The Fullerton Hotel

The Fullerton Building was completed in 1928 as the General Post Office, with the Singapore Club, the Chamber of Commerce and government offices sharing it, a heavy neoclassical block of Doric columns in Shanghai plaster at the point where the river meets the bay. The post office moved out in 1996 and the building reopened as a hotel in 2001 after conversion, with the mail sorting hall becoming the atrium lobby. A small heritage gallery covers its history.

What you actually see

• The Doric colonnade - the 1928 neoclassical front on Fullerton Square.
• The atrium - the former mail sorting hall, now the hotel lobby.
• The heritage gallery - a small display on the building's post office years.
• The river mouth - the position where the Singapore River reaches the bay.

When to go

Year round; the lobby and gallery are accessible during the day. Evening lighting on the facade is good. The waterfront outside is busiest at weekends.

Honest expectations

It is a working luxury hotel and non-guests are limited to the public areas. The heritage gallery is small. Anything beyond looking costs hotel prices.

Nearby

The Merlion is across the road, and Marina Bay is east.