Ambassador Hotel Singapore

... we got dressed up and went to a party for an expat who was leaving Singapore to work in the White House. The US ambassador to Singapore was there and we met lots of interesting people who have worked everywhere. At the end of this night we took the ...

... City on the main road from Changi Airport. Starting with the airport, it is magnificent to say the least... Singapore in general is a very clean place. Tree lined streets with green well manicured gardens and high rise buildings, are some ...

... to sleep for another 10  hours or so.  Food great on plane, had to keep waking up to eat it. Singapore humid, glad I booked a room in transit hotel for 6 hrs, woke up after wake-up call and had lovely bath, might be last one for two months. ...

We arrived safely in Singapore airport around Midnight last night.  Just to let the fams know we are safe and sound waiting for our flight to Kathmandu. Touch base soon. Michelle & Tristian ...

... that she had arrived in Singapore without a hitch. The phone was answered in a whisper - Grace wasn't staying in the Ambassador Transit Hotel but rather sleeping on a massage bed closed off by a curtain, as all the official rooms had been booked. The ...

We left Rome at noon so when we arrived in Singapore, we are ready to sleep - but it was 6am so we waited a couple of hours and then ventured out of the airport. We went to Changi Prison Museum (they demolished the actual prison in 2005) and a quick visit ...

... but will attempt to make amends for that now. As you can see I have moved continents since the last blog and am now in Singapore awaiting a flight to BAngkok. We were just upgraded to Business class which I have to say is one of the highlights as we are ...

... and informative, and the briefing was also interesting. The trip to the embassy did get me wondering though about what exactly a U.S. ambassador spends the day doing. I would love to get a glimpse of the daily schedule of an ambassador, especially one in ...

... into the transit hotel for a few hours. While exploring the airport earlier that morning we came across the entrance of the Ambassador Transit Hotel. We were initially going to use their shower facilities after our shopping day (at $10 or R54 each), but I ...

... clean everything is.  Even the immigration procedures at the airport were a snap.  We took the MRT Subway to our hotel.  The MRT ambassador was very helpful in showing us how to buy the tickets.  When we were a little confused on which ...

... a transit passenger so there is no problems going in and out of customs Once back at the airport we booked into the Ambassador Transit hotel (you buy a block of sleep time) we bought a six hour block so we could have a rest and a shower. After ...

... customs again (no explosives, weapons, ninja throwing stars, products from endangered species or chewing gum allowed!) Taxi to the Ambassador Hotel, so arrived at around 6.30. The boys were desperate for some western familar food so we found some ...

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This may be the final instalment ... we  are booked into the transit lounge in T3 for 5 hours while we await our next and final flight back home. It is very comfortable and just  what we need to freshen up during the break in our ...

Transit - 6 timers ventetid i lufthavnen, hvor vi havde et hvileværelse, hvor Bettina og Peter fik sovet et par timer. Vi var ved at være "mætte" af NZ, så vi glæder os meget til skiftet til Borneo, der er meget anderledes end NZ. 23. ...

... . So we left it on the baggage carousal to collect the following day from lost and found. We proceeded to the hotel with a toothbrush each,courtesy of Singapore airlines and not much else of any use. I am glad to say we had a very clean and quiet room and ...

... when we arrived. We had booked a transit hotel at the airport but couldn't get in until 9am so we changed some Euros to Singapore dollars, then found some comfy chairs to rest in. That is the great thing about Changi airport, it is set up for passengers ...

We were up early and out of the transit hotel by 6am Singapore time, a restless night by all but at least some sleep was had. Wandered around the airport, a wee bit of shopping, Sue bought some Perfume, the girls loved the Butterfly garden, and the Orchid ...

Flight connections meant a long layover in Singapore on my way to Bangkok.  Flight from Perth had left just after 1am and arrived around 6am but my flight out didn't leave until a bit after 5pm that afternoon.  So, despite an almost twelve hour ...