[Staycation] Momentus Hotel Alexandra @ Alexandra Rd

Second time at this hotel, the first being in Nov 2024 and this time round in Mar 2025. Here's my experience. 

Last year, was upgraded to Club Room and this visit, was upgraded to Queen Premier room, thanks to GHA Discovery. 

Check-in at hotel lobby may take slightly longer, especially if you're redeeming Discovery dollars. Was attended by Gino (2024) and Miko (2025). Both are friendly and efficient.

For check-out, you can opt to do that at Level 19 if you have access to Momentus Club Lounge.

hotel lobby

room at Level 18

bathroom amenities in 2024

Complimentary mini-bar for Club Room.

mini bar - soft drinks and beer

instant coffee and tea

room at Level 13

filtered water for drinking

bathroom Level 13

bathroom amenities in 2025

The room size and arrangement/layout at Level 18 and Level 13 that I stayed at, were the same. Bed and pillows were comfy. Shower strength was good and strong. Hot water came on quite fast. 

Air-conditioning controlled via a control pad, seemed to take a while to adjust to the desired temperature. There was one time I was awakened as the temperature became too warm as the air-condition seemed to have stopped during the night. 

Housekeeping staff was nice and they'll greet the guest if we happen to pass by, vice-versa as well.

Momentus Club Lounge (Level 19)

Non-alcoholic refreshments are coffee, tea, soft drink and bottled juices (apple, orange, cranberry). 

select your pod

Evening Cocktail

During evening cocktail, there's light canapes, cheese and very small selection of dessert are available and alcoholic drinks include liquor like tequila, rum, campari, whisky, wine (white, red, prosecco) and beer.

alcohol selection

chilled wine and beers

Self-serve at the lounge and if one need any assistance, there was at least one staff available to assist. 

Tried the Momentus Lager this time round, and I liked it! Brewed for Momentus by 1925 Brewing Co. Sweeter than lychee lager and similarly refreshing. Yums.

Momentus Lager

chicken yakitori, sausage, pita bread with hummus, mala chicken with jelly fish, olive with ham, prawn pizza with a glass of Prosecco

watermelon, honey dew, cheeses (cheddar and brie) with dried fruit

chendol pudding

I remembered being disappointed with the food selection at the lounge in 2024. Though the selection remained small in 2025, I was happy with the taste this time round. The chicken yakitori was pretty good. The mala chicken with jelly fish was mild but interesting. Pizza was a tad burnt, but that was my fault as I took the too-charred piece.

Enjoyed more of the fresh watermelon with the cheeses this time round. The pudding with local flavour was lovely too.

evening view at the lounge

Day 2 evening cocktail selection

The next day evening cocktail had char siew, otah toast, boiled pork belly, vietnamese wrap (lettuce, vermicelli and prawn), and mini shephard pie. The wrap was nice with the sweet chili dip though some was just vege and vermicelli. I was informed that the mini shephard pie is a popular item. I agree that warm potatoes with meat sauce, was hearty and goes well with the alcohol. 

Cabernet Sauvignon

stronger flavours with the red wine

Happy to see De Bortoli wine here. Had visited De Bortoli Wines in Yarra Valley last year but I think I didn't try Cabernet Sauvignon then. Liked the taste of red berries, smooth with balanced tannins. Easy to drink. 

Day 2 dessert - mini mango cake and pandan chiffon

Breakfast

terrace roof

Breakfast was at the Momentus Club but I ventured to its next door, I think it was called Terrace Roof (or something similar?) to have a look. The place is an open air area (non-air conditioned) and felt nice to sit there to enjoy a bit of the morning sun.

enjoy morning view

Okay, back to the lounge for breakfast.

The self-serve selection was smallish but adequate. There's a bread corner with some pastries, normally there's carbs such as potatoes, or rice, or porridge. Meat such as sausages or rendang. Boiled eggs are readily available. At the other end of the room, there's usually fruits, salads, and cheese and sometimes cake. But there's definitely fruits and cheese.

bread, pastries, mini-pie, bacon, boiled eggs. carb

One could also inform the staff for other eggs selection if one does not fancy the hard boiled eggs.

made upon order

lounge, daytime view

orange juice, chicken porridge, pastries, bacon, sausage (pork and chicken) and coffee

I was up early on a Saturday morning for breakfast, and Queenie was nice to help make a cup of coffee. Didn't eat much as I have a lunch appointment at 12pm that day.

