Red serpentine benches on the Orchard Road plaza below the malls
Walk around the RED DOT / CC0

Where to stay in Orchard

Two kilometres of malls along one road, with the hotels between them and the Botanic Gardens at the western end. It is the least Singaporean area on this list and the most comfortable: air-conditioned, predictable, connected, and almost entirely without street life. What it has that no other area does is the widest choice of large hotels in the city, and a covered walk to the MRT from most of them, which one degree north of the equator is worth more than it sounds.

Price level · Upscale

Area scorecard

Scored 0–10 by Where Stay Guide. No overall total: every traveller weights these differently.

Sightseeing
6.0
Walkability
8.0
Transport
8.5
Food
7.5
Nightlife
6.5
Quietness
6.0
Families
7.5
Value
5.5
Airport / station
7.5
First trip
7.5

Best for

  • Travellers who want a large, predictable hotel
  • Shopping
  • Anyone who would rather not think about the heat

Choose elsewhere if

  • You want to walk out into something
  • You are here for the food
  • You are watching what you spend

Our picks in Orchard