Fairmont Hotel
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Hiya, besides Wendy, is there any other coordinators? She seems like the only coordinator mentioned and also seem quite flooded.. Spoke to her a while ago over the phone but when i called her again dun seem to remember who I am.. She also dun even remember that she signed me up for their wedding show.. abit worried..
sillysmurfette
New Member
Hmmmmm.....seriously, i'm kinda confuse with the hotel thingy.... swissotel is fairmont? I'm talking about the one at cityhall mrt station.
Care to enlighten? *scratch head*
Care to enlighten? *scratch head*
sillysmurfette
New Member
Ohh.... i'm looking at about 20 tables. Can anyone share their package with me? Pls also include the additional perks that are thrown in.
Thanks.
[email protected]
Thanks.
[email protected]
jazzshoegirl
New Member
Hi can anyone share with me the Wedding Banquet & Solemnisation packages?
kindly email me at [email protected].
Many thanks
kindly email me at [email protected].
Many thanks
Heya Silly_smurf! Fairmont is Swissotel the Stamford! Anws, for those of you WHO ARE KEEN in the packages offered by Fairmont/STS it's better that you drop them an E-mail at [email protected]
I'm sure you will get a reply from them within 3 working days and from there you can liase with them =)
I'm sure you will get a reply from them within 3 working days and from there you can liase with them =)
i just went to fairmont wedding and it was the worse wedding i have ever been to. I am also looking out for a wedding venue and was totally shocked at the treatment received when i visited one of my mum's friend's son's wedding.
okie here's my review.
went to fairmont, look at the name, swissotel, ok...should expect some kind of standard...full of expectations...go online check up ard $1220 nett, way too high for my budget so it was never one of my options.
there are at least 4 weddings held on the same floor. the wedding i went was at the corner so it wasnt an issue, couldnt say much about the other 3, haha...
predinner cocktail: they have this ice sculpture which we felt it was melting and a bit dirty. some strawberries and grapes at the bottom of the sculpture. no serviettes provided
seems like not enough servers to serve the drinks, we had to get ours at this counter where they fill the drinks, servers were a bit bochap, so we queued up. tables were messy, dont feel like taking any peanuts. usually i would pop a few in mouth
Went in, big squarish ballroom, not blockage. flowers on table has a weird dull colour, realise that it is individual serving hence there is no lazy susan turntable. no peanuts on table. hard to reach for condiments as you need to stand up and stretch hand to get it.
first dish: as usual, some majestic music and out come the first dish. on the first dish was this colour changing sphere which i felt was pretty cool. Then came all the nonsense
they left the entire plate of cold dish at the far end of the hall and not on the table. The servers had to do individual servings, meaning that every person will receive 1 salad prawn, some small squid, 1 sushi, etc which took a lot of time before the plate reached me. Everyone just look around at the servers and it took like 20mins for me to start my first dish after they start. The servers were all over the place and too busy to attend to the guest.
It became so bad that one of the uncles actually scolded the server standing next to me and told him that his whole table had no tea.
2nd dish came: waited for another 15 mins-20mins for them to serve. No sharks fin because fairmont wants to save the sharks so it is replaced by lobster meat, still pretty much the same but the wait was terrible and most of us received half a bowl of sharkfins. no such thing as extra bowl on the table. all gam gam ho. 2 vegetarians had to stare at us while they wait even longer for their vegetarian food
so this waiting repeated for every dish. usually, we would expect the servers to serve the food and attend to us if we need a refill of our drink but on that day, they were all over the place, we felt a bit stressed eating in that kind of environment and i had no chance to ask for a refill. either they ignore you or they were too busy for us. my brother had coke that was non gassy. eek
went to the toilet and my orange was taken away and they left a cup of tea on my table. anyway because of the long wait, food came to us cold. cold plate came to us warm, u guys get the idea....the ee mee was the only one that is hot.
so as you can guess, the dinner ended late. 10pm, we are still in the midst of the 9 course meal. each portion was really small. eg 3 small slice of chicken on a plate. it was quite jialut till it was amusing.
1115pm, guest starts to leave before the dessert is served. it was simply too late for people who are taking public transport or stay far away. The 2 vegans left the table. When the dessert came out , there were only ard 30% of people still in the hall. i just brought the dessert over to my table as i reckon that i would wait a long while again. half way through my dessert, amusingly, the servers delivered the desserts to the empty seats next to me even though it was obvious that they left.
all in all, we left at 11:40pm. no more parking coupon as the hotel only offered 10% coupons
okie....good points, near mrt, outside their toilet got armchair seats, nice name
okie here's my review.
went to fairmont, look at the name, swissotel, ok...should expect some kind of standard...full of expectations...go online check up ard $1220 nett, way too high for my budget so it was never one of my options.
there are at least 4 weddings held on the same floor. the wedding i went was at the corner so it wasnt an issue, couldnt say much about the other 3, haha...
predinner cocktail: they have this ice sculpture which we felt it was melting and a bit dirty. some strawberries and grapes at the bottom of the sculpture. no serviettes provided
seems like not enough servers to serve the drinks, we had to get ours at this counter where they fill the drinks, servers were a bit bochap, so we queued up. tables were messy, dont feel like taking any peanuts. usually i would pop a few in mouth
Went in, big squarish ballroom, not blockage. flowers on table has a weird dull colour, realise that it is individual serving hence there is no lazy susan turntable. no peanuts on table. hard to reach for condiments as you need to stand up and stretch hand to get it.
first dish: as usual, some majestic music and out come the first dish. on the first dish was this colour changing sphere which i felt was pretty cool. Then came all the nonsense
they left the entire plate of cold dish at the far end of the hall and not on the table. The servers had to do individual servings, meaning that every person will receive 1 salad prawn, some small squid, 1 sushi, etc which took a lot of time before the plate reached me. Everyone just look around at the servers and it took like 20mins for me to start my first dish after they start. The servers were all over the place and too busy to attend to the guest.
