Holiday Inn Singapore Orchard City Centre

Hi Assirac,

Can share with me what are the perks you have ask from them? My email: [email protected]
Have to get back to them by this week.

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Jerlynn, not possible to get free flow of wine tho. But i managed to exchange the free flow of beer to one 30litre barrel, plus one free bottle of wine per table. If u order the wine fr their supplier, there's no corkage.
 
Hi Jerlynn,

winebos is selling @ 220 nett per case of wine (12 bottles). You can choose from 3 wines, 1 chilean, 2 Australian. I personally prefer one called "goldleaf".

BTW, you can get a case on consignment for every case of win ordered.
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hmm...considering if there are a lot of relative (older generation)...would it be more economic to just stick to the free flow beer and top up ur own $$$ for the wine?

But its seems like a IN thing to drink wine. Previous week, i just went to a relative wedding dinner, i saw most of them had abt 3 to 4 glass of beer + additional 2 glass of wine throughout the dinner....
 
hi tansy , u r in this thread too! can share ur HIPV experienc?so u tool up wif them?

hi jocelyn,u mean ur AD is DEc 07 but now u r booking the banquet liao? the tong shu can choose the auspicious date for next yr end liao?
 
harlow iceblue, nope i din take up HIPV, but i met up w Pauline and was quite pleasant with her service as well as the promo package. On the verge to sign up but took Four Seasons in the end.

As for room, din get 2 nites, but managed to get the helpers day usage of the room to additional nite stay. Haiz...negotiate so much in the end nvr take up haha...but well, Pauline was accomodating, dun really need to neg hard with her. FS is u neg VERY hard u get NOTHING
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Tansy,

Agree that FS is very "stingy" on perks, but they provide quality bah. One of the few hotels that provide 1:1 serving ratio
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hi tansy, convenient to share why u din took up with HIPV in the end?

Looking at the package i think its very good compare to the rest of the hotel in orchard, I have set a budget of not more than $700(inclusive of all drinks).

I was looking at Club Chinois at Orchard Parade (max is only 32 table, me looking at 35). Another one would be York Hotel but seems like a lot of ppl dun know its existance.

I saw some bad remarks abt Pauline in regards to making a booking for a specific date and it become unavaliable. Is it impt to put everything down black and white like the date of the AD and the selection of ballroom?
 
hi tansy, im as curious as puroland abt ur final decision

my fren's sis wen hipv tis yr, n she was attended by a lady, i stil tryin to find out her name, n she was pissd off by the lady's attitude.
hmm i hp its not pauline

any1 who had their wedg at crystal ballrm recently? how bad is the pillar thg?
 
Well, for nothing more than $700 i think u better grab HIPV... Cos i tot it's really quite cheap at $668nett. I din take up HIPV cos personally still prefer Four Seasons tho it's really much more expensive for a luncheon as compared to dinner at HIPV. Also, we're decided on solemnization cum luncheon, not doing dinner, hence forgo HIPV.
 
initially i was aiming OCC, but recently they increase prce i heard $20 per table. so end up its abt the same price as hotel-i mean hipv.

so now i aim this. but seems this pop now due to the price.hmm think by the time if i really 1 which is end tis yr then can plan mayb no slots loh. as u know tansy i gna start reno soon.haha mus think of $.tis deal is gd for me
 
tansy, i agree with you that its more expensive for a luncheon in HIPV as compare to dinner. Hows your experience with pauline? I heard that b4 u sign on the dotted line, she will be very negoitiable. But once u signed already, there is no more room for negoitation.

Rainbow when u find out more abt the lady that pissed ur fred's sis off pls let us know... cos i read a lot of bad remarks about pauline, of course there are good remarks about her. Frankly speaking if the package is economical, cant really expect too much out of it.

