Lonely Planet author
You're unlikely to see a taller atrium in Asia than the Pan Pacific's dizzying 35-floor centrepiece space. A ride up in one of the lifts, which sparkle with multicoloured lights, is definitely not for vertigo sufferers. Harbour facing rooms are de rigueur here for their spectacular views, private balconies and king-size beds.
Rooms and suites are stylish but understated, refraining from any overbearing extravagance: the views do all the talking. The Pan Pacific's lobby received extensive renovations at the end of 2004, transforming it with a mixture of swirling retro-style carpets and a salubrious cafe-bar framed by alien-green neon lights. The pool, however, is somewhat bland and the plastic plants ringing the atrium balconies don't contribute much visually either. The pick of the in-house restaurants is the Cantonese eatery Ha Tien Lo on the top floor. The ground surrounding the Pan Pacific is being torn up for an MRT extension, which will take several years to complete, but the hotel is conveniently linked via aerial bridges to nearby shopping complexes
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