Opening 1986 Architect I.M. Pei | Height 226 metres (741 ft) | |
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Hotel chain Fairmont Raffles Hotels International Management Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts | ||
Swissôtel The Stamford (Chinese: 史丹福瑞士酒店), formerly known as the Westin Stamford, is a hotel in Singapore managed by Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts. Designed by architect I.M. Pei, at a height of 226 metres (741 ft) it is one of Southeast Asia's tallest hotels. It is part of the Raffles City complex comprising two hotels, the Raffles City convention centre, Raffles City shopping centre, and an office tower. Situated at 2 Stamford Road, the hotel sits above City Hall MRT Station.
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The 5-star hotel has 1,261 rooms and suites, 16 restaurants and bars, Raffles City Convention Centre, and one of Asia's largest spas.
History
The hotel was designed by architect I.M. Pei as the Westin Stamford Singapore, along with its adjacent smaller sister hotel, the Westin Plaza. When completed by the South Korean firm SsangYong Group in 1986, the Westin Stamford was the world's tallest hotel building, rising to a height of 226 metres (741 ft), and held that title until 1997 when the Baiyoke Tower II was completed in Bangkok, Thailand. It is alleged that the Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang, North Korea was intended as a Cold War response to the construction of this hotel.
On 1 January 2002 the two Westins were sold to Swissôtel/Raffles Hotels and both hotels were renamed, The Westin Stamford becoming Swissôtel The Stamford and The Westin Plaza becoming Raffles The Plaza. When Raffles Hotels was acquired by Fairmont in 2006, the smaller hotel was again renamed, becoming the Fairmont Singapore.
Swissôtel The Stamford has 15 food and beverage outlets including Equinox Complex, recreational facilities, and a 70,000 square feet (6,500 m2) convention center.
Falls and deaths
The hotel is a vertical-sided skyscraper with balconies. Since 2013, three people have fallen to their deaths from the hotel balconies.