We've been lucky plenty to bask a span of staycations inwards Singapore (take a facial expression here together with here for some inspiration for your own) and since these direct maintain taken the chance to spontaneously bask a span more, this fourth dimension at the Sofitel So on Robinson Road, precisely nigh to Lau Pa Sat.
The hotel is inwards a beautiful heritage building, mixing the best of the quondam together with the novel inwards its vogue together with decor. Owing some of its vogue together with blueprint features to Karl Lagerfeld it's actually quite impressive. I especially liked all the petty extra details together with nods to its location inwards Singapore. From the cushions inwards our room with Robinson Road together with Joo Chiat cushion covers, the java tabular array with the outline of Singapore painted on to it together with the manus shaped towel together with bath robe hangers inwards the bathroom, quite amazing. Of course of pedagogy nosotros also got to create goodness from a good stocked minibar with both costless tea together with coffee, items you'd await to pay for together with some surprising petty extras, some beautifully fragranced costless toiletries and, an absolute must these days, wifi access!
We opted for 2 dissever ane nighttime stays (having enjoyed our start then much) ane over a world vacation weekend together with ane for our marriage anniversary. Both times nosotros had the endangerment to bask both the hotel together with also a petty to a greater extent than of the surrounding area. Everything virtually the hotel was precisely lovely together with 2d fourth dimension approximately nosotros were especially lucky equally nosotros managed to larn an upgrade which gave us a bigger room together with our ain balcony giving us a fantastic identify to sit down alongside the grand pillars at the forepart of the building.
On our start remain our room over looked Lau Pa Saturday but nosotros didn't honour whatever dissonance coming from there, the windows are manifestly good glazed together with nosotros had a nifty nights sleep. The 2d fourth dimension approximately nosotros did listen a few cars beingness driven at ridiculous speeds exterior during the night, but what tin give the axe you lot create virtually that? Particularly equally nosotros listen them sometimes where nosotros alive inwards the due east together with used to listen them dorsum inwards the United Kingdom of Great Britain together with Northern Ireland too.
The hotel is inwards a beautiful heritage building, mixing the best of the quondam together with the novel inwards its vogue together with decor. Owing some of its vogue together with blueprint features to Karl Lagerfeld it's actually quite impressive. I especially liked all the petty extra details together with nods to its location inwards Singapore. From the cushions inwards our room with Robinson Road together with Joo Chiat cushion covers, the java tabular array with the outline of Singapore painted on to it together with the manus shaped towel together with bath robe hangers inwards the bathroom, quite amazing. Of course of pedagogy nosotros also got to create goodness from a good stocked minibar with both costless tea together with coffee, items you'd await to pay for together with some surprising petty extras, some beautifully fragranced costless toiletries and, an absolute must these days, wifi access!
We opted for 2 dissever ane nighttime stays (having enjoyed our start then much) ane over a world vacation weekend together with ane for our marriage anniversary. Both times nosotros had the endangerment to bask both the hotel together with also a petty to a greater extent than of the surrounding area. Everything virtually the hotel was precisely lovely together with 2d fourth dimension approximately nosotros were especially lucky equally nosotros managed to larn an upgrade which gave us a bigger room together with our ain balcony giving us a fantastic identify to sit down alongside the grand pillars at the forepart of the building.
On our start remain our room over looked Lau Pa Saturday but nosotros didn't honour whatever dissonance coming from there, the windows are manifestly good glazed together with nosotros had a nifty nights sleep. The 2d fourth dimension approximately nosotros did listen a few cars beingness driven at ridiculous speeds exterior during the night, but what tin give the axe you lot create virtually that? Particularly equally nosotros listen them sometimes where nosotros alive inwards the due east together with used to listen them dorsum inwards the United Kingdom of Great Britain together with Northern Ireland too.
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| Hotel antechamber from the bar expanse - honey all the beautiful orchids |
Robinson Road together with Joo Chiat Road inspired cushion covers
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| Coffee tabular array with an outline of Singapore equally decoration |
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| Our hotel room on our start stay |
Our upgraded room on our 2d remain (above together with below) banking concern check out that bath!
After checking inwards ( the start fourth dimension nosotros stayed there) nosotros decided to run yesteryear away out for a belatedly tiffin somewhere closed by. After an extensive search of what was inwards the expanse (and opened upward equally it was a Sunday) nosotros settled on Blue Ginger, a Peranakan eating theater I'd heard amazing things virtually previously. It definitely did non disappoint, especially equally nosotros were served achar which is ane of my favourite condiments, that was a definite winning minute for me! I actually could consume it only equally it is. As good equally the achar we, of course, did bask a diversity of delicious dishes, including ngo heong together with chicken together with beef favourites such equally beef rendang. All were beautiful prepared together with absolutely delicious, it is definitely a eating theater to view if you've never tried Peranakan food. By the way on our 2d remain nosotros also went to a dissimilar Peranakan eating theater for our anniversary meal, banking concern check dorsum on the weblog shortly for a post service virtually that.
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| Achar! |
As I said nosotros stayed at the Sofitel So on a vacation weekend (on our start stay) together with inwards the evening, later letting our tiffin settle together with having done some suitable staycation chilling, nosotros went for a wander together with something to consume inwards the Chinatown area. I guess because it was a vacation eve together with also a Lord's Day Chinatown was pretty empty of life, though this may also direct maintain been because a lot of places were shut. However this made for a pleasant walk approximately this component of the urban inwardness without the commons throng of people everywhere together with despite this nosotros nevertheless institute somewhere to consume together with enjoyed a pleasant meal.
Upon returning to the hotel nosotros went to the rooftop bar for a span of drinks earlier retiring. The rooftop bar has a funky, modern experience together with decor overlooking the hotel pool. You tin give the axe bask drinks yesteryear the bar or at ane of the tables dotted around, admire the surrounding component buildings together with skyscrapers together with bask some funky beats equally you lot do. Second fourth dimension approximately nosotros opted non to direct maintain a gulp upward in that location though equally in that location was a mortal birthday political party inwards progress together with it was a petty equally good busy together with noisy for us that evening.
Breakfast the next morn on both occasions was the commons make of both Western together with Asian options equally good equally fruit, yogurt together with other lighter choices all washed downward with fruit juice, java or tea. Again the breakfast expanse embraced the funky modern decor of the whole hotel together with was a real pleasant start to both days. Of course of pedagogy with a ane nighttime remain breakfast agency that all equally good presently it's fourth dimension to banking concern check out together with caput domicile but, if null else, nosotros knew nosotros had a truthful cat waiting to greet us together with say us off for going away for the night!
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| Down a backstreet inwards Chinatown |
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| Looking towards the Central Business District |
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| Chinatown temple |
On both of our stays nosotros had a lovely fourth dimension correct on our doorstep together with without having to laid human foot on a bird or retrieve to accept our passports. I've definitely larn a fan of staycations since nosotros tried it for the start fourth dimension inwards Singapore on our start marriage anniversary 3 years ago. It's a nifty chance to bask precisely a petty spoiling together with explore your hometown precisely similar a tourist. Where create you lot similar to remain inwards Singapore together with why?
BTW don't forget equally good to proceed checking the weblog for a dissever post service virtually our eve eating theater selection for our anniversary repast during our 2d stay.
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