page_title: Swissôtel The Stamford
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Swissôtel The Stamford / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Skyscraper Swissôtel The Stamford reflecting in the basin of the roof garden at level 6 of the National Gallery in Singapore Español: Rascacielos Swissôtel The Stamford reflejado en el estanque del jardín en la azotea de la sexta planta de la National Gallery en Singapur Français&#160;: Gratte-ciel Swissôtel The Stamford se réfléchissant dans le bassin du jardin sur le toit au niveau 6 de la Galerie Nationale à Singapour
context_page_description: Swissôtel The Stamford, formerly known as The Westin Stamford, is a hotel in Singapore managed by Accor. Designed by architect I.M. Pei, at a height of 226 metres it is one of Southeast Asia's tallest hotels. It is part of the Raffles City complex comprising two hotels, the Raffles City Convention Centre, Raffles City shopping centre, and an office tower. Situated at 2 Stamford Road, the hotel sits above City Hall MRT station and Esplanade MRT station.
  The 5-star hotel is a sister hotel of Fairmont Singapore and has 1,252 rooms and suites, 15 restaurants and bars, Raffles City Convention Centre, and one of Asia's largest spas, Willow Stream Spa. A major renovation of the hotel was completed in 2019.
context_section_description: The hotel was designed by architect I.M. Pei as The Westin Stamford, along with its adjacent smaller sister hotel, The Westin Plaza. When completed by the South Korean firm SsangYong Group in 1986, the Westin Stamford was the world's tallest hotel building, rising to a height of 226 metres (741 ft), and held that title until 1997 when the Baiyoke Tower II was completed in Bangkok, Thailand.
  On 1 January 2002, the two Westins were sold to Swissôtel/Raffles Hotels and both hotels were renamed, The Westin Stamford became Swissôtel The Stamford and The Westin Plaza became Raffles The Plaza. When Raffles Hotels was acquired by Fairmont in 2006, the smaller hotel was again renamed, becoming the Fairmont Singapore.
  Swissôtel The Stamford has 15 food and beverage outlets including JAAN by Kirk Westaway (awarded one star in the Michelin Guide's Singapore edition for 3 consecutive years), recreational facilities, and a 108,000 square feet (10,000 m²) convention center.
caption: Swissôtel The Stamford seen from the roof of the National Gallery Singapore.
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