Even though Mandarin Orchard is still my favorite hotel in Singapore, when I saw
Orchard Parksuites for the first time, I fell in love.
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The perimeter walls covered in greenery-- I like! |
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What is this fantastic trellis made of? |
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I'd never seen orchids arranged this way before. |
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It's 25 storeys, I think. |
The lobby is scented. It smells like a million bucks! It literally smells better than any perfume that I've tested in the department stores lately.
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Super high ceilings in the lobby-- I like also! |
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Welcoming travelers from all across the globe. |
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The furniture is a little shabby, but I adored the old-world feel. |
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Chandeliers and a grand piano-- can I live here? |
In the interior of the building, near the elevators, is a stupendous atrium. I went up to the 22nd floor and looked down.
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So high up, you can't see the fountain on the ground floor anymore. |
My favorite part of Orchard Parksuites is the swimming pool. There's a nice sitting area poolside, where you can look up at a patch of sky even though you're surrounded by skyscrapers.
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Watch out for the crows. |
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Too huge to be called a gazebo. Maybe a bandstand? |
The apartments' furniture and fixtures are pretty ordinary-- actually, it's very spacious by Singaporean standards-- but the service is impeccable. Breakfast is served in the lobby everyday, or you can cook in your apartment's full kitchen, and housekeeping comes to clean six days a week. You can just sit around and do nothing. Now that's luxury.
Oh, and Orchard Parksuites is right behind Wisma Atria, Ion Orchard and Takashimaya. There's an MRT station, a taxi stand and a bus station. Everything you could possibly need is within a block.
Sayang, if I had won the lotto...
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