Grand Hyatt Singapore, formerly known as Hyatt Regency Singapore and the Singapore Hyatt Hotel, is a hotel on Scotts Road in the Central Area of Singapore.

History

The hotel was constructed in 1970. ^{[1] [2] [3]} At the time of its completion, it was the largest hotel in Southeast Asia. ^[4] 200 of the hotel's rooms, as well as the reception area, a bar and the Garden Terrace coffeehouse opened on March 1971, with the rest of the hotel being fully completed by May. ^[5] The hotel was officially opened by then Minister of Social Affairs Othman Wok on 2 October, with Aw Cheng Hu, the wife of Lee Chee San, the managing director of Chung Khiaw Bank, performing the dedication ceremony. ^[6] By 1979, the hotel had become the Hyatt Regency Singapore. ^[7]

In January 1980, plans for a $30 million, which would increase the number of rooms by 451, were approved. ^[8] The hotel's lifts were computerised in March 1983. ^[9] Its rooms were refurbished in May. ^[10] In December 1987, a training centre was established in the hotel in order to train staff. ^[11] From 1990 to 1998, the hotel underwent major renovations, after which it became the Grand Hyatt Singapore. ^{[12] [13]} The hotel's lobby was remodelled in 2003. ^[14]

The hotel began renovations in October 2021. ^[14] The hotel temporarily closed on 19 September 2022 due to the renovations. ^[15]

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