The Scarlet Singapore
{{Short description|Boutique hotel in Chinatown, Singapore}}
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| hotel_name = The Scarlet Singapore
| image = The Scarlet Singapore (Art Deco Building).jpg
| caption = The Scarlet Singapore
| location = 33 Erskine Road Singapore 069333
| pushpin_map = Singapore
| coordinates = {{coord|1|16|50.3|N|103|50|43.3|E|display=inline}}
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| opening_date = 2004
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| architect = HK Hia & Associates
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| owner = Grace International
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| number_of_rooms = 80
| number_of_suites = 5
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| website = https://www.thescarletsingapore.com/
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The Scarlet Singapore is a luxury boutique hotel{{cite news|last1=Yang|first1=Calvin|title=Social crowd still drawn to Ann Siang Hill|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/social-crowd-still-drawn-to-ann-siang-hill|accessdate=29 December 2015|publisher=The Straits Times|date=19 December 2014}} located at Erskine Road, Chinatown, Singapore. Opened in 2004,{{cite web |title=The Scarlet Singapore - Luxury Boutique Hotels |url=http://www.holidaycity.com/the-scarlet-singapore/index.htm |accessdate=18 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100305183749/http://www.holidaycity.com/the-scarlet-singapore/index.htm |archivedate=5 March 2010 }} The Scarlet Singapore contains 80 rooms and is managed by Singapore-based hospitality management group Grace International.
History
The Scarlet Singapore was opened in 2004, comprising 13 Early Shophouses built in 1868 and a 1924 Art Deco building. The hotel incorporates No 9 to 37 Erskine Road which includes a four-storey concrete building which was constructed in 1942 and fourteen two storey 'shophouses'. The shophouses were built in 1868 and were the homes of Chinese immigrants until the 1980s when the first storey was used for retail. The shophouses were bought in 1988 to make a boutique hotel (The Inn of Sixth Happiness). This closed down and was bought by Grace International in 1997.{{cite news|title=No. 33 Erskine Road|url=https://www.ura.gov.sg/uol/publications/corporate/aha/2005/33-Erskine-Road.aspx|accessdate=29 December 2015|publisher=Urban Redevelopment Authority}}
Grace International bought and renovated the site, spending 45 million SGD in 1997.{{cite news|title=The Scarlet|url=https://www.mexicoexplorer.com/hotel-the-scarlet.html/|accessdate=29 December 2015|publisher=Mexico Explorer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084833/https://www.mexicoexplorer.com/hotel-the-scarlet.html/|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}} It reopened in 2004.{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1309&dat=20060807&id=-KktAAAAIBAJ&pg=4249,4526827&hl=en|title=Boutique hotel offers different kind of stay|publisher=New Straits Times|date=7 August 2006|author=Subashini Selvaratnam|accessdate=29 September 2017}}
The Scarlet Singapore is the proud recipient of the Singapore Architectural Heritage Award 2005 for preserving the older buildings.[https://www.thescarletsingapore.com/awards.html The Scarlet Singapore. Awards]. thescarletsingapore.com. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022062405/https://www.thescarletsingapore.com/awards.html|date=22 October 2019}}[https://www.ura.gov.sg/uol/conservation/participate/aha/about-aha.aspx "About Architectural Heritage Awards: 2005 Winners"]. Urban Redevelopment [https://www.frasershospitality.com/en/singapore/capri-by-fraser-china-square/ Authority]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021075128/https://www.ura.gov.sg/uol/conservation/participate/aha/about-aha.aspx|date=21 October 2013}}. It was further awarded 'Leading Boutique Hotel' by World Travel Awards 2018, 2017, 2015, and 2014. It was renovated in 2013{{cite news|url=http://www.boutiquehotelnews.com/home/news/2013/12/11/singapores-boutique-pioneer-the-scarlet-reopens-after-renovation/#.UzFXoV5UP5Y|title=Singapore's boutique pioneer The Scarlet reopens after renovation|last1=Sell|first1=George|date=11 December 2013|accessdate=29 December 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140816071148/http://www.boutiquehotelnews.com/home/news/2013/12/11/singapores-boutique-pioneer-the-scarlet-reopens-after-renovation/|archive-date=2014-08-16|publisher=Boutique Hotel News}} and then in May 2014 the sister hotel, The Scarlet Huntington Hotel, in San Francisco was opened.{{cite news|last1=Sell|first1=George|title=May opening for San Francisco's renovated Scarlet Huntington Hotel|url=http://www.boutiquehotelnews.com/home/news/2014/3/25/may-opening-for-san-franciscos-renovated-scarlet-huntington-hotel/|accessdate=29 December 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929234944/http://www.boutiquehotelnews.com/home/news/2014/3/25/may-opening-for-san-franciscos-renovated-scarlet-huntington-hotel/|archive-date=2017-09-29|publisher=Boutique Hotel News|date=25 March 2014}}{{cite news|last1=Kahle|first1=Laurie|title=San Francisco's Historic Scarlet Huntington Hotel Debuts A Bold New Look|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/lauriekahle/2014/08/12/san-franciscos-historic-scarlet-huntington-hotel-debuts-a-bold-new-look/|accessdate=29 December 2015|work=Forbes|date=12 August 2014}}
In March 2016, The Scarlet Hotel took part in the Earth Hour movement by dimming down its lights, reducing AC usage, and asking guests to follow through in their rooms.{{cite web|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/environment/luxury-boutique-hotel-the-scarlet-singapore-to-switch-off-non-essential|title=Luxury boutique hotel The Scarlet Singapore to switch off non-essential lighting for Earth Hour|publisher=Straitstimes.com|date=16 March 2016|author=Samantha Boh|accessdate=29 September 2017}}
Description
The 80-room hotel is managed by Singapore-based hospitality management group, Grace International.
The exterior was restored to its original state while the interior was completely restructured. The decor is predominantly gold, bronze and crimson, and includes rose-patterned furniture, chandeliers, and gilded mirrors.[http://www.cntraveller.com/Special_Features/The_Hot_List_2005/The_Scarlet/ Conde Nast Hotlist 2005] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928034256/http://www.cntraveller.com/Special_Features/The_Hot_List_2005/The_Scarlet/ |date=2007-09-28 }}
The hotel has two restaurants, a bar and fitness centre.{{cite news|title=3 TOP SINGAPORE HOTELS FOR VALENTINE'S DAY|url=http://asianinteriordesign.net/singapore/3-top-singapore-hotels-for-valentines-day/|accessdate=29 December 2015|publisher=Asian Interior Design|date=13 February 2014}}
References
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External links
- {{official website|https://www.thescarletsingapore.com}}
- [https://books.google.com/books?id=-w7RAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT230 Tropical Hotels: Thailand Malaysia Singapore Java Bali]. Tuttle Publishing. pp. pt-230-237 {{subscription required}}
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Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1924
Category:Hotels established in 2004
Category:Singaporean companies established in 2004