Had been working hard and having no day off for a while now, decided on a whim to take a short staycation. Had wanted to try Pan Pacific Orchard since it opened its door in Jun 2023, and judging from its early reviews, decided that it is prudent to wait a bit. The beautiful photos from the hotel website had me intrigued of its view.
Booked the Premier King Discovery National Day Package for a Saturday stay. Checked-in early and the lobby was not busy. Got my room keycards after waiting for a short while and proceeded to Level 9. The experience at the front desk was perfunctory at best and while the end outcome of getting the room key was achieved, it didn't give off a warm welcome to the guest.
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| room |
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| balcony, yay! |
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| let's enjoy balcony view |
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| hello Orchard |
From the looks of it, the room was upgraded to Deluxe Balcony King. Room size between the two are the same, with the balcony being the differentiator. And I was happy with the balcony! But do note that one can see our neighbour when we are at the balcony. Also be careful when you're out at the balcony as the ledge only comes up to my waist level and I am not that tall. The balcony ottoman was rather nice to lounge at.
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| night view |
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| morning view |
Let's explore the other parts of the room.
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| bathrobes |
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| bedroom slippers in here |
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| Nespresso machine, filtered water tap and mini-bar |
Take note that everything in the mini-bar is chargeable but unfortunately, the QR code scan on the TV for the mini-bar didn't reveal the prices of the items. It was just an empty page. Teething problem?
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| Singapore Orchard Gin @$68++ |
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| cups, plates and glasses |
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| looking for Nespresso pods |
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| looks like all the same flavour except one |
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| super simple sleek looking Samsung remote |
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| comfy bed |
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| bathroom |
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| soap and lotion |
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| shower |
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| shower gel, conditioner and shampoo |
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| toilet |
The shower strength was indeed not that strong as per other reviewers' comments but it was still alright. It did take about 30 seconds or so, for the water to get hot from its initial state, and there was once when the water temperature fluctuated on its own from hot to lukewarm. Other than that, I did like the flooring of the shower room as it is the non-slip type.
Made a call to One-Service to enquire about the Discovery member in-room amenities. It was answered within 3 minutes. Staff checked for a bit and informed that it was a plate of pralines and asked if I would like to have that. Hmm, yes? Thought it was a rather odd question.
Received another call from the same staff about half hour later to inform that they could only send the pralines later in the evening. No problem, I said. Went out for lunch with a friend and came back for coffee. And just nice, the doorbell rang and voila, the pralines had arrived with a welcome note from General Manager. Good timing!
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| in-room Welcome Amenity |
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| coffee in a pretty cup |
The chocolates were actually very good. The green one was minty and the yellow one had hints of lemon. Sweetness level, just nice. Thank you GHA Discovery and Pan Pacific Orchard for the lovely welcome amenity.
As it was a National Day Package, I was able to redeem a complimentary Singapore Sling from Pacific Breeze.
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| Pacific Breeze, next to hotel lobby |
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| Singapore Sling at Pacific Breeze |
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| served with cherry and pineapple garnish |
There was only one staff manning the bar at Pacific Breeze, so had to wait for a while for the drinks to be made. It's been a long while since I had a Singapore Sling (I think the last one was during an SQ flight to somewhere before Covid!) and wow, the version here is strong. Keke. The thing about Singapore Sling is, sometimes it could taste a tad too syrupy. The concoction here was rather likeable and refreshing.
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| sundown at Pacific Breeze |
Hmm, I wonder if Pacific Breeze serves any finger food, snacks or any other drinks. And if Pacific Breeze is not ready for that, then why not let the guest be having the drink in Mosella/Florette instead.
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| Level 11 |
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| sunset from Level 11 |
Pan Pacific Orchard
Address: 10 Claymore Road 229540 Singapore
Website: https://www.panpacific.com/en/hotels-and-resorts/pp-orchard-sg.html
Contact: +65 6991 6888
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