Mandarin Orchard Singapore by Meritus is the flagship five star hotel
managed by Meritus Hotel and Resorts, owned by Overseas Union
Enterprise (Lippo Group). Located in the middle of Shopping Paradise
Orchard Road, this hotel has easy access to other facilities such as
Hospital, Medical Facilities, Culinaries Escapade and Entertainment.
We were tempted by 12 days Pre-Christmas Promotion, where the rooms
are going at $199 per night without breakfast. So we decided on a
quick break and booked a room. For breakfast, you can add S$23.54++
per person, which we did. Three days before our check in, we received
a reminder email with our booking details and welcoming us and
promise to serve us with their Signature Hospitality of Asian Grace,
Warmth and Care.
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| Photo Credit: Mandarin Orchard Email |
On the
day, we checked in about 3.30 pm and thus it was a breeze. We were
indeed welcome with Hospitality of
Asian Grace, Warmth and Care. As it was during the Christmas period,
there was a huge Christmas tree near the reception, with lots of
presents surrounding it. Apparently, OUE group are doing their 'Star
of Christmas' community program, inviting guests to donate Christmas
presents to be distributed to the under privileges children in
various homes and hospitals.
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| Mandarin Orchard Hotel Lobby |
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| The huge Christmas Tree with Presents for 'Star of Christmas" program |
We got
room 2211, which have the view of Orchard Road. We also have a good
view of Park Hotel in Orchard Road, the new Holiday Inn Express and
The Heeren.
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| The Heereen view from our room |
The room
looks clean, bright, comfortable with a huge King Size bed, with a
Lounge Chair and Ottoman to help you relax. We noticed the TV was on
and there is a welcome message with Little Devil's Surname on it. The
rest of the furniture is a combination of modern with oriental flair.
The colour combination of black and red in the wardrobe is one of the
example of the oriental touch.
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| King Size bed, with a Lounge Chair and Ottoman |
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| The Furniture Set up of the room |
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| The Wardrobe with Red & Black colour combo |
For
deluxe room, I was quite impressed with the availability of the
bathtub in the confined space. Although it is small in size, it was
much appreciated and fully utilised by us. The shower definitely
get our seal of approval. Confirmed that Koala's back will get the
proper clean up this time around.
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| The Bathroom, Bathtub, Toilet and Shower |
Coffee,
tea and 2 bottles of water are FOC. The mini bar are well stocked
with different options of beverages of your choice, along with cup
noodles and museli bar. For those internet addict, guest of the
hotel will get connectivity all around the hotel.
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| The Mini Bar |
As it is
a Five Star Hotel, the is a outdoor swimming pool, fitness centre and
outdoor tennis court for you to get your adrenalin pumping. For in hotel dining, you
can always go for Chatterbox, one of the most renowned and exquisite
Chicken Rice in Singapore; or try Shinsen Hanten helmed by the son of
Iron Chef Chen Kenichi (from the original Iron Chef Japan). We did
not have a chance to try out these two places as the shopping and
dining around Orchard Road was just to enticing. We end up at
Bedrock Bar & Grill for dinner (check out the review here).
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| The View of Paragon, Park Hotel, Mt Elizabeth Hospital & Holiday Inn Express in the Morning |
Anyway,
the most important part for the hotel are the bed and pillows. The
king size bed is just comfortable and the right firmness to it. If
you ask me to rate, the firmness level is about 7.5 out of 10. There
are two type of pillow you can choose from, with different firmness
and size in both. Good option, although we both prefer ours to be
extra firm, but we managed to get a good night sleep in these pillows
and almost wanted to skip breakfast.
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| The Bed |
For
buffet breakfast, you can actually have your pick either to have it
at Triple Three or at Chatterbox. Both location will be serving the
same food for breakfast. The selections are quite limited and the
quality of the food is just disappointing. They even run out of
fishball on the noodle section. I guess it is a lesson for me, next
time, I should just go down to Mandarin Gallery or other location for
my breakie.
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| Coffee & Crust with Triple Three in at the back |
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| Some of the breakfast items on offer |
Overall,
we find the room, the bed and the service of the hotel really live up
to its reputation. Slightly disappointed with the breakfast, but base
on the breakfast price that we paid, we should not expect a solid
quality. Maybe Mandarin Orchard can consider charging a higher price
for the breakfast, but improve on the quality. Thank you very much
for the hospitality with Asian Grace :)
Room:
8.5/10 (Decor, clean, comfort)
Bed &
Pillow: 8/10
Room
Amenities: 7.5/10
Toilet:
9/10
Hotel
Amenities: 8.5/10
Surrounding:
9/10
Breakfast:
6/10
Mandarin
Orchard
333 Orchard Road
Singapore 238867
T: +65 6737 4411
Email:
Reservation:
resvn.orchard@meritushotels.com
General
Enquiries : orchard@meritushotels.com
Never knew the rooms here carried an oriental touch. Very nice!
ReplyDeleteDo you stay in superior deluxe or deluxe room ?
ReplyDeleteHi Gabriel Audrey, I think we stayed at the deluxe room.
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