Orchard Singapore Unveils Rochon Re-design

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. October 14, 2008

SINGAPORE, July 13, 2006. The Orchard Hotel in Singapore, one of five Singapore hotels owned and operated under the Millennium brand, has announced the unveiling of a multi-million dollar renovation of the hotel's Signature Club Rooms.

The new rooms are exquisitely designed by renowned French interior designer Pierre-Yves Rochon, known for his work at the Four Seasons George V in Paris and L'Hotel Hermitage in Monte Carlo among other luxury properties worldwide.

Rochon's vibrant designs at the Orchard Hotel fuses contemporary and classic designs with a strong Eastern flavor and distinctly European interpretation.

"Orchard Hotel's Signature Club rooms will serve as the latest benchmark for the Millennium & Copthorne Hotels' (M&C) new hotel concepts and services that seamlessly blend East and West. These initiatives will gradually be extended to more M&C hotels in the coming years where applicable, and also to other refurbishment projects in our hotels in gateway cities around the world. This initiative will bring M&C another step closer in our quest to create memorable experiences for our guests," said Mr Kwek Leng Beng, chairman, Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc, the parent company of Millennium Hotels and Resorts, North America.

Signature Club Rooms Rochon has created a fusion of contemporary and classic design for the signature Club rooms with the use of three vibrant color schemes which he has titled "the three harmonies." The color schemes consist of luxurious Regal Red, tranquil Ming Blue and soothing Celadon Green. These three signature colors are each interwoven with predominantly European black for a startling visual impact.

The interior architecture makes clever use of sliding panels, typical of Chinese houses and mood lighting that varies between daylight and night, bringing a dramatic range to the color schemes during different times of the day. The decor features contemporary and Chinese type furniture and art. Contemporary European and traditional Chinese paintings and engravings add to the ambience.

Explaining the concept, Rochon said: "The Regal Red room spells vibrancy, aided by generous doses of black in the furniture and wood panels. The Ming Blue room is both traditional and timeless, and conjures up a sense of nostalgia for the sentimental guest. The Celadon Green scheme instantly creates a bright and cheery first impression, reminding one of the freshness of spring."

Each of the 20 Club Deluxe and 29 Club rooms has a luxurious armoire (free-standing wardrobe), while each of the 16 Suites (eight equipped with kitchenettes) features a walk-in wardrobe. The armoire is an Oriental art piece with modern functions such as a laptop safe that doubles up as a charger for the computer. The interior of each armoire matches that of the room's color theme, carrying through Rochon's designs from the paintings that adorn the walls, to all the individual Chinese antiques on display in the rooms. All furnishings display elements from East and West.

In each room, headboards for the beds in red, blue or green fabric catches one's eye - elegant and soothing to the gaze. Fretworks (wooden panels) on either side of the headboard give an unmistakable Oriental touch.

Designed for the executive lifestyle with luxurious comforts of stylish living, the Signature Club suites feature separate bedrooms for complete privacy, living rooms with a writing desk and kitchenette that caters for long staying guests' needs, spacious bathrooms with deluxe amenities and invigorating rain-showers with hydro-massage jets, as well as a LCD TV installed in the wall at the foot of the bathtub.

To top it off, each room is equipped with state-of-the-art modern gadgets such as 32-inch LCD TVs which can be connected to a laptop, MP3-compatible Bose Music System with CD player and alarm clock, high-speed wireless broadband, and one-touch control panel for mood lights.

For a relaxing and invigorating sleep, a pillow menu is also available so guests can choose from ten different types of pillows such as feather, therapeutic, anti-snore, hypoallergenic, beads, high density foam, cotton and buck wheat. The bed has a custom designed bedspread and embroidered silk cushions; custom-designed bedspread. To set the mood, the rooms also include Chinese-style lampshades; adjustable reading lights; and a daily 6 p.m. turndown amenity of amuse bouche.

A luxurious array of new Signature amenities and services are made available to guests including: personal aromatic therapy with a range of essential oils; pamper packs for ladies, businessmen, couples or babies; blood pressure measuring device; laundry storage service; IT butler; as well as a dedicated Signature Concierge team to assist with arrangements such as securing restaurant reservations, theatre tickets and acting as a personal shopper. The Orchard Hotel signature Club rooms are available in Standard or Deluxe format - Club Suites are also available.

Signature Club Lounge on the 18th Floor

Guests staying on the Signature Club Floors will have access to the stunning Signature Club Lounge on the 18th floor which features sophisticated red-and-black color schemes bearing an "East meets West" concept.

To create a relaxing Zen-like environment, Rochon has incorporated classic Chinese art, delicate porcelain figurines and vases and handsome teak and rosewood furnishings into the d'ecor.

The Club Lounge offers the use of a convertible private meeting room and houses an open kitchen serving an extensive breakfast menu selection. A personal chef is also on hand to cater to guests' individual preferences.

Refreshments are served throughout the day. At the Club Lounge guests can also enjoy exclusive Signature Club privileges such as traditional English Coddled Eggs, once reserved only for royalty.