Was happy to see chicken porridge and the usual condiments like salted egg, pickled vegetable, spring onion, and sesame oil. The porridge was tasty on its own and the embellishments added more oomph to this comforting bowl.

yummy porridge

Croissant was nice with salted butter and jam. 

western styled breakfast - baked potato, chicken sausage and croissant (with butter and jam) were the star

let me enjoy the mini tiramisu squares

Day 2 Breakfast

omelette

all in

I think it was a 2-eggs omelette and usually with all things (capsicum, mushroom, cheese, tomatoes, ham) included.

Day 2 breakfast had some new items. First time seeing putu mayam served for breakfast in a hotel.

There was beef rendang that tasted as good as it looked. Pretty delicious. Ivan was on duty that day and he was helpful and attentive to guests. 

Day 2 breakfast - putu mayam, beef rendang, croissant, sausages, sauteed mushrooms, watermelon slices

tuna tataki with lettuce

mini pain au chocolat and croissant

Interestingly, the croissant was not served for their daily lunch semi buffet at Verandah Rooftop Rotisserie but the rustic cranberry bread was available for both.

childhood snack

with coffee

Look what I found when I returned to my room on Day 2 evening. Hahaha, a swan towel awaits!

sweet surprise from housekeeping team, thank you~

Momentus Hotel Alexandra

Address: Alexandra Central, 323 Alexandra Rd, Singapore 159972

Website: https://www.momentushotels.com/hotel-alexandra-singapore

[Jeju] Boiled Pork Dinner at CheonJitGol 천짓골식당 @ Seogwipo

One of the must try traditional dishes in Jeju will be the dombe meat which means steamed and sliced pork served on chopping board. Tracy found one near our accommodation, so we dropped by for Day 3 dinner. It was a Saturday evening on our day of visit and we should've realised that restaurants in town areas should be busier than normal days. Hahaa, so we went and placed our name on their waitlist (there isn't any list per se but the staff did see us and knew we would like to dine there) and will call when there's a freed up table. So, we waited outside along with a few other chaps.

shop front

We were called in after waiting for 20 minutes. We noticed that the guests there usually comes in larger groups of 4 or more. Age range, I'd guess it's thirties and above.

interior

The menu was rather simple. Choose whether you'd like Jeju black pork or the normal one and the starting weight is 600gms. Add-on meat would be at 300gm each. So of course we got ourselves the black pork set to start and additional normal pork. 900gm to feed 4 pax, hence that's about 225gm for one pax.

The shop looked like it was run by a family. The young staff seemed to be the son, while the dad was busy delivering side-dishes to the tables and finally, the lady who performed the table-side service seemed to be the lady boss.

side dishes and lettuce

main course - Jeju Black Pork

lady boss slicing up the meat and teaching us how to eat it properly

The lady boss will enquire if we are first timers and if yes, she'll teach the table on how to create flavours using the sides given and which sequence works best. She'll slice up some pieces (one each per pax for the group), then shares which item goes with the meat (for example, a slice of marinated onion) and eat it. And she'll ask that you eat combi to ensure that you are enjoying the meat as it was meant to be. Hahaa, it was slightly stressful as her pace was pretty fast but glad she spent time to share with diners on how to enjoy the boiled pork.

sauce

The boiled meat itself was tender and tasted good even if it was just with a touch of salt. Our second round of meat came after the first was completed. Normal pork tasted good too although there was a slight difference in texture with a less premium feel. The fats in the normal pork felt a tad chunkier. But I enjoyed it all the same. Can't say no to meat!

normal pork (300gm)

The atmosphere in the restaurant is not unlike an izakaya, where guests enjoys small bites with their drinks, shares anecdotes with their friends and also shares some friendly banters with the staff. You'll see most tables enjoying their beer/soju/makgeolli. We had makgeolli because the carbonated rice wine with its slight sweetness, is the perfect foil for the boiled pork.

Overall, we spent ₩92,000 for the meal, which was roughly around SGD24 per pax (inclusive of makgeolli and some soda).

CheonJitGol 천짓골식당

Address: 294-10 Cheonji-dong, Seogwipo-si, Jeju-do, South Korea

Contact: +82647630399

Business Hour: 

Closed Sunday

Sat - Fri: 5pm to 10pm