Resorts World Sentosa hotels fully booked

PETALING JAYA: Resorts World Sentosa’s (RWS) four newly opened hotels are booked solid till end of next month, according to the Singapore Business Times (SBT).

The SBT report said the republic’s first integrated resort (IR) revealed on its Facebook fan page last Friday that the four hotels “have reached maximum capacity” until the end of April. In an update post on Saturday, however, it said that it had “managed to free up some rooms” in March and April.

Occupancy rates at RWS’ four hotels soared to over 90% during this past weekend, assistant director for communications Robin Goh was quoted as saying. Both the Festive Hotel and the Hard Rock Hotel Singapore recorded full houses.

SBT said RWS expected to operate at full or near-full capacity during the weekends for the foreseeable future.

“Already, every room during the nine-day period spanning the upcoming Chinese New Year holiday from Feb 13 to 21 has been snapped up by both Singaporeans and overseas guests eager to be among the first in the world to stay at the IR,” the report said.

Collectively, the four hotels – Festive Hotel, Hard Rock Hotel Singapore, Hotel Michael and Crockfords Tower – offer 1,350 rooms and 10 restaurants.

Two other hotels, Equariyus Hotel and Spa Villas, will be launched later this year and add 500 rooms. SBT reported that when the IR’s call centre first opened its hotline on Jan 11, the first three days alone saw some 5,000 room nights booked.

By The Star