"Shall we do a staycation?" Gotta love the impromptu suggestion and the quick reflexes of the foodie gang. Within the next few days, it became a reality and bookings were made (non-refundable somemore!) and we waited for the appointed weekend.
First staycay in our new norm era.
Day 1 - Check In, Lunch @ Hong Lim Market and Dinner @ Clarke Quay
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| Parkroyal Collection Pickering |
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| lobby |
The room was not ready and the staff said he would come look for me when it is. "How would you know where I'd be?" I asked. He simply smiled.
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| waiting for room and for fellow staycationers |
Okay lah, I didn't roam very far and was guai guai seated at the lobby area so it was rather easy for the staff to find me afterwards. The wait was about 15 minutes for the room to be ready.
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| feeling excited |
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| Urban Room 28 m²/301 ft² |
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| bed |
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| water |
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| Eco bottle @ $20 |
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| care pack |
I really liked that the hotel that cares enough about their guests to provide care packs in the room.
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| coffee or tea? |
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| make coffee with this |
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| brewed coffee |
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| bathroom |
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| amenities |
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| this smells really good btw |
A coffee press was provided in the room to make coffee. But I find that the clean-up after that was a hassle! Would have preferred Nespresso machine.
I thought the room was pretty cool till a small roach was spotted on its carpet, crawling. Okie.... Called the hotel frontdesk and informed them of the situation, with the now dead roach inside the bin. She was rather flustered and asked if I would like to change room but likely have to wait since they are expecting a high turn-out that weekend. Thought about it for a second and informed her it is fine so she advised that I should call the frontdesk again to get housekeeping to clean the room thoroughly.
Left the room for lunch and it was not possible to get hold of the front desk via phone. Went down to the lobby and saw long queues awaiting check-in. Spoke to one of the staff and informed him of the roach incident and requested for housekeeping. He said he will assist.
When I went back to the room, discovered that the only area that had been re-cleaned was the window area (as the pillows at the ledge have shifted) and outside the bathroom area as the tissue holder had been moved and they forgot to put back the tissue box. Other than that, nothing seemed to have been cleaned any further. Understandably, it was peak hours for housekeeping. Thankfully, no other incident happened thereafter.
It was raining on Day 1 of our staycay but we still braved the rain to have lunch at Hong Lim Market which is just like next door.
Read more about our Hong Lim Market food hunt
here. After which, we rested for a few hours before our appointed dinner meet up.
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| lazing in bed on a rainy day |
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| alfresco dining view |
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| Asahi Black @$12 per pint |
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| Penang Thai Style Squid @$15 |
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| Rendang Crab @$15 per crab (promo price, UP $28) |
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| Black Pepper Crab @$15 per crab (promo price, UP $28) |
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| Sambal BBQ Stingray @15 |
Really liked the food from George Town Tze Char and hence the revisit to enjoy the favourites as well as dishes that we did not try on the previous visit. My top 3 favourites now would be the Penang Thai Style Squid, Black Pepper Crab and Beef Rendang.
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| night view from the hotel |
Day 2 - Breakfast @ Chinatown Complex Food Centre, Teabreak with Donki Haul and Dinner @ Lime Restaurant
Luckily, the next morning it wasn't raining but the ground was a tad wet.
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| good morning |
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| view from the 12th floor |
We enjoyed the leisurely morning stroll to the brunch destination and here are some photo of the sights.
Read about what we ate at
Chinatown Complex Food Centre here. With the leftover soya sauce chicken in one hand, we went to 100 AM to take a break. Hmmm, I meant...a break from eating. Haha!
Strolled for a short while and decided we were thirsty. Stopped by Happy Cup to have some iced tea.
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| store front |
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| Sun Moon Lake Tea from Happy Cup |
And, we dabao'ed food from Donki to have it as snack later on.
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| aburi salmon from Donki |
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| swordfish sashimi from Donki |
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| bonding over food and drinks |
Not surprising, I was so so full after the buffet. Thanks to fellow foodies, I got to taste a bit of everything.
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| good night |
I liked that hotels like Parkroyal has wine glasses in the room. So useful.
Day 3 - Breakfast (In-room Dining) and Check-Out
Decided for Free & Easy on our last day at the hotel.
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| brewed coffee |
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| in-room menu |
Tried their in-room dining service and ordered breakfast. Pretty efficient and the food arrived in about 20-25 minutes.
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| guess what I ordered? |
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| Two-eggs - the way you want it @$22++ |
Was your guess correct? Yeah, I like to have eggs in the morning for breakfast and scrambled is my usual way I'd like it. The hash brown though tiny was adequate and it was nicely crisp on its outer. The bacon, was unfortunately not crispy but its saltiness and greasiness complements the wholesome unseasoned milky eggs. Chipolata for the proteins. Baked beans I loved them on the bread. Tomato as the customary quota for vege? Hahaha.
Check-out process was fast as there weren't many guests checking in on a Monday as compared to the days before.
Overall, Parkroyal Collection Pickering has a good on-site restaurant; Lime Restaurant of which I enjoyed the buffet there. Sleep quality was good and the Urban room was spacious. The toiletries provided was really nice too.
Parkroyal Collection Pickering
Address: 3 Upper Pickering St, Singapore 058289
Contact: 6809 8888
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