First of all, many thanks to my lovely parents who gave us a mini-staycation – a free one-night stay at Marina Bay Sands (MBS)! Dropping by after work, we went up to our room to drop off our bags before heading to Rasapura Masters (aka food court) for dinner. [box type=”info”] Marina Bay Sands – … Read more
Excellent staycations at Quincy Hotel and Oasia Hotel last year prompted us to look for another place to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Decent online reviews (we’ll talk more on this later), together with a Valentine’s Day promotion, convinced us to book a 1-night stay at Capri by Fraser. Did it live up to our (high) expectations? … Read more
For the Missus’ birthday celebration this year, I decided to do something special and planned a staycation – an secret weekend getaway at Oasia Hotel. We had made a lunch reservation at Aoki (which, by the way, is a fabulous Japanese restaurant) for 12pm, and so we arrived at 11:15am (check-in time was 2pm) intending … Read more
Christmas is just around the corner! Seeing how a number of search queries that lead to my travel blog contains the keywords “singapore staycation”, I thought it would be nice to include a feature post on five hotels in Singapore with an affordable staycation deal. Wouldn’t it be great to spend the festive season with a … Read more
[02-Dec-2012] Update : See PigGeeks review here. Fresh from our staycation at Quincy Hotel two weeks ago, we had another one-night getaway with another Stay Far East property – Oasia Hotel. I had booked a Weekend Savers Package which included a dinner-for-two. The original intention was to get a Club Room, but we ended up … Read more