The New Majestic

Located in the heart of Singapore’s Chinatown, this former 1928 shophouse has been transformed into a truly modern art hotel, fusing unique design, the work of local artists and contemporary furniture to create a cutting edge property.

The bright white terrazzo floors of the lobby area set off a collection of chairs, ranging from an antique barber’s chair to a modern designer offering, contrasting with the hotel’s deliberately unfinished ceilings. The atmospheric restaurant serves modern Cantonese in an art and design orientated setting. Circular port holes set in the ceiling reveal swimmers in the pool directly above.

Each of the 30 individually inscribed rooms is unique and designed by a Singaporean artist. Miguel Chew’s rooms feature feminine figures cut from aluminium, Tay Bee Aye’s room ‘Weeds’ contains an ironic contrast to the orderly landscape of Singapore’s famous Botanic Gardens. Premier rooms more than make up for their compact size with their idiosyncratic style. Red walls and hanging beds are key features and rooms offer Kiehl’s amenities and iPod docks with Bose soundsystems. Premier Garden rooms are the same size, but feature an additional small outdoor terrace with old style wooden bathtub. Aqua rooms feature central glass-encased bathtubs and the five Designer rooms are the result of personalised works from cutting edge creative individuals with themes inspired by such various influences as Chinese cinema, fluidity and passion. There are also four Loft rooms which do not have windows and feature a compact mezzanine level and antique cast iron bathtubs.

PRICES Prices start from £64 per person per night in a Premier Garden room or £86 per person per night in a Premier Lifestyle King, based on two people sharing, including breakfast.