Planning Your Visit To Singapore

If you are an international patient and are travelling to Singapore for dental or medical treatment, accommodation will often be one of the top concerns when planning your trip. Many of our patients combine their dental appointments with medical appointments with a holiday or business trip to maximize their time in warm and sunny Singapore

Specialist Dental Group is located at the Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre, close to the Orchard Road shopping district. Patients have the convenience to schedule their dental and medical appointments on the same day, in one location, without the need to travel to another part of the city.

In order to make full use of your trip in Singapore, especially for a first timer, a few considerations to be planned ahead of time are:

Accomodation

There are different types of accommodation options in Singapore, ranging from 5 star hotels to budget hotels, to room rentals and backpacker dorms. Many of these are within walking distance to the Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre, or a short MRT (subway) or bus ride away.

Some of the hotels close by include:

• Grand Park Orchard, Singapore – 5 stars
• Mandarin Orchard Singapore – 5 stars
• Marriott Hotel Singapore – 5 stars
• Hilton Hotel – 5 stars
• Four Seasons Hotel – 5 stars
• York Hotel – 4 stars
• The Elizabeth Hotel – 4 stars
• Concorde Hotel – check – 4 stars

For those looking to stay in Singapore over a longer period who would like the comforts of home, including cooking facilities, there are also many serviced apartments available in the Orchard area for stays of seven days or longer. These include:

• Somerset Service Residenced – Grand Cairnhill
• Somerset Service Residenced – Orchard
• Orchard Parksuites
• Far East Service Apartments

Budget hotels which are a little further away but conveniently located include:

• Hotel Grand Central
• YMCA Orchard
• Hotel Bencoolen
• Bayview Hotel
• Hotel 81 Bencoolen
• Strand Hotel

For more accommodation options, visit ViaSingapore, Wego and Zuji.

Transportation

Travelling from one place to another place is not difficult in Singapore. There are several options of public transportation that ones can choose from, such as; Trains, Buses, and Taxis. There is a taxi stand right in front of the medical centre, and the bus stop and MRT station (Orchard Station) are minutes walk away.

Find out more the most convenient ways to get to our clinic here.

If you are lost on your way to our clinic, you could give our front desk staff a call at (65) 6734 9393 for further clarifications.

Shopping & Food

Orchard Road is a shopper’s paradise. Whether your interest lies in designer goods, souvenirs, electronics or foodstuff, many major shopping centres are within walking distance. These include:

• Lucky Plaza;
• Paragon Shopping Centre;
• Tangs Plaza;
• Ion Orchard;
• Wisma Atria;
• Ngee Ann City/Takashimaya;
• 313 @ Somerset; and
• Centrepoint

You will also find plenty of food options – from hawker centres, food courts, restaurants with different cuisines, cafes and street vendors in the area. If you are a culinary traveler, there are local signature dishes that you should try when you are in Singapore, such as: Chili Crab, Satay, Nasi Lemak, Chicken Rice, Durian, Ice Kacang and many more.

Leisure

Find out more about the range of experiences that you could enjoy in Singapore from the Singapore Tourism Board website. Some highlights include: Universal Studios Singapore, Singapore Flyer, Sentosa, Resort World Sentosa, Marina Bay Sands, the Singapore Zoo, the Night Safari, Clarke Quay and many more.

Hope you have a pleasant stay in Singapore!