Cover For Chia Pei Qi, Pullman offers a new proposition for the modern entrepreneur in motion—where considered design and thoughtful experiences create opportunities for discovery, connection and unexpected exchange
For Chia Pei Qi, Pullman offers a new proposition for the modern entrepreneur in motion—where considered design and thoughtful experiences create opportunities for discovery, connection and unexpected exchange
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For entrepreneur and Delugs co-founder, Chia Pei Qi, the best journeys leave room for ideas, encounters and a little unpredictability. At Pullman, she finds all three
For a generation of entrepreneurs accustomed to moving between cities, meetings and time zones, the measure of a great hotel has changed. Convenience matters, certainly, but so do character, connection and the possibility of discovering something unexpected.
“As an entrepreneur, I spend a lot of my life in transit,” says Chia Pei Qi, co-founder and COO of Singapore watch strap brand Delugs and a Tatler Gen.T honouree. “Every trip comes with its deadlines and ideas waiting to be explored.”
Across its hotels, Pullman approaches design as more than an aesthetic exercise, shaping fluid, interactive spaces that invite people to move, meet and exchange ideas—and leave room for the unexpected. At Pullman Singapore Hill Street, this philosophy begins before Chia has even checked in. Pullman’s railway heritage is translated into a thoroughly contemporary design language: the sculptural Pullman Portal serves as a symbolic gateway to new perspectives and experiences, while train-inspired luggage storage, carriage-like lifts and travel graphics reveal themselves throughout the property. Rather than nostalgia, these details give the hotel a strong visual identity—one that rewards the aesthetically literate traveller who notices the difference between decoration and considered design.
“As someone who appreciates good design, I’m always drawn to spaces with a strong sense of identity,” Chia says. “But it’s genuine hospitality that brings those spaces to life.”
Pullman’s Hosts are central to this philosophy, acting not simply as a point of service but as facilitators of exchange—connecting guests with people, experiences, local culture and the possibilities around them. For Chia, that comes to life through her encounters with Mohammed Nur Ilham, Concierge at Pullman Singapore Hill Street, whose presence becomes a familiar touchpoint throughout her stay. He is there to welcome her on arrival, but their interaction doesn’t end at check-in. Whether reconnecting as she works from the Porter Lounge or crossing paths later at Mogā, Ilham creates opportunities for conversation and discovery without ever imposing on the rhythm of her day. For an entrepreneur accustomed to moving independently between meetings, meals and unfamiliar cities, it is a subtle but meaningful distinction: having someone who not only understands how she travels, but helps open the door to the people, places and experiences that can make the journey richer.
Above At Pullman Singapore Hill Street’s Porter Lounge, Chia Pei Qi finds a space designed for the way entrepreneurs work now, where productivity and connection comfortably coexist
Above A nod to Pullman’s travel heritage, Madison’s train-inspired afternoon tea set brings a sense of journey and discovery to an unhurried pause between appointments.
At Pullman Singapore Hill Street’s Porter Lounge, Chia Pei Qi finds a space designed for the way entrepreneurs work now, where productivity and connection comfortably coexist
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That freedom is evident at the Porter Lounge, where Chia settles into a meeting. Conceived as both a social and co-working space, it reflects how modern entrepreneurs actually travel: the boundaries between business and leisure are increasingly fluid. “The best hotels don’t simply give me a place to work,” she says. “They create an environment for me, where creativity can happen naturally.”
After work comes pause. At Madison’s, afternoon tea offers a change of tempo, served in a bespoke luggage-shaped tea box that continues the hotel’s travel narrative. The restaurant itself takes its cues from the spirit of a New York neighbourhood deli, making it as suited to conversation as it is to an unhurried afternoon interlude.
Above Leave the decision-making to chance: Pullman’s new bar ritual, Unexpected Pairings invites Chia Pei Qi to draw a card and discover where an unlikely combination of flavours might lead
Above The day slips effortlessly into night at Mogā, Pullman Singapore Hill Street’s modern Japanese izakaya, where cocktails, sharing plates and seductive interiors set a decidedly different tempo
Leave the decision-making to chance: Pullman’s new bar ritual, Unexpected Pairings invites Chia Pei Qi to draw a card and discover where an unlikely combination of flavours might lead
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Then comes an element of chance. At rooftop bar El Chido, Chia experiences Unexpected Pairings, a new playful bar ritual inspired by card games once played aboard long-distance trains. Drawing cards determines an unexpected combination of food and drink, turning the simple act of ordering into an invitation to surrender the itinerary for a moment—and to discover, taste and talk about something new. It is spontaneity by design, sparking the kind of conversation and shared discovery that gives a business trip texture.
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The day concludes at Mogā, Pullman’s seductive modern Japanese izakaya, where inventive sharing plates meet craft cocktails in an intimate, speakeasy-inspired setting. Intriguingly, its name references the moga, or “Modern Girls” of 1920s Japan—independent, progressive women who challenged the conventions of their time. For Chia, cocktails and dinner offer one final shift in rhythm from entrepreneur to traveller, as professional exchanges give way to the more personal currency of the table: conversation, shared plates and the stories that emerge when there is finally time to linger.
Above At Pullman, hospitality goes beyond service to creating opportunities for exchange—connecting guests with people, places and experiences that make each journey more meaningful
Above Sometimes the smallest gestures travel furthest: a handwritten note from the team at Pullman Singapore Hill Street gives Chia Pei Qi something personal to take away from her stay
At Pullman, hospitality goes beyond service to creating opportunities for exchange—connecting guests with people, places and experiences that make each journey more meaningful
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“A warm welcome. A familiar face. A conversation that reminds me to slow down, or sparks a new perspective,” she reflects. “Those small exchanges often become the moments I remember most.”
At Pullman, perhaps that is the point. For the modern woman in motion, a hotel needn’t simply accommodate the journey. The best ones add something to it.
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Adriel Chiun is the Branded Content Editor of Tatler Singapore.
