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Sunday, May 19, 2024

Birthday Staycation @ Pan Pacific Singapore

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Back at this hotel after 3 years. Read more about previous stay experience here. Some rooms have been refurbished since then, but funnily, I was upgraded to a room that's not. Haha! 

Anyways, decided to book the Birthday Treat package as I hadn't been making use of this privilege even though it was part of the member's benefit for the GHA Discovery programme.

Checked-in at 11am on a Friday, and was attended to by Anson. He was friendly, efficient and offered his help to redeem the Discovery Dollars. Thank you Anson for your help! Was upgraded to Pacific Club Room, so that was nice.

This time, the room was located at Level 26 which is the same level as Studio 26 where guests staying at the Executive Marina Rooms could access for light refreshments and pastries.


open view from the lift



Room Experience



celebratory decoration


view from Level 26

view from bathroom


I was checking out the room when the doorbell rang. Staff brought me a tray of things, complimentary as part of the birthday package and Discovery welcome amenities.

Happy Birthday package and welcome amenities, welcome note and birthday card from Pan Pacific team

pineapple tart

birthday cake (chocolate)

The birthday cake was nicely moist and not too sweet. Goes well with a cup of coffee.

nespresso

let's have a cuppa

Was exploring the room and found an interesting booklet on Sleep. Apparently one could order a cup of hot milk to aid in sleep. Wanted to make use of this interesting benefit but forgot to do so during my stay. Next time, I'll try it!

In-room dining menu was provided via the physical copy as well as the digital copy one could find from the TV menu, or the scanning of a QR code on a card located at the side table.

in-room dining menu

Drinking water is supplied/topped up daily even though the drinking water dispenser is also available in the bathroom.

drinking water in glass bottle

night view


morning view

The complimentary mini-bar was fully stocked and it has sparkling water, coke zero, red bull, sprite and orange juice. Replenished daily too.


Afternoon Tea

From 3pm to 5pm, guests in Pacific Club Rooms could access Level 38 Pacific Club Lounge for afternoon tea service.

Level 38 Pacific Club Lounge


The pastries, cakes, salads are available as self-serve (buffet) style. And, sometimes staff may come by with a trolley of specials (food or tea) to introduce to the seated guests.

savouries




I liked that there were savouries and sweets available for guests. There's also potato chips/local crackers like muruku as nibbles.

Bacha Coffee

sweets

chendol dessert

pulut hitam dessert


Quite liked the theme of local flavours for the sweets. There were some options for vegetarians as well but do be aware that some may still contain eggs/dairy.

savouries

For savouries, usually there's mini pies/quiche, and dumplings of sorts. The prawn fritters were pretty good.

minestrone

The tangy appetizing flavours of the minestrone soup was good. I had more of this as well.

pretty plate

For drinks, I loved their freshly squeezed juices, and the green apple was nicely sweet.

Read more on previous experience here.


Evening Cocktail

Available from 6pm to 8pm for guests with Club access. 

fruits

charcuterie and cheeses

salad, ham and Tropical Breeze cocktail


The crab salad was pretty good and beef pastrami was flavourful. Thought the beef pastrami looked dry, but it was surprisingly good. The virginia ham was nice too. Unfortunately, I didn't like my drink because there was something in there that reminded me of cough syrup.

chendol panna cotta and fried shrimp fritter



closer view of crab salad

meatball, roasted chicken and mussels


The roasted chicken was the least enjoyable as it was tough and slightly dry.

Read more on previous experience here.


Champagne Breakfast


Available from 7 to 1030am, guests with Club access will be able to enjoy Champagne Breakfast here. If you opt for breakfast at the Edge (which you could), just be aware that the free-flow champagne is excluded there.

good morning

breakfast menu

omelette, french toast, Champagne and coffee

There are also cold cuts, smoked salmon, salad, cereals available on a self-serve style, so feel free to eat to your heart's content! But then, who can eat that much in the morning. Ok, I take that back. Judging from the countless mukbang videos, I think everyone else can eat alot anytime of the day. Hahaha!

build your own breakfast

Virginia Ham

Pan Pacific does pretty good hams and sausages, so I'd sample some of those when I see it for breakfast, or evening cocktails, or even at the Edge buffet.

If you're having french toast as secondary plate, it would be better to place the order later. I made the mistake of ordering it too early and the bread ended up as less enjoyable as it stayed out for a tad too long.

Pengat Pisang Brioche French Toast

Loved the pengat pisang (banana verrine) and the coconut ganache on the french toast. The bread was a tad too thick for my liking. No extra syrup is required.

assorted sausages, bacon and ham

DIY nasi lemak with sausages and chicken rendang

The chicken rendang was good. Nicely tender and the sauce flavourful. Not too spicy. Even the sambal was leaning towards sweet, savoury rather than spicy. Liked the pork sausage more than beef sausage.

private dining corner

window seats


Tried Potato Waffles and Caviar and it turned out to be a good choice. Nice pairing for the champagne too.

Potato Waffles and Caviar


fully loaded one bite


The potato waffles on its own was mildly sweet. Not too heavy for breakfast.

potato waffles


Read more on previous experience at The Edge here.

Overall, I enjoyed my stay at Pan Pacific this time round and also thank you to Discovery for the upgrade to Pacific Club Room.


Pan Pacific Singapore

Address: 7 Raffles Blvd, Singapore 039595

Websitehttps://www.panpacific.com/en/hotels-and-resorts/pp-marina.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=business_listing&utm_campaign=googlemybusiness

Contact: +6563368111





Friday, June 11, 2021

Of Evening Cocktails @ Pacific Club Lounge Pan Pacific Singapore

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Evening cocktails and canapés are served at the Pacific Club Lounge from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. Was excited to check this out, and thus, here is the collection of the items enjoyed for the 2-nights stay.

daytime view from Level 38


night time view


Taittinger Brut Réserve,  canapes


The menu is different for alternate days, so one gets to try different canapes throughout their 2-nights stay. I did inform the staff to tone down on the quantity served since am only dining solo, but I think in general, they were still trying to keep me well-fed. Hahaaa!


Menu for Mondays and Thursdays


Marinated Mixed Olives, Beetroot Tzatziki, Comte’ Cheese with Crackers

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Poached Prawns and Pineapple Chutney 


The menu indicated it as poached prawns and pineapple chutney but it looked and tasted like ngoh hiang though. Was amused and yet wondering if there's anything wrong with me...

At first the bright pink of the tzatziki looked suspicious. However, it tasted pretty refreshing with mild sweetness. Loved it with those thin as wafer super crunchy sesame crackers.

Beetroot Tzatziki and crackers

Grilled Chicken Sausage with Mustard and Cornichons 


The chicken sausages were of a texture that I enjoyed. Bouncy and soft.


For Day 2, I had skipped the Afternoon Tea in a bid to save some stomach space for the canapes and drinks.


Menu for Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays


Grilled Lemon Grass Chicken


Deep-fried Mushroom Spring Roll

Chickpea Hummus

no idea what this was but it was tasty with the jam


I think this had tuna in it


I felt the canapes and hot items served on Friday, fared better than the Thursday menu. The cheese served was the same though. For Day 2, I opted to try the cocktails, thus ordered the lychee martini and margarita. Boy, I didn't know that they'd make it this strong. Wow!

Lychee Martini

Margarita


Staff at Pan Pacific are generally sweet. I was given a birthday card with signatures from them and best wishes for the special occasion. Thank you !

thank you for making this special


 
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