swatch2004
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Grand Hyatt Singapore
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circusbugs
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hi Ribena,
I'm now down to 2 choices, & Grand Hyatt is one of it... have to decide by this wk... personally, I prefer the whole feel of Grand Hyatt. Can share/advise me on your experience with them? my e-mail is [email protected]. Thanks
I'm now down to 2 choices, & Grand Hyatt is one of it... have to decide by this wk... personally, I prefer the whole feel of Grand Hyatt. Can share/advise me on your experience with them? my e-mail is [email protected]. Thanks
hey bigtoes/ limay
Thanks for sharing abt how you exchanged your invite cards for an extra nite's stay at the hotel cos I juz spoke to my coordinator abt not needing champagne and invite cards and what the hotel could offer in exchange. He said he could give us another nite's stay at the suite or a night's stay in their standard room that either set of parents can stay in. I wouldn't know how to negotiate for that if not for your post! So, thanks!
And if anyone is looking at grand hyatt as a possible wedding venue, do look for Andy who's my coordinator. He's really nice and very helpful. Even in cases where he couldn't acede to our requests, he would explain to us and we understood. As much as possible, he would try to accommodate all requests. I think he's fantastic! =O)
Thanks for sharing abt how you exchanged your invite cards for an extra nite's stay at the hotel cos I juz spoke to my coordinator abt not needing champagne and invite cards and what the hotel could offer in exchange. He said he could give us another nite's stay at the suite or a night's stay in their standard room that either set of parents can stay in. I wouldn't know how to negotiate for that if not for your post! So, thanks!
And if anyone is looking at grand hyatt as a possible wedding venue, do look for Andy who's my coordinator. He's really nice and very helpful. Even in cases where he couldn't acede to our requests, he would explain to us and we understood. As much as possible, he would try to accommodate all requests. I think he's fantastic! =O)
Hi,
They are quite ok and flexible in everything. only thing which not so flexible as compare to other hotel is they do not hv free flow of beer, free video montage, and entertainer at the receiption, like band.
I also find that the floral arrangement given is abit limited too.
They are quite ok and flexible in everything. only thing which not so flexible as compare to other hotel is they do not hv free flow of beer, free video montage, and entertainer at the receiption, like band.
I also find that the floral arrangement given is abit limited too.
Morning Gals!!
Casy, i personally find Hyatt deco quite nice already..compared to some of the other hotels that i went to. I even thought of asking Hyatt florists to help me boost up the deco should i decide on the other hotel...heheh...
As for the entertainers, i think most hotels don provide that unless u pay additional right? It's quite ex to get entertainers, pianist, harpists, etc.
U confirmed with Hyatt already?
Shellz, i was also quite surprised when i first talked to Hyatt. For the food tasting, they wouldn't give way to that. Must pay
Casy, i personally find Hyatt deco quite nice already..compared to some of the other hotels that i went to. I even thought of asking Hyatt florists to help me boost up the deco should i decide on the other hotel...heheh...
As for the entertainers, i think most hotels don provide that unless u pay additional right? It's quite ex to get entertainers, pianist, harpists, etc.
U confirmed with Hyatt already?
Shellz, i was also quite surprised when i first talked to Hyatt. For the food tasting, they wouldn't give way to that. Must pay
hi girls,
yup, food tasting must pay. i was initially v surprised... but try as i may, cldn't get them to budge on that!
wow! casy, which hotel provides band free?? *curious*
shellzzz, i think corkage quite hard to get them to waive, unless u exchange something else in the pkg for that.
yup, food tasting must pay. i was initially v surprised... but try as i may, cldn't get them to budge on that!
wow! casy, which hotel provides band free?? *curious*
shellzzz, i think corkage quite hard to get them to waive, unless u exchange something else in the pkg for that.
Hi girls, yah - the corkage is a bit on the high side, but their wine is reasonably priced (from $17+++) so we are getting wine from them. Tried a couple of the wine, not too bad..Saves us the trouble anyway, wont have the issue of running out of supply or ending up with too much after the wedding since its from the hotel itself
Hi gals
Just to share some of my thots, prob a difft perspective on Grand Hyatt's stand on not giving freebies....
