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.
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| Collection King Room 28sqm? |
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| King-sized bed |
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| view from room |
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| Nespresso is a necessity |
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| two Arpeggios because it tasted the best! |
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| tea-bags |
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| glasses |
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| 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.
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| hand soap |
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| shower stuffs |
COLLECTION Club privileges
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| Level 16 - Collection Club Lounge |
Afternoon Tea - 3pm to 5pm
The place was spacious with natural light flow.
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| Afternoon Tea for one |
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| Marble Cheesecake, Scone, Pistachio Financier |
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| let's start with scone |
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| served with butter, clotted cream and strawberry jam |
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| 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.
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| lovely cup of Oolong Prestige |
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| Smoked Salmon on Pumpernickel Bread |
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| 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.
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| Yam Mango Roll |
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| 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.
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| Popcorn Chicken |
The marble cheesecake was another hit. Could do with a few more of those.
Evening Cocktail - 6pm to 8 pm
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| night time at Level 16 |
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| evening view |
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| snacks and drinks |
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| a glass of Pol Remy Brut with chicken satay, fried wanton, crab claws, fried mantou with chili crab sauce |
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| brie and camembert with dried apricot, sesame crackers and grapes |
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| 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.
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| Tequila Sunrise (upon request) |
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| 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.
Breakfast - 7am to 1030am
Went up to breakfast at about 9am and it was not too busy.
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| 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.
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| Big Breakfast - chicken sausages, grilled tomato, hashbrown, chicken wing and omelette |
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| 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!
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| crunchy hashbrown |
Went back to get scrambled eggs and was curious about the porridge, so ordered a little bit to try.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| scrambled eggs and porridge |
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| 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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