Amoy Hotel In Singapore
We decided not to stay in a big chain hotel in Singapore recently and chose one in an old part of Singapore in the business and financial district bordering on Chinatown. This Far East Square area was once the site where Chinese immigrants arrived by boat to seek a better life in the far east.
The Amoy Hotel is in a converted temple in a street full of character with beautiful old temples and buildings. The entrance has an open tiled roof and is filled with antiques – the Fuk Tai Chi Museum.
I don’t think we’ve ever been so welcomed and looked after as at this hotel. When we asked one of the staff where a place was, she walked a couple of blocks with us to point the way. Another staff member offered to show us around on her one day off! When we checked out of the hotel we were presented with packs of the Kaya spread that I had been admiring and eating at breakfast.
Attached to the Amoy is a street arcade full of food shops and restaurants, and the Telok Ayer MRT is just across the road. The rooms are all decorated differently with a Chinese theme, and everything is thought of including a mini bar – the contents of which are free – this is how we’ve always thought it should be, and at last it is happening!
I suggest you check this hotel out when next looking for accommodation in Singapore.
Amoy by Far East Hospitality
76 Telok Ayer St, Singapore
The Amoy Hotel in an old temple.
Lina and Patricia – two of the wonderful staff.
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Mary Dickinson 