The latest outpost of Accor’s design-centric Sofitel So brand has opened in Singapore, with rooms that channel Napoleonic-era Paris and a vibe that is perfectly au courant. Here’s a first peek inside the hotly anticipated hotel, with five looks to match
By Chris Kirkpatrick
Photographs and styling by David Tan
With its bespoke Karl Lagerfeld staff uniforms and interiors inspired by Napoleonic-era Paris, Sofitel So Singapore (65/6701-6800; doubles from US$225) aims to ratchet up the style quotient in Singapore’s CBD. As the third location of Sofitel’s fashion- and design-oriented So brand, the 134-room property doesn’t fail to impress: its public areas and high-ceilinged suites inhabit a 1927 neoclassical landmark, while a new five-story wing is crowned with a rooftop bar and gold-tiled swimming pool. Rooms feature classic wall paneling, teak herringbone floors, and, above each bed, light boxes patterned after French cupolas, complemented by such high-tech gadgetry as iPad minis and iPhones. And come mealtime, there’s Xperience, where French chef Anne-Cecile Degenne oversees a menu of global cuisine from an open kitchen equipped with a six-meter-long custom Molteni oven.
This article originally appeared in the June/July 2014 print issue of DestinAsian magazine (“French Twist”).