Hotel Miramar Singapore to Cease Operations at End of October

Hotel Miramar Singapore will cease operations at the end of October 2025, impacting 108 employees, the hotel and the Food, Drinks and Allied Workers Union (FDAWU) confirmed in a joint statement today.

“This difficult decision was made after careful and comprehensive evaluation of the hotel’s long-term business outlook,” the statement said.

The hotel has engaged early with the union and has pledged to provide fair retrenchment packages in accordance with the collective agreement and unionised norms. These packages will also extend to employees under the re-employment scheme, with additional payouts for long-serving staff. Employees with less than two years of service will receive an ex-gratia payment.

In addition, the union is working closely with the hotel to assist affected employees in securing new employment opportunities. This includes connecting them to the labour movement’s Employment and Employability Institute (e2i) for job matching, career coaching, and skills advisory services.

Hotel Miramar Singapore Managing Director Ken Lim expressed gratitude to the staff, saying: “We are especially thankful for our long-serving colleagues, many of whom have devoted decades of their lives to the hotel, with some serving for as long as 55 years.”

Opened in 1971 along Havelock Road, Hotel Miramar Singapore was part of the wave of hotel developments during the late 1960s and 1970s, becoming a landmark in the nation’s hospitality sector.

FDAWU General Secretary Sankaradass S Chami added: “The union is saddened by the closure of Hotel Miramar Singapore, one of our nation’s hospitality icons that has provided meaningful employment for many Singaporeans over the years.”