Swissotel Merchant Court

... half way through a film called The Hurt Locker which is about a US bomb disposal unit in Iraq. Taxi ride to the Swissotel Merchant Court cost $25SD including tip. I arrived just before midnight. They put me in a room with 2 single beds even though I ...

... , with our favourite buffet breakfast. It has become something of a family tradition when visiting Singapore to stay at the Swissotel Merchant Court and gorge ourselves on the buffet. This time was no exception. We noted that the hotel was offering a high ...

... the backs of trucks being taken off to their workplace for the day. Fatigued after our flight we hoped against hope that the Swissotel Merchant Court would have a room for us at 6 in the morning. The receptionist took pity on us - she could see that ...

... have been better. All the packing went smooth, the container left our place at Jervois Lodge yesterday afternoon. We moved into Swissotel Merchant Court on Monday night and to our great pleasure we were upgraded to the Chairman Suite, inclusive of a real ...

... to see! Landed and then through immigration, customs and I got a taxi to the hotel I was staying at. This hotel, Swissotel Merchant Court, I have stayed at 3 times before and I like the location right on the river, in the middle of Clarke Quay where all ...

... another line when I should have which added about 15 minutes to my 30 minute ride to the hotel.  I have stayed at the Swissotel Merchant Court two other times, so I knew my way and got to the hotel around 5:30 pm.  Checked in, then readied for ...

... on the subway train from the airport to Clarke Quay, where I would stay for the next two nights.  Staying at the Swissotel Merchant Court for about the fifth time, I checked into the room, settled in and then headed out to my favorite brewpub, ...

... ; what efficiency! At the arrivals hall we queued for a taxi and within 10mins we were on our way to our new abode, Swissotel at Merchant Court.  A very warm welcome awaited us, given the usual rundown of the hotel and things to do and see and then ...

Hughie set the alarm on his mobile to get us up at 5am to leave for the airport at 6. However he hadn't changed the clock from Melbourne time, so he was showered before he realised he was up an hour too early. Anyway, wakened now, we all got up and ...

Our only morning in KL leaves something to be desired... I have a fiasco at Citibank trying to get out cash and then get separated from Lauren and Adi before having to leave to the airport all sorts of early as it is 70 km away from the city ...

Travelling back to Asia from Europe inevitably causes you to lose a whole day. The flight for us from Barcelona was 13 hours and there is a 7 hour time difference so 'poof' a whole day goes by without you getting to do very much. We checked out of our ...

24.07.07 Singapore Kaum zu glauben, aber jetzt haben wir tatsaechlich den letzten Stopp unserer Reise erreicht. Mitten in der Nacht landen wir in Singapore und kommen somit direkt in den Genuss die Skyline bei Nacht zu sehen. Am naechsten Tag geht ...

We arrived into Singapore to meet up with Skinner's parents for a few days of complete indulgence and luxury! The first two nights were spent in a hostel in Chinatown which started off on the very wrong foot! We arrived after a long train ride, had just ...

Breakfast wasn't included in our hotel package, so by 8am we were ready to set out. The mall didn’t open till 10am and, trying to avoid O’Briens and Starbucks if possible, we found a breakfast shop favoured by the local office workers en ...

Saturday November 12 Saturday was a little cloudier that the previous day and we decided to do the river cruise which was part of our 24 hour pass on the City Tour bus, which was to expire around 10:00 am.  We crossed over the river to Clark Quay ...

Tuesday and Wednesday November 8 and 9 Charlie's wife Nancy took us to the Lansing airport early in the morning and we left for Detroit to begin our journey. We had a three hour layover and visited the Delta Sky Club and had a Bloody Mary and waited ...