Well-being a winning formula for Grand Hyatt Singapore

While most hotels around the world focus their makeovers on glitzier lobbies, luxe rooms and tricked-out spas, Grand Hyatt Singapore has chosen to also train the spotlight on the intangibles of hospitality – the stay experience.

- Chantal Sajan

And it does this by combining aesthetics with its own brand of hospitality centred on a "culture of well-being".

The hotel reopened on July 10 after closing in late 2022 for extensive renovations after more than 50 years in Singapore.

It unveiled the first of a phased reopening with a new nature-inspired Terrace Wing, jointly designed by Tokyo-based design studio Strickland and NAO Taniyama, in collaboration with British landscape architecture practice Grant Associates.

The urban sanctuary comprises two distinct concepts.

The first is Grand Wing – A Grand Living Room, where guests can come together and celebrate at seven dining outlets and 16 event spaces across three floors.

The second is the Terrace Wing, a garden oasis and wellness haven comprising a spa, outdoor pools and a fitness centre.

According to landscape architect Grant Associates, shinrin yoku (Japanese for "forest bathing") was the inspiration for the pockets of green throughout the hotel.

The Terrace Wing has 292 rooms spread across different categories such as King rooms, five Garden Studios and three Presidential Suites.

The Garden Studios are a new design and take up space previously reserved for spa treatment rooms.

The capacious 645 sq ft studio has an outsize reception area and a king bed with state-of-the-art Toto high-tech toilet bowls.

The Grand Wing is expected to be ready in the first half of 2025, bringing the total to 699 rooms.

All the food and beverage outlets are up and running.

StraitsKitchen is back with its hearty halal-certified kitchen, which showcases Peranakan and Asian cuisines.

Pete's Place still serves up rustic Italian fare, which diners have been enjoying since it opened in 1973.

And Brix bar – formerly known as Brannigan's – is back in business at the hotel's basement.

New attractions include Le Pristine Singapore, which has taken over Mezza9.