A DAY AT THE EMPIRE HOTEL
December 28, 2007 by Jan Shim
This school holiday, the kids got more than they bargained for. Just a week earlier, I took them to Singapore, stayed at Park Hotel Orchard and spent a full 3.5 days with the kids at various places of interests and beating the odds of having a good time despite the bad weather.
As if that wasn’t enough, we checked into Empire Hotel a day after Christmas (used up a gift voucher) and spent a full day at the Waterfall where my kids together with their cousins had a splash at the inviting pool. Some of us walked over to the main lobby for the Afternoon Tea. ▪▪ Flash Gallery
^ Always a breathtaking vantage point from ground level overlooking the pool facilities and South China Sea. One of many sweet servings whose name I don’t even know.
^ Sunset glimpse of the main building
^ Had a quick tour of the Country Club and came across this unoccupied spa. Entrance to Pantai restaurant.
^ Delicious home-made cheese cake by sister-in-law Wan and personally delivered to the hotel too!
▪▪ More images from our stay—click here to view Flash Gallery!
We had other family members join us for dinner @ Li Gong Restaurant where we had the B$25.00 nett per head all you can eat menu—65 dishes to choose from :-O! There were so many of us that we occupied two tables and needed two buggies to take us to the main building afterwards.
^ Unlike my Singapore trip, I wasn’t posting any updates from the hotel. I had left my laptop at home knowing well in advance that there is one hindrance. With everything else at this hotel priced within reason, I find the internet rates somewhat hard to swallow. In comparison I paid $20 for 24 hours and $80 for a week @ Park Hotel Orchard though at Meritus Mandarin, the charges are just slightly higher. Good thing I recently bought a Nokia E51 and was able to read my emails via GPRS packets. That said, living is about choices and certainly, we have alternate services available to us.
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Sweet photos JAN
Wow that place looks really nice! They sure got a real treat!
Thanks for sharing. Love the pictures.
The cheesecake looks like a dream!
Hahaa.. i went there X’mas Eve
The cheese cakes is so nice 
The pictures are amazing and I’m green with envy that you got to stay there.
I’ve stayed at the hotel on numerous times though not on every occasion where I felt compelled to photograph. I have also photographed Golf tournaments organised by my corporate clients Lexus and HSBC at the Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course. It’s quite common for locals to spend a night or two at the resort.
Beautiful photographs, love the composition. The photos have a dream like quality, really makes me want to go over there for a holiday.
how did u take thoose picture so good…what is d secret? teach me..
Brunei Darussalam, It’s a country i have always wanted to explore
Emprie hotel, It’s a hotel i have always wanted to visit.
Vincent,
There’s no secret. It’s like what my wedding client said—MAGIC!
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