Grand Mercure Roxy Hotel (formerly known as Century Roxy Park Hotel)

ya whitebear we must know what we wan and be firm about it.
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coco nice to see you. thanks. come come and ease our hearts
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i will tell them that i wan to liase direct with heaven touch since i also signed up heaven touch car decor package
 


hi whitebear: before roxy change name i though is ready 4 stars?? duno leh. duno which co ordinator told me that they change name due to the upgraded to 4.5 star..... then now they said still 4 star. that day when i was at the hotel i asked the counter recept, she told me 4 star. so i think is still 4 star. i personally think change name has got nothing to do with the stars. "promoted" then must change name?? which law??? ....
so whitebear, so tsuoling agree that u exhange 30l beer to 24 bottles of red wine? then u must insist n tell siva.
actually orh, by the reception time from 7 to 730pm can our guests be seated? even if there is no another wedding couple, still will have hotel guests ard that area especially the hotel bar. bar still open to hotel guest i think also during our diner. siva is good in saying NO then blar blar blar... i think we hv to be firm...
whitebear when is ur wedding date?? soon?? hv u collected ur wedding cards?
 
hi gals..thanks for your feedback!hmm me and HB still considering lor, cos from all the negative feedback abt this siva guy..i scared everything also cannot then very sian oreadi..

hihi dabee: maybe i'll try talking to gina instead. btw i heard the hotel still 4 star but they upgrading to 4.5stars lor..then they say they may have a wedding show then got special perks..the last wedding show i heard they got 15% discount off per table..do you think i shud wait for the bridal show?

hihi no-time: cara let u exchange beer for wines and all that?that time cara say can exchange but think if i speak to siva now he sure say no..
 
hi dreamygalz:
if u can wait then wait till the bridal show then book. 15% off per table. my first co ordinator asked me to sign up during the bridal show. i do not know whether during the show the perks are the same or not. but durin the show there is 15% disc per tbl price.
i went to one of its bridal show to check out the packages n poolside decor. then wait for next bridal show to book (sign up).
if u already hv a particular date u wan, u can check with gina to see if this date is still avaliable, can ask her to reserve. unless someone come along asking for the same date then it goes to who paid first basis. dun worry about siva lar. u also cannot guarentee other hotels' co ordinator are all nice, right?
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hi dreamgalz:
this morning i heard class95 saying that hyatt has huge promo for their wedding diners. duno is $500 nett wkday n $1000nett wkend tables for wedding book now till 30 sept 2004. i think hyatt also hv poolside but i never see before. u can check it out.
 
Dabee, before the hotel changed its name, I remembered I saw it was already rated 4 star, that's why I dun trust what he says, must discount at least 70% on his words. The qty of wine was clearly stated in the contract so he can't run away with it
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But for those who sign package with him, might not be as lucky as me cos he's quite inflexible. Fyi, he's came from Rasa Sentosa...
Most of the weddings, guests will reach after 7.30, even though stated dinner starts at 7.30pm sharp. You know lah, Singaporean style.....
I think most of them probably proceeds to their seats straight away when they come. My AD will be 20 Nov'04, which is also my HB birthday, easy to remember
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Still have not collected the cards yet. What about you? Oh ya, the contract stated 70% cards provided, so if we exceed dun know will MR NO-NO charge extra???

dreamygalz, for my case, I have sign up the package (15% less) a month before the bridal show with Tsuoling. Maybe you can check with the hotel, they give discount coz not many pple know this hotel and unlike other hotels, they dun have weddings every weekend.

No-time, have you selected flowers? What type? Am thinking to use pink rose & white lily to match my EG
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hi whitebear... i tink they may charge u for extra cards... but mayb u shld try to squeeze for 10% extra.... hope u'll get it FOC... tat shld b enoff... i tink.. juz be careful when u write lor.. hehe...

my cards r ready.. n guess wat... the printer damaged 9 of my cards.. plus a few used for testing or watever... gosh.. hehehe... hope i hv time to collect today...

i havent confirmed the flowers yet... will go down today to peek at the deco... den hopefully we can decide wat to hv.. den meet up wif HT to discuss... all must be within budget lor.. cos we split over quite a lot oredi.... =P

yeah.. frm the response to this thread... can tell this venue really not common... good or bad sign? hahaha.....
 
no time:
o shit now is already 6pm!! i forget about goin to see the decor!!!!!!!!!!!!! maybe i rush there now bye
 
dabee... u so funny ...
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i din c u there laste nite... no luck huh? if u din manage to c the one last nite... honestly.. din tink u miss much... the deco is to the bare minimum... tink the couple not willing to top up... choosed cream as color... so very blending rather den o/s... has its own 'class'.. hehee...
 
