Singapore

Set in 15 acres of landscaped grounds, the Goodwood Park started life in the early 1900s as the German-only ‘Teutonic Club’, which was converted into a luxury hotel after World War I – the only one in the colony with a pool and air-con wine cellar! There are now two pools: the original, and a more modern, Balinese-inspired one in the garden that was part of a major refurbishment in 2013. Most of the hotel’s 233 rooms and suites have a soothing coffee-and-cream colour scheme. Those in the newly built ‘Mayfair Wing’ feature floor-to-ceiling headboards with black and white photographs of traditional Singaporean shophouses – a stylish contemporary touch amid the heritage chic.