COMO Metropolitan Singapore

BACKGROUND Singaporean brand COMO Hotels and Resorts launched its first property in its home country in September 2023, integrating its lifestyle and wellness brands into the hotel space.

Housed in the mixed-use 19-storey COMO Orchard building, the COMO Metropolitan hotel occupies 11 floors with 156 rooms and suites. The building is also home to a fashion retail space curated by Club21, an urban wellness space by COMO Shambhala and international dining outlets.

WHERE IS IT? The COMO Orchard building is located on Bideford Road, just off the city's main Orchard Road shopping district. It's close to the modern Paragon shopping centre, and a 25-minute drive from Changi Airport.

WHAT'S IT LIKE? The hotel has a design ethos of modern simplicity, with a neutral colour palette creating a calm, relaxing interior. There's a private driveway, with lifts to the first-floor lobby. Guests then have to take another set of lifts to the rooms and hotel facilities. Before you do this, however, make sure you wander through to the lobby lounge to witness the futuristic delight of Bruno, the robotic coffee arm that can whip up complimentary artisan coffees - complete with latte art.

ROOMS I stayed in a 36 sqm Emerald Room King. The room was large, neutrally designed and comfortable, with spectacular wall-to-wall windows for expansive city views. Custom furnishings from Giorgetti and a TV set in the wall added a premium feel.