In August 2025, I checked into the Grand Suite King at Grand Hyatt Singapore. Located slightly off the main Orchard Road shopping belt, the 699-room hotel is located a short walk from Orchard MRT Station as well as shopping and dining destinations such as ION Orchard, Shaw Centre, Tang Plaza and Far East Plaza. Marina Bay Sands and the Central Business District are about ten minutes away by car, while a drive to Changi Airport will take less than 30 minutes.
The hotel closed for a major two-year renovation in September 2022 and has since reopened in phases, first with the launch of the Terrace Wing in July 2024 and more recently the Grand Wing, Grand Club Lounge and refurbished 10|Scotts in July 2025. For my stay, I applied a World of Hyatt Guest of Honor award to a booking for a King Bed which entitled me to Globalist benefits, and was assigned a King Bed Deluxe room at check-in before I was eventually given a Grand Suite King room a few hours later.
Other notable hotels in the vicinity include The Singapore EDITION, Artyzen Singapore, Pan Pacific Orchard, Conrad Singapore Orchard, voco Orchard Singapore, The Standard, Singapore, Four Seasons Hotel Singapore, Shangri-La Hotel Singapore, Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel and The St. Regis Singapore.
The UTW (“Under Ten Words”): Revamped icon with refreshed F&B concepts and sleek rooms.
The must-dos (if any): Luxuriate in your guest room with marble bathroom, have breakfast at Straits Kitchen, enjoy evening cocktails at the Grand Club.
GRAND HYATT SINGAPORE
The hotel comprises the Grand Wing as well as the Terrace Wing, with interiors courtesy of Tokyo-based firm Strickland (Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto, Marina Bay Sands, Hyatt Centric Ginza Tokyo and Patina Osaka) and NAO Taniyama (voco Osaka Central) as well as exterior inputs from UK-based landscape architecture practice Grant Associates. The Scotts Road-facing Grand Wing – decidedly classic in its business hotel mannerisms – houses most of the hotel’s F&B concepts, The Shop as well as the Grand Club lounge, while the Terrace Wing plays like the younger sibling which embraces LSKD and Lululemon with its strong wellness intentions and affinity with nature. Housing the hotel’s Damai Spa as well as multiple swimming pools, the Terrace Wing draws inspiration from the Japanese concept of shinrin-yoku (forest bathing) with its verdant resort setting. The lush greenery, water bodies and general tranquility is a welcome escape from the realities of Orchard Road and beyond.
Accessible to all in-house guests, Damai offers a state-of-the-art and impressively comprehensive fitness centre and a variety of steam room, sauna and indoor pool facilities alongside therapeutic teatments, massages and facials. Damai also offers a series of group classes curated by master trainer Jimin Choi – think Barre, Mat Pilates, Chair/Wheel/Sol Ring Yoga, Dancefit, HIIT, Step Aerobics and ABT (abs, butt and thighs) sessions – at the standalone Damai House building behind the lap pool, with classes being offered at a special rate for in-house guests. Damai House hosts Singapore’s first Mind Body Therapy (MBT) wall which is designed for a range of movement exercises for all fitness levels. The fitness facilities may be busy even during periods of lower hotel occupancy because of the hotel’s Grand Vitality fitness and wellness membership which is offered to the public.
At the time of my stay, guests in the Grand Wing who wish to access the fitness and wellness facilities have to traverse the connection walkway on the ground level to the elevators in front of the multi-tiered waterfall behind 10|Scotts in order to reach the Terrace Wing. While there is a direct connection to Damai from the 4th level of the Grand Wing which keeps your bathrobe-dressed traipse back to your room less publicly visible, such access remains closed until further notice.
GRAND SUITE KING
Decked in different shades and textures of wood along with shocks of terracotta orange tones and geometric motifs, the 54sqm Grand Suite King pairs business hotel functionality with upscale residential cosiness. The pantry and minibar – fitted with Illy coffee and Monogram tea-making facilities and stocked with snacks as well as bottled and canned beverages – are tucked away near the entrance walkway, while a partition and sliding doors separate the bedroom and living room areas. The walk-in wardrobe is suitably spacious, while the living room is fitted with a plush L-shaped sofa as well as a round table that can double up as both dining and work space.
Boasting a glamorous personality not entirely aligned with the suite’s business hotel leanings with its Patagonia marble, bronze accents and showgirl-esque lit-up mirror, the decidedly luxurious marble bathroom offers double vanities, a deep soaking tub, a Dyson hairdryer as well as rainfall shower and Japanese bidet functionalities, with shower amenities courtesy of French fashion and beauty brand Balmain.
Upon check-in, I was advised that I would only receive a Globalist upgrade to a King Bed Deluxe (54sqm) as there were no suites available that day. However, at around 5pm, I was informed by the Grand Club team that I had the option of shifting to a Grand Suite King (54sqm), which I promptly did. The key difference between the two room categories would be the partition in the suite which creates a distinct dining/living room space separate from the bedroom area.
