{"id":53559,"date":"2026-07-16T11:33:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T01:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/luxuryescapes.com\/inspiration\/?p=53559"},"modified":"2026-07-16T11:33:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T01:33:23","slug":"why-book-the-standard-singapore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/luxuryescapes.com\/inspiration\/why-book-the-standard-singapore\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet The Singapore Hotel That Raises the Standard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Bold design, a buzzing pool deck, and the Lion City’s most interesting new izakaya \u2013 The Standard, Singapore provides a contemporary setting to slow down in one of Asia’s fastest cities.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Standard has never done ordinary. The brand that made a name for itself turning heads in New York, Miami and London landed on Orange Grove Road in late 2024, and the city took notice immediately \u2013 earning spots on both Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler’s Hot List 2025 and Travel + Leisure’s It List 2025 within its first year. Tucked between the UNESCO-listed Singapore <\/a>Botanic Gardens and the retail energy of Orchard Road, it brings the group’s signature design instinct and social program to one of Asia’s most polished cities. Here’s what makes The Standard, Singapore worth the stay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

A location that works in every direction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Standard, Singapore sits in one of the city’s most coveted residential pockets<\/a> \u2013 close enough to Orchard Road to feel central, far enough removed to feel genuinely peaceful. The sprawling Singapore Botanic Gardens, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is approximately 1.5 kilometres away, ION Orchard is roughly a 12-minute walk and Changi Airport is about 25 minutes by car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For those who’d rather not navigate the walk, The Standard runs its own complimentary shuttle service, The Pick-Up Line, with daily loops between the hotel, Shaw Centre and ION Orchard, operating from 7.45am to 10.05pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pool is the social heart of the hotel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In a regularly steaming city, a refreshing pool can be the difference between a good stay and a great one. The pool at The Standard provides the cooling dip you may need and also operates more like a social club than a standard hotel amenity. It has a swim-up bar, submerged lounge chairs, poolside DJ sets and a program of low-key events that make the afternoon slide comfortably into evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pool-view rooms are available to make the most of the hotel’s lush, garden-heavy landscaping in a deliberate design nod to the nearby botanic gardens<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The izakaya you’ll want to come back to<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Standard Singapore’s signature restaurant concept doesn’t exist anywhere else in the group’s global portfolio. Kaya is a contemporary Japanese izakaya on the hotel’s second floor, with a name that plays on both “izakaya” and kaya <\/em>\u2013 the coconut jam spread beloved across Singapore and Malaysia. The dual reference is deliberate: this is Japanese dining filtered through a local lens<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The interior is botanical and moody \u2013 rattan chairs, plants cascading from the ceiling, floor-to-ceiling windows letting in natural light during the day and shifting to a dimmer, more atmospheric setting by night. The menu centres on sharing plates with Japanese foundations and modern technique: think beef tataki in ashed shoyu dashi, marinated duck with wasabi salsa verde, and crispy crab rice with uni cr\u00e8me. Cocktails at Kaya are built around the same philosophy \u2013 Japanese craftsmanship, inventive technique and minimal waste, using house-made infused spirits and thoughtfully repurposed ingredients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For something more casual, Caf\u00e9 Standard handles all-day dining from breakfast through to late-evening drinks<\/a>, with a popular outdoor terrace that draws a local crowd as much as hotel guests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n