Hotel Fort Canning

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Hotel Fort Canning
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Location within Singapore
Former namesAdministration Building of the British Far East Command Headquarters
Singapore Command and Staff College
Fort Canning Country Club
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeBoutique Hotel
Architectural style Low-rise
Location11 Canning Walk, Fort Canning Downtown Core, Singapore
Coordinates 1°17′45″N103°50′36″E / 1.2959°N 103.8433°E / 1.2959; 103.8433
Completed1926
Opening1926
2010
Owner Eng Wah Global
Renovating team
Renovating firm DP Architects
Website
www.hfcsingapore.com

Hotel Fort Canning is a boutique hotel opened in 2010 in Fort Canning Park, Singapore. Located near the Orchard Road and Clarke Quay Nightlife districts, the building was the British Far East Command Headquarters during World War II. The building was restored and reconstructed as a hotel by architectural firm DP Architects which sought to maintain its British colonial architectural style and the multi-columned façade of the old headquarters.

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History and conservation

British Far East Command HQ

The military building was built in 1926 as the Administration Building of the British Far East Command HQ. The General-Officer-Commanding, Lieutenant General Percival, had an office in this building. The building was occupied by the Japanese Military during the Occupation (1942–1945). The British Military took it back after the war and used it as part of the British Military Administration. [1]

Singapore Command and Staff College

The building was then taken over by the Singapore Armed Forces when Singapore became independent. In 1970, the building was used by the Singapore Command and Staff College (SCSC). In 1976, the SCSC moved out of the building, and it remained unoccupied until 1995, when it housed the Fort Canning Country Club. The Legends Fort Canning Park took over the premises in November 2002, and in July 2011, it re-opened as Hotel Fort Canning. [2]

Facilities

The hotel has 86 stylised rooms and suites.

Hotel Fort Canning's upper floor windows have wide views of Fort Canning Park and the Downtown Singapore skyline.

The hotel has two outdoor swimming pools filled with water treated by an innovative non-chlorination-based system, with none of the health issues of conventional swimming pools, a gym and Chinois Spa @ The Legends. It also has two food & beverages outlet, and 6 meeting venues with conference facilities. [3]

Awards & Accolades

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References

  1. ↑ History of Hotel Fort Canning
  2. ↑ History of Hotel Fort Canning
  3. ↑ MEETING & EVENTS
  4. ↑ ACCOLADES & MILESTONES
  5. ↑ "Asiaone". Archived from the original on 29 September 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "Historic Retreat In The City" Archived 17 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine , The Jakarta Globe, 6 November 2011
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