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Singapore, the Cleanest City in the World

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Singapore is a lovely, gorgeous, clean, tropical, green, safe, populated, multi-cultural city to visit.  When we have visited Singapore in the past, we flew directly from Delhi, India, so Singapore seemed like a safe clean haven after Delhi and all of its glorious filth.  This time  in Singapore I felt we could enjoy it more at a leisurely pace and maybe even appreciate it a bit more in this quick visit. At the Intercontinental Singapore with the Porter. The Ferris Wheel at night which is quite a site to see. The JW Marriott is one of the architecturally coolest buildings I have ever seen. The Intercontinental Singapore Grand Entrance.  We stayed in the Heritage Wing in this Grand Dame of a hotel and it is located within the historic Bugis area of Singapore.  We loved this 5 Star Hotel and the location was perfect. The Intercontinental Singapore within walking distance to many great sites.  We got in late the first night and checked in and hit the hay right...

Intercontinental Singapore

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  This is a lovely old 5 star Hotel in the heart of Singapore.  We have stayed in Singapore before but the Intercontinental made it a better stay this time around.  It is a lovely old hotel and we stayed in the Heritage Wing.   The room was large with pretty furnishings and moldings on the ceiling and walls.  The ceiling had a nice Trey ceiling with a Chandelier. The bathroom was large with a separate comfortable bathtub and shower which was all marble and beautiful. There was a front entrance with a closet that was large enough for a separate mirror and shelf and my luggage.   There was a large desk and a credenza for the coffee station.  They served Espresso type coffee in porcelain cups. The bed was a king and lovely and comfortable.  We had two balcony doors to Juliette balconies but neither opened which was ok, because the mall was underneath us. The concierge was very helpful and gave us a map with some directions and provided us w...