Mandarin Oriental vs Fullerton
Jan 4, 2020, 8:48 am
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Mandarin Oriental vs Fullerton
So looking to stay in either the Mandarin Oriental Club Marina Bay Room for £1143 or the Fullerton STRAITS CLUB MARINA BAY VIEW for £1012. As they are both similar price, which is better?
Both come with 1 way airport transfer as a bonus, but in the MO I get late checkout free.
Both come with 1 way airport transfer as a bonus, but in the MO I get late checkout free.
Jan 4, 2020, 2:05 pm
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Hi,
I would think you would get a better view of the bay from the Mandarin Oriental as it is a higher floor)
How late is your MO checkout and your flight back as it is always nice to relax in your room before going to the airport ( depending on the airline you could have early check in at SIN and then you could view the Jewel etc if you have not seen it before)
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I would think you would get a better view of the bay from the Mandarin Oriental as it is a higher floor)
How late is your MO checkout and your flight back as it is always nice to relax in your room before going to the airport ( depending on the airline you could have early check in at SIN and then you could view the Jewel etc if you have not seen it before)
Regards
TBS
Jan 4, 2020, 2:51 pm
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Hi,
I would think you would get a better view of the bay from the Mandarin Oriental as it is a higher floor)
How late is your MO checkout and your flight back as it is always nice to relax in your room before going to the airport ( depending on the airline you could have early check in at SIN and then you could view the Jewel etc if you have not seen it before)
Regards
TBS
I would think you would get a better view of the bay from the Mandarin Oriental as it is a higher floor)
How late is your MO checkout and your flight back as it is always nice to relax in your room before going to the airport ( depending on the airline you could have early check in at SIN and then you could view the Jewel etc if you have not seen it before)
Regards
TBS
Jan 5, 2020, 8:19 pm
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Having stayed only once in both hotels, my vote goes to the MO, it has a gorgeous club, view of the bay is excellent, has better restaurants, and doesn't have all those little compromises the Fullerton needs to make because of the building being designed & built almost a century ago.
Jan 11, 2020, 8:23 pm
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I prefer the Fullerton but it is a quirky historic building ... there are at least a dozen different club room with Bay view layouts, some are even duplex. The better ones are stunning, though those probably count as suites. So it is a bit pot luck on which specific room you get. While the view isn't that high, it is very nice and there is a bar at the top of the hotel which has Cuban cigars and proper cigar lighters, along with great cocktails (don't think the MO has that 
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Jan 28, 2020, 9:51 pm
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Same owner for Fullerton Bay but quite different hotel ... Bay is new and claims to be 6-star. Rooms are more consistently good while with Fullerton there are big differences between the 20 different room types ... plus some really unique suites, if you like historic buildings.
Feb 3, 2020, 2:36 pm
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The demographics are very different. I associate Fullerton Bay with a party scene, especially on their roof deck. I wouldn't call it six star, maybe not even five.
Feb 4, 2020, 6:21 pm
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MO is a hotel , hotel building, ie it was built as a hotel, therefore the layout, restaurants, function rooms are hotel like with the guest in mind.
FB is a historic building and used to be the General Post Office., the hotel layout is designed around the preserved structure, therefore abit unique.
location wise, FB is in the CBD area, vs MO is in a shopping area with food courts and plenty of shops.
both are accessible to many places with taxi ~$10 . subway ~5-10 mins walking.
View wise, really depends on the room facing direction. MBS will have better view IMO if view is your priority.
Both are top notch hotels wrt service, location, amenities.
FB is a historic building and used to be the General Post Office., the hotel layout is designed around the preserved structure, therefore abit unique.
location wise, FB is in the CBD area, vs MO is in a shopping area with food courts and plenty of shops.
both are accessible to many places with taxi ~$10 . subway ~5-10 mins walking.
View wise, really depends on the room facing direction. MBS will have better view IMO if view is your priority.
Both are top notch hotels wrt service, location, amenities.
Feb 5, 2020, 7:08 pm
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Just to clarify that FB is Fullerton Bay which is across the road from the Fullerton hotel ... the post above uses "FB" when Fullerton hotel is meant. FB is a modern building purpse built as a hotel. Both FB and Fullerton hotels have a fine view of MBS and the fireworks, fwiw. Fullerton has a cigar bar on the roof, which is a rare amenity these days.
Mar 4, 2020, 8:20 pm
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