While we were waiting for our 7 hour flight on Singapore Air this morning, our names were called to the desk and we were told the flight was overbooked and so we had been upgraded to Business Class!! Yeah! (The benefits of being a top level flyer, when they need someone to upgrade, your name is at the top of the list) Now we were about to experience the world renowned service of Singapore Air (which has won just about every top airline award - for service, food, wine and general hospitality over the years) I have to say that we had flown down to Australia in economy, and their economy product does not differ from any other economy service.
However I can report their business product is magnificent. From the little things like hot towel service (4 times) to real towels in the toilets, very attentive service and wonderful food and drinks. You could get any of 8 different teas or 4 different sorts of coffee at any time, or cappuccino. Then as it was a day time flight, leaving at 10am, our meal was Brunch and we decided to sample Singapore Carrot Cake which was absolutely delicious - a fried rice and radish cake, with shrimp and egg accompanied by a sweet chili dipping sauce. Our final meal was a delicious curried duck, so we are now very well fed. One of the few times I can actually say, the airline food was excellent
Our hotel the Crown Plaza at the airport is just 7 months old and is also very nice - it must have been designed by someone who must actually stay in hotels! It has 2 sitting chairs (its amazing how many hotels only have 1) and it also has room for 2 people to put their suitcases on a rack, instead as so often happens, there is only one rack and the other person has to use the floor. However the bathroom is interesting - with a bit of a lack of privacy - as there is a glass wall between bedroom and bathroom (the wall does have some painting on the glass, but you can still see the person in the tub!)
So now we will spend 36 hours in Singapore where its a humid 95, before returning home.
1 comment:
WOW! Very nice! You even got duck!! I'm jealous! :) You must have decent internet connection, too, to write such a lengthy post. I'm so glad that you did the Singapore Flyer when you did!
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