hi dabee

have you trying to find this thread for the past few days, finally saw it under g alaph...

still remember me? the one who who asked you a lot of qns hehe

i went to amara hotel to view its poolside.think i prefer this hotel's poolside though cos it is beside the pool, unlike amara's.but i don't like roxy's stage, quite small and low hor...how?

seems like that siva is no gd hor...will be meeting up with them one day to take a look at their function room...

has anyone been to other hotels to view their poolside or garden wedding?
 
hi moo.... i've been to amara n hyatt... really din like the one at amara.. my god.. pool is so far away.... how can say its poolside? no one is ever going to c the pool man.. hahahaa....

for hyatt.. the one we've been... is more of a garden setting... not too bad... but price is damn steep... plus they cant have marquee.... so... we ended up wif roxy... love the pool.. hehehe...
 
hi dabee... oh.. like i mentioned.. its alright tat u din go down tat nite.. cos deco is very simple.... noting much.... so we noe we have to add if we wan to... now its juz the consideration of how much additional it will costs... they juz use cream or lite pink roses... n bears as favors... tat day i saw the bears placed on the tables.. i tot it really looked cute n nice... hehehe..... so now we oso duno which to choose... hv to decide by tis week i guess....
 
hi no time:
that means i dun miss much. that means the decor very minimum not very nice??? sianz.

hi moo:
there are pros n cons every where. u list out what u like and dun then decide from there loh. i have been to marriot poolside. is beside the pool. but my friend din wan to pay for marqee, so we eat in the drizzle. not a single flower decor, no centre piece, no entrance, no asle. she bring her own projector n screen. and the restuarant beside the pool is still open to public.
 
hi no time:
i will also chose the bear. quite nice looking bears. some places' bear look so ugly. at least roxy' bear look cute right. m gf said they should be able to write our names n wedding date m tie onto each bear. do u see something tag on those bears on last sat night?
 
hi dabee.... yes.. there will b a thank you tag on the bear.. with the couple's names.. so u dun hv to worry... hehee... i oso tot the bear is cute.. but husbd din quite like it... so i oso anyting lor...

dabee... but our deco shd be slightly better.. becos >15 tables... so at least hv flower stands...
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hi no time:
u know just now i mention to hubby about the bear. he dun like it!!! say why bear? bear for your girl friends? then i expect his guy friends to bring home bears with them!!!!
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then i got nothin to say. think he prefer chocs. think hubby moody. maybe PMS after me. hee hee hee see how loh. wait till food tasting to do.
o ya heaven touch did mention to me that should hv 8 flower stands at the lower deck (pool) i think there could be a choice of exchanging the first two flower stand to "arc" entrance leh. but i never see the pic.
 
hi no-time

agree agree!how can it be called pool-side! haha!

yes, i like the colour of rozy's pool...

must go down and c the upcoming wedding in roxy hehe

maybe can suggest half chocolates half bears, dabee?guys generally are more practical lo...
 
hi moo:

thanks for your suggestion. i thought of that too but orh like that must ask roxy to put chocs on guys tables n bears on gals tables. dun think they will make the effort unless i go put on my own. but actual day no time to do all these. see how loh. maybe just all give chocs, i top up for my girlfriends for those bears. o oh. waste $$ again.
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hey dabee.. dun nid to specifically put bears for gfs tables n chocs for bfs tables lah.. y dun u juz arrange for alternate placing on each table... i believe friends will swop the gifts among themselves! hehee.. gals usualy ask guys to give them bears (if placed in frt of a guy seat)... guys will b more willing to take chocs.. hehe.. unless wan to take back to 'coax' gf/wife at home.. hehehe.... juz a suggestion.
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Hi no-time,let me break your loneliness hehe..

I went to meet Siva on 24/7 & view the poolside decor,it's a buffet & only 10 tables so the couple not entitled to additional flowers..
The table setting also different,it's with white cloth,for banquet there will be gold cloth overlay..
So far I find Siva still ok,we went thru the contract & cos I had indicated any changes in the contract previously,he abide to them so far...
For wedding favors, I chose the bear & bell :P

One compliment to Siva is he gave me 200 invitn cards wen I asked him for extra,so I think he's not tat unreasonable loh...

Dabee,
my wedding is on 2nd Oct..
Anyone holding wedding on 1st & 3rd? So can share marquee hehe...

Is anyone here having wedding at Roxy Room on 2nd Oct? I saw the invitn card at tdragon...