I am actually q. glad Grand Hyatt is firm about not giving freebies cos the way I understand how some commercial companies work is that even though it appears that they can give you many freebies, but at the end of the day, they still have to attain a certain profit so they would give you perhaps a lower quality of another thing in the standard package in order to provide that additional freebie. The fact that Grand Hyatt stands firm on not giving freebies means that they do not intend to perpetuate such unethical conduct exercised by other companies.
All couples who book with Grand Hyatt can also be rest assured that the no. of freebies given to them are not determined by who their coordinator is becos everyone who books with Grand Hyatt gets the same package.
I understand however that if you have many tables with them that it seems rather rigid that they won't provide free food tasting. Would they be willing to give you something else instead of free food tasting, due to the no. of tables you've booked with them?
I wish all of you the very best!
Just to share some of my thots, prob a difft perspective on Grand Hyatt's stand on not giving freebies....
I am actually q. glad Grand Hyatt is firm about not giving freebies cos the way I understand how some commercial companies work is that even though it appears that they can give you many freebies, but at the end of the day, they still have to attain a certain profit so they would give you perhaps a lower quality of another thing in the standard package in order to provide that additional freebie. The fact that Grand Hyatt stands firm on not giving freebies means that they do not intend to perpetuate such unethical conduct exercised by other companies.
All couples who book with Grand Hyatt can also be rest assured that the no. of freebies given to them are not determined by who their coordinator is becos everyone who books with Grand Hyatt gets the same package.
I understand however that if you have many tables with them that it seems rather rigid that they won't provide free food tasting. Would they be willing to give you something else instead of free food tasting, due to the no. of tables you've booked with them?
I wish all of you the very best!
marilyn_chh
New Member
Hi everyone,
I'm a recent ex-hyatt bride and my banquet was on a sunday at the Hibiscus ballrom. Here's some of my comments and personal advice. Hope it helps!
1) The food is really quite good. Well, that's according to my guests lah. They like the steamed prawns and the dessert! They commented that the prawns are very fresh and the mango pudding dessert extremely delicious! Oh yeah, the portion is good too.
2) I personally like hibiscus ballroom then SSR. I think the ceiling is a bit higher in HB than SSR. Also I also prefer the gold theme than the SSR greenish theme.
3) The sound systems at HB is quite good too at least to me.
It can play downloaded internet songs ( wave format) and the captain of the day can tune the sound system to get rid of some of the distortion from the cds. So, thumbs up for that! We did not rent the projector from Hyatt as our AD photographer provided that for us. So, if you're getting your projector from outside, do test out the connection and the laptop before the wedding.
4) It's true that there's not much selections for the flower arrangment. Some of the nice ones you have to top up money and we're not willing to do that. In the end, we chose the glass bowl with bronze wire and assorted orchids and it turned out quite classy.
For VIPs we chose the tall vase and dancing ladies flowers which was really a bad choice! It blocked our multimedia presention from certain angle in the ballroom.
5) Not too sure if there's a hiccups on my 1st march-in or what, the lightings were a bit too bright and also there's nothing special during the 1st dish being served. So, may be you all should check with ur coordinator on this.
6) Well, we got free flow of beer, free corkage of wine and some other freebies. I guess got all these because we booked the package during their promotion. We did negotiate for things like alternate sash, ribbons to tie on the napkins, etc and we got it! So, I guess it really depends on how flexible your coordinator is! Oh yeah, though we got free corkage of wine, we din bring in any because it's difficult to estimate how many cartons to buy. So in the end, we just bought them from hyatt. We got a carton from them and subsequently we were charged per bottle basis. We have 21 tables and only consume abt 26 bottles. We only served the wine when the dinner started. So i guess that's probably helped us saved! hehe..
Well, overall, I would say we're pretty satisfied with Hyatt!
I'm a recent ex-hyatt bride and my banquet was on a sunday at the Hibiscus ballrom. Here's some of my comments and personal advice. Hope it helps!
