SEA Games Athletes And Officials Housed In Village In The City

16 APR 2014

SEA Games Athletes And Officials Housed In “Village In The City”

The Singapore Southeast Asian Games Organising Committee (SINGSOC) announced today that 20 hotels (see annex) within the Havelock, Tanjong Pagar/Chinatown and Marina areas will be awarded the tender to provide accommodation for athletes, officials and delegates during the 28th SEA Games next year.

  1. Based on the concept of a ‘Celebration in the City’ SINGSOC made the decision to house the athletes and officials near the Singapore Sports Hub and areas where the majority of the sports competitions and fringe events will take place.

  2. “The 28th SEA Games will celebrate and showcase sport against the backdrop of Singapore’s stunning city setting. We want our SEA Games athletes and officials to enjoy our city’s unique flavours, sights and sounds, even as they focus on competing at their best,” said Mr Lim Teck Yin, Chairman, Exco Committee, SINGSOC.

  3. “We are very appreciative of the hotels’ support and effort for this historic event. The 28th SEA Games is an important event in our calendar of celebrations for Singapore’s 50th anniversary next year, and for the entire Southeast Asian region. We are confident that our SEA Games athletes and officials will have an enjoyable stay and return home with wonderful memories of the Games and Singapore,” added Mr Lim.

  4. To ensure that housing athletes and officials in hotels would be a cost-effective arrangement, SINGSOC had carefully evaluated the alternative of a centralised athlete’s village in university hostels. The study showed that the costs would be comparable because of the need to install additional arrangements for the Games, for example security fencing, and to restore conditions on return. The hotels which participated in the tender had also taken onboard their role in this national effort and had offered attractive packages.

Annex A:

Hotels List

  1. Amara Singapore
  2. Copthorne King’s Hotel
  3. Days Hotel Singapore At Zhongshan Park
  4. Fairmont Singapore
  5. Furama City Centre Singapore
  6. Furama Riverfront Singapore
  7. Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel
  8. Grand Mercure Roxy Hotel
  9. Village Hotel Bugis
  10. M Hotel Singapore
  11. Marina Bay Sands
  12. Marina Mandarin Singapore
  13. Novotel Singapore Clarke Quay
  14. PARKROYAL on Beach Road
  15. PARKROYAL on Kitchener Road
  16. Peninsula.Excelsior Hotel
  17. Ramada Singapore At Zhongshan Park
  18. Resorts World Sentosa – Hard Rock Hotel and Festive Hotel
  19. Swissôtel The Stamford Singapore
  20. Pan Pacific Hotel Singapore

About the 28th SEA Games
The 28th SEA Games will be held from 5 -16 June 2015, with Singapore Sports Hub as the main venue for the Games. Organised by the Singapore Southeast Asian Games Organising Committee (SINGSOC), the Games is held in conjunction with Singapore’s 50th anniversary and will host more than 7,000 athletes and officials from 36 sports. Adopting the theme of Celebrate the Extraordinary, the Games will celebrate triumph of human spirit - be it in sports or daily lives; in success or in the grit to try again and again; in winning or in merely being at the start line. The 28th SEA Games will show the people of the Southeast Asia that success ultimately comes to ordinary people with extraordinary dreams. It’s not about having a champion, but inspiring the champion that is inside each of us.