I saw from the forum that Holiday Inn Atrium (formerly Concorde Hotel)is cheaper than HIPV (normal price) and provide better service, anyone has made any comparison on these 2 hotels???
 
hi puro, i wil updated u once i get the info. cos my fren's sis jus married tis wkend think nw stil busy.

i went to former concorde b4, dun lik the feel there.

true agree cheaper means cant nego much liao for extra thgs
 
hi all,i once consider york hotel as well,i went up to the place.but find it quite inconvenient,esp if u have elderly guests,is really tedious for them and no taxis comes to the hotel.
york hotel is jus behind goodwood park hotel
 
Hi all,
Realise everyone talking about the price and not the food....Anyone here tried their food?
Very important for me that the food is good
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Anyone can share your experiences with me.
My email:[email protected]

Thanks
 
Hi rainbow, I also receive the email from pauline, I have ask her to help me arrange to view the ballroom. From the pictures, its seems like even the ballroom has a lot of pillars.
 
hi brink, i been to my fren wedg there b4. the food is not bad i remb, n i lik their lighting in the crystal ballroom

hi puroland, i actly forgot abt the pillar liao cos my fren's wedg was moe than 1 yr ago. but i guess it may not b tt bad, otherwise i wld hav condemned it n remb the bad thgs abt it.
 
Hi All,

I have been to HIPV on their wedding show on 25 Mar to view the ballroom and find there are a lot of pillars & the cocktail reception is quite small & the stage is quite small also, but mine is around 28 tables so the coordinator said its very safe as there will be no blockage. Wanna check with u all whether do you find the March-in a bit short? BTW, my coordinator is Terri, anyone talk to her before?
 
Hey all,

I spoke to the floor manager and pauline that day and the floor manager actually said that at most 5 tables will be blocked by the pillars if you are having 30 tables and above. Don't know whether true anot as I counted the tables in the main hall, there are only about 14 tables and the others had to be packed into the ballroom behind the pillars. Anyway, the price is really good so have to give and take
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puroland, not too sure how's pualine after u sign the contract. Can't speak much cos i've only met her once and she has been v accomodating with all my request. For min of 15 tables, she's willing to cut down to 12 tables too. Hmmm...
 
Hi rainbow (iceblue27),

Hehe, the tung shu is not out for 2007...but i nvr choose from tung shu. My parents and FIL and bf say dun need to check the date, so I check the via website. As long as that date, dun clash with anyone can...
 
oh so means i missed the hipv show liao??! so sad!im also lokg at arnd 35 tables..hmm so mean realy hav prob wif pillar ah?

hi puroland, my hubby say stil early to book leh, cos now we b busy wif flat reno stuff also.

hi joyceline u checked the verywed website?ur wedg date is dec 07 rite?can share which day?
 
i engaged a geomancy to find my wedding dates in 2007,e tong shu is jus a general book to tell all which days are good but it doesnt make use of ur ba zi to calculate lol.....
 
rainbow, not early lei....i even see people asking for Jan 08 already. The reason for booking early is to locked in the price. Cos i look ard normally the promotion is offer for wedding before Mar 07. I am looking at after mar.

I heard that currently the norm is wedding dinner package going up and up whereas bridal package going down and down... not sure if its the norm.

As for the pillar, i haven really look at the ballroom so i cant comment much, but i feel that for this price, really have to give and take.

For above 30 tables, venue within this range of price is really hard to find, unless look at resturant, but i just heard from a friend who book Peony per table $700++ almost drop off my chair!
 
Hi Puro,think the norm is that PG, VG and Banquet rates will increase. Not sure if the BS rate actually drops.... i think the "designer-range" BS prices are quite constant.

Peony's food is good, and recommended by the Singapore tatler wor, so cannot compare with normal restaurant bah ..
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hi Rainbow, when do you plan you have your AD?
It's rare that a hotel will open it's hotel deal till dec 07. so if you are planning on taking HIPV... perhaps should grab this chance?
 
wat is PG and VG? hehheh new to this forum...

i agree with assirac that its rare for hotel to open the deal till dec 07. I quite like the Hotel M magnificent package, for 600+ u can get the ballroom suite but their package only valid till Jan 2007...sob sob...

I went to the wedding by the beach at sentosa, they already have their price list for 2007. comparing 2006 and 2007 it increase also...