1) The food is really quite good. Well, that's according to my guests lah. They like the steamed prawns and the dessert! They commented that the prawns are very fresh and the mango pudding dessert extremely delicious! Oh yeah, the portion is good too.
2) I personally like hibiscus ballroom then SSR. I think the ceiling is a bit higher in HB than SSR. Also I also prefer the gold theme than the SSR greenish theme.
3) The sound systems at HB is quite good too at least to me.
4) It's true that there's not much selections for the flower arrangment. Some of the nice ones you have to top up money and we're not willing to do that. In the end, we chose the glass bowl with bronze wire and assorted orchids and it turned out quite classy.
5) Not too sure if there's a hiccups on my 1st march-in or what, the lightings were a bit too bright and also there's nothing special during the 1st dish being served. So, may be you all should check with ur coordinator on this.
6) Well, we got free flow of beer, free corkage of wine and some other freebies. I guess got all these because we booked the package during their promotion. We did negotiate for things like alternate sash, ribbons to tie on the napkins, etc and we got it! So, I guess it really depends on how flexible your coordinator is! Oh yeah, though we got free corkage of wine, we din bring in any because it's difficult to estimate how many cartons to buy. So in the end, we just bought them from hyatt. We got a carton from them and subsequently we were charged per bottle basis. We have 21 tables and only consume abt 26 bottles. We only served the wine when the dinner started. So i guess that's probably helped us saved! hehe..
Well, overall, I would say we're pretty satisfied with Hyatt!
circusbugs
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Marilyn
thumbs up for a happy bride!
txs for the advices!
any lovely pics to share wif us?
congrats to you and ur hubby!!!
thumbs up for a happy bride!
txs for the advices!
any lovely pics to share wif us?
congrats to you and ur hubby!!!
marilyn_chh
New Member
Hi Circusbugs,
Thanks Thanks
. Hope yours will be a fantastic one as well!
Heheh...actually I've created a thread to share my photos in the thread " A place to share your ROM ..". Is your PM activated? I can PM you the links..
Thanks Thanks
Heheh...actually I've created a thread to share my photos in the thread " A place to share your ROM ..". Is your PM activated? I can PM you the links..
Oraia & Bugbear
Marriot and Regent got band in their package, only during reception.
But when come to compare, their prices are about there. the most extra more by a few hundred dollars. now very confuse to whether take Marriot, Regent or Hyatt..Sigh..
I like regent quiet place, and their attitude is good. but not the ballroom.
I like marriot ballroom, but not the food, and inflexible too.
I like hyatt flexbility, but not the deco and freebies.
Don't worry i just meet up with one of the manager. food tasting can be free must cho cho them abit.they are really very flexible.
Marriot and Regent got band in their package, only during reception.
But when come to compare, their prices are about there. the most extra more by a few hundred dollars. now very confuse to whether take Marriot, Regent or Hyatt..Sigh..
I like regent quiet place, and their attitude is good. but not the ballroom.
I like marriot ballroom, but not the food, and inflexible too.
I like hyatt flexbility, but not the deco and freebies.
Don't worry i just meet up with one of the manager. food tasting can be free must cho cho them abit.they are really very flexible.
Hi Karen
Yup, I paid the deposit yesterday and my AD is 30 June 2004. We had actually wanted the garden wedding at Grand Hyatt but too many uncertainties, like would it be windy enough, would the music be too loud (there is noise restriction), and the area was segmented into 4 corners so eventually we chose Hibiscus Room but had to pay surcharge cos we are only having abt 16-18 tables. We didn't want Camellia room cos there were pillars but when I went to take a look at the set-up last Sat, I thot the room was done up really nicely! =O)
When is your AD and which room are you using for your dinner?
Yup, I paid the deposit yesterday and my AD is 30 June 2004. We had actually wanted the garden wedding at Grand Hyatt but too many uncertainties, like would it be windy enough, would the music be too loud (there is noise restriction), and the area was segmented into 4 corners so eventually we chose Hibiscus Room but had to pay surcharge cos we are only having abt 16-18 tables. We didn't want Camellia room cos there were pillars but when I went to take a look at the set-up last Sat, I thot the room was done up really nicely! =O)
When is your AD and which room are you using for your dinner?
