In October 2019, I checked into the River View Room at The Warehouse Hotel Singapore, a boutique hotel situated along the banks of the Singapore River, near the vibrant Robertson Quay and Clarke Quay districts full of dining and nightlife options. The 37-room riverside property is a 20-minute walk from…
For the inaugural Secret Life of Fatbacks 2019 Luxury List, we researched and stayed at dozens of new hotels in the Asia-Pacific (sometimes as the first ever paying guest who checked in) to suss out the best properties for luxury hotel lovers and travellers to check out during their next…
In September 2019, I checked into the Ocean Grand Room at the Mandarin Oriental, Singapore, located along Marina Bay and connected to the sprawling Marina Square shopping mall in downtown Singapore. The 527-room luxury hotel is minutes away from Promenade and Esplanade MRT Station, a short walk away from destinations such…
*Editor’s note: As of 31 May 2020, Six Senses Duxton and Six Senses Maxwell (collectively known as Six Senses Singapore) have ceased to be managed by Six Senses Hotels Resorts and Spas, and will reopen in 2021 under Marriott’s Autograph Collection and be renamed as The Duxton Reserve Hotel, Autograph…
In September 2019, I checked into the Signature Gold King Suite at Fairmont Singapore, situated within the civic district in downtown Singapore. One part of the Raffles City integrated development which also comprises Raffles City Shopping Centre and Swissotel The Stamford, the 778-room hotel is served by three MRT lines…
In March 2019, I checked into the Crest Suite at Swissotel the Stamford, one of the tallest hotels in Southeast Asia looming 73 storeys tall in the civic district in downtown Singapore. One part of the Raffles City integrated development which also comprises Raffles City Shopping Centre and Fairmont Singapore,…
In September 2019, I checked into the King Deluxe Room at Alila Bangsar, which is situated between Brickfields (Kuala Lumpur’s own Little India) and the trendy Bangsar neighbourhood. The 143-room property is a bridge away from Bangsar LRT station, 45 minutes from the airport, and a ten-minute complimentary shuttle bus…
In July 2019, I checked into the Da An Suite at Kimpton Da An Hotel, situated in Taipei’s buzzy Da An district known for its lanes and alleyways of shopping and dining experiences. The first Kimpton hotel launched in Asia, the 129-room property is three minutes away from Zhongxiao Fuxing…
In September 2019, I checked into the Junior Suite at Crockfords Hotel, the newest property at integrated hill resort development Resorts World Genting within Genting Highlands in Malaysia. Surrounded by mist and clouds 6,000 feet above sea level, the 140-room mountaintop hotel is about an hour’s drive from Kuala Lumpur,…