Singapore is a bustling cityscape where concrete and steel often dominate the scene. PARKROYAL COLLECTION Pickering stands out as a lush oasis celebrating a remarkable milestone—a decade as a premier destination renowned for lifestyle luxury, sustainability, and extraordinary guest experiences.
This year marks a significant milestone for PARKROYAL COLLECTION Pickering. Over the past ten years, this hotel has emerged as a pioneering figure in the world of eco-luxury and mindful hospitality, proudly embracing an iconic biophilic design while consistently offering eco-wellness experiences.
This incredible journey demonstrates a dedication to not just valued guests but also to the environment. With initiatives like the rooftop Urban Farm and the Conscious Consumption programme, this hotel stays committed to putting guests and the environment first. The objective is to encourage personal well-being and environmental responsibility while laying the groundwork for a sustainable, guest-centric future that honours its storied history while illuminating the route ahead.
Harmonising with Nature Through Biophilic Design
Imagine a place where the boundaries between indoors and outdoors blur, where lush foliage and hanging gardens become a part of your everyday surroundings. PARKROYAL COLLECTION Pickering has achieved precisely that through its award-winning biophilic design. Over a decade ago, in collaboration with WOHA, the hotel embarked on an extraordinary journey to connect people with nature, fostering an environment of harmony and inspiration. Today, the hotel is adorned with over 200% of its land area in greenery, a scale unprecedented in a bustling city centre.
With 15,000 square metres of sky gardens, cascading vertical greenery, reflecting pools, waterfalls, and planter terraces, the hotel is a testament to sustainable design. Having been named the World’s Leading Green City Hotel by the World Trade Award for five consecutive years, PARKROYAL COLLECTION Pickering has firmly established itself as an iconic green structure, enhancing Singapore’s reputation as a garden city.
Sustainable Farming on the Rooftop
The hotel’s commitment to sustainability goes beyond design, extending to practical initiatives such as the introduction of an Urban Farm on its highest floor. This unique green space is home to over 50 varieties of herbs, fruits, and edible flowers, providing garnishes, aromatics, and ingredients for Lime Restaurant and Bar, COLLECTION Club Lounge, and St. Gregory Spa. It’s a true farm-to-table, farm-to-bar, and farm-to-spa concept brought to life.
Growing its own produce not only reduces the hotel’s reliance on food deliveries, resulting in a smaller carbon footprint, but also ensures the use of the freshest ingredients in culinary creations. It’s a sustainable dining experience that’s as delicious as it is responsible. Guests can truly savour the freshness in every bite.
Mindful Consumption
Lime Restaurant and Bar takes the concept of conscious dining to heart. Nutritious dishes and beverages are thoughtfully designed to minimise food waste and highlight locally-sourced ingredients. What’s truly remarkable is their approach to crafting zero-waste signature COLLECTION cocktails at Lime Bar. They creatively repurpose unused parts of vegetables and fruits, including seeds and skins from the kitchen, to craft eco-friendly beverages. Furthermore, any remaining food waste is fed into a Food Waste Digester, converted into greywater, and responsibly discharged into sewage systems rather than ending up in landfills.
Beyond the sustainable dining experience, all 367 nature-inspired guest rooms have been equipped with premium 3M drinking water dispensers, encouraging hotel guests to reduce their consumption of plastic bottles. This initiative alone conserves approximately 230,000 plastic bottles each year, making a significant impact on plastic waste reduction.
Eco-Conscious Exploration
The commitment to eco-consciousness extends beyond the hotel’s walls. PARKROYAL COLLECTION Pickering offers electric vehicles and provides four on-site charging stations, making it easy for guests to explore the city in an environmentally friendly way. Additionally, the hotel offers complimentary city bikes to in-house guests, offering them a fun and carbon-neutral way to explore the fascinating streets of Chinatown and beyond.
In the words of Phil Smith, General Manager of PARKROYAL COLLECTION Pickering, “As we move forward, we remain steadfast in our commitment—to place our guests and the environment at the heart of everything we do. This is our promise, and together, we’ll continue to write the chapters of a sustainable, guest-centric future that honours our past and brightens our tomorrow.”
The journey of PARKROYAL COLLECTION Pickering over the past decade has been a remarkable one, where luxury and sustainability coexist harmoniously. It serves as a shining example of how a commitment to the environment can blend seamlessly with a commitment to guest satisfaction, creating a destination that not only rejuvenates the soul but also preserves the planet. In a world where conscious choices are more critical than ever, this eco-luxury haven stands tall as a beacon of responsible hospitality.