Arrived in Singapore a tad sleep-deprived thanks to the hacking cough of my neighbour and 2 bickering kids who ran relay races along the aisles. But all was forgiven when I got to the hotel and saw this view of the skyline from my balcony! The buildings on the left are office blocks (mainly banks I think), and the Peninsula Plaza hotel is on the right with the neon lettering on top.
There was an even better view from the restaurants up at the top of the hotel on the 70th floor, where you could see the river and the lights of the restaurants along Boat Quay. I'd already eaten so I went into the bar and tried to sit down at the last remaining window seat - only to be told that there was a S$20 cover charge and a minimum spend of S$60 to do so. So instead I went back out to the restaurant lobby and joined the other 4 or 5 people who were enjoying the views for free.
Enjoyed my first 5 star hotel experience - being mobbed by porters as I got out of the airport minibus was great fun! However, I did think that the S$11 bottle of Fijian water (excluding taxes!) that was placed temptingly on top of the minibar was a bit outrageous. I would love to see someone try to expense that! But there were daily complimentary hotel-branded bottles of water left in my room - which I only dared to use after calling reception to make absolutely sure that they were free!
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