Situated in the heart of the city, One Farrer Hotel & Spa, located within a mixed-use lifestyle complex called Connexion, is slated to soft open in phases towards the end of August this year. The all-new hospitality development is a five-star luxury hotel in Farrer Park, one of Singapore’s historic neighbourhoods.
Defined by an intuitive approach towards lifestyle and hospitality, the 250 guest room urban resort embodies an integrated hotel structure with a distinctive range of accommodations, exclusive wellness and spa facilities, innovative dining concepts and a state-of-the-art conference centre. The hotel and its suroundings resonates with notes of serenity with 14 gardens over 20 levels, offering lush greenery, flowing waters and reflective spaces to nourish the body and soul.
Hotels within a hotel
“When conceptualising the key elements of One Farrer Hotel & Spa, we wanted to create a hotel that would tick all the boxes of what travellers want in a hotel. The ‘Total Environment’ philosophy provides hotel residents with functional spaces and everything they need at their fingertips,” said Dr. Richard Helfer, Member of the Board of The Farrer Park Company and Chairman of One Farrer Pte Ltd. “Coupled with our ‘Hotels within a Hotel’ concept which creates three distinct hotel entities to serve the varied requirements of our hotel residents, we are confident that the hotel will mark a new era in the hospitality industry.”
Offering a sanctuary for business and leisure travellers, the Urban Hotel features thoughtfully appointed rooms that are residential in scale and feel. Furthermore, residents can enjoy ‘Lifestyle Den’ accommodations which feature a separate relaxation area in which they can unwind after a stressful day. Those looking to extend their stay will appreciate the hotel’s Loft Apartments, each with its own fully equiped pantry and a majority offering duplex layouts, with panaromic views of the Singapore skyline. Residents seeking ultimate privacy and service quality in a penthouse environment can experience the exclusivity of the Skyline Hotel & Sky Villas with its in-hotel Skyline Lounge & Terrace, 24/7 Workout facilities, swimming pool, spa treatment and meeting rooms. Located above all, at Level 20, are the Sky Villas, each individually designed to provide best in class luxury amenities, such as private outdoor courtyards, lava rock barbeque grills, personal wine cellars and private jacuzzi pools.
Throughout its ‘Hotels within a Hotel” the ‘Total Environment’ is enhanced by individually controlled in-room mood lighting, amenity services and temperature controls. All rooms feature ‘sleep well’ beds, generous-sized rain showers, ‘perfect view’ mirrors and 55 inch smart televisions that are utilised to view in-room dining menus as well as the in-room shopping catalogue. With a selection of over 300 products, residents can indulge in retail therapy in the comfort of their room.
To further extend the in-room experience, the hotel’s mini bars and WiFi are complimentary. The Connexion complex, inclusive of One Farrer Hotel & Spa has also been awarded the BCA Green Mark Platinum by the Building and Construction Authority for its environmental impact and performance.
Nine concept-driven food & beverage offerings
One Farrer Hotel & Spa additionally serves up an impressive array of nine concept-driven Food & Beverage offerings across a spectrum of restaurants, a confectionery, al fresco dining spaces and gourmet retail outlets. As a trend-setting hotel, the food & beverage options at One Farrer Hotel & Spa present concepts driven by innovation such as interactive kitchens, virtual dining options and the hotel’s very own Food Street that offers culinary delights that are also available to the public.
With a quest for healthy living and to encourage culinary knowledge, the Institute of Nutrition provides the stage for interactive culinary demonstrations where individiuals can enjoy cooking and dining at Origins of Food and have the ability to browse through the finest epicurean supplies and accessories at this gourmet hub. The showcase of contemporary kitchen equipment, coupled with the gourmet retail offerings, forms a one-stop destination for hotel residents and patrons to delve into the fine art of cooking or picking up handy kitchen tips and aids.
Located within the Institute of Nutrition is Local, Fresh & Seasonal (LFS), which serves freshly produced dishes for a quick meal or takeaway. A casual deli style eatery with affordably-priced items and Halal options, LFS caters to patrons from all walks of life.
