Grand Mercure Singapore Roxy hotel: Birthday Staycation

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• The original hotel website (in this case, as Grand Mercure is under Accor – I check the Accor Live Limitless App),
• The rate on another 3rd party website such as Expedia or Agoda, and
• The Amex Travel website – sometimes there are deals exclusively for American Express cardholders. 

This round, it turned out that the Amex Travel website had the best deal – I literally managed to snag the room for SGD80.75 per night for two nights, and with GST the total rate came to SGD190.

I regret not doing a comparison screenshot back then between expedia and the Accor app. Sorry folks! But given that the usual rate for this hotel is about SGD 200 per night, whatever promotion I saw on the Amex Travel website became literally a no-brainer.

Anyway, a key reason for the low prices was back then – Grand Mercure Singapore Roxy was coming out of being a COVID-19 SHN (stay home notice) hotel, and starting to accept guests who were coming for local staycations. I was incredibly lucky – it was a case of right place and right time, on the right booking site. 

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Grand Mercure Singapore Roxy

When we arrived at the hotel, the lobby was literally empty, despite it being time for check-in.

Check in counters

Lounge area by the check-in counter

Hallways. Making our way to the room

Superior King Room: Birthday Staycation

This stay at the Grand Mercure Singapore Roxy was to celebrate our child’s birthday and spend some quality time as a family. The four of us excitedly entered the room and were greeted with this sight.

Hello and welcome

King sized bed and a baby cot

Birthday decorations for the five year old

Baby Cot

Goodie Bag for Child

Snacks and Juice

Armchair and Workdesk area

View from the Room: High-rise apartments

Drinks and Closet

Amenities: Safe, Drawers, Iron, Ironing Board

Coffee and Tea making facilities, and complimentary water bottles

Birthday Cake

Bathroom

The modern bathroom carried neutral tones of black, white and beige. 

Toilet and Sink

Sink and Mirror

Bath Amenities by in-house brand: Mercure and Me

Bathtub

Towel Storage… and a Senreve bag 😀

Facilities: Pool, Gym, Laundromat

The Grand Mercure Singapore Roxy’s facilities were basic but well-mained. 

Pool-wise: there is a larger swimming pool, a smaller kiddy one, and a large open area for guests to rest / get sun taning done (though, considering Singapore’s heat, getting sunburnt seems more like it).

Swimming Pool: View from the Room

Swimming Pool: View from Pool at eye level

Gym

This is super useful for guests who stay longer / travel really light, but don’t wish to pay for typical hotel dry cleaning services. 

Laundromat

Instructions for coin operated laundry machines

Overall Thoughts: Grand Mercure Singapore Roxy

Our stay at the Grand Mercure Singapore Roxy was a simple but pleasant one. It was more than enough to make our five-year-old feel special, celebrate her birthday, and sufficient for the family to relax.

Staff service was professional, and everyone was polite. I’m not sure again if it’s because of the low stay-density during the time we were there, so i can’t comment if the same level of service would be given say, if the hotel was full. 

Generally happy to have gotten this deal from the Amex Travel website; the stay of SGD190 total (including tax) for x2 nights was definitly worth the price.

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