The famous shopping boulevard and the leafy district around it — mall after air-conditioned mall, big hotels, and the glorious Botanic Gardens on its edge. Central, green and convenient, well-connected by MRT; a comfortable, if less atmospheric, base for shopping and easy access to everywhere.
A look around
What you’ll be living next to. Swipe through.
€280–550
typical per night in Singapore
You pay for the postcode
One of the pricier addresses in Singapore.
Where it sits
The circle is Orchard Road and roughly a 10-minute walk around it.
How far is everything?
From the middle of this area to the city's headline sights — pick your own on the city page and these become your list.
- Chinatown & the Buddha Tooth temple9 min taxi2.9 km
- A hawker centre9 min taxi3.0 km
- Kampong Glam & Haji Lane9 min taxi3.0 km
- The Merlion & Marina Bay9 min taxi3.1 km
- Marina Bay Sands & the SkyPark12 min taxi3.9 km
- Gardens by the Bay13 min taxi4.3 km
- Universal Studios Singapore17 min taxi5.6 km
- Sentosa (beach)18 min taxi6.1 km
- Sentosa & the beaches18 min taxi6.1 km
On your doorstep
What you’re living next to if you stay here.
- 6.Singapore Zoo & Night Safari — Consistently rated among the world's best zoos — open, moated enclosures where orangutans swing overhead and animals roam in naturalistic 'rainforest' settings, plus the pioneering Night Safari next door, a tram through the jungle to see nocturnal creatures after dark. A brilliant day (and evening) out, especially with kids.
- 9.The Botanic Gardens — Singapore's UNESCO-listed tropical garden, a lush green oasis on the edge of Orchard Road — rainforest, lakes, a bandstand, and the spectacular free National Orchid Garden with thousands of blooms. A glorious, free morning stroll and a break from the malls and the heat; go early before it gets sticky.
- 13.Orchard Road — Singapore's shopping mecca — a two-kilometre boulevard of gleaming, interconnected malls from budget to blingy, cool and air-conditioned. Even if you're not buying, the sheer scale and the food halls in the basements are a spectacle, and a welcome escape from the heat; a rite of passage in a city that shops like a sport.
When are you staying?
Booking.com & Airbnb open searched to Orchard Road; flights via Google Flights.