Holiday Inn Express made its debut in Singapore on Orchard Road 17 July 2013. Under the InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), Holiday Inn Express Singapore Orchard Road offers 221 standard Queen or Twin rooms and is within walking distance to ION Orchard, Ngee Ann City as well as Mount Elizabeth Hospital and Paragon Medical Centre. The nearest MRT Stations to the new hotel are Orchard and Somerset MRT.
The 13-storey Holiday Inn Express Singapore Orchard offers guests amenities such as:
- All 221 rooms are approximately 19sqm and non smoking with two rooms for the physically challenged
- Free & Fast Wi-Fi througout the hotel
- Free Express Start breakfast bar with a Grab & Go breakfast option for those in a hurry
- Choice of soft and firm pillows
- Refreshing Power Showers with three-head massage showerhead
- 40 inch LCD televisions
- Ergonomic desk check and efficient work station
- iPod docking station
- Self-service business centre and laundry room
- Vending machines with drink and snack options
- Check in at 2pm and check out at 12pm
- Limited parking spaces of 28 only
Holiday Inn Express Singapore Orchard Road is located at 20 Bideford Road (between Paragon Shopping Centre and The Heeren). A special opening rate from S$198++ per night is available for stays till 30 November 2013 from www.holidayinnexpress.com.
To celebrate the opening, Holiday Inn Express Singapore Orchard is giving away free #GrabandGo breakfast outside the hotel and outside Orchard and Somerset MRT stations on 24 July 2013 from 7.30am on a first-come-first-served basis. In the evening, the hotel will hold its own Great Singapore Express Sale – a one hour flash sale event from 6to7pm. The first 100 guests at the hotel will be able to buy a room for a one-off price of S$19.99++.
IHG has five properties in Singapore – InterContinental Singapore, Crowne Plaza Changi Airport, Holiday Inn Singapore Atrium, Holiday Inn Singapore Orchard and Holiday Inn Express Singapore Orchard Road. Holiday Inn Express Singapore Clarke Quay is scheduled to open in Q1 2014.