Hi Marilyn - CONGRATS!
I am sure u are glad that all the planning & worrying is now over & u can start enjoying ur married life with ur hubby!!
Btw, my wedding is next month in the SSR. Picked the steam prawns & mango pudding as well..hehe...u really did get a good deal eh? Our's is not on a free flow basis for the wine (free 30L only) and there is corkage for the wine.
Can u share ur pix with me? My PM is not activated, but u can email me the link: [email protected] Thanks!
I am sure u are glad that all the planning & worrying is now over & u can start enjoying ur married life with ur hubby!!
Btw, my wedding is next month in the SSR. Picked the steam prawns & mango pudding as well..hehe...u really did get a good deal eh? Our's is not on a free flow basis for the wine (free 30L only) and there is corkage for the wine.
Can u share ur pix with me? My PM is not activated, but u can email me the link: [email protected] Thanks!
marilyn_chh
New Member
hi bigtoes,
Thanks thanks!
And yes, quite happy with my coordinator and my banquet package. I guess we're really lucky cos we booked it quite last minute and Hyatt happened to have a promotion during that time. We booked the ballroom in March this year and our wedding was in Oct. We super lucky right? Futhermore it's a weekend and it's in chinese 8th month!
Okie, i already sent the link to you
Thanks thanks!
Okie, i already sent the link to you
Hey Marilyn, wow...yah, lucky lucky
we booked our's in Aug 2003 for the wedding in Dec 2004!
Thanks for the pix! Am still looking thru them..i have some of my own too...scanned the pix we selected & hubby did up his own album. The BS album will only be ready this weekend.
Thanks for the pix! Am still looking thru them..i have some of my own too...scanned the pix we selected & hubby did up his own album. The BS album will only be ready this weekend.
hi skybebe,
I also taking hibiscus but on 13th march 05. i have 18 tables only.. at the moment.. u can tell your coordinator u really interested in that room and ask if u can have it with a min table of 18.. think u might get it... good luck to you!!
hey marilyn!!
Thankz for ur lovely picx.. and i will take note of your "advice" hehe.. who is ur coordinator?
I also taking hibiscus but on 13th march 05. i have 18 tables only.. at the moment.. u can tell your coordinator u really interested in that room and ask if u can have it with a min table of 18.. think u might get it... good luck to you!!
hey marilyn!!
Thankz for ur lovely picx.. and i will take note of your "advice" hehe.. who is ur coordinator?
marilyn_chh
New Member
hi bigtoes,
Ur hubby did his own album? DIY? Anyway, do share with us your BS album, k?
hi janey,
I replied your email
oh yeah, just found out that my coordinator - Nafisah, have left hyatt..
Ur hubby did his own album? DIY? Anyway, do share with us your BS album, k?
hi janey,
I replied your email
oh yeah, just found out that my coordinator - Nafisah, have left hyatt..
circusbugs
Member
marilyn
yes pls pm me! i wanna see ur lovely pics!
yes pls pm me! i wanna see ur lovely pics!
oops! forgot to include my e-mail... it's [email protected]
Hey bugbear - think u have seen my pix, and vice versa...remember cos u emailed me as "bugtoes"..hee
Marilyn - yah, we DIY-ed. Got the album from Peninsular Plaza & printed the pix at Photohub. Will have a look at the BS's wedding album this Sat..hopefully that will turn out nice!
Marilyn - yah, we DIY-ed. Got the album from Peninsular Plaza & printed the pix at Photohub. Will have a look at the BS's wedding album this Sat..hopefully that will turn out nice!
marilyn_chh
New Member
hi ribena,
It's good that hyatt let you have the room by just topping 20+ per table!Actually, my 1st choice was Holiday Inn Parkview cos I fell in love with their chandelier and the ambience! The ballroom gave me a grand and victorian feeling and the cost per table was very reasonable but alas they don't even let me pay extra to close the partition to squeeze my 20 tables into a single room. The sales person attitude disappointed us and in the end we ended up with Hyatt. Think, it's really a blessing in diguise! No regret for having my dinner at Hyatt. In fact, what we paid hyatt is abt the same amount we were willing to top up for Holiday Inn Park View. Futhermore Hyatt is a 5 star hotel and much more convenient!