It became so bad that one of the uncles actually scolded the server standing next to me and told him that his whole table had no tea.
2nd dish came: waited for another 15 mins-20mins for them to serve. No sharks fin because fairmont wants to save the sharks so it is replaced by lobster meat, still pretty much the same but the wait was terrible and most of us received half a bowl of sharkfins. no such thing as extra bowl on the table. all gam gam ho. 2 vegetarians had to stare at us while they wait even longer for their vegetarian food
so this waiting repeated for every dish. usually, we would expect the servers to serve the food and attend to us if we need a refill of our drink but on that day, they were all over the place, we felt a bit stressed eating in that kind of environment and i had no chance to ask for a refill. either they ignore you or they were too busy for us. my brother had coke that was non gassy. eek
went to the toilet and my orange was taken away and they left a cup of tea on my table. anyway because of the long wait, food came to us cold. cold plate came to us warm, u guys get the idea....the ee mee was the only one that is hot.
so as you can guess, the dinner ended late. 10pm, we are still in the midst of the 9 course meal. each portion was really small. eg 3 small slice of chicken on a plate. it was quite jialut till it was amusing.
1115pm, guest starts to leave before the dessert is served. it was simply too late for people who are taking public transport or stay far away. The 2 vegans left the table. When the dessert came out , there were only ard 30% of people still in the hall. i just brought the dessert over to my table as i reckon that i would wait a long while again. half way through my dessert, amusingly, the servers delivered the desserts to the empty seats next to me even though it was obvious that they left.
all in all, we left at 11:40pm. no more parking coupon as the hotel only offered 10% coupons
okie....good points, near mrt, outside their toilet got armchair seats, nice name
hmmm, we've requested to do away with individual serving so that the servers would have time to refill drinks and attend to other requests of the guests. hope the above won't happen at our wedding.
from my understanding, they are not so strict on the parking coupons, there could be some miscomm for your case.
hope your feedback would be helpful to fairmont to improve their service.
from my understanding, they are not so strict on the parking coupons, there could be some miscomm for your case.
hope your feedback would be helpful to fairmont to improve their service.
oh dear Kaisin seems like Murphy's law (anything that can go wrong will go wrong) at the banquet! fairmont always seems to be a little under staff not the 1st time we heard of food being served slowly. booked mine w them too and gg to do away w the individual serving. parking wise will depend on the no of tables yo
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orientalfrost
New Member
hellooo...
I'm choosing between Swissotel the Stamford/Fairmont and Pan Pacific...
Any advice?
I'm choosing between Swissotel the Stamford/Fairmont and Pan Pacific...
Any advice?
twinkling_scarlet
Member
Hi, atrium ballroom is the one meant for 20-30 tables? May I ask if it has high ceiling?
cookietigger
New Member
Is there any upcoming wedding show?
cindychia88
New Member
I do have recommend coordinator for fairmont
you could look for either wendy or wen qing.
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beegirl
Member
Cancergirl : if your concern is to hold a beautiful wedding at a beautiful ballroom with superb bridal suite, u are making a right choice with fairmont. I'm just worried about their food menu as we have heard quite a number of bad reviews on their food.
Btw I'm a nov fairmont bride n going for food tasting this 24th. Maybe let u know again?
Btw I'm a nov fairmont bride n going for food tasting this 24th. Maybe let u know again?
beegirl
Member
If you are interested to see some photos of the food tasting , i did blog alittle about it :http://www.thelifeofmoomoo.blogspot.sg/2013/10/food-tasting-at-swissotel-stamford.html
funky_bratz
New Member
Hi Beegirl!
I'm holding my banquet at Fairmont next year. Looking forward to your review~! ^.^
I'm holding my banquet at Fairmont next year. Looking forward to your review~! ^.^
funky_bratz
New Member
Hi marcus, my wedding coordinator is Dannis. You can email him at [email protected] or call him at 6431 5519. He's experienced and friendly~! Let me know if you need any further info. ^^
ohjulie
New Member
Hi funky_bratz and beegirl, I'm meeting Dannis from Fairmont to discuss the packages. I'm just wondering how flexible they are with the requests, since it seems like there are other wedding coordinators who are willing to give and take as long as you are willing to bargain for them.
beegirl
Member
Ohjulie: sad to say, they are not flexible in getting extra perks.the only thing u can do is to forgo some perks to upgrade some perks. Like for us, we forgo invitation cards and printing and 12 bottles of red wine to one more barrel of beer.. They are very strict in terms of the package
ohjulie
New Member
Hi beegirl, thank u for ur advice!
Anyway, we met Dannis yesterday, and he was really hospitable and truthful about what Fairmont can/cannot offer. Some of the items in the package we're eying includes free flow beer and waiver of corkage. Now our greatest consideration is the menu - their kitchen does not boast renowned chefs or award-winning dishes, unlike some other hotels like Sheraton or Carlton.
My husband and I are actually pretty torn between these 3 hotels.
Anyway, we met Dannis yesterday, and he was really hospitable and truthful about what Fairmont can/cannot offer. Some of the items in the package we're eying includes free flow beer and waiver of corkage. Now our greatest consideration is the menu - their kitchen does not boast renowned chefs or award-winning dishes, unlike some other hotels like Sheraton or Carlton.
My husband and I are actually pretty torn between these 3 hotels.