Fancy A Staycation That Includes A Heritage Trail Walk And Bike Ride?
Park Regis Hotel's wellness-themed staycay gets you moving in a good way.
Now that it’s mid-year, it’s time for a brief respite before you slay the next half of 2018. No time for travelling? Staycations are all the rage now, especially since local hotels are rolling out staycay packages to cater to every sort of customer. And if you desperately need a break to recharge mentally from your nightmare boss, well, Park Regis has a wellness-themed staycay to restore you to tip-top shape. The hotel (despite its name, it is neither related to the Park Hotel Group nor St. Regis Singapore) is located a stone’s throw away from Clarke Quay. If clubbing is your thang (Zouk is within walking distance), you can also repent from your sinful drinking fest by indulging in the hotel’s various health-centric facilities. Here are five things to get busy with there — not all staycays involve just nua-ing in your hotel room, okay?
Go on a heritage walking trail
The hotel offers a free walking tour every Saturday at 7.45am called #sginsidertrails. During our stay, the trail covered the nearby Fort Canning Park. How it works: pre-register with the concierge and show up at the hotel lobby, where a guide will kickstart the tour. The one-and-a-half hour walk takes us through Clarke Quay and up the scenic Fort Canning Hill as the guide drops historical facts about places of interest to us. Kinda like a nostalgic #throwback to the fun school excursions we had in primary school, except we also discover new Insta-worthy spots along the way. Oh, and despite the strolling pace, we did work up quite a sweat going up the hill. When we arrive back at the hotel just in time for the buffet breakfast, we felt much healthier than if we had just lazed in bed till noon.
Zip around on bicycles and e-scooters
Too lazy to walk? Book a bicycle or an e-scooter from local startup Neuron Mobility for free for two hours at the concierge. From the hotel, you can zoom to nearby spots such as Boat Quay, Chinatown or even City Hall. After all, you can still pretend you’re overseas and do ‘touristy’ things even when you’re staycaying in Singapore right?
Eat yummy-but-healthy food at a celeb chef’s restaurant
Park Regis’ Chinese restaurant, Jin Shan, used to be at Marina Bay Sands before recently shifting to the hotel. It’s helmed by local celeb chef Huang Ching Biao, who cooks up his signature Cantonese-Sichuan delicacies such as Braised Tientsin Cabbage in Chicken and Yunnan Ham Stock, and Mashed Fish Noodles with Scallops and XO Sauce (think super-QQ noodles made with fish meat with the bouncy texture of good fishballs), plus a soul-lifting Golden Carotene Soup that’s said to do wonders for your eyesight.
Get a ‘massage’ at the swimming pool
What’s a staycay without some quality pool time? The hotel’s swimming pool comes with a faux waterfall feature that you can swim under for an invigorating massage on sore shoulders. Highly recommended after a sweaty morning on the walking trail.
Actually get some Zzz
Okay, so you really wanna get some much-needed shuteye and lounging on crisp 400 thread count Egyptian cotton duvet and fluffy pillows. The Merchant Room that we stayed in (about $318/night) offers a scenic pool view, an IPTV with movie channels and free Wi-Fi. Comfy and cosy enough for a good night’s sleep and then some. Good news, you also get to check out late at 2pm as part of the package, subject to room availability.
For bookings and more info, go to www.parkregissingapore.com.
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