Pan Pacific Hotel

Our original plan was to make use of the SingapoRediscovers voucher, but KB did some comparison and concluded that our cash output is less if we book directly through the hotel's website. Yes, direct booking is cheaper than using the authorised websites after deducting the $100 voucher.

This is the first time we went on a staycation without an occasion to celebrate. We chose Pan Pacific hotel because it is connected to Marina Square, where Kiztopia is located, because mini J wouldn't appreciate lazing in the hotel room all day.



It's always nicer when there's a Nespresso coffee machine in the room.



KB likes having a separate living room because he could watch TV all night (and maybe sip some tea) while mini J and I were asleep.



The beautiful night and day views of the city from our room on the 17th floor.

Shangri-La Hotel Singapore

This is our staycation at Shangri-La Hotel Singapore. It's been a long while since KB and I last had a staycation, because I found it too troublesome to bring along all the baby stuff, plan his meals and milk feeds. Now that I'm more okay with feeding him outside food and he's drinking formula / packet milk, I'm less overwhelmed by the packing list. I chose Shangri-La because there's a really nice buds indoor playground and a newly built Splash Zone.

On check-in day, we waited for little J to wake up from his nap before heading down to the hotel. Hence, by the time we reached, which is slightly pass 3pm, there was no crowd at the lobby; everyone else has already checked in! But being late also meant that most slots for buds and Splash Zone were already taken up, because we could only make our bookings after we got our room number.


Hotel lobby Christmas decorations


Our room in Garden Wing


View of the pool from our room balcony


Baby cot and kid's goodie bag


Yummy logcake and chocolate from the hotel


Toddler area within buds by Shangri-La at 9am

PARKROYAL on Beach Road

We're back in another PARKROYAL hotel again. KB and I just had our wedding anniversary staycation in PARKROYAL on Pickering just few months back. This time, we're here at PARKROYAL on Beach Road for KB's cousin's wedding lunch and the family and relatives decided to enjoy a hotel stay for the night. (Don't have to worry about drinking too much alcohol during the banquet.) In all, we occupied 9 rooms excluding the bridal suite.


Hotel lobby


Sitting are at the lift lobby on the 7th floor

This is how our Orchid Club Premier Room look like:





Toiletries from St Gregory Spa


Mini bar


The Singapore Flyer can be seen from our room.


How about chillaxing at the balcony?


The gym here is much bigger than the one at Pickering.


The swimming pool, which never fails to keep the kids occupied.


The Orchid Club Lounge serves coffee, tea and cookie all day, breakfast from 7 to 10 am and evening cocktail from 6 to 8 pm. I wonder why they do not serve afternoon tea like the one at PARKROYAL at Pickering.







This kind of spread could have been our dinner, but we ended up eating at Golden Mile Food Centre instead (because the majority didn't take the Orchid Club rooms). Sigh, what a waste.

PARKROYAL on Pickering

This was where we had our Anniversary staycation, at PARKROYAL on Pickering! It's conveniently located near Chinatown MRT station, but we still drove there since there's complimentary parking anyway.

While waiting to check-in, we were served icy cold lime juice.

Walkway to the rooms on the 15th floor

Our room with king-size bed

Bathroom with the most-squarish bathtub I ever seen

Toilet and shower area

Complimentary drinking water and toiletries

Nespresso coffee machine and TWG tea bags provided

Complimentary red velvet cake

Orchid Club Lounge on the 16th floor serves afternoon tea from 2pm to 4pm

Coffee, tea or juice?

View from the Orchid Club Lounge on 16th floor. We have the same view from our room which is only one floor below the club.

Outdoor rooftop terraces on 16th floor

Gym on 5th floor

The always-very-crowded infinity swimming pool (also on 5th floor)

The quiet side of the 5th floor

Cabana for chilling out

After exploring the hotel, we decided to get changed and hit the gym. We would love to enjoy a dip in the pool, but it was crowded and all the pool-side loungers were occupied! Then, we showered and head down to the ground floor for dinner at Lime restaurant. Before calling it a day, we went back to the club lounge for another drink and to enjoy the night view of the city.

Enjoying a glass a champagne after breakfast

Champagne breakfast is served in the Orchid Club Lounge from 6:30am to 10:30am. But we chose to dine at the common breakfast area in Lime, where there's definitely a lot more food variety than in the club lounge.