Btw,my contract got corkage chgs for the 13th wine onwards,shall I ask for waival for all wine then?
 
hi cheeri... tks for popping in.. its been too quiet here! hehehe...

i went down tat day too.. tink abt 5+ ... saw a couple tokking to siva... is tat u?

wat's the normal table cloth color? tot it will b white?

no one sharing marquee cost wif me oso...
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hi all *wave*

actually wanted to pop in for the past few days but i had forgotten about the name of this new thread! ever since they change the thread to grand... i always forgot! they no inform 1 hor..
 
Hi no-time,

oh I was wif my bf & we walk around the poolside to see see look look, so u were there too, tink me too busi to notice hehe...

The normal table cloth is white with gold cloth overlay but the setting that day was just all white, did u notice?
 
cheeri.. i did notice the white table cloths... my n HB wanted to faint.. cos very very plain feeling lor.... u mean for normal guests tables... hv gold overlay over the white cloth? is it?
 
hi...
i am wondering what the rate is for this poolside makan? is it a sit-down dinner buffet style or ...? thanks in advance
 
No-time,
ya this is wat Siva claim & the VIP chairs will have ribbons & flowers tie to it. I can't remember whether that couple have the ribbons on that day..

Ling,
the hotel can do banquet or buffet at the poolside. U may wan to call Siva @ 63405642 for the rates...
 
hi no time cheeri:

i did not see the decor recently. but what i remember is only the VIP tables will hv gold or red table cloth i think the rest are white. only VIP chairs hv ribbon tie on them. normal tbls only white chair cover. wait,.... is white or cream?? i tot should be cream color?
no time: i still cannot decide to have bears or chocs or both. u leh? when is ur food tasting?
u see, my friends tbl will all be girls, my hubby friend tbls all guys. we have not enough tbls hence we did not invite their gf/bf or spouse. 15 tbls are relatives leh. what u think? relatives prefer chocs or bears? that time gina suggested to have alternate for me but siva insisted that is not a good idea.
cheeri:
u can call siva to ask if there is another couple on ur wedding day. as for the wine corkage, depends on how much wine u need. u buying ur own or buying from roxy? if u need to bring in more than 13 bottles then ask roxy to waive ur wine corkage. from what i heard is waive one bottle per table, so depends on how many tables u hv loh. i wonder can we bring in our own beer????
 
Hi Dabee,
ya tink u rite wen I recall onli the VIP tables got gold cloths & chair ribbons...
I tink the others are with white cloth, tat time when I went down to see the cloth looks white or maybe I'm color blind haha...
Anyway wen the lights are on the cloth may look like cream loh, the place look quite diff with & without lights leh...
I'm considering whether to bring in wine at all leh. There's no air-con dun know if the guests take wine will make them feel hot or not?

Haha u r so cute, so far I hvnt heard of pple bring in own beer, wouldn't tat be quite troublesome cos beer qty is much more than wine :P
 
Cheeri:
got fans on the marquee, think the guests wun feel hot when they drink. let them drink more loh, they high already wun feel hot. ha ha ha
yesterday i went to finalise the details, i saw their album showing various details for u to choose but i cannot rememeber if is cream or white table cloth.

can bring own beer leh. got corkage charge like $50+++ for 24 cans (one carton). not open can beer can bring home mah. 20L open cannot bring home must finish on actual day, no refund also.
 
Hi Dabee

Have you gone to the food tasting? How was it?

Siva has agreed to arrange "gold candle" on complimentary now after my hubby keep insisting it
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Hi no-time

Have you choose the flowers?
 
Anyone here cater on Muslim food?? Is the price same as chinese food? As we intend to have one table for our malay friends and was informed that the price is same as chinese food table? Are other hotels standardise the rate regardless chinese or malay food?? Please share with me, thanks
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hi whitebear:
sorry ur wedding date is 2 oct? old liao lousy memory. i realise that only function rm can hv use candles. so glad that u manage to change to gold candles. nice. i went for my food tasting liao. every dishes was good except for the fish. mine is seabrass which tastes of soil n not fresh though is big. hotel offer me to top up $30+++ per fish if i wan to change to red Gauropa. tonight no time going for her food tasting, see what she said about her fish dish.
i catered muslim food for only one pax. so besides the table $$ i top up extra $45+++ for one muslim meal at that table. unless u are able to get the whole tbl muslim food (10pax) then you can save loh. if not on top of chinese menu top up extra for muslim. this applies to ur vegetarian guests too. from what i know n heard from my friends, muslim n vegartian menu is about the same price of your chinese menu in most of the hotel.
 
