The 2023 Ultimate Guide to Singapore Hotel Loyalty Programmes is an updated version of The 2020 Ultimate Guide to Singapore Hotel Loyalty Programmes, which was published along with the companion piece 2020 Ultimate Guide to Singapore Hotels before the pandemic. In order to complete the latter article, I embarked on my…
Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel recently launched their Ultimate Urban Staycation package across different room types. The package comes with the following inclusions: A one-night stay in the selected room category Complimentary daily breakfast for two at Crossroads S$100 F&B dining credit per stay, for use at hotel-managed F&B concepts…
12 February 2021 will mark the beginning of the Year of the Ox, and many restaurants in Singapore (both Chinese and otherwise) have prepared indulgent and delicious ways for you to usher in the bovine era. Here’s our picks from this year’s Chinese New Year offerings that we have tried…
Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel recently launched a S$380++ “Blissful Escapes” weekend stay package for two which will be available Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from now until 30 June 2021. The package (valued from S$720++) comprises the following: A one-night stay in a Pool Terrace Room or Executive Suite from…
In accordance with previously speculated timelines, operations have now resumed for certain properties in Singapore which have been officially approved for reopening in Singapore. The following are notable hotels which are now open for staycations (last updated 4 October 2020): Amara Sanctuary Resort Sentosa Amara Singapore Amoy Hotel Andaz Singapore…
In 2018, I set out on an epic mission to stay at and write about every notable luxury hotel and resort in Singapore. Having had little experience with luxury hotels and hotel loyalty programmes, I was keen to understand the hospitality industry better, find out what sets different hotels and…
Grilled octopus, crusty pork jowl, buttered mash potato, smoked Spanish paprika oil from Pool Grill’s “Flavours of Spain” dinner set menu. Whilst the octopus offered a good manly crunch, the pork jowl was a revelation – the fatty skin and even fattier soft, tender flesh have completely fused, existing in…
Bombe Alaska (pregnant with raspberry ice cream) from Pool Grill. Both pyromaniacs and degenerate drunks will enjoy this sweet treat, flambéed at your seat and so indulgently sloshed that you are likely to end the meal tittering deliriously about dragons and Teletubbies. 3.8/5 This was a hosted meal, courtesy of Pool…
Pan-fried cod fish with cauliflower tempura, confit garlic and shiraz reduction from Pool Grill. One of the largest servings of cod I’ve had on a plate yet. Despite missing the characteristic butteriness I was expecting, the cod possessed the soft, supple flesh of one that takes queenly milk baths and…