First, there was Instagram-worthy, retro-themed store The Roof Top opening its doors at City Square Mall earlier this year. Then, hipster-type grooming parlor The Golden Rule Barber Co entered the ‘hood and staked its claim at Race Course Road. The latest resident: One Farrer Hotel & Spa is set to welcome its first guests at the end of August.
The five-star urban resort, which will be housed in multi-use lifestyle complex Connexion, will feature 250 guest rooms across three accommodation types—the modern Urban Rooms, the duplex Loft Apartments (which is fully equipped for longer stays) and the top-notch Skyline Rooms and Villas, which have their own dining, fitness and spa facilities.
The hotel will also include nine F&B offerings, including One Farrer Confectionery (selling an array of baked goods), gourmet retail outlets and even a food street. The in-house spa sounds promising—it’ll supposedly feature an Olympic-sized pool, Japanese-style onsens, reflexology water walk, relaxation gardens and other fitness facilities, on top of the usual spa treatments.
Prices are pretty decent—room rates start from $252 a night for an overnight stay in September (not bad at all for a five-star hotel). And with the area’s seeming gentification, plus the neighboring Little India and Jalan Besar districts already home to some of the city’s coolest hangout, a staycation at this spanking new hotel should be fun. See www.onefarrer.com for more info.
