Pan Pacific Hotels Group’s flagship, Pan Pacific Singapore, unveiled its S$30 million (US$22.1 million) transformation last week showcasing refreshed new event spaces, functional and technological innovations, guestrooms, and more sustainable measures.
The refurbished Ocean Ballroom can now accommodate up to 450 people and can be divided into five Ocean Rooms. Its three-metre high, floor-to-ceiling windows have also been fitted with roller blinds to allow in natural light.
Each Ocean Room is equipped with a 135-inch HD LED Display, built-in video conferencing systems and an 85-inch screen. Meeting planners can view different room configurations using Oculus headsets.
Also new is a bird- and local botanicals-themed destination bar PLUME. The main bar and separate intimate private space The Nest, can be booked out. The former’s Aviary package costs S$6,000 and S$4,000 for the latter’s Flight package.
Together, PLUME and The Nest can seat 94 people and 125 seated and standing. The main bar seats 80 and 100 seated and standing, while The Nest seats 14 people and 25 seated and standing.
Elsewhere on the property, the hotel has opened a new dining and retail concept Pacific Emporium, featuring authentic local flavours, artisanal produce and specially curated gifting options from local brands and designers.
On the sustainability front, the hotel has installed water filters in guestrooms – which have also undergone a refresh – replacing plastic water bottles with refillable glass bottles. It is also sourcing local and seasonal produce and offering F&B concepts to cater to vegan/vegetarian guests and those looking for plant-based protein alternatives.
The hotel is also test-bedding AI-powered smart food waste management to identify and reduce food wastage, and implementing bio-digesters to convert food waste into nutrient water or sewage for responsible disposal.
Apart from providing eco-friendly pens, stirrers, takeaway coffee cups and boxes, plastic packaging has been cut and used soap and non-disposable plastics are being recycled.
