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Spectacular skyline views, glass-walled rooftop pools, barista robots and, of course, a signature Como Shambhala spa await at Como Metropolitan Singapore in a slick high-rise above Orchard Road. The hotel marks a happy homecoming for the brand for the first time in its 30-year history. Along with its fashion boutiques, wellness sanctuaries and restaurants, it’s home to Miami export Cote, a restaurant combining Korean barbecue with American-steakhouse classics (as delicious as it sounds).
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Double rooms from £234.64 (SG$399), including tax at 19.9 per cent.
More details
Rates usually include breakfast.
Also
There's a room on all seven floors of Como Metropolitan Singapore that has been adapted for guests with reduced mobility, and the outdoor area plus other communal areas are accessible, too.
At the hotel
Free WiFi throughout, self-check-in, gym, reformer Pilates, hyperbaric lounge, and a commercial space with fashion boutiques. In rooms: air-conditioning, yoga mat, free bottled water and soft drinks, tea- and coffee-making kit, and Como Shambhala bath products.
Our favourite rooms
For dual-aspect glimpses of the Singapore skyline, book a corner-set Metropolitan Suite King and enjoy the dazzle. Families can book the two-bedroom Como Suite on the highest levels of the hotel (with the views to match).
Poolside
There’s a 30-metre cantilevered infinity pool up on the rooftop (with a glass bottom and wall for swimmers unafflicted by vertigo), open for swims from 6am to 7.30pm. One corner has a hot tub attached.
Spa
As with the Como brand’s Bali flagship, spa and wellness are taken seriously at Como Metropolitan Singapore: the urban sanctuary spans most (9,000 square feet) of the fourth floor, with a sauna, steam room, Jacuzzi and hydrotherapy available in between the stellar treatments – all of which is infused with the signature Como Shambhala scent.
Packing tips
Bring an appetite for some spectacular street food and plenty of suitcase space for your inevitable Orchard Road haul.
Also
Bruno the barista is on hand to dispense free coffees on the sixth-floor lounge (don't panic: yes, he can create foam art for your flat white).
Children
All ages are welcome and cots can be added to certain rooms on request.
Sit by the open kitchen at Cédric Grolet for some baking tips from the master pâtissières at work.
Dress Code
It’d be rude not to bust out your shiny new threads from the stores below.
Hotel restaurant
Alongside Como Cuisine, where guests can dine on Singaporean food and healthy Como Shambhala recipes, the hotel is home to Korean steakhouse Cote, which blends Korean barbecue cuisine with carnivore-pleasing American classics. Happily for sweet tooths, superstar baker (especially in Instagram terms, with 9.1 million followers and counting) Cédric Grolet has brought his classic French pâtisserie, previously only on sale in Paris and London, to Asia for the first time.
Hotel bar
Sky Bar has all the cityscape views you’d hope for, along with assorted liquors and crafty cocktails. And if you prefer sweet treats as your bar snack, pâtisserie from Cédric Grolet can be served alongside your tipple of choice (salty solutions from Como Cuisine are available, too).
Last orders
Como Cuisine serves breakfast (from 6.30am), lunch (from 11am) and dinner (from 7pm). Cote opens daily from 4pm to 2am. Sky Bar is open from 10am until 9pm. Cédric Grolet Singapore is open Wednesday to Sunday, from 8am to 6pm.
Room service
Breakfast can be delivered to your room between 6.30am and 10am. An all-day menu is available from 11am to 10pm.
Como Metropolitan Singapore is in the city state’s Orchard Precinct, on Bideford Road.
Planes
Singapore’s Changi Airport is a 25-minute drive away. Transfers can be arranged on request.
Trains
Orchard MRT station is your nearest subway stop.
Automobiles
You won’t need wheels for getting around the city – stash them away at the hotel’s two-storey car park in the basement instead.
Worth getting out of bed for
If you’re in Singapore to shop, you’ve come to the right place: Orchard Road, the city state’s premier retail hub, is right outside. It’s not just designer boutiques and department stores, either – there are outlets for the bargain hunter, too. Your first port of call, however, should be Como Orchard on Bideford Road, which is the hotel brand’s 19-floor destination concept within the same building. There’s plenty to keep you busy, including several restaurants, the Club 21 fashion boutique and, of course, a Como Shambhala super spa. The Gardens by the Bay are 15 minutes away by car.
Local restaurants
Singapore excels in the art of street food and there’s a hawker centre just a few minutes from the hotel, but for something a little more upscale, head to Colonial Club Signatures to over-indulge in local cuisine with only a short stroll home to tackle afterwards. If you’re here for the chicken rice and chicken rice only, Chatterbox has been perfecting poultry on Orchard Road for more than 50 years. Hawker-centre hotspots include Lau Pa Sat and Newton. International options include a Wolfgang Puck steakhouse, Spago, which has skyline views accompanying the carnivorous classics, and Monti for Italian (and a rooftop, both in Marina Bay.
Local bars
You’re never far from a decent cocktail in Singapore, especially if you’ve made your way to Jigger and Pony, officially crowned one of the best bars in all of Asia. Also regularly mixing up drinkable delights are Atlas (home to more than 1,000 bottles of gin, an equally extensive array of other spirits and an art deco bar) and Manhattan, which has its own rickhouse.
Every hotel featured is visited personally by members of our team, given the Smith seal of approval, and then anonymously reviewed. As soon as our reviewers have returned from this high-rise hotel in the island republic and unpacked their sartorial souvenirs and Cédric Grolet cakes, a full account of their city break will be with you. In the meantime, to whet your wanderlust, here's a quick peek inside Como Metropolitan Singapore…
It’s been around for 30 years but the Como brand has finally come home to Singapore – and it is arriving with a bang. Every aspect of the Como experience is together under one roof for the very first time, from the fashion boutiques and the dining concepts to the stand-out spa. It also marks the Asia debut of star pâtissière Cédric Grolet, who has brought his cakes and confections (previously only available in Paris and London) to Singapore. Fully embracing the 21st century are digital artworks and robot baristas named Bruno. Also within the several storeys that make up Como Metropolitan Singapore are a Korean barbecue meets American steakhouse restaurant, a bright, breezy spot where you can taste-test nutritious Como Shambhala recipes, and a rooftop infinity pool. And if you’re wondering what smells so good, it’s the scent of wellness – the signature Como Shambhala fragrance is on hand to instantly create calm and transcendence from your city setting. And breathe…
