Road shopping
area. Go to the Paragon shopping centre and find
Ding Tai Fung café with great Shanghai dumplings and chicken noodle soup. In
the basement, you'll find delicious food at the Japanese Soba noodle café.
Nearby on Orchard Road is the Takashimaya shopping centre - you'll find
well-priced tasty Chinese food at Crystal Jade Palace restaurant. And to try
a slice of local life, go to the food court in the basement where Singapore
restaurant prices are really cheap, the food is good and you'll be jostling
with the locals for a seat. It's worth it.
At Vivo City, go to Food Republic at the top to eat - a huge
government-controlled hawker centre where it's fun to select different dishes
from different stalls. Some of Singapore's famous dishes include Nasi Padang
(rice with chicken curry), Char Kway Tow (yummy fried noodles with soya sauce)
and Mee Goreng (Malaysian noodles). While you're
at Vivo City check out the Pacific Coffee Co. for a great view over Sentosa
Island.
Clarke Quay is worth visiting at least once for its variety of
restaurants by the river. Indochine is the best
restaurant here walk through a fascinating bar then out onto the boardwalk for
alfresco dining. Forbidden City also has a stylish
interior - you can recline on the daybeds and be soothed by the waterfalls and
statues. And for a laugh, check out The Clinic bar,
which is themed as a hospital complete with wheelchairs to sit in and a drip
hanging from a hospital bed to drink your cocktail from.
For nice restaurants
at night, go to Rochester Park and book Da Paolo for Italian or Number 1 with
its outdoor courtyards.
And on Dempsey Rd there are two good places to
go - The PS Café with nice food and lovely outlook into the lush palm jungle,
and OOsh at 22 Dempsey Road for meals, drinks or coffee.
For a lovely
authentic Singaporean meal in a stylish restaurant where the waiters hardly
speak English, go to the Majestic Restaurant in
Bukit Pasah Road. It's creative Chinese food
in a restored Chinese boutique hotel, and if you look up while dining you may
even see people swimming in the sea through portholes in the ceiling.
In summary, Singapore is certainly one of the World's Best Cities.
It's a safe city where you can instantly relax and enjoy the year-round
warm weather.
Singapore is great value for money, there's plenty to see and the food is delicious. And most importantly, the 5 star hotels here are among the world's best for luxury and value. Go to Singapore and enjoy one of the World's Best Holidays.
Youtube video of Singapore hotels, Christmas lights, landmarks
and restaurants.
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