Singapore
For our quick overnight, we chose Six Senses Maxwell, a brand new small boutique hotel located just two blocks from the Maxwell Food Centre. We got a great deal by booking with Chinese OTA trip.com, formerly Ctrip.com. No idea how we got the rate we did and it was a little disconcerting that our confirmations stated "... the supplier inform us don’t the let the hotel note you make from trip.com, if not, it may cause unnecessary trouble to the guest's check-in..." Huh? LOL. Just to be safe, I did call the front desk before I departed and pleasant staffer confirmed the booking without any issue, and we checked without a problem at the quoted rate.
Lovely decor although pretty small. But perfect for a quick overnighter.
Stunning ground floor bar, where breakfast is served.
Even though we weren't hungry, our plan was to have a late dinner at Burnt End, an Aussie BBQ restaurant, rated #10 in Asia and only three blocks from the hotel.
Unfortunately, despite their website claiming they were open until midnight, the kitchen closed at 11pm or 15 minutes after we arrived. Not nice.
We headed back towards the hotel and decided just to get a drink or two. We found a really cool bar called The Wall... great atmosphere and an excellent bartender making great drinks.
Morning pics of the hotel...
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... as we walked towards the Maxwell Food Centre. Hmmm, looks a bit like a street scene from Crazy Rich Asians.
We arrived around 9:30am while a lot of the food stalls were just setting up for the day.
Our destination today.
Since Tian Tian didn't open until 10am, we explored the centre.
While we waited, we had a few starters to whet the appetite waiting for the main event.
We decided to queue and took turns finishing our starters and holding our place in line.
What do you know. Tian Tian has better utensils than the Air China First Class Lounge. LOL.
And finally... two medium Chicken Rice meals. SGD 5 each.
Yeah, glad we came early.
And back to the hotel to check out and head for the airport.