I apologize for the delay in getting the review of my stay from October up, but there it is - I hope it's of help to anyone and everyone out there.
An update from the hotel: they have reinstated Regency Club benefits in the dedicated lounge pictured in my review above. I quote: "We have recently re-launched our Regency Club and operates as per required including the comfort of the Evening Cocktail with personalized services." I'm not sure if they're offering a truncated breakfast in the lounge, but this hotel strikes me as quite generous so I would educatedly guess that breakfast will continue in the main restaurant and happy hour will move into the lounge. Thank goodness.
khabah