RWS - Festive Hotel

I'm aware that the image above is inappropriate for the caption as the background shot was taken at Hard Rock Hotel's swimming pool...

Nevertheless, the guests of Festive Hotel are allowed to utilize Hard Rock's facilities too!

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In the previous month, my Brother had the privilege of winning $150 RWS vouchers and we decided to spurge on a 2D1N hotel stay at Festive. For the locals, most of us do not resort to RWS hotels when it comes to a quick getaway due to the inaccessibility of Sentosa and the most importantly, the price factor. 

However, my family wanted a change from quick getaways in CBD area and Festive hotel seems relevant to our criteria, with the additional fact that I wish to visit Hard Rock's swimming pool.

Upon reaching RWS

If you're unfamiliar with the 8 hotels in RWS, please read on. 

We had a difficult time trying to find the Festive hotel (& we realized there is a short cut from the Forum/Resorts world theatre. If you find yourself walking towards the Crockfords Tower/The Galleria, Luxury Fashion, this is the incorrect path to Festive Hotel.

Instead, direct yourself towards the Casino entrance at the basement (Macdonald's and Singapore Pools - Livewire level) and turn to your right. There will be a path filled with escalators. Once you get out of the "dark" tunnel, Festive hotel is on your right.

Daddy trying to pose for the camera

It is impossible for you to miss out the "dark" pathway with LED lights on. 

P.S. This pathway is opened 24/7.

Upon check-in

Although the website states to check-in from 3:00pm, it is highly recommended to arrive at the front office desk earlier. We reached at 2:45pm with a lengthy queue. Those who arrived at 3:00pm sharp had to wait even longer than us haha. 

For your information, if you wish to redeem your RWS vouchers for the hotel stay, kindly call in to their hotline and the operator will need to book on your behalf. Do not proceed with the online booking yourself and expect them to accept your vouchers upon check-in. We have learnt our lesson as there was a miscommunication with the RWS operator previously. Hence, we had to negotiate with the Front desk officer named Angelina for some time which is totally uncalled for. As a graduate from Hospitality diploma, I expected their service to be mediocre due to the massive amount of guests which they have to handle at one go. To my surprise, Angelina surpassed my expectations and I would like to give my sincere thanks to her! She was the one who listened to our concerns with regards to the RWS vouchers attentively and offered to liaise with the reservations department. Thanks to Angelina, we were able to utilize our vouchers even though we made the reservation online.

Deluxe Family King

Pardon my daddy's backview haha. 

P.S. My daddy is still standing at the same spot, as compared to the image above

Here's the sofa bed right underneath the loft area

Another shot of the loft area (Yes they have 2 mirrors placed right beside each other

Image taken from the loft bed

Tada~ I feel like a child climbing up the stairs to the loft bed.

For those who are curious, the loft bed is specially designed for kids and not adults. If you are as short as me (approx. 155cm), this bed is suitable for you! My brother managed to sleep on this bed even though he is taller than me! As long as you're not a fussy person, squeezing an adult to this loft bed is possible.

Ice bucket, coffee and tea amenities at your convenience

Here are the toiletries which you may find it useful whilst packing your staycation bag.

- Sanitary Bag

- Vanity Kid

- Shower Cap

- Dental Kit

I really need to kick off the habit to bring my personal dental kit to hotels~ what a waste of space!

Last but not least, their Simmons "Cool Max" bed!

The awesome theme view you get while lying on their bed

As Angelina provided us with the sofa bed (subject to availability upon arrival), I feel that we shouldn't be overboard to request for MORE. Hence, this is the awful balcony view we got @ 3rd level.. Although we couldn't get the pool view, I'd rather we have an extra sofa bed to sleep on than to have a spectacular view without it.

Roamed around Hard Rock hotel's facilities and i'm so in love with their pool! However, I was aware that a malay kid got drown here recently so I decided not to swim here that next morning...

With my gorgeous Mummy :)

A grainy photo of my parents at the corridor

We explored the Forum area at night & there was nothing to see (the price of the food is more expensive here) and basically we just spent most of our time in our hotel room... What a disappointment. 

Had Cedele after swimming at Festive Hotel.

Festive hotel's swimming pool is pretty boring, their pool is extremely cold but I managed to swim my usual laps. I requested for a late check-out (usual timing is at 12pm) and they kindly accommodated to our needs without any surcharge.

A huge thank you to Festive hotel for being so accommodating!