Check-in area at YOTEL - New York — Photo by YOTEL
YOTEL - New York Hotel Entrance — Photo by YOTEL
Yobot | Robot Luggage Handler Highlights Futuristic Hotel — Photo by hotelchatter.com

YOTEL, the revolutionary hotel

concept, is today announcing that it will open for business inSingapore with a 600 cabin property on Orchard Road, the epicentre ofSingapore. The hotel is due to open in 2018. It will act as a springboard intoAsia for YOTEL, following the opening of its 669 cabin hotel in Times Square,New York.

YO! Founder, Simon Woodroffe OBE, and YOTEL CEOGerard Greeneconceived the

innovative YOTEL cabins to provide a flexible and convenient 'first class' hotel experience at affordable prices. Inspired by first class airline cabins, YOTEL Singapore will be located at 360 Orchard Road, in the heart of the vibrant city, perfect for both business and leisure visitors toSingapore. The management agreement has been made with Yat Yuen Hong Company Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hong Fok Corporation Limited.

Gerard Greene, Co-Founder and CEO of YOTEL, comments: "Given YOTEL is heavily inspired by Asian

culture, it is fantastic that we are launching such an iconic project as our first inAsia. The location is one of the best inSingapore and we have fantastic partners in Hong Fok Group, who share our vision. YOTEL will bring a unique hotel experience toSingapore. It's a perfect time for the city to embrace a new and exciting brand, a first forSingapore and the launch of affordable luxury for the hotel scene inAsia."

YOTEL's cabins are uncompromisingly designed around guests to give them a bigger

experience in a smaller space. The intelligent use of space means guests can enjoy perfectly designed cabins in which to relax, refresh, connect and sleep - luxury bedding, rejuvenating monsoon rain showers, relaxing purple mood lighting and YOTEL's 'techno wall' with flat screen TV, multi power points and iPod connectivity. As in all YOTELs, super strength Wi-Fi throughout all the cabins and public spaces will be complimentary.

TheSingaporehotel will have YOTEL's signature elements of its flagship 'city' properties

and will include a Club Lounge space with 'Club cabins' that double up as meeting/work spaces during the day, transforming to a restaurant/bar space in the evenings and weekends, and large outdoor terrace space, with a pool and a gym. A mixture of fun, excitement and amazing design, all at an affordable price.

Whether or not YOTEL Singapore will choose to replicate 'YOBOT' - the now infamous

'world's first' luggage storing robot, which has become an attraction in its own right and is a permanent feature at YOTEL New York, is yet to be decided.

"We're very excited to announce our first project in Asiafor YOTEL, theSingapore hotel will be a

launch pad for our brand to expand to major cities and airports throughoutAsia," saidJoe Sita, CEO, IFA Hotel Investment.

ABOUT YOTEL

With 22 properties in sought-after locations globally, YOTEL is for people on the move. People who are experiencing, doing and achieving; Non-Stop. From buzzing cities to bustling airports YOTEL exists to challenge the status quo of the hospitality industry and deliver a different experience for guests through smart design, creative technology, and awesome people. YOTEL is the pit stop for the Non-Stop.

The global hospitality brand is based in London with regional offices in the US and Asia and has a portfolio of three brands: YOTEL (city centre hotels), YOTELPAD (extended stay option) and YOTELAIR (airport hotels). The company operates fourteen city centre hotels in New York, Boston, San Francisco, Washington D.C., Miami, Singapore, Edinburgh, London (2), Amsterdam, Porto, Glasgow, Manchester, and Park City, and six airport hotels in London Gatwick, Amsterdam Schiphol, Paris, Charles de Gaulle, Istanbul Airport (2), and Singapore Changi.

YOTEL's major shareholders include a controlled affiliate of Starwood Capital Group, the Talal Jassim Al-Bahar Group, United Investment Portugal, and Kuwait Real Estate Company (AQARAT).

YOTEL was originally created by YO! founder Simon Woodroffe OBE who took inspiration from the experience of first-class travel and translated that ethos, language and design into small but beautifully designed rooms. www.yo.co.uk.