[Sponsored] It’s super easy to spend a whole day on Orchard Road. And with the Great Singapore Sale on at the moment, a staycation has never been this rewarding. At Pan Pacific Orchard, you get the usual breakfast, but also $50 F&B credit and an additional $50 spa voucher for use at St. Gregory Spa—plus late checkout. Here’s an itinerary for how to spend it right.
11am: Check in for a staycation
The one at Pan Pacific Orchard starts at an affordable $265, with Deluxe, Premium, Executive or Studio Rooms all replete with warm tones and access to the swimming pool and recreation centers.
11:30am: Take in some art and some brunch
Get an early start and head out to nearby Tanglin for some art to inspire you for the rest of the day. Bruno Gallery focuses on silkscreen lithography and giclee techniques by prominent Israeli artists. And just across the road, MAD Museum of Art & Design does sculptures, design collectibles and paintings. For a quick brunch, grab one of their yummy Japanese-inspired dishes.
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12:30pm: Hit the shops
Head to nearby Hilton Shopping Gallery and Forum The Shopping Mall to check out cool boutiques like Club 21b and Comme des Garcons. They are having their GSS sales with discounts up to 50% on all items.
2pm: Get a massage
Head back to Pan Pacific Orchard for a relaxing spa treatment at the St. Gregory Spa. Highly recommended is their award-winning Tui Na Massage, which combines massage and acupressure to promote blood and lymphatic circulation. It’s a sweet $148 nett, and if you’re doing the staycation, you’ll have a $50 spa voucher to put towards your bill.
3:30pm: Load up on pastries
When else are you going to do a high tea session if not on a staycation? There are three tiers of handcrafted desserts, tapas, delicate sandwiches, macaroons and bakeries at Pan Pacific Orchard’s Gourmet High Tea at its Lobby Lounge. Priced at $42 on weekdays and $52 on weekends, these sweet treats are topped with freshly baked savory pastries, crisp salad station and a curated cheese selection. To make it boozy, top up to $76 on weekdays and $82 on weekends for a free-flow of Laurent Perrier Champagne.
Depression
5pm: Show love to local labels
Now that you’re all replenished, get a bit more shopping in. The pop-up store Keepers is where you can get clothes, accessories and perfumes from local designers like Carrie.K, Ling Wu, Sabrina Goh and Code Deco. Just across the road is Depression, home to more cutting-edge by local designers Kenny Lim and Andrew Loh. Nearby four-in-one café, boutique, hair salon and furniture store Pact (#02-14/16/19 Orchard Central, 181 Orchard Rd., 6238-6281) is also where normcore staples by local brand Sifr can be found.
8pm: Seafood extravaganza
Time for the highlight of the day: a gourmet buffet dinner back at the hotel. 10 at Claymore does a rich seafood buffet involving six varieties of oysters from Australia, Canada, France, New Zealand, Ireland and the United States, freshly shucked to order and available in unlimited servings. There’s also Boston lobster, Alaskan King Crab and Queen Roe Scallops, a wide array of sashimi and a live station of roast wagyu beef, plus local favorites, all for just $78. Again, if you’re doing the staycation, you have a $50 F&B voucher to use here.
10pm: Champagne before bed
Wrap up the night back at the Lobby Lounge with a bottle of Laurent Perrier Champagne or Laurent Perrier Rose Champagne at $128 and $240 respectively. And if you’ve spent it all shopping, individual glasses of Champagne can be had at $28, while the Rose Champagne starts from $48.
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