Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas has given “two old beauties” a complete restoration as part of a conservation project in Singapore.
Six Senses Singapore is split across two buildings in Chinatown - Six Senses Duxton and Six Senses Maxwell – marking the brand’s first city hotels.
There is a diverse mix of Chinese, Malay and European elements in the buildings including neo-classical lion head motifs, Chinese porcelain-chip friezes co-existing with Malay timber fretwork, French windows, Portuguese shutters and Corinthian pilasters.
Six Senses Duxton is due to open in April 2018, followed by Six Senses Maxwell three months later.
“Such unique properties do not come to market often and we are delighted to be working with Satinder Garcha and Harpreet Bedi of Garcha Hotels on this project,” said Six Senses chief executive, Neil Jacobs.
“The buildings will be the last heritage hotels of this quality to be developed in Singapore.”
Jacobs said each building had its own distinct personality, but what made Six Senses Singapore special was that guests would enjoy all the offerings of both locations plus the neighborhood. “It’s all about community and being part of the rich, local culture of Singapore,” he said.
The site features a row of trading houses that have been restored under the designer Anoushka Hempel, acclaimed for her Hempel and Blake’s hotels in London.
Hempel has given each of the 49 guestrooms and suites a unique individuality so that no two are exactly the same.