On arrival at the hotel, we noticed that there were big bears everywhere, placed in strategic locations to remind you to keep a safe distance! 😂
We arrived at around 2pm and expected a queue but there wasn't any queue at all. We headed directly to the counters to check in. After getting our room key cards, we headed to check out our rooms.
Our club rooms were on the 19th floor, which offered nice views of the surrounding area. Our rooms were also very spacious and could easily fit a cot for the littlest.
There was a bathtub in the bathroom, which is now a must for every staycation that we book! 😁
Although we had unblocked views from our room, they were mainly of the high-rise buildings beside the hotel. However, if you stand in a certain part of the room and squint, you may just see a glimpse of the sea 🤣
Our rooms had all the typical amenities, especially a Nespresso machine, which was much appreciated by the coffee-loving hubby.
The hotel also prepared a bag of masks, hand sanitiser and wet wipes for each room. The toiletries in the bathroom was also Lanvin (branded eh)! 😂
Our Family Staycation package also comes with up to 2 kids tents per room. However, if you requested for a cot, they will not be able to accommodate the tents in the same room.
We informed the hotel that we were celebrating the boy's birthday and although they said they couldn't do any decorations, they did attempt to put a birthday sign on one of the tents. They also gave us a tart, which the eldest girl quite enjoyed since the birthday boy only eats chocolate for anything 😜
We brought our own decorations to spice up the tents! The boy is recently into Minecraft, so here's his Minecraft-themed birthday! 😁
As we could register another adult and child for the 2nd room, the bro-in-law brought Cousin E to join the celebrations!
The kids really loved the tent! They enjoyed crawling in it and playing with the balloons that came with the Minecraft decor package.
When it came time for Afternoon Tea, which was included in our package, we headed down to the restaurant. We sat at separate tables due to social distancing requirements.
The Afternoon tea goodies came in a 2-tiered box. The first layer were the sweets while the second layer were the savouries. The hubby loves savoury food while I love sweet food so this was perfect for both of us!
The boy only likes chocolate flavour anything, like I mentioned, hence he could only eat the chocolate cake and hot chocolate.
I quite enjoyed both the sweet and savoury bites, though I preferred the sweet as you would imagine. I also enjoyed my pot of TWG tea, which went really well with the food. However, it was quite a lot of food, we had to take away half of it to the room to eat later.
After tea, the cousins spent time playing together in separate rooms.
They had so much fun! I was happy for any chance that they get to bond with each other because being close to your cousins is a real gift, as I myself can personally attest to!
Since the boy loves chocolate, the hubby and I bought a slice of chocolate cake from the Starbucks at Level 1 of the hotel. I surrounded the chocolate cake with some of the Afternoon Tea bites that we brought back from the restaurant and decorated everything with Minecraft decor! The boy was so happy!
Cousin E didn't stay for the night as she needed her mummy's milk so it was just the two eldest in the tents at night.
I actually thought the 'princessy' eldest girl would give up sleeping in her tent in the middle of the night and join her grandma on the king bed but she didn't! She said the tent was so comfortable that she enjoyed sleeping in it!
Mum-in-law also reported that both of them whispered secrets and giggled for about an hour before falling asleep in their tents. It was the first time that the Mum-in-law could enjoy a good night's sleep on the king bed by herself!
The next morning we got up early to have our breakfast at the hotel's restaurant.
Coincidentally, it was also the start of Phase 3 where people can finally dine in groups of 8 instead of 5. This was significant for us as it meant that our family could finally dine together! No more split tables!
We got a huge table in the part of the restaurant that offered us nice views of the neighbourhood. We ordered our breakfast by scanning a QR code.
Breakfast was OK, nothing to really shout about except for their TWG tea.
Coincidentally, it was also the start of Phase 3 where people can finally dine in groups of 8 instead of 5. This was significant for us as it meant that our family could finally dine together! No more split tables!
We got a huge table in the part of the restaurant that offered us nice views of the neighbourhood. We ordered our breakfast by scanning a QR code.
Breakfast was OK, nothing to really shout about except for their TWG tea.
We wanted to go swimming after breakfast but we didn't manage to book a slot. However, the hotel suggested that we try our luck at the swimming pool itself, in case any guest did not turn up or did not utilise the full 1.5 hours per session.
Since our package came with late check-out at 4pm, we decided to try our luck for the session with the most likelihood of available slots (due to the typical 12pm check-out time): 11am-12.30pm. We headed to the pool at 11.30am, crossing our fingers that there will be available slots. The staff informed us that there were 3 slots available, but there were 5 of us. However, after waiting for just 5 minutes, a couple left the pool and there were enough slots for all of us! 🙌🏻
Since our package came with late check-out at 4pm, we decided to try our luck for the session with the most likelihood of available slots (due to the typical 12pm check-out time): 11am-12.30pm. We headed to the pool at 11.30am, crossing our fingers that there will be available slots. The staff informed us that there were 3 slots available, but there were 5 of us. However, after waiting for just 5 minutes, a couple left the pool and there were enough slots for all of us! 🙌🏻
The pool wasn't very big but there was a wadding area that's good for the little ones who may be scared of jumping straight into the deep end.
The water was cold but the kids jumped in readily since they were all wearing their insulated swim suits.
You can see my littlest girl swimming independently in the water with nothing but arm floats 😊
My girls are natural born swimmers just like their mummy *beams* 🤩
There was also a warmer jaccuzi that we also enjoyed as a family.
When the session came to an end at 12.30pm, we headed back to our room to wash up and have our lunch (which the hubby and I bought from the nearby Keisuke).
When I talked to my boy later that day, he told me he had a great time and loved his birthday. After patiently waiting the whole year for his birthday to come, I hope it was worth the wait 😁
HAPPY 7TH BIRTHDAY BABY BOY!!!
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Past Birthday Parties:
- Boy's Cloud-themed 1st Birthday
- Boy's 2nd Birthday
- Boy's Umizoomi 3rd Birthday
- Boy's London Bus 4th Birthday
- Boys' Timezone-tastic 5th Birthday
- Eldest Girl's Elsa 4th Birthday
- Eldest Girl's Cinderella 5th Birthday
- Eldest Girl's Lego Friends 6th Birthday
- Eldest Girl's McDonald's 9th Birthday
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