Latest numbers from the tourism authority showed a total of 225 hotels and 36,891 rooms in Singapore’s accommodation market as at end-2005. There is no existing star-rating system in Singapore and the current hotel stock is sub-divided into 103 gazetted hotels (30,445 rooms) and 122 non-gazetted hotels. Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels estimates that around 81 per cent of the gazetted 30,445 rooms fall within the upper-tier four-star and five-star hotel segments. Geographically, the majority of these upper-tier hotels are concentrated along the traditional hotel belt: Orchard Road, City Hall, Suntec City/Marina Centre, Bras Basah/Bugis and the CBD/Boat Quay/Clarke Quay. Familiar international brands found within these localities include the Ritz-Carlton, Marriott, Grand Hyatt, Hilton, Shangri-La, Four Seasons, Raffles, Swissotel, Traders, Pan Pacific, Conrad, Meritus, Novotel as well as The Oriental Singapore which was re-named the Mandarin Oriental Singapore The two upcoming mega integrated resorts (IRs) at Marina Bay and Sentosa will also be the launch-pads for new hotel brands and concepts. While Sands @Marina Bay will offer 2,500 rooms in the upper-tier sector in 2009, Resorts World @Sentosa will add another 1,830 rooms in six hotels in 2010. Meanwhile, the luxury hotel segment will soon witness the opening of the 299-room St Regis Hotel at end-2007. Sino Land plans to open a new 120-room boutique hotel at Collyer Quay in 2009, while a new 320-room W Hotel at Sentosa Cove is expected to be operational by the end of 2010. source: http://realty-united.blogspot.com/2007/10/singapores-hotel-sector-is-currently.html Other stories on Singapore | Search for Jobs in Singapore | Daily Extras! Eclat Me | Success Tip of the Day| 1DailyDiversion| Eclat Web - Must Visit Websites! A Beautiful Pic Every Day! Word of the Day| Quotation of the Day| Make Money! Immigration News! Desire- WOW Stuff! Stock Mkt Updates |