Read about my review on the room and food here. After eating lunch (we were too full for the cake and left it in the fridge to enjoy as an afternoon snack), we changed and made our way to the swimming pool.
We had to prebook the usage of the swimming pool, gym and spa facilities. However on the day itself the staff told us we could extend our booking for the swimming pool if we wanted as there weren’t many guests. We booked the pool for 1 pm – 2 pm. The pool was relatively big and during the whole hour my sister and I were there, we were the only ones swimming. The rest of the guests preferred to suntan on the seats around. It was actually quite peaceful and I swam for the first time in more than a year.
After the pool, we went back to the room to refresh ourselves and had my birthday cake as an afternoon snack. We then changed again to go to Willow Stream Spa. We could book the spa in 3 hour slots and we booked from 3 – 6 pm. We went down promptly at 3 pm and were super happy we did, because for the first half an hour it was just us using the facilities. There was a cold pool, hot pool, jacuzzi pool, sauna and steam room. The pools are quite small and due to Covid measures, each pool is limited to only 2 pax. Hence it is best to be there early so you can access the pools. Then again due to the high temperature, it is unlikely anyone can stay for more than 20 minutes in each pool.
The cold pool infront, and the hot pool at the back. The sauna room They provide towels and a locker key when you check in. They also provide toiletries but didn’t offer us any perhaps because we were guests and intending to shower in our room.The relaxation lounge
The best part about the whole place was definitely the relaxation lounge. Some of the towels are marked by ‘X’ due to safe distancing measures. Each bed had a towel which we used as a blanket, a lamp and a small bedside table that had a power socket. The place also had soothing music playing and a nice aroma. It was easy to fall asleep there and we spent 45 minutes at this place. I was sad to leave but knew I had to because I had to rush home to pick up and look after my son.
Checkout was really easy – we just had to drop our keys into the box provided at the lobby. We then strolled the shops at Raffles Place B1, looking at all the foods they sold – so many desserts! Then it was home sweet home.
We really enjoyed ourselves at the staycation. This was a short post but hope it was helpful for you if you are considering going for a daycation at Fairmount, or simply to book to go Willow Stream Spa for their facilities.
P.S. You can get six free passes to Willow Stream Spa if you sign up as a Fuzzie Club member. Use my referral code senna0719 and both of us will get $5 voucher.
It can be really tiring to look after a baby, especially if you place the child in infant care because a baby falls sick really easily in infant care. And with only 6 days of child care leave, you can burn through your annual leave very fast because infant care centres are allowed to close 6 days a year (excluding PHs). Between a couple, there would only be 12 days of childcare leave and half is used up for those centre closures.
As such, my husband and I do not really take leave unless necessary, keeping it for the next time our son falls sick (touch wood!!). We only take leave during our birthdays and see it as a chance to relax and unwind without having the need to take care of our baby.
To indulge myself, I decided to take 2 days leave for my birthday, and my sister insisted on spending 1 day with me. She suggested going on a daycation, and kindly sponsored one at Fairmount Singapore. The daycation is $145++, total $170.66. Sounds like a hefty price for a room you can only have access to from 8 am – 7 pm, but for this daycation, it comes with $75 nett dining credit at selected restaurants. If you don’t like the restaurants, there’s the option of in-room dining too.
We checked in at about 9.30 am. We had to be early as I had a meeting to sit in from 10 am – 12 pm (what a bummer right, and it was supposed to be a day of enjoyment). The hotel is very easy to access – it is right above City Hall mrt station. Exit the station and go to Raffles Place and take the escalator up – you will see a sign that states ‘Fairmount Singapore’. Follow the directions and you will reach the hotel’s lobby easily.
Beautiful lights at the lobby!
Once my booking was confirmed, I received an email to do online check-in. I had to submit soft copies of mine and my sister’s NRIC for the online check-in, and once that was done, I was given a QR code. Upon arrival at the hotel lobby, all I had to do was show them the QR code, make a refundable deposit of $100 and I was then given my room keys.
We were given a room on the 13th floor. The room was spacious, with a small balcony that looked out to the swimming pool below. The only thing missing was a bathtub – they only had a rainforest shower.
The spacious room! Yes, there is a person on the bed. If you are a very rich person and can afford a daycation at Fairmount to work from hotel, here is a nice desk with power sockets! Comfortable sofa bed! Mini balcony. Nothing much about it, but it offers a nice view of the swiming pool. There is a rainforest shower at the top, and a shower seat behind. Free toiletries – refillable Nescafe coffee capsules and TWG tea are provided for free! Both refillable.
Besides these, the room also offered slippers, bathrobe, safe box and they gave a care pack consisting of hand sanitizer, masks and alcohol wipes. While I sat on the study desk comfortably, having my meeting, my sister was lying on the bed watching TV. We ordered food earlier and arranged for it to come once my meeting ended – and oh my, we were really impressed with the food!
You have to order your food on their website accessible via this QR code!
As mentioned, the daycation package comes with $75 nett dining credit. You can use the credit at Prego, Anti:Dote, Mikuni, The Eight or for in-room dining. After looking at their menus, we decided to order in-room dining because it seemed most worth it monetarily (Mikuni is too expensive!) and because we can control our timing, and potentially keep food for later consumption.
And boy, we were glad we took in-room dining! Mindful of the $75 dining credit, we made sure we kept to the budget and not overspend. Not wanting to eat too much as I was planning to swim, I looked at the kids menu only and decided to order fish with vegetables, and added in a fruit bowl. My sister went for a lamb main course. Seeing there was an additional $5 credit after ordering the above, I added in one chicken noodle soup (also kids menu) for $6. Since it was my birthday week, I ventured to ask for a birthday cake and they agreed to deliver one. We were really impressed with the food – scroll down for photos!
The free cake! This was HUGE and absolutely delicious! My sister’s lamb chops. I don’t eat lamb, but she said the lamb was really one of the best she had eaten. The fries were hot and crispy too! My kid’s meal! The fish was DELICIOUS. Grilled perfectly seriously! And there were a lot of vegetables. How is this just a kid’s meal?? I was so full after eating!My chicken noodle soup! Comes with a bowl of crunchy chips. This portion seems more like for a kid. The fruit bowl! Portion is quite big too. Take note if you have young children though, the passion fruit seeds are quite big. The passion fruit is really sour, but other than that the fruits are fresh!
The above food came to about $77 including GST and service charge. With a dining credit of $75, it was only an extra top up of less than $3. The portions were big, even for the kid’s meals, and the food was really delicious. Everything was prepared perfectly.
I was really impressed with the room, food and service. What about the facilities? Watch out for my next post on my review of their spa facilities, Willow Stream Spa.
