Hotel will pay you if it rains during your stay — but there’s a catch

It’s quite literally a rain check.

The InterContinental Singapore is offering a voucher for a one-night stay to guests whose planned activities get rained out.

“​​I was chatting with a group of friends about what’s next in luxury travel and one of them jokingly commented that being able to guarantee good weather would be the next level of ultimate luxury travel,” the hotel’s general manager, Andreas Kraemer, told CNN this week.

There are some caveats to the InterContinental’s “Rain Resist Bliss” insurance package, however.

It’s only available to people staying in suites — prices range from $633 a night for junior suites to upwards of $3,349 for the presidential suite, according to CNN.

And, the rain must “exceed 120 cumulative minutes within any four-hour block of time during daylight hours between 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.”

The voucher must be spent at the InterContinental Singapore within a week.

It rains an average of 171 days of the year in Singapore, with Northeast Monsoon season running from December to early March, and the Southwest Monsoon season spanning from June to September.

“Southeast Asia is renowned for surprise showers but there’s no need to let that put a dampener on your plans and to make sure, we’re giving guests an extra special booking option to provide extra assurance that they’ll leave with a smile on their face — no matter what the weather has in store,” Kraemer told the Australian site 9Travel.

He told CNN he likes visiting the Asian Civilisations Museum, touring Tiger Brewery, and shopping at the Japanese bookstore Kinokuniya when it rains.

Personalized experiences that cater to guest preferences is one of the ways hotels have been trying to attract guests in recent years.

In-room technology and fitness offerings such as Peloton bikes and yoga mats, as well as a variety of pillow choices, are among the top hotel trends for 2024.