Managed by the Pan Pacific Hotel Group, the PARKROYAL portfolio currently comprises of 17 hotels, resorts and serviced suites across Australia and Asia (inclusive of properties under development). As a strong advocate for the Pan Pacific brand and having stayed in the PARKROYAL on Pickering St and the PARKROYAL Kuala Lumpur, I decided to spend a weekend at the PARKROYAL on Beach Road which is situated just across of Haji Lane and Arab St. It is also highly accessible via public transport - five minutes away from the Nicoll Highway MRT train station and eight minutes away from Bugis MRT train station. 

I stayed at the Hilton Singapore over the past weekend to enjoy some personal space and time away from the hectic daily life. I also made a deliberate attempt to mute all work-related email notifications to ensure that I do not get tempted to do what I should not. While I have covered this hotel in a previous review, I thought this stay was pretty exceptional so it deserved another review. Besides, I stayed in a different room type this time and thought I might cover more aspects of the hotel.  

Located just one street away from the busy walkways of Clarke Quay where tourists and locals both enjoy alfresco dining along the Singapore River lies the newest addition to the Singapore IHG family, the Holiday Inn Express (HIX) Clarke Quay. The HIX is a no-frills kind of accommodation that is a separate brand from Holiday Inn which caters towards a more value-conscious segment of travellers. The roof level (level 8) provides for travellers a rather unique 40m swimming pool and two jacuzzi pools that overlook certain areas of Clarke Quay and Robertson Quay. Read more about this location now!