Marriott Hotel

In view of the long weekend (2 Apr being Good Friday), J's birthday falls during this period and one of the banks gave us a hotel voucher after we qualified for some kind of promotions, we booked a deluxe room in Marriott Hotel.

http://www.singaporemarriott.com/

We made our reservation well in advance to avoid any disappointment. I was all prepared to shop till drop since this hotel was located on Orchard Road where many departmental stores are located. J has planned for a good Japanese meal since there were quite a few famous restaurants along Orchard Road. Isa gathered that she could have a good swim in the pool and thereafter, enjoyed the cartoon network offered by the hotel.

As it was just an overnight's stay, we packed merely the essential items ie money and plastic cards!

Before we left home, we saw dark clouds approaching. Nothing unusual as it usually rains in the afternoon. Who knows, maybe it was sunny and hot at Orchard Road.

The check-in procedure at Marriott Hotel was smooth and we were given a big, posh and high-floor room.

The spacious room was such a great contrast to the ones we stayed in Japan. This room was at least twice or even thrice the size of the Japanese hotel room we stayed. The bathroom was big which a standing shower and a long bath. The tv was a big flat-screen type with at least 24 channels including NHK, CNBC, Bloomberg, HKO, AXN etc.

Rain started but nevermind, it usually stops in the late afternoon or latest early evening, Isa could enjoy her swim while I could get out of the hotel to shop.

But the rain continued and even in the evening when our stomach were grumbling, the rain appeared no sign of easing. No shopping and no swimming for the day. Despite the rain, we need to have our dinner. We could not go far to look for a Japanese restaurant with appetizing meals. In the end, we settled our dinner at Sushi Tei, which was almost a road across the hotel. Isa had her Cha Soba, mine Oyako Don and J with his favourite Niku Udon. The food was average and nothing compared to the meal at Akashi Restaurant in Vivo City.

In ION Orchard, the shoppers carried their dripping umbrellas and bags of goodies.The wet weather affected our mood. I have wanted to go to Robinson at Centrepoint but with this kind of weather, it was better to stay indoor.

Isa could not go to the pool and decided to make do with the long bath in the hotel's room.

We ended up enjoying ourselves in the long bath and watching the tv programmes in the hotel's room. What a way to relax!

The next morning, the road was wet and it was still drizzling.

We concluded that we have chosen a wrong date to stay in this hotel and intend to return to complete our "missions" planned earlier.