“Perfect hotel for us.”
Check in was very straight forward. They had all the information to hand, took details off our passports and a "deposit" of for each night of our stay, to set against any incidental expenses we incurred at the hotel. The room was great, with the exception of an ink stain on the carpet. I notified reception immediately, as I did not wish to be blamed for the stain and a short time after, was told that housekeeping were aware of the stain, but that we could move, to a better room, with balcony etc, which was just fantastic with the balcony overlooking Clark Quay. The room was spotlessly clean. The bathroom was the same, with clean towels, new shower gel, shampoo and conditioner provided each day. The hotel entrance was adjacent to the river and a bridge crossing away from Clark Quay. A short walk either way down the river took you to Boat Quay or Robertson Quay. The pool area was fantastic, with clean towels available at all times. We did not use the spa and neither did we eat at the hotel due to the massive amounts of local restaurants. We had two stays, of four nights and two nights, sandwiching 10 days in Thailand. On each occasion, there were plentiful taxis available to take us to the airport and checking in and out was straightforward. I know, from many review sites that different people have different expectations and standards in hotels, but i cannot imagine the average person being disappointed here.
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The hotel is perfectly located for anyone seeking somewhere close to the night-life, but I have to stress that although we were in a room overlooking Clark Quay, we heard no noise at night. There are numerous bars and restaurants all around this area at all of the "Quays". We have visited the zoo, bird park and night safari on other occasions and all are worth a visit in my opinion. On this visit, we went to see the Changi War Museum, (which is an MRT ride to Tanah Merah and then a number 2 bus, almost to Changi) and Fort Canning Park and the "Battle Box", which is only a short walk through Clark Quay and can be seen from the hotel. There was a great, friendly bar just around the corner, which was set up overlooking the river, which served beer "1 for 1" all day until 7pm and then again from 9pm to 11pm, although apparently the latter period was only for December.
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If you are there for more than a few days and are intending travelling around on the MRT, it is probably worth buying an "EZ Link" card from an MRT information point in any station. Like the normal day tickets, these enable you to just tap a pad, when entering and leaving a station and the amount used is deducted from the card. The cards are easy to top up at the machines in any station and save buying daily tickets.
