A few weeks back, we had the pleasure of attending a luncheon organized by the Tourism Board. And it truly was a pleasure, munching on traditional specialties like laksa and Hainanese chicken rice while listening to Anthony Bourdain – Singapore’s unofficial spokesperson -- wax philosophical about the island nation’s vibrant food culture. Just listening to that man talk about Singapore’s street food and hawker centers is enough to make you book a plane ticket in order to indulge in piping hot beef rendang for a week.

The view from the Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore

But learning about Singapore was especially interesting for us for one reason in particular: You heard it here first: We have a hotel investigator on the ground in Singapore, hard at work photographing and evaluating hotels – probably as we are writing this.

Below we’re giving you an on zzdtravel soon.

Living Room of a Suite at the Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore

The Lobby of the St. Regis Singapore

Lobby of the Capella Hotel Singapore