Singapore is primed to welcome its first ‘zero energy’ hotel in the coming years when Hotel Indigo Changi Airport opens its doors at Changi Airport Terminal 2. And judging from first images, the hotel’s leafy façade will be right at home in the Garden City.
Expected to be up and running by 2028, the 255-room hotel will become the airport’s third landside hotel, complementing the YOTELAIR at Jewel Changi Airport and the Crowne Plaza Changi Airport, just up the road at Terminal 3.
Among its topline features will be a glamorous rooftop day club, bar and infinity pool, not to mention panoramic views of the runway, city skyline and glass-encased Jewel complex.
Much like the Pan Pacific Orchard Singapore, this new urban retreat is centred around the concept of biophilic design, whereby inhabitants are connected with the environment through the use of natural lighting, ventilation and landscaping.
A signature element of this is the eye-catching ‘Floating Forest’ – seven storeys of lush rainforest and hanging epiphytes (plants deriving their moisture from the air), plus lookouts to admire the view.
Dining will also be an experience worth savouring, as will the benefits unlocked by members of IHG One Rewards, the loyalty program of Hotel Indigo’s parent group IHG Hotels and Resorts.
Changi Airport Group CEO Mr Lee Seow Hiang says the hotel “promises to be the first zero-energy hotel in Singapore, and possibly the first for an airport hotel in the world.”
Hotel Indigo Changi Airport aims to achieve this zero energy target through the use of solar panels, hybrid cooling systems and naturally ventilated corridors, along with rainwater harvesting technology.
Lee adds, “With travel demand continuing to soar and passenger traffic growing beyond pre-Covid levels, the new hotel will elevate the hospitality offerings at Changi Airport. It will serve our visitors well with its differentiated facilities and convenient access to T2.”
This won’t be Singapore’s first Hotel Indigo though, with that honour falling to Hotel Indigo Katong – open since 2016 and only 15 minutes drive from the airport.
Of course 2028 is still quite a way off. In the meantime, there are plenty of stunning Singapore luxury hotels to pick from, from the iconic Raffles Doha to the newer COMO Metropolitan Singapore.
Source: https://www.executivetraveller.com/news/hotel-indigo-changi-airport-singapore
