Singapore, Sept. 20 -- So many staycays, so little time. What makes this hotel special?

This Philippe Starck-designed hotel screams Instagram magnet from the second you drive up to the entryway, with its colourful parrot mural highlighted by a searchlight, and eclectic Spanish-tile crazy paving.

Opened in 2016, the place is obviously targeted at globetrotting millennials, with its stylish rooms brimming with sleek steel fittings and central location in Robertson Quay. First impressions?

My Loft Terrace Room feels like a tiny New York apartment, with its clean lines and minute work space tucked into the mezzanine floor. I like that the mezzanine floor has enough headspace for me to stand up straight.

Plans to plonk myself on the comf...