The Hari is turning an Orchard Holiday Inn into something smarter

Orchard is about to get a hotel with a point of view. The old Holiday Inn is the unlikely host.

Put spring 2027 in the diary if you've run out of Orchard staycations that don't start in a mall lobby, but hold the decision until the restaurants are named. The former Holiday Inn Singapore Orchard City Centre is becoming The Hari Singapore, a boutique hotel from the Harilela family, and the reason to pay attention is the designer: Tara Bernerd, who did both earlier Haris and tends toward warm, clubby interiors rather than marble and echo. Whether it becomes a place to drink as well as a place to sleep depends on bars and restaurants nobody has announced yet.

The Hari is the hotel brand of the Harilela family, the Hong Kong dynasty whose group dates back to 1959 and is still wholly family-owned. It has only two other addresses: The Hari London, which opened in Belgravia in 2016, and The Hari Hong Kong, which opened in Wan Chai at the end of 2020. Singapore will be the third, which makes this a rare arrival rather than another chain flag. The wider Harilela Hotels portfolio, founded by Dr Aron Harilela, runs to 15 properties across Hong Kong, China, Asia, Europe and the US; The Hari is its small, design-led label.

What has been announced: 326 rooms, a rooftop pool, an executive lounge, dining and wellness facilities, and a rotating art collection. What has not: the names of the restaurants or bars, who is cooking, room rates, and an opening date more precise than "spring" (hotel seasons, like condo completion dates, are best believed when the keys are handed over).

With NoMad due on Orchard Road in late 2026, the street's top end is finally getting hotels with a point of view. Check back in early 2027 for the bar and restaurant names; that is when to decide whether it's a staycation or just a drink.

Good to know Former Holiday Inn Singapore Orchard City Centre site. Opening is announced as spring 2027; no booking page or rates yet.

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