Showing posts with label staycation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label staycation. Show all posts

Saturday, August 19, 2023

Staycation at PARKROYAL On Beach Road

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Decided to give PARKROYAL On Beach Road a try since I wanted to hide away from the world for a short while. Check-in was seamless and staff was friendly. Was upgraded to PARKROYAL Club Premier Room located at its highest level, which is at the 7th floor.

42sqm Club Premier Room


Room was very spacious, with proper dining table and a couch. Has a bathtub and a balcony! Wow.


bathroom

shower


loved these

water dispenser in the bathroom


balcony


view from the balcony




Was enjoying the room when suddenly, the room door opened and quickly closed when the person realized that the room was occupied. Then, the staff rang the doorbell and of course, I opened it to see what was that about. Turns out, she was bringing up the welcome amenity and didn't realise that guest had checked-in. Quite a dramatic entrance, this pack of salted egg biscuits, which by the way, was tasty. Got a box of macarons too, since the room was booked under the National Day package deal.


treats!


The sweet treats were actually in time for tea break. The macarons tasted sweet and light. There were rose and lychee flavours. Thank you Parkroyal and GHA Discovery for the treats.

Dilmah teas

rose flavoured

Nespresso



It was nice to chill in the room and roll around amongst the space. Went to the Club Lounge at Level 6 for some evening drinks and canapes.

Club Lounge at Level 6


cheeses, cakes


cheeses, popiah, wakame and Sauvignon Blanc


My favourites were the mac & cheese, wakame (hmm, daily dose of vegetables?), chicken yakitori that's flavourful and tender. The pandan and chocolate cakes were lovely to end the meal.

mac & cheese, chicken yakitori, popiah, wakame, cakes



night view


zoom in to MBS and Singapore Flyer




sunrise


Breakfast was served at Ginger, located next to the lobby. It was pretty crowded by 830am. Overall, it was a nice stay at the Club Premier Room. Staff was amiable and friendly. 


PARKROYAL on Beach Road, Singapore

Address: 7500 Beach Road Singapore, Singapore

Wednesday, August 9, 2023

One Night in Pan Pacific Orchard @ 10 Claymore Road

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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.

room

balcony, yay!

let's enjoy balcony view

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.


night view

morning view


Let's explore the other parts of the room.

bathrobes

bedroom slippers in here

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?

Singapore Orchard Gin @$68++


cups, plates and glasses

looking for Nespresso pods

looks like all the same flavour except one

super simple sleek looking Samsung remote

comfy bed

bathroom

soap and lotion

shower

shower gel, conditioner and shampoo

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!


in-room Welcome Amenity

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.

Pacific Breeze, next to hotel lobby

Singapore Sling at Pacific Breeze

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.

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.

Level 11

sunset from Level 11



Pan Pacific Orchard

Address: 10 Claymore Road 229540 Singapore

Websitehttps://www.panpacific.com/en/hotels-and-resorts/pp-orchard-sg.html

Contact: +65 6991 6888


Saturday, May 20, 2023

Staycation @ Hotel Indigo Katong Singapore

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Been saying it for a while and finally, decided to book a 3 days 2 nights stay at Indigo Katong. This was my journey to the East. 

exterior


entrance


Arrived at the hotel and check-in was a breeze, thanks to Kelly. Guest was offered a complimentary welcome drink of tea/coffee. Guess what I chose.

reception area

welcome drink - iced latte


My room was up at Level 8, after enjoying the cold latte, Kelly walked with me for a short distance to the lift lobby. Loved the decor at the hotel with Peranakan motifs.



King Bed Standard Room 30sqm

spacious room


Room was of a comfortable good sized and was looking forward to explore the nearby areas. I thought I could play carrom while I was there but, that's just a table that looked like a carrom board... hahaha.

view from the other side

bathrobe

bathroom

retro seat and washbasin for the tired feet

'sole' purpose


The toilet is near the room door while the bath area is way at the back of the room. No complaints, as both areas have their own sink.

Thanks to housekeeping for keeping the room clean and tidy! Bumped into her at the corridor too, friendly and cheerful lady.


glass bottle

view from 8th floor

lovely tiles

shower area


The shower area is rather spacious and shower strength was good and easy to adjust between the rainfall and the handheld.

is it visible to the outside? 


The room is equipped with a coffee machine and a kettle. Minibar is empty saved for milk shots in lieu of creamer for the coffee. Not an issue as there is NTUC Finest just a few minutes walk away to stock up on any drinks of your liking.

so cute the cups

sweets

illy, I like

time to stock up

room decor points elevated


With all the trinkets/decor in the room, it's probably challenging to maintain but glad to see everything's pretty well kept at Indigo Katong. Kudos to the team!

lovely cushion covers


Went to check out the swimming pool at Level 11 and bumped into an exercise class being held at the pool. Cool!

let's go up

let's visit the rooftop pool

basking in the sun

can dine at the rooftop when it is cooler in the evenings

view from rooftop


Hotel was rather sweet to arrange a delivery of a slice of ondeh ondeh cake for the birthday girl.

for the birthday girl

thanks for the lovely cake~


Will post more on the hotel breakfast, as well as other things to do in this area. See ya soon!

Hotel Indigo Katong

Address: 86 E Coast Rd, Singapore 428788
Contact: 6723 7001

 
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