Singapore 2012 PART 2

We headed back to the lobby, and with two kids in strollers, the elevators were a great help. This was already about 2PM and there was a long queue at the counters since majority of the guests were already coming in. Was in line for a good 10 minutes and when I finally reached the desk, the lady said that our room was in Tower 3! To make up for this slight inconvenience, the lady offerred us a late check out of 1PM (regular check out is at 11AM). Trudging back to Tower 3 makes you feel like you are in a train station, that's how long and massive the lobby is, similar to the grand hotel lobbies in Vegas.

Luckily, it was our original front desk guy who handled us again at Tower 3, but he said our room won't be ready for another 30 minutes! Still being polite, I told him about our minor confusion. He apologized and looked flustered while looking for a room. Having worked at the front desk of one of the best hotels in Manila, I know how he must have felt. It's not actually his job of getting the room ready, that's why you have Room Controllers people!! For a hotel as massive a the MBS, your rooms controllers must be on their toes. Have read various reviews that even at 6PM, confirmed guests are made to wait for over 3 hours for a room, not so good.

The heavens must have heard my silent prayers because just after about three minutes, he was able to give us the keys to our new room...on the 37th floor :D Our original room was located at either the 13th or 14th floor so this was quite a nice surprise for us.

And this was what officially welcomed us to Singapore...

A wonderful view of the Marina Reservoir, our room also had a mini balcony to boot! Sight of the ships and planes landing and kite flying were just plain wonderful for Achi and Shobe.

Too tired to eat out, we went back to the hotel after an hour at Suntec City. We had room service instead and once again, MBS did not disappoint.

The Hainanese Chicken was one of the best we've had, with enough rice and soup for the kids too. But being the dessert freak that I am, couldn't get the cupcakes I saw at a cafe called High Society at The Shoppes out of my mind! I hurriedly went to the mall and these babies were waiting for me...

Got the chocolate-hazelnut and the pistaschio raspberry. They were good cupcakes, but not great, and like everything else in Singapore, these weren't cheap at SG$ 6 a pop :)

The pool on the 57th floor and our afternoon at Sentosa next...