Suite at MO or Pacific Harbour Room at Pan Pacific?
Mar 18, 2018, 2:24 am
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Suite at MO or Pacific Harbour Room at Pan Pacific?
We are going to spend four nights in Singapore in December.
We can get either a City Suite (Breakfast, no Club Access) at the Mandarin Oriental or a Pacific Harbour Room (i.e. View + Club Access) at the Pan Pacific for essentially the same price (a little under EUR 300 per night all in).
The MO offer includes a room upgrade (based on availability upon check-in) and some spa/dining credits (any idea what the category the upgrade could result in?). Pan Pacific also offers an upgrade for direct bookings but AFAIK it does not apply above Panoramic Rooms and probably does not come into play here.
Can someone with experience with these properties comment and perhaps recommend as to which is the better option? This is a leisure trip and main objectives are comfort and convenience.
Cheers,
T.
We can get either a City Suite (Breakfast, no Club Access) at the Mandarin Oriental or a Pacific Harbour Room (i.e. View + Club Access) at the Pan Pacific for essentially the same price (a little under EUR 300 per night all in).
The MO offer includes a room upgrade (based on availability upon check-in) and some spa/dining credits (any idea what the category the upgrade could result in?). Pan Pacific also offers an upgrade for direct bookings but AFAIK it does not apply above Panoramic Rooms and probably does not come into play here.
Can someone with experience with these properties comment and perhaps recommend as to which is the better option? This is a leisure trip and main objectives are comfort and convenience.
Cheers,
T.
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Mar 18, 2018, 7:29 am
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Mar 18, 2018, 12:06 pm
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Cheers,
T.
Mar 18, 2018, 4:42 pm
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I love the Pan Pacific so it would almost always be my preference unless there was a huge difference in rates or status/upgrades elsewhere. I have status within the Discovery program, which is another tiebreaker in favor of the Pan Pacific for me personally. The Pan Pacific is usually very good about upgrades when booking direct, though I typically book a Pacific Harbour Studio outright just to make sure I get it.
I think the big thing is how important club access is to you. The Pan Pacific club level is nice but doesn't offer a ton and in all honesty, there is no reason to spend time in a club room when you're in Singapore and can throw a rock any direction and hit incredible food and drink for a couple SGD. I always think I'm going to stop into the club for a drink and some snacks before dinner, but I rarely end up doing it. I don't bother with free breakfasts in Singapore either, I have a finite amount of stomach room that can't be wasted on a western breakfast.
Everything else is about equal in terms of location, distance to MRT, distance to sights, etc. MO water views will be almost entirely unobstructed but those high floor rooms at the Pan Pacific are high enough to have a pretty great view, including all the way out to the Strait.
I think if the price is equal, you can't really go wrong. I know that isn't particularly helpful but if comfort and convenience are your deciding factors, they're almost identical.
I think the big thing is how important club access is to you. The Pan Pacific club level is nice but doesn't offer a ton and in all honesty, there is no reason to spend time in a club room when you're in Singapore and can throw a rock any direction and hit incredible food and drink for a couple SGD. I always think I'm going to stop into the club for a drink and some snacks before dinner, but I rarely end up doing it. I don't bother with free breakfasts in Singapore either, I have a finite amount of stomach room that can't be wasted on a western breakfast.
Everything else is about equal in terms of location, distance to MRT, distance to sights, etc. MO water views will be almost entirely unobstructed but those high floor rooms at the Pan Pacific are high enough to have a pretty great view, including all the way out to the Strait.
I think if the price is equal, you can't really go wrong. I know that isn't particularly helpful but if comfort and convenience are your deciding factors, they're almost identical.
Mar 20, 2018, 11:17 pm
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I love the Pan Pacific so it would almost always be my preference unless there was a huge difference in rates or status/upgrades elsewhere. I have status within the Discovery program, which is another tiebreaker in favor of the Pan Pacific for me personally. The Pan Pacific is usually very good about upgrades when booking direct, though I typically book a Pacific Harbour Studio outright just to make sure I get it.
I think the big thing is how important club access is to you. The Pan Pacific club level is nice but doesn't offer a ton and in all honesty, there is no reason to spend time in a club room when you're in Singapore and can throw a rock any direction and hit incredible food and drink for a couple SGD. I always think I'm going to stop into the club for a drink and some snacks before dinner, but I rarely end up doing it. I don't bother with free breakfasts in Singapore either, I have a finite amount of stomach room that can't be wasted on a western breakfast.
Everything else is about equal in terms of location, distance to MRT, distance to sights, etc. MO water views will be almost entirely unobstructed but those high floor rooms at the Pan Pacific are high enough to have a pretty great view, including all the way out to the Strait.
I think if the price is equal, you can't really go wrong. I know that isn't particularly helpful but if comfort and convenience are your deciding factors, they're almost identical.
I think the big thing is how important club access is to you. The Pan Pacific club level is nice but doesn't offer a ton and in all honesty, there is no reason to spend time in a club room when you're in Singapore and can throw a rock any direction and hit incredible food and drink for a couple SGD. I always think I'm going to stop into the club for a drink and some snacks before dinner, but I rarely end up doing it. I don't bother with free breakfasts in Singapore either, I have a finite amount of stomach room that can't be wasted on a western breakfast.
Everything else is about equal in terms of location, distance to MRT, distance to sights, etc. MO water views will be almost entirely unobstructed but those high floor rooms at the Pan Pacific are high enough to have a pretty great view, including all the way out to the Strait.
I think if the price is equal, you can't really go wrong. I know that isn't particularly helpful but if comfort and convenience are your deciding factors, they're almost identical.
Cheers,
T.