Meritus Mandarin Hotel @ Orchard 2009

Friday, June 11, 2010 | Posted by SuMuHotelXperience

Meritus Mandarin Hotel @ Orchard Xperience Nov 2009

This Hotel is totally convenient. It is in the middle of the prime Orchard area. 5 minutes walk to Takashimaya, 3 minutes walk to the Cathay Cineleisure, 10 minutes walk to Wisma Atria and ION, 10 minutes walk to the Orchard MRT, 5 minutes walk to Somerset MRT, which means about 5 minutes walk to 313, Orchard Central, crosses a road to Paragon and Heeren, cross the road diagonally to the Singapore Tourist Centre (for the tourists) and the list just goes on and on..

This is the view from the room.. Quite good..

Facilities wise; we only visited the pool, which has very very cold water. For those shy people, you may feel a little strange as the pool area can be seen through the tinted glass panel from the Hotel lobby. We did not visit the gym here, as it is so well located within the shopping area, we really did not find time to go to the gym! haha


They have the new wing and the older wing. We happen to be able to pop into rooms from both wings and we settled down finally in the new wing. =) The design and the comfort level of the new wing rooms is very different from the old wing rooms. Of course the new wing rooms are much more cozy and comfortable. You can take a look at the photos. =)
NEW Wing:

OLD Wing:



If you like to be surrounded by loads and loads of shopping and entertainment...This is the place for you. After looking at the photos of both the New and Old wings, which do you prefer? Or you do not mind any one? Personally we prefer the New wing.. =) More cozy and its a little like Holiday Inn @ Cuppage..
FOr local, if you have the OCBC credit card (Eat @ Meritus card)..You will have more discount! Check out the deal. =)

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Bali: Sofitel Seminyak Hotel Xperience 2009

Monday, June 07, 2010 | Posted by SuMuHotelXperience

Sofitel Seminyak Hotel @ Bali Xperience 2009


This Hotel is under the Accor Hotel group. So if you have the Accor member, you may catch some good deal. We were lucky back in 2009, the rate per night is about SGD$218. But now in 2010, the room rate has became nearly SGD$300 per night.


The hotel location is in Seminyak. Accessible by Cab. Taking a stroll out from the hotel along the main road will bring you to small shops selling interesting accessories and clothings. There are also cafe restaurants where you can have a good meal of western food or local balinese food.


One good thing is that this hotel has a beach just outside the 'back door'. There is a route leading from the swimming pool area to the Seminyak beach, which I personally preferred over the Kuta beach. 100 Times better than the Kuta beach. Quiet and exclusive... Look at the pictures below and you will understand.

View of the beach in the A.M (7am plus). While taking a stroll on the morning beach, you will get to see people jogging on the beach with their doggies. You can also see white horses taking their stroll on the beach with their owners. It is very peaceful in the morning and the view is spectacular.


View of the hotel and back-facing the ocean:
View of the beach in the afternoon/evening (4pm plus)
There are rental of the Sun-beds at very reasonable price. Indulge in the beautiful beach and the sun best for sun tanning.


View of the Pool:

This is the area just outside the Hotel's 'back door' leading to the beach:

The delux room: Spacious, with a balcony facing the garden



They have separate standing shower and bath tub. Good for sharing toilet purposes =)

Check out the Toilet Ammenities!!! This is real cool! Hahah..

We will be going back again this June 2010. Will definitely enjoy the stay. Will update more on the bali hotel when we came back from Bali. We will also be checking out the Holiday Inn at Baruna. So stay Tuned......

Be Back Soon for Bali updates...

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