Gallery Hotel Singapore
As you would have read from the previous post, I was down in Singapore for the Jet Black party organized by Johnnie Walker and the JW team from Malaysia put us in Gallery Hotel in the trendy Robertson Quay entertainment district. About 10 minutes walk away from the Clarke Quay area, the hotel is located next to the Singapore river but I can’t really see it as my room faces the main road instead.
I’ve not been to this hotel before even though I lived in the Clarke Quay area whenever I’m in Singapore over the past year and I was looking forward to seeing what this hotel has in store for us. The first thing that caught my attention was the unique design of the exterior and it’s color. The colors seem out of place but in a way, give it a unique look that make people look back at it after a quick glance.
I was given the Observatory Suite and it was located on the 8th floor. The design of the hotel in a way made us travel up 2 different sets of elevators to get to our room as the elevator from the lobby only bring us up to the 4th floor and we need to insert the hotel key card to access our respective floors. Stepping into the room, I was greeted by this sight, a nice little living room before I walk towards the side and be greeted by the bedroom side of the suite. The bathroom itself has frosted glass as walls which makes it look like you are surrounded by windows when you are in the bedroom area.
The bathroom served as the partition between the living room area and the bedroom so that guests who wants to retire early can do so while the other guest can just sit around in the living room area and watch the television. Only thing I don’t really like is the digital clock at the head of the bed which tends to glow really bright when all lights was turned off. Several times I was woken up by this light when my head was turned towards the center of the bed.
The pool area is located on the 5th floor and is accessible as long as you carry with you the hotel key card. The pool’s quite small but in a way, more than adequate as most people who uses this pool spend most of the time chilling about rather than actually doing laps. By the side of the pool is a small staircase that brings the guests down to the Gym 360.
The gym might not have many machines for us to use but the variations of machines available is adequate enough to allow fitness buff to work out their sets from head to toe. Some of these machines we don’t even see at the regular gyms! I didn’t really try out the gym as I didn’t bring proper gym clothes (since our activities for the Johnnie Walker event was so packed) but if I get the chance to stay in this hotel again, I’d definitely give this gym a try. Wonder how much one night at this place will set you back for?
Yup, the Observatory Suite I was housed in cost SGD680 a night and this does not include the 10% service charge and the 7 percent GST! I would say the price listed here is quite reasonable looking at the type of facilities they provided. Definitely a nice place to stay if you’re planning to party in the surrounding area or Filter Club.
Gallery Hotel Singapore
1 Nanson Road
Singapore 238909
Tel: +65-6849-8686
Ratings:
Service – 3½/5
Room – 4/5
Cleaniness/Ambience – 4/5
Value for Money – 3½/5
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