The hotel offers an outdoor swimming pool with sun loungers and a gym. This 16-storey hotel features 331 spacious deluxe rooms and suites and was fully refurbished in 2008. Guests are welcomed into the lobby where there is a 24-hour reception service. Additional services provided at this air-conditioned establishment include 24-hour room service, secretarial service, seminar packages and baby-sitting. A currency exchange facility, laundry and valet services and a self-service launderette and ironing room for guests who prefer to do their own laundry whilst staying in the hotel are also on offer (for a fee). The hotel also has a 24-hour coffee house, bars, Chinese and Japanese restaurants and a pub. There is also a shopping arcade within the hotel with a hairdressing salon. The hotel features a hotel safe and lift access, and, for an additional fee, guests can make use of the Internet access, room service and car park. The hotel is strategically located in the heart of Singapores exclusive residential district, a 5-minute drive away from the Orchard Road. It is only 6-10 minutes walking distance from nearby Novena MRT Station, 3 major shopping centres (Novena Square, Velocity Shopping and United Square), the Tan Tock Seng Hospital and the Church of Alphonsus (Novena Church). Just 8-10 minutes in the other direction, guests will find the Newton MRT Station and the famous Newton Circus Hawker Centre, which serves local cuisine and seafood 24 hours a day. Within a 10-15 minute drive from the hotel are Little India, Arab Street, Fort Canning Park and the National Museum of Singapore. The airport is a 20-25 minute drive away. The hotel offers rooms and suites decorated with curtains and bedspreads in different shades of beige and contemporary, coloured wallpaper. The 156 superior rooms have teak wood furnishings, while the 156 deluxe rooms have oak wood furnishings. All the rooms are 29.6 m² and offer amenities such as wireless broadband Internet access (for a fee), direct dial telephone, a colour TV with satellite channels, an in-room safety deposit box, a minibar, mini fridge, complimentary tea and coffee making facilities, iron and ironing board, as well as an en suite bathroom with long bath and shower, hairdryer, phone and shaver outlet. The rooms feature king-size beds and centrally regulated air conditioning.