Singapore has two new addresses for business travellers who love chic, designer hotels. The Mondrian brand, which is part of Ennismore, Accor's lifestyle hotel subsidiary, has just set up in the heights of Chinatown, in the Duxton Hill district. Close to the Central Business District, Duxton Hill has been transformed from an underworld the hottest spot in the City-StateThe Mondrian Singapore Duxton is located in the heart of the city, surrounded by trendy restaurants and boutiques. With its avant-garde sense of design, the Mondrian Singapore Duxton fits in with its surroundings, offering a 'shophouse chic' concept based on traditional and contemporary elements and works of art from private collections.
Cash 302 rooms Designed by Studio Carter, the lifestyle hotel offers a number of trendy restaurants, including Bottega di Carna, a cosy Italian restaurant run by Dario Cecchini, recognised as the 'best butcher in the world'. In addition to Christina's cocktail bar, the hotel has a party venue, the Jungle Ballroom, accessible via a secret tunnel. Rooftop is a must, the new Mondrian hotel In addition to a swimming pool with views, there is a rooftop bar, the Canyon Club, inspired by the glamour of 1970s Hollywood.
From September onwards, professionals travelling to Singapore will also be able to discover the new flagship store for luxury brand Comofounded by Christina Ong. The latest addition to its collection, but its first hotel in its country of origin, the Como Metropolitan Singapore is set in a chic new lifestyle complex in the heart of Singapore, in the Orchard Road district. A 19-storey building entirely dedicated to chic shopping, the best in gastronomy, well-being and sophisticated hotels - the pillars of the Asian group.
The story of this building, named Como Orchard, will begin with the opening of the hotel, a project involving architect Paola Navone, interior designer Preeti Sriratana, interior designer Koichiro Ikebuchi and digital artist Thomas Hilland. Occupying 11 floors of the building, Como Metropolitan Singapore will offer 156 rooms with views dominated by a rooftop swimming pool. A luxurious drop-off point for visitors, who will then see the other floors come alive with a Como Shambhala spa, here with fashion boutiques selected by Club21, one of Como's fashion brands. Personal shoppers will be on hand to guide guests, even dropping off purchases directly in their rooms.
To complete the picture, the Como Orchard plays on a cutting-edge gastronomic offering with three distinctly different concepts: COMO Cuisine, which will be serving typical Singapore dishes and heatlhy specialities all day long, and a restaurant run by chef Simon Kim, who has won stars in New York and Miami for his COTE Korean steakhouses. French gastronomy will not be absent from this upmarket scene, with a boutique run by the famous pastry chef Cédric Grolet.
However, if French travellers want to discover the luxury offered by the Como brand, they don't have to go as far as Singapore or Bangkok. While the vast majority of the group's fifteen or so hotels are in the Asia-Pacific region, Como also offers two hotels in London, the Cosmopolitan and The Halkyn, a beautiful resort in Tuscany, and a luxury hotel in Paris. recently in Francein the heart of Puligny-Montrachet, Burgundy.
In the main square of this village renowned for its wines, the Como Montrachet has reinvented the Auberge du Montrachet, bringing together three beautiful 19th-century buildings with exposed stonework, under the guidance of architect Paola Navone, already at work on the Como Castello del Nero in Tuscany and the latest hotel in Singapore. The hotel has been in the opening phase since last spring, and will eventually offer around thirty rooms and suites, as well as a spa. Since last April, chef Romain Versino has also been in charge of the kitchens at Restaurant Le Montrachet. The wine list boasts more than 1,300 wines from the region's finest vineyards.
