New Majestic Hotel

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The New Majestic Hotel, on Bukit Pasoh Road in Singapore's Chinatown was a hotel opened in 2006. The building originally consisted of four shophouses and a restaurant. It was a boutique hotel under The Unlisted Collection owned by Loh Lik Peng.[1] It was closed in 1 June 2017.

History

The Majestic hotel, comprising four shophouses and a restaurant, was built in 1928.[2]

In 2003, Loh Lik Peng of KMC Holdings bought the hotel and restored the exterior to its original state.[2] The lobby ceiling was stripped to reveal the previous paintwork. While the hotel was restored, it was redesigned also by Ministry of Design, a design agency with the agency designing the architecture of the hotel and rooms' interiors. [3] Furnishings include old dentist's chairs and theatre seats,[4] as well as more modern items.

In 2006, it was reopened as a boutique hotel, New Majestic Hotel.[5]

In March 2017, it was announced that the hotel will close on 1 June.[6] It was later revealed that the hotel will be converted to a private member club Straits Clan owned by Aun Koh and Wee Teng Wen, managing director of The Lo & Behold Group.[7][8]

Awards

  • 2006 Architectural Heritage award[2]

References

  1. ^ Shollenbarger, Maria (8 January 2016). "Hotel insider: the Old Clare and the Palisade, Sydney". Financial Times. ISSN 0307-1766. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  2. ^ a b c Smith, Tanalee (25 October 2006). "Singapore salvages colonial content". www.theglobeandmail.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  3. ^ "MOD | New Majestic Hotel". Ministry of Design. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  4. ^ The Hot List 2006 Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine Conde Nast Traveller, May 2006
  5. ^ "31 Bukit Pasoh Road (Former New Majestic Hotel)". www.roots.gov.sg. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  6. ^ "New Majestic Hotel to shut on June 1 for new developments". TODAY. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  7. ^ "Entrepreneur Aun Koh says new private club is not 'another preserve for elitism'". Yahoo News. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  8. ^ Lim, Serene (5 June 2017). "Do boutique hotels have a shelf life? Loh Lik Peng on closing Hotel New Majestic". PEAK Singapore. Retrieved 3 July 2025.


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