It's good that hyatt let you have the room by just topping 20+ per table!Actually, my 1st choice was Holiday Inn Parkview cos I fell in love with their chandelier and the ambience! The ballroom gave me a grand and victorian feeling and the cost per table was very reasonable but alas they don't even let me pay extra to close the partition to squeeze my 20 tables into a single room. The sales person attitude disappointed us and in the end we ended up with Hyatt. Think, it's really a blessing in diguise! No regret for having my dinner at Hyatt. In fact, what we paid hyatt is abt the same amount we were willing to top up for Holiday Inn Park View. Futhermore Hyatt is a 5 star hotel and much more convenient!
marilyn_chh
New Member
Circus_bugs and shellzz,
Have sent both of u the links!
Bigtoes,
Wah, very memorable to DIY your own wedding album Safe money and get self-satisfaction!
Have sent both of u the links!
Bigtoes,
Wah, very memorable to DIY your own wedding album
Safe money and get self-satisfaction!
Marilyn, can also send me the link? my email: [email protected].
Bigtoes...hehhe...sorry ar...i think i got urs...
Bigtoes...hehhe...sorry ar...i think i got urs...
circusbugs
Member
marilyn
txs.... ur Bali pics very very nice leh...
u got so many pics and u get them organise so well! how many days u took to do tt?
txs.... ur Bali pics very very nice leh...
u got so many pics and u get them organise so well! how many days u took to do tt?
Hi skybebe,
could it be because your date was an good one and they have other people with more tables asking for that room after you. so they are only willing to give you only if you pay surcharge.
Is your surcharge an upgrade of menu? I know some hotels allow less than minimum if you upgrade to better menu, but sometimes that is at least $50-80 +++ per table. So you have to determine which is more worth it to you.
could it be because your date was an good one and they have other people with more tables asking for that room after you. so they are only willing to give you only if you pay surcharge.
Is your surcharge an upgrade of menu? I know some hotels allow less than minimum if you upgrade to better menu, but sometimes that is at least $50-80 +++ per table. So you have to determine which is more worth it to you.
marilyn_chh
New Member
Hi Circusbugs,
Thanks thanks for the compliments
..Ya manz.. took me a couple of days.. The "siong" part was to put in the comments..
Bugbear and ribena,
Check our mail!
Thanks thanks for the compliments
Bugbear and ribena,
Check our mail!
marilyn_chh
New Member
Bugbear,
Glad that my photos din bore you
My BS is a JB BS called SG Cover Look. We took their bali package. We did experience some unpleansant encounters with them but all were sort of forgiven when the album turned out quite nice..
Dear All,
So paiseh!
Since this thread is for hyatt and not to promote my pictures, kindly drop me an email at the folowing thread if you want me to forward you the links to view my wedding and AD pixs: http://www.singaporebrides.com/forumboard/messages/3/217321.html?1099555416
I've shared my unpleasant encounters at this thread too: http://www.singaporebrides.com/forumboard/messages/3/217321.html
For the benefit of future Hyatt brides and for those who doesn't want to suffer the pain of going thru my online album, I will post some pictures of hyatt embience taken during my wedding dinner. Hope it gives you some idea!
Glad that my photos din bore you
Dear All,
So paiseh!
I've shared my unpleasant encounters at this thread too: http://www.singaporebrides.com/forumboard/messages/3/217321.html
For the benefit of future Hyatt brides and for those who doesn't want to suffer the pain of going thru my online album, I will post some pictures of hyatt embience taken during my wedding dinner. Hope it gives you some idea!
marilyn_chh
New Member
Here's my VIP table setting. The tall flowers is a bad choice is it'll block the multimedia presentation from certain angle in the ballroom.
Also the glass bowl with assorted orchids and a bronze wire.
Also the glass bowl with assorted orchids and a bronze wire.