Hello Dabee

My AD on 20 Nov. How come just changing the fish to garoupa, need to top up so much??? Which menu did you choose? Initial I took Menu I @ $563 nett per table but decided to upgrade to Menu II @ $602 nett per table. So, there's only additional of $39 per table for the upgrade. With this uprade, it will includes century platter, sharp fin soup with four treasures, baked herbal chicken in salt crust, sea scallops in yam basket, sliced abalone with asparagus & mushrooms, pan-fried prawns, fragrant rice in leaves & red bean paste.
So, I feel that if you want to change just the fish, might as well upgrade to another menu lor. More worth.....

But I feel that muslim food shouldn't be that expensive lor.....Cos their menu does not have those abalone, sharp fin, etc mah.
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hi whitebear:
thanks for ur suggestion.
eh i hv the muslim menu, i think got prawns. aiya muslim food sure "bo hua". is like that one...
i saw ur nickname at Paris bridal boutique (Paris Brides De Fashion & Photography). is it under hdb flat at tanjong pagar? my gf is also from this bs last year. she has quite alots of unpleasant experiences with them. i cannot remember all but they anyhow give my gf a off the rack WG, dun allow her to try n commented to us that my gf is too fat, they dun hv her size. but why she sign up with them, they din tell her they dun hv her size. as for the makeup, the ampolue n eyelashes charges, outdoor transportation also need to pay $80, and i think her photographs top up in their big album about $80 per pc. and also they dun allow her to chose what she like for the big portrait frame. unless they top up, wah everything also must top up. u must be careful n firm with them. my MUA did not charge me for ampolue n fake eyelashes, i did use as i dun like it.
 
Hi Dabee

Yap, I sign with this BS about 3 years ago in a exhibition. Thanks for sharing with me on this BS. Though there were plenty of negative comments & complaints on this BS in the past few years, but I feel that they have improved their services liao....Now most of the brides have more compliments than complaints. Sorry to hear that your gf did not have a pleasant experience with them. As for me, so far things are fine, no major hiccups and I like my MTM gowns done by them
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I have seen other bride album taken by them, image good & nice compared to other BS.
I guess every bridal shop has their pros & cons. Sometimes, it really depends who is the MUA, coordinator, designer, photogragher that allocate to us lor....

By the way, which BS did you sign up with? You meant you didn't use ampoule & fake eyelashes during your PS? Me too, dun like after using it during my PS. So I will not use ampoule & fake eyelashes during my AD. Can share your PS photos with me if you dun mind
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hi whitebear:
my gf very cool. she still enjoyed her wedding preparations then.
my bs is seven heaven bridal. i am sure that u never heard before. hee heee my photos not ready yet. u leh?
 
Hi Dabee,
I'm the 2nd Oct bride hehe..
Me also planning to top up my menu to the 2nd one, will be going for food tasting this Sat, will update u gals how it is...
 
Hi ladies,

I'm back from feasting,overall the food is ok, trying not to compare with restaurant std..
One concern is the presentation, my family feels they could improve on it & also use bigger serving plate. Hope they will get back to me on the comments I had written....

Hi Whitebear,
did u change any item for Menu II?
I noticed u had baked herbal chicken & pan-fried prawns....
 
hi cheeri:
u prefer bigger plates? i do not know. on my food tasting, the serving plates look normal loh like those we saw at wedding diner. hmmmm, roxy din get back to me on my feedback leh.
 
Hi Dabee

I haven't select my photos yet. Will do the selection this weekend
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Hi Cheeri,

I have request to exchange two dishes. The roast duck change to herbal chicken and diced chicken change to an fried prawns. Coz not many pple like duck moreover roasted duck might be cold when serve on table....But now, got bird flu, must think twice again
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Hi gals, anyone of you bringing hard liquor? How many bottles? Not sure whether to bring or not coz dun know whether got pple request hard liquor nowadays or not?
 
whitebear.... i've oredi rec'd msg tat poultry might not be avail for my AD... plus they may charge extra if the stock is avail. becos it will b limited....

for hard liquor... u shld consult yr parents n ILs....
 
whitebear... AD next month ... i'm not sure what will be avail. then... becos all these control by govt mah.... but naturally if bird flu scare means poultry is limited lor
 


Hi no-time,

Then got to make sure that they give seafood in place of poultry lor, not vegetable
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Have you gone for food tasting? How was it?

Hi Dabee

Me never heard of seven bridal but as long as your bridal shop provide good service + nice PS pics + gowns + makeup
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