I had accumulated some points with my credit card, and so we decided to redeem the points for a 1 night stay at Merchant Court Hotel to celebrate our birthdays. We had wanted to do that this coming week, but I'm going off on a business trip, so we reserved the place one week earlier. It's quite near to our old office, where we met for the first time, so there's something about that place.
Anyway, official check in was at 2, but we were already there at 12 to try our luck at getting our room early. No such luck though, so took the complimentary shuttle bus provided by the hotel to Suntect to do some shopping. As the shuttle bus makes its rounds every hour, we were a little pressed for time, but we stayed focused, and got what we wanted.
We returned to the hotel at 2+, and we were soon checked in to our room on the 9th floor. We had quite a nice view overlooking the swimming pool and Clarke Quay. Of course, personally, the view came second to me, behind whether they have ESPN on the tele. EPL was starting that evening, and I'd waited 3 long months for the new season. Luckily, they do have ESPN, so all was well.
We tried out the swimming pool, and it was bigger than we expected. Most swimming pools in hotels are just ponds of water, and you can barely swim a few strokes before you reach the other end of the pool. This one was pretty big, and well designed, with the baby pool at the lower side, as well as a jacuzzi to the side. There were quite a number of tourists around, and the children took to the slides with much delight. You can hear the peals of laughter everywhere.
We didn't really take lunch, so we didn't stay that long at the pool. Besides, William and Wendy were joining us to watch the EPL together in the evening, so we went out for an early dinner. And to place some bets. Heh.
It was a pretty lazy and relaxing weekend for us, and we thoroughly enjoyed it. Photos are ready and available over at the Photos section.
