Sunday, October 31, 2021

[Staycation] PARKROYAL COLLECTION Pickering - One Night in Collection King Room

Second visit to Parkroyal Collection Pickering and this time without the gang. Read more about the previous visit. Chose Collection King Room, so that there is no need to venture outside. Managed to check-in around 11.30am, so this is one aspect that I appreciate about Parkroyal Collection Pickering.

Was given the room at Level 13, one floor higher than previous Urban room.

First impression of Collection King? Hmmm, feels a tad smaller than Urban room actually.

Collection King Room 28sqm?

King-sized bed

view from room

Nespresso is a necessity

two Arpeggios because it tasted the best!

tea-bags

glasses

wonder if it'd be better to line the bin with trash bag?



The amenities in Colletion Room is from Appelles Apothecary & Lab. I liked the hand soap, but the body wash and shampoo smelled pretty masculine.

hand soap

shower stuffs





COLLECTION Club privileges

Level 16 - Collection Club Lounge


Afternoon Tea - 3pm to 5pm






The place was spacious with natural light flow.

Afternoon Tea for one


Marble Cheesecake, Scone, Pistachio Financier

let's start with scone


served with butter, clotted cream and strawberry jam


fully loaded


I just love scone slathered with lots of butter (salted, of course) and some jam. Pair this with a nice cup of hot tea. Had Oolong Prestige but I really wanted to try the Moonfruit Black Tea. Funniest was, the tea name eluded my memory and hand wasn't convenient to access the menu when the staff came by to take order. So, took up her recommendation of Oolong and, it paired quite well with the snacks.

lovely cup of Oolong Prestige


Pork Bak Kwa in Soft Roll with Cucumber and Chicken Floss



For the sandwiches, the pork bak kwa bread wins hands down. The tiny pizza was still warm when served and it was flavourful.

Mini Vegetable Pizza


The two things that I didn't like from this afternoon tea were the Smoked Salmon on Pumpernickel Bread and Berry with Cream Cheese on Muesli Bread. Texture and flavour were not the most ideal. The muesli bread had hardened somewhat and not much flavour from the cream cheese. The pumpernickel bread was nutty but a tad dry.

Smoked Salmon on Pumpernickel Bread 


Berry with Cream Cheese on Muesli Bread


Moving on, the Yam Mango Roll was good. Although mango taste was not prominent but its sweetness was there. The outer side was crisp.

Yam Mango Roll

this was good


The popcorn chicken could be great but this cooled down version was neither crispy nor soggy. Flavourful with a touch of spice and leaning towards sweet.

Popcorn Chicken


The marble cheesecake was another hit. Could do with a few more of those.


Evening Cocktail - 6pm to 8 pm



night time at Level 16


evening view


snacks and drinks


a glass of Pol Remy Brut with chicken satay, fried wanton, crab claws, fried mantou with chili crab sauce

brie and camembert with dried apricot, sesame crackers and grapes


favourite items were chicken satay and fried mantou with chili crab sauce


The food selection here while understandably limited during this period, was most disappointed with the seemingly run of the mill taste of the fried wantons and crab claws. The satay while tasted good, it wasn't served warm. The best tasting item was the fried mantou with chili crab sauce.


Tequila Sunrise (upon request)


dessert to end



Service was attentive, non-intrusive and polite.

Returned to my room for a bath, and was surprised to received a courtesy call from Nicole (from Collection Club Lounge). It was nice personal touch for staff to enquire about the dining experience so soon after. Awkward yes, but gives you a warm feeling (or maybe that's just the alcohol? *LOL*) And yes, I did inform them about the limited food selection.

Can read more from here about Pan Pacific Club Evening Cocktail. I think that would be my benchmark for food and drinks, for now.


Breakfast - 7am to 1030am

Went up to breakfast at about 9am and it was not too busy.

breakfast with sparkling wine


Started with a plate of salad, smoked salmon, ham and roast beef. The beef was slightly dry but the rest on the plate were pretty enjoyable.

Big Breakfast - chicken sausages, grilled tomato, hashbrown, chicken wing and omelette



yummy


I just love the eggs in the morning. Feels alive after eating some! One thing to note, was that the hashbrown that day was super crispy till its insides were hollow. Pretty interesting to have crunchy hashbrown!

crunchy hashbrown



Went back to get scrambled eggs and was curious about the porridge, so ordered a little bit to try.

porridge


Initially Chef served the porridge as it is. But I was like, eh... and asked if Chef can put all the condiments in. So, this fully loaded bowl has the preserved olives, pickled vegetable, green onions, dace fish and ginger slices, and a light drizzle of soy.

scrambled eggs


The problem with scrambled eggs, is there was no salt in it. So, I had an idea and added the eggs into the porridge. This is what I call, the perfect 'marriage'. Wah... it was so goood! Highly recommend this combination.

scrambled eggs and porridge







time to check out


It was nice being at the hotel again and this time round, was to experience the Collection Club privileges.


Parkroyal Collection Pickering

Address: 3 Upper Pickering St, Singapore 058289
Contact: 6809 8888

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