Amari Watergate Bangkok

It's a lovely hotel, directly opposite Platinum Fashion Mall.








lobby


The frontdesk staff were courteous, but sometimes looked harried... The porters are helpful, and no worries about our luggages. The standard deluxe room, very spacious and clean.


upon entering the door, place to put luggages
















came equipped with big TV and dvd player


king sized bed


minibar


Not much of a view when looking out of hotel window...






Thailand's tap water is not drinkable, so the hotel will supply 2 bottles of drinking water.


drinking water, in a cool bottle


quite easy to open with this functional cap


The room has toilettries such as shampoo, conditioner, shower gel but no toothbrush and no toothpaste! Geez.. I had to use the Listerine that's inside the room. Chargeable of course....


body lotion is nice


my SD$7 Listerine...


the mouthwash price is on par with Perrier~


At Platinum mall, there's a 7-11, and they sell toothbrush for 20 baht and small toothpaste for 6 baht. So either bring your own toothbrush and toothpaste, or buy from somewhere else.

But good thing, detergent is supplied. Then can wash stuffs inside the room!




hang dry over the bathtub, this clothes liner.. never fails to remind me of "Final Destination"


I opted for re-using of the linen (in my feeble attempt to be environmental friendly), and when I got back to the hotel room at night, saw this...




so sweet


Maybe all rooms had the flower, I don't know. But felt happy to see a flower on the bed. No? Haha!

Bangkok 20th July

On our last day at the hotel, Ade said she want to try the hotel breakfast. So she used her charm and managed to get a breakfast deal for 390 baht per pax. Which is approximately $17.50 per pax.

They have the usual bread counter, asian breakfast where you get porridge, fried noodles, cereals counter, omelette station and juices. Not alot, if you ask me. I wasn't feeling quite right as I had tummy problem the night before, so the appetite was at an all time low. So, I had to eat cautiously...


my breakfast...omelette, fried fish (supposedly Japanese huh?), pork sausages and baked beans (sweet beans!)


The omelette can be the highlight of the meal, as it is made fresh and hot. You can do up the eggs in many ways, just need to request from the service staff manning the station.

Many guests were seen eating bread and pastries, so I guessed that's their staple. The orange juice runs out by 10am (breakfast ends at 1030am). So sad, 'coz I only drank 1 glass.



was this Adeline's or Jasmine's plate? (and this is only round #1)


doesn't this look enticing?


Think I only managed to eat $6 worth of breakfast.... so sad.. *sob*

After breakfast, we rested abit and then continued to do some shopping at Emporium and Naraya.


'The' shopping place to get souvenirs?


street vendor with yummy looking food, but i dare not eat.. curse of the weak stomach!


After shopping, we got stuck in the notoriously famous Bangkok jam? Emporium was less than 20 mins away from hotel, but it took us more than 1 hour to get back via taxi. Our cab driver had to drive into small alleyways to find a route that the car can move! At one point, I even suspected that our cab might end up on five foot ways or something similar that's not meant for vehicles to pass through! Hah!

Reached hotel around 215pm (and our latest checkout time was supposedly at 2pm). So we asked for extension and the hotel front-desk person was kind enough to extend it till 3pm. So nice! We quickly went up to collect our luggage and do last minute wash up.

After that, we deposited our bags with the hotel and went off for another round of Platinum Mall as our cab won't arrive till 630pm as arranged on our day of arrival. Went back to hotel around 5+ and waited for our ride.

As promised, Peter did arrive to pick us up. And our ride to the airport was relaxed although Peter did try to pull our legs by saying that we'll reach airport around 8+pm due to the traffic jam. We reached airport around 725pm, so we had some time for dinner.


posing in front of Peter's cab


After check-in, we explored the airport abit. Saw this immediately after the immigration. Impressive sculpture!












looking for dinner...


Found one shop that sells ramen, so we had our dinner there.


slurping it up!


i'm eating, dun disturb


done.. stop hurrying me!


After that, we had to wait to board the plane. Had some delay.




how much longer?


Of course, eventually we boarded the plane and arrived safely at SG around 1am. Such an unearthly hour! Reached home around 2am and had to be at the office by 9am.


bloated luggage (but still light at 11kg only)


my not so impressive buys...


All in all, it was a nice trip with friends. Thank you girls for the memories.

Bangkok 19th July

This is the designated shopping day (at least for some of us). Adeline and Jasmine went to the temple to pray in the morning, before meeting us at Platinum later in the afternoon. So the 3 of us, was to comb Platinum Fashion Mall from late morning onwards. Of course, had to make a pit stop at the food court, so that we can fuel up for the day.


assorted fish ball soup


crispy chicken rice


The stuffs at Platinum are priced as individual item or wholesale. Some shops may offer a discount even if you are buying just 1 item. But depends on shop. But usually there will not be any further discount once the wholesale price is offered. Wholesale price means if you buy minimum 2 or 3 items. Usually they have a no refund, no trying policy.

Depending on material used and quality, you can get t-shirts from 100 baht onwards. Lots of dresses, workdress etc.

We combed the building from top to bottom, well... almost. Haha, then it's time to go for coffee break. Found out that the coffee prices at Black Canyon Coffee is about half-priced of what you get at the hotel.


cafe mocha for 65 baht only


smoked chicken sandwich @75 baht


After all the shopping, we unloaded the things at the hotel before proceeding to MBK for dinner.


passed by Siam Discovery




is this a sharksfin restaurant or a cinema?


We were walking towards MBK, when I spotted these interesting signboards. Didn't know the fins had nationality...


Penang sharkfins anyone?


Bangkok sharkfins eh?


We're eating steamboat that night, so MK Restaurant is where we'll be dining.






It's not a buffet, and you're to order the items ala-carte style to put inside the steamboat. Vegetables, meat, seafood, dim sum.. take your pick.


plate of assorted vege for 4 pax @ 199 baht


prawn dumplings, beef, pork liver n kidney, spinach noodles..


bubbling pot


While the roasted duck at MK was nice, it's nothing compared to the one we had at Chinatown.


wall deco inside the restaurant


One surprise attraction (well, surprising for me 'coz I didn't know they had this!) was the MK dance routine. The one at MBK was quite nice.




After dinner, we were supposed to go happy hour. But unfortunately, it rained heavily. And at the same time, I had tummyache. What misfortune. Ha ha ha... So back to the hotel, it was.