Savour a feast for the senses at Escape, a 24-hour restaurant & lounge where masterchefs present a smorgasbord of local and international cuisine from an open format interactive kitchen. With a capacity of 170 seats indoors and outdoors, guests can personally make their selections from the interactive kitchen or order from the complete a la carte menu. For greater variety, both restaurant and lounge patrons can enjoy 16 different wines by the glass, as well as an impressive selection of Japanese single malt whiskeys. At Escape Restaurant & Lounge, the entire experience is integrated presenting its patrons with a dining experience that engages more than the palate.
One Farrer Confectionery, conveniently located at Owen Link and accessible from the hotel’s main lobby, entices hotel residents and passers-by with baked goods fresh from the oven. Furthermore, the confectionery is a multi-faceted purveyor in the creation of special hampers, fresh flowers and other giftable goodies.
The Flip Flop Restaurant and Sunset Bar are hotel-resident only facilities. Presenting an alternative to city style dining, it is situated in a poolside tropical palm garden with timber pavilion style structures. Flip Flop Restaurant and Sunset Bar feature seafood specialities, Hawaiian style ‘pupu’ snacks, tropical libations and barbeque dishes done Luau style. Reminiscent of a leisurely stopover in the Hawaiian islands, they exemplify the urban resort environment of the hotel by creating a mini oasis within.
A forerunner of hotel dining options, Owen Road Diner is a unique virtual restaurant. Owen Road Diner operates on an electronic ordering system and extends its quick delivery service within the Connexion campus that includes the Farrer Park Medical Clinics and Farrer Park Hospital. It provides service flexibility, a varied selection of choices featuring offerings from all of One Farrer Hotel & Spa’s food & beverage facilities with the convenience of round the clock availabillity.
State of the art Conference Centre
One Farrer Conference Centre provides a myriad of distinctive event spaces for every occasion, from meetings and conferences to corporate functions and celebrations, with state-of the-art facilities in its Grand Ballroom and meeting rooms. Spanning 698 square metres, the ballroom sits up to 650 guests and can be partitioned into two function rooms. Featuring three multi-media screens, touchscreen control panels for presenters, handheld Samsung interactive tablets for conference delegates and a smart light system for customised light projections, the ballroom presents a premium setting for personalised events from intimate to major productions.
At the centre of the hotel’s MICE facilities is a communications hub equipped with video streaming connections from Farrer Park Hospital’s 18 operating rooms, and the Institute of Nutrition. This enables the real time transmission of activities happening in other locations in the Connexion campus, creates a unique positioning for the One Farrer Conference Centre as the perfect location for medical and lifestyle meetings & functions.
The hotel also offers a collection of inimitable event spaces to create memorable occasions for guests. The air-conditioned marquee on the Lifestyle Podium seats up to 350 persons and offers the perfect setting for a party under the stars. Poolside venues such as the Flip Flop Restaurant and Sunset Bar sets the stage for convivial gatherings and The Boxkite lounge on Level 2 captivates with an al fresco setting overlooking the site of Singapore’s first manned air flight.
Lifestyle Podium – Spa Retreat – Campus wide art collection
A haven for rejuvenation and relaxation, the Spa Retreat encompasses specialised aesthetic and holistic facilities, offering top-of-the-line treatments and facilities exclusively for hotel residents. Located on the Lifestyle Podium of the hotel, it features an Olympic-sized swimming pool, Japanese-style onsens, reflexology water walk, relaxation gardens and comprehensive fitness facilities. Hotel residents can relax and indulge in the wide range of spa treatment experiences that will bring a harmonious balance to both body and mind.
The overall lifestyle environment of One Farrer Hotel & Spa is further extended by an eclectic mix of two and three dimensional contemporary art with examples in each of its hotel rooms, suites, villas and public spaces. The Farrer Park Company’s campus-wide curated art collection features more than 500 pieces of original Greater Asia art by emerging and established artists from Singapore and around the region.