Another minor service issue – when I arrived at my original King Bed Deluxe room, the TV screen and welcome letter with chocolates from The Shop were addressed to one Mr. Kumar, with the room visibly set up for one pax (i.e. bathrobe, water and glass at one side of the bed), and it did briefly cross my mind whether we had inadvertently been assigned a room that was currently still occupied (this happened to me once this year at a certain Hilton property in Bangkok, urgh).
DINING
Breakfast is served at Straits Kitchen, the hotel’s Singapore-inspired and halal-certified restaurant on the ground level which showcases local cuisine in a contemporary market-style context – think Mee Siam, Otah-otah, Pulut Panggang Udang (glutinous rice in banana leaf, seafood, spices), Carrot Cake, Char Kway Teow, Steamed Noodle Roll with Shrimp, Braised Bean Curd, Murgh Kari (chicken curry, onion, tomato, spices, gravy), Nasi Lemak (chicken rendang, kuning fish, sambal cage-free egg, ikan bilis, peanut), Hum Chim Peng (salted bun), Laksa Singapura, Prawn Mee Soup, Chicken & Prawn Dumpling Soup and Egg Prata.
Helmed by Michelin-starred Chef Sergio Herman, casual fine-dining restaurant Le Pristine Singapore offers contemporary European cuisine in a chic, elegant setting. I popped by for snacks before dinner – the Italian Sour (grappa, sea buckthorn, basil) was savoury and appetite-whetting, while the bite-sized Pizzette Chilli King Crab was oceanically sweet.
Adjacent to Le Pristine Singapore is the iconic Martini Bar, a buzzy specialist martini concept with a glass-enclosed bartop area which boasts one of Orchard Road’s best happy hour deals ($14 when they usually go for $22 a pop). The Golden Moscato (the Orientalist Origins vodka, the Orientalist Gunpowder gin, cold brew golden moscato tea) was like if oolong tea wore a high-slit cheong sam and Chanel No. 5 perfume, while their Lychee Martini was definitive.
Set within the basement level, Pete’s Place offers an authentic Italian trattoria experience serving homemade pastas and wood-fired oven pizzas. I visited during the SG60 National Day week, during which I had the sweet and teasingly spicy limited-time item Pizza Singapura (crabmeat, chilli tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese) as well as the creamy Linguine Granchiol e Bottarga. The Negroni Flight (Pete’s Negroni, Classic Negroni, White Negroni) is one for both the Negroni novice and lover.
Lobby lounge 10|Scotts serves afternoon tea and evening cocktails with a Mediterranean touch, while poolside restaurant Oasis offers grilled dishes in an idyllic, semi-alfresco setting. Elsewhere, underground nightspot BRIX Singapore offers live music, club beats and feel good nosh, while retail and gourmet space The Shop serves sweets, pastries and specialty barista coffee along an impressive selection of wines and spirits.
GRAND CLUB
Relocated to the mezzanine level of the Grand Wing, the new Grand Club lounge offers check-in service as well as breakfast and evening cocktail presentations to guests with club privileges (this includes World of Hyatt Globalist members). The expansive lounge offers a variety of seating options, from the main dining section near the buffet spread to a residential space with leafy foliage, booth seats and plantation shutters and even a child-friendly zone with a play area.
Breakfast is a modest affair comprising cold cuts such as Parma Ham; an assortment of pastries as well as Black Sesame Buns in steamer baskets; an egg station dishing out your squawk selection; Fried Rice and an unassuming yet surprisingly satisfying Fish Congee; and a noodle station serving both Prawn Soup and Mushroom Soup. In comparison, evening cocktails was a more grand (hurhur) affair, with options such as Lobster Salad with Cocktail Sauce, Spinach Arancini, Mini Beef Sliders, Soy Marinated Beef Toasties, Chicken Lollipops, Prawn and Chicken Siew Mai, Singapore Chilli Crab Sauce with Mantou, Pandan Panna Cotta, Chocolate Brownies, Rainbow Lapis as well as a commendable Laksa from the noodle station. While I was disappointed that the bubbly option was prosecco instead of champagne, the wine selection was suitably varied, with a Villa Sandi Il Fresco Prosecco Rose Millesimato DOC 2024 being available as well as a well-received Coto de Imaz Rioja Reserva 2020.
CONCLUDING THOUGHTS
Service hiccups aside, the rejuvenation of the property has done it wonders, with the well-appointed guest rooms feeling luxurious, the F&B concepts playing it decidedly more confident and the Terrace Wing offering major escapist vibes. The Orchard Road icon is truly back.
Grand Hyatt Singapore
10 Scotts Road
Singapore 228211
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