I just arrange with Pauline to go view the ball room this friday as sat she is not working, i also check with her abt this package, she say its the management who want to test water, so not sure whether they will extend the package or withdraw it... if u see their package, its did not state price valid till when also...
 
hi assirac, im looking at AD prob in dec 07!
agree wif u. thinking to arrange to view the ballroom soon, aft i settle my reno stuff. hope stil got slots for me

btw any gals here having wedg dinner at dec 07 wif hipv. besides joyceline?or jeryln, paisei i forgot liao.i remb sm1 having it 15th dec
 
I would be doing my solemisation on the same day as well. Wat should i ask for? Do they include drinks and snack that is served after the solemisation? Eg: my solemisation ends at 6.30pm then follow by dinner.
 
rainbow, are you the one who is looking at 15 or 16? Cos HIPV told me that someone is also looking ard that weekend..keke...is it u?? Btw, my AD will be 15/12/07 and i have confirmed with hipv liao...keke...so if you are looking at that day which is a Sat...it is taken by me..lol

These are the two website which I refer to. Actually the day i choose nvr say good or bad for wedding. Those days in nov or dec 07 that was mentioned good were on Fri and we want Sat...so we just pick a day that nvr say that day is not good for wedding lor.


http://verywed.com/lunar/index.php
http://mindcity.sina.com.hk/MC-lunar/index.cgi
 
Hi Joyceline!

You booked your date already ar? ... kekekeke sound so happy you... :P

For those who need help n choosing dates. I recommend www.geomancy.net. this webby calculates auspicious days for you online.... but have to pay 68 SGD. ... Dunno whether accurate anot. Strictly for those who is not to superstitious, but still wanna follow tradition ... wahahahah :P
 
Hi babystarlet,

My ROM date was chosen by flipping through the tong shu in MPH. Chose a date that was good for signing contracts and marriage ... lol~

Tongshu for next year not out yet mar... so no choice had to engage a geomancer lol.


Hi Puroland, Joyceline poor at bargaining one ... kekeke .... HIPV's coord quite flexible ... you shouldn't have problems asking for a few perks lar .. :P kekekek
 
Assirac...
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...dun like tat leh...this is my 1st hotel bargaining mah...so like tat lor..keke

Hi Puroland, i guess the perks are more or less the same...anyway, i am happy with the perk, they given to me..keke
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. Anyway, u got an email from me
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Joyceline, tks for your email... U got mail too!

Assirac u also booked with HIPV already rite? I wonder if they provide projector?

Does anyone knows if the crystal theme is using all real flowers or mixture of fake one as well.
 
Hi Puroland, Yupz, book HIPV as my banquet venue for next year liaoz.... Whether get projector complimentary anot depends on our negotiation skills liaoz.... sometimes it's not the harder you squeeze, the more you can get one.... give and take lor ... Actually, they also under pressure .... POLITICS IN THE SALES TEAM quite jia latz one.

Anyway, I think crystal theme using real flowers, but you may wanna double check with your co-ord. BTW, who are you liaising with?
 
currently i only talk to pauline, i think she is the the coordinator rite? cos last time i use to handle events, the one liasing with you to close the deal might not be the one who coordinate your event.

Actually i can loan the projector from friend but i guess using the hotel one would save us the trouble of setting up rite?

Assirac can share with me your package? Dun worry i wont quote anyone here when i negotiate with HIPV, i just want to know where is their limit. I have a few items in mind that i want to add, but they are simple things like parking coupon.

Another concern of mine would be the beer, wine and drinks part. My guest profile are mostly drinker.. really hope to get the best out of the drinking package deal. :P
 
hi puroland,wah,ur guests so drinkers ah......ask them change to drink cold drinks,heeeeeee
but anyway think u dun have to worry too much abt the wine part,bec HIPV has their own 2 authorised wine dealers which gives quite good prices for the wines,somemore free cockage.
i tht e package already includes free flow of beer right???
 
hi Puroland, I did not negotiate on the drinks, cos i figured the free flow beer is a safer bet and I tot Wine consumption is easier to control.

Most of my bargains were "exchanged". Day room for extra night stay in suite, invites for parking coupons. Only managed to get projector complimentary. heee. :P ...
 
Hi all,

I am new here. Quite happy and relief to hear that they are hipv is using real flower for cystal theme. Anyone got a checked with hipv on this?
 
hi joyceline, hee not me, i haven got any dates or met up wif pauline yet.congrats u booked ur date liao.

hi pