Best Luxury Hotel in Singapore? (consolidated thread)
Aug 23, 2019, 10:38 am
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Aug 23, 2019, 11:44 am
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They are requesting that guests appear in "smart" clothing which is IMO perfectly reasonable:
https://www.shangri-la.com/singapore...e-valley-wing/
Dress codes are common at club lounges in Asia, and I imagine in other parts of the world too (well maybe not in the USA):
Club Lounge?Official Website?The Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho
https://www.marriott.com/hotels/hote...el-and-towers/
https://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/hotel...IVEEXPERIENCES
https://www.shangri-la.com/singapore...e-valley-wing/
Dress codes are common at club lounges in Asia, and I imagine in other parts of the world too (well maybe not in the USA):
Club Lounge?Official Website?The Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho
https://www.marriott.com/hotels/hote...el-and-towers/
https://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/hotel...IVEEXPERIENCES
Aug 23, 2019, 2:31 pm
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Just back from time at Raffles. It's superb.
Modern, yet elegant rooms. Pitch-perfect service.
They're also doing a better job at wrangling the parade of tourists at Long Bar. It felt, dare I say, peaceful.
Modern, yet elegant rooms. Pitch-perfect service.
They're also doing a better job at wrangling the parade of tourists at Long Bar. It felt, dare I say, peaceful.
Aug 24, 2019, 4:45 am
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This is the code:
Business and smart elegant dress must be observed when enjoying the Valley Wing facilities. Pool, sports and fitness attire, as well as flip flops, plastic footwear and slippers are not permitted at the Summit Room and the Champagne Bar. Additionally for gentlemen, sleeveless shirts are not permitted. Casual clothing will be permitted only on the Valley Wing outside patio after 11 am.
There are tables outside for breakfast, afternoon tea and evening nibbles... they tend to be not as strict if you sit outside especially when you come back from shopping wearing shorts and flip flops.
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Aug 24, 2019, 5:06 am
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They are requesting that guests appear in "smart" clothing which is IMO perfectly reasonable:
https://www.shangri-la.com/singapore...e-valley-wing/
Dress codes are common at club lounges in Asia, and I imagine in other parts of the world too (well maybe not in the USA):
Club Lounge?Official Website?The Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho
https://www.marriott.com/hotels/hote...el-and-towers/
https://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/hotel...IVEEXPERIENCES
https://www.shangri-la.com/singapore...e-valley-wing/
Dress codes are common at club lounges in Asia, and I imagine in other parts of the world too (well maybe not in the USA):
Club Lounge?Official Website?The Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho
https://www.marriott.com/hotels/hote...el-and-towers/
https://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/hotel...IVEEXPERIENCES
Aug 24, 2019, 9:16 am
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agree - ridiculous in this day and age particularly for a lounge where people often expect to run in for quick bite. maybe this works at a Singapore business hotel but doubtful for a resort property in Hawaii or Mexico.
honestly I care 100x more about the food variety and quality, and maybe 10x more about the noise level (kids running rampant) than I do about flip flops and wife beater shirts.
honestly I care 100x more about the food variety and quality, and maybe 10x more about the noise level (kids running rampant) than I do about flip flops and wife beater shirts.
Aug 24, 2019, 9:44 am
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This is the code:
Business and smart elegant dress must be observed when enjoying the Valley Wing facilities. Pool, sports and fitness attire, as well as flip flops, plastic footwear and slippers are not permitted at the Summit Room and the Champagne Bar. Additionally for gentlemen, sleeveless shirts are not permitted. Casual clothing will be permitted only on the Valley Wing outside patio after 11 am.
There are tables outside for breakfast, afternoon tea and evening nibbles... they tend to be not as strict if you sit outside especially when you come back from shopping wearing shorts and flip flops.
Aug 24, 2019, 10:20 am
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This is the code:
Business and smart elegant dress must be observed when enjoying the Valley Wing facilities. Pool, sports and fitness attire, as well as flip flops, plastic footwear and slippers are not permitted at the Summit Room and the Champagne Bar. Additionally for gentlemen, sleeveless shirts are not permitted. Casual clothing will be permitted only on the Valley Wing outside patio after 11 am.
There are tables outside for breakfast, afternoon tea and evening nibbles... they tend to be not as strict if you sit outside especially when you come back from shopping wearing shorts and flip flops.
Business and smart elegant dress must be observed when enjoying the Valley Wing facilities. Pool, sports and fitness attire, as well as flip flops, plastic footwear and slippers are not permitted at the Summit Room and the Champagne Bar. Additionally for gentlemen, sleeveless shirts are not permitted. Casual clothing will be permitted only on the Valley Wing outside patio after 11 am.
There are tables outside for breakfast, afternoon tea and evening nibbles... they tend to be not as strict if you sit outside especially when you come back from shopping wearing shorts and flip flops.
Aug 24, 2019, 12:31 pm
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Did you check right out or make a big stink?
Aug 25, 2019, 1:58 am
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The MO Club in KL have changed their dress code, last year flip flops and casual dress was allowed during the day but last week they have now banned flip flops and any open rubber shoes plus other stuff has changed. First afternoon saw 3 people with flip flops in there but they decided to tell me off the second afternoon for rubber flip flops...leather fancy ones passed though. They are also now allowing children (extra cost) at weekends even those running around being noisy.
Aug 26, 2019, 9:31 pm
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agree - ridiculous in this day and age particularly for a lounge where people often expect to run in for quick bite. maybe this works at a Singapore business hotel but doubtful for a resort property in Hawaii or Mexico.
honestly I care 100x more about the food variety and quality, and maybe 10x more about the noise level (kids running rampant) than I do about flip flops and wife beater shirts.
Aug 26, 2019, 11:08 pm
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Wearing even a nice short sleeve collared shirt, a nice pair of shorts, and sandals is hardly looking like a slob. Heck, if they fit properly, it can be more appropriate and considered better dressed than one wearing an ill-fitting long sleeve shirt and horribly fitting pants. We won't even talk about the shoes that some wear.
I've seen the many men in horribly ill-fitting suits with truly terrible shoes and the many women in quite revealing, often classless outfits that are supposed to qualify as appropriate--and I laugh. That's not appropriate; it's just what they're used to.
Thankfully, more and more luxury hotels are learning.
Aug 27, 2019, 9:54 am
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Not dressing up and dressing like a slob leaves quite a bit of more appropriate room in the middle than most care to accept.
Wearing even a nice short sleeve collared shirt, a nice pair of shorts, and sandals is hardly looking like a slob. Heck, if they fit properly, it can be more appropriate and considered better dressed than one wearing an ill-fitting long sleeve shirt and horribly fitting pants. We won't even talk about the shoes that some wear.
I've seen the many men in horribly ill-fitting suits with truly terrible shoes and the many women in quite revealing, often classless outfits that are supposed to qualify as appropriate--and I laugh. That's not appropriate; it's just what they're used to.
Thankfully, more and more luxury hotels are learning.
Wearing even a nice short sleeve collared shirt, a nice pair of shorts, and sandals is hardly looking like a slob. Heck, if they fit properly, it can be more appropriate and considered better dressed than one wearing an ill-fitting long sleeve shirt and horribly fitting pants. We won't even talk about the shoes that some wear.
I've seen the many men in horribly ill-fitting suits with truly terrible shoes and the many women in quite revealing, often classless outfits that are supposed to qualify as appropriate--and I laugh. That's not appropriate; it's just what they're used to.
Thankfully, more and more luxury hotels are learning.
Aug 27, 2019, 11:05 am
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Not dressing up and dressing like a slob leaves quite a bit of more appropriate room in the middle than most care to accept.
Wearing even a nice short sleeve collared shirt, a nice pair of shorts, and sandals is hardly looking like a slob. Heck, if they fit properly, it can be more appropriate and considered better dressed than one wearing an ill-fitting long sleeve shirt and horribly fitting pants. We won't even talk about the shoes that some wear.
I've seen the many men in horribly ill-fitting suits with truly terrible shoes and the many women in quite revealing, often classless outfits that are supposed to qualify as appropriate--and I laugh. That's not appropriate; it's just what they're used to.
Thankfully, more and more luxury hotels are learning.
Wearing even a nice short sleeve collared shirt, a nice pair of shorts, and sandals is hardly looking like a slob. Heck, if they fit properly, it can be more appropriate and considered better dressed than one wearing an ill-fitting long sleeve shirt and horribly fitting pants. We won't even talk about the shoes that some wear.
I've seen the many men in horribly ill-fitting suits with truly terrible shoes and the many women in quite revealing, often classless outfits that are supposed to qualify as appropriate--and I laugh. That's not appropriate; it's just what they're used to.
Thankfully, more and more luxury hotels are learning.