WEEKEND GETAWAY @ ORCHARD PARADE HOTEL
After considering several choices from Allson, Bayview,Copthorne Orchid, Swissotel Merchant Court, Amara and even JB hotels, i finally decided to book Orchard Parade Hotel for my recent weekend getaway with my nutpals. It has been quite a while since we last have a group gathering with everyone present, though the only disappointment is that our busy woman, Rong can't join us this time round. Nevertheless, we still had a great time out enjoying ourselves :)
The location, being at Orchard Road is definately a plus since the GSS is still on going and there are many places nearby to shop. So convenient! Actually it was kind of cool to stroll down Orchard with just a wallet and hp and then walk back to rest as though we live there. Haha...
I have to say, compared to the staffs from Holiday Inn Hotel, those from Orchard Parade Hotel appeared less friendly and the receptionist that served us seem to be a little bit slow and inexperience. Not that they pulled a long face or made rude remarks, just that we were greeted with a warm welcome and smiley faces when we stayed at Holiday Inn last time. It definately helped to make our stay more enjoyable in a way, which is why i feel customer service is so important in this industry. Other than that, everything was pretty ok and we were allocated a king size bed upon our request. Just what we needed. Yeah~
Our king size bed! Just nice for 5 people since there was an extra couch provided :)
They have more cable tv programs here, even Real Madrid channel! My beckham! Wahahaa... But it was a bad thing in a way cos we ended up spending most of our time watching tv. There were too many interesting shows to watch!
The lousy fridge here did not have a freezer for ice -_-"' We had to go 7-11 to 'kope' some which was offered to us free, only if we have our own cup or plastic bag to contain it. Still, we wasted the ice in the end cos we did not use it at all. Haha...
I have to complain about this toilet! First, the stupid door was kind of difficult to close and the light was faulty and flickering. But i have to give them credit for their service cos the technician came up immediately after we complained and fixed the light within 5 minutes. Extra towels were also brought to us promptly upon our request.
Our room is facing the swimming pool. The view is quite nice actually :)
Brought along my mini MJ set which i bought from Hong Kong a few years back. No chance to use it till now. Haha...
Posing with my MJ before we opened it.
Coconut excitedly helping out with the 'opening ceremony'
4th member to join in - Groundnut
Trying to take a candid shot of Peanut, who finally arrived after her family dinner. Even the MJ set was already on the standby. Lol~
Hehe... MJ Time! See the serious look on my dear nutpal's face. I am delighted cos i am on a winning streak. Wahahaa...
GAME TIME!
Peanut had to run around the room and do an impersonation of a monkey for her forfeit. Actually she did a rather good job there. Thumbs up!
Coconut's forfeit - imitating Shrek saying "I'm an Ogre", Do situp 5 times, Act like a robot and singing the '老鼠爱大米' song. Haha...
We continued our MJ session after the game break all the way till 6am+ in the morning. Haha... I know we are crazy~
Groundnut enjoying her beauty ZZZ....
Peanut leaving early for her church session.
We were granted free late check out till 3pm upon our request. Another thumbs up for the hotel! Since we still have time, we went for a quick shopping and have our lunch on the way. We passed by Ngee Ann City and guess what? We realised that the Singapore Food Festival just started and it happened to be Chilli Crab Festival on that day! My god! I seem to have fate with chilli crabs recently. There were so many stalls selling chilli crabs and people were sitting there, busy tucking into their bowl of mouthwatering chilli crab. Not only that, they are actually giving tourists free chilli crabs to try!
I managed to get this cute handheld crab fan which they were distributing there. They were also giving out crab soft toys for tourists as well. Arrgh! I want that toooooooooooooo~ I wonder will they give David one if i ask him to help me take. Haha... But then it is too late. The crab festival only lasted 3 days till 1st july. Sianzzzz... My Crab~~~~~~~~~~
Posted by 大路痴
@ 11:39 PM
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