Accommodation Review: Grand Hyatt Singapore

We used reward points to book our two night stay at the Grand Hyatt in Singapore. Here's a quick review and pictures of our room.

Pros

• Swanky hotel
• Large room size (we had the basic room)
• Every taxi driver knows where it is!
• Free welcome chocolate chip cookies, fruit, and bottled water
• Free wifi
• Great water pressure
• Comfortable bed and pillows

Cons

• Slight funky smell from the bathroom
• Very confusing how to get here via the underground passages from the Orchard MRT station

Location Comments

The Grand Hyatt is fairly close to the Orchard MRT station, but you cannot just go up to the street level and walk there because there are no cross walks at the main intersection. You must go underground at some point, and it is confusing as hell! We probably spent 20 minutes getting from Ion Orchard shopping mall MRT exit to the right exit that would let us walk the rest of the way to the hotel. This is a huge pain with luggage, as some exits do not have escalators or elevators.


Taxi Comments

It seems like Singapore has different base and meter rates for different taxis. We found that the taxis pulling up to our hotel were more expensive (both base and meter) than ones we hailed from the street nearby, but they were also nicer (leather seats, air con already on, etc). Just a word of warning!


Grand Hyatt Singapore - entrance


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Bottom Line: You can't really go wrong with the Grand Hyatt in Singapore (especially on points!). But in the future, I don't think I would stay here again, simply because I prefer smaller boutique hotels that are more convenient to public transportation. It's also worth noting that we typically do not take advantage of amenities such as the spa.