We visited the Swisshotel on the 5th of March, 2008. Together with our guides, Otto Weibel, Director of Kitchens and one of his chefs, we could make a tour in the Swisshotel behind the scenes. The Swisshotel in Singapore is one of the 35 Swisshotels around the whole earth. In Singapore, at the Swisshotel, works three Swiss. Otto Weibel is one of those.

When we started the tour we visited the ballrooms first. We learned, in the biggest ballroom, 3000 people can eat. There is also an extra room for presidents to wait.  After that, they showed us all the kitchens. They have Chinese, cold, Muslim, bakery, patisserie and butchery kitchens and lots more. It has 18 restaurants in the whole Swisshotel in Singapore. They bake 24 hours per day. The Swisshoel makes also the sausages for the Singapore Airlines. They have an extra restaurant just for the executives. And they have a Japanese, Chinese, Italian and an Earth restaurant.

The Swisshotel has 1250 rooms. In the year 2007 there was 92% occupancy.  The crews of British Airlines and Quantas sleep in the Swisshotel. We toured also the three swimming pools.

Later we visited the 'Crest'. This is a hotel in the hotel and has only suites. We saw the biggest suite with a living, a sleeping and a big bathroom. Every room has his own TV.

At last we enjoyed a delicious Aperitif in one of the kitchens. Thanks a lot!

The tour was very interesting. The End!

Bastian Eichenberger
young Swiss Association member