Swissôtel The Stamford

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史丹福瑞士酒店 Swissôtel The Stamford

Alternative name	The Westin Stamford
Location	Stamford Road, Downtown Core, Singapore
Construction period	1980 - 1985
Primary usage	Hotel
Opening date	1986
Structural height	226 m (741 ft)
Floor count	73 and 3 basements
Floor area	N.A.
Elevator count	79 elevators, 26 escalators
Owner	RC Hotels
Management	Raffles International
Developer	Tincel Properties
Architect	I. M. Pei Architects 61 Pte Ltd.
Main contractor	SsangYong Group
Website	Official website

Swissôtel The Stamford at 226 metres with 73 floors, is the tallest hotel in Singapore and the sixth tallest hotel in the world. The hotel is also the sixth tallest building in Singapore. It is located within the Raffles City complex and with 1,263 rooms it also has the most of any hotel in Singapore.

Opening in 1986 as the Westin Stamford, it was then the tallest hotel in the world. It was refurbished in 2001 together with its sister hotel, Raffles The Plaza, located within the same complex. On January 1, 2002, the two sister hotels were renamed due to a change of management. The hotels were previously managed by Starwood Hotels and Resorts, but are now operated by Raffles International. Recently in 2006, the service area of the hotel was converted into a retail area of fifty additional shops in Raffles City, known as the Raffles Marketplace.

1 117 IOC Session, Singapore
2 Restaurants in the Raffles City hotels
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] 117 IOC Session, Singapore

Main article: 117th IOC Session

The 117th IOC Session was held in the Raffles City Convention Centre, located in Raffles City. Key delegates of the five bidding teams stayed in this hotel, although most of the New York delegation team also occupied it. IOC members stayed at the higher end Raffles The Plaza hotel.

[edit] Restaurants in the Raffles City hotels

The food and beverage outlets at both Swissôtel The Stamford and Raffles The Plaza are operated by the same management. On the 69th to 71st stories of Swissôtel The Stamford, there is a food and beverage establishment called the Equinox Complex comprising a number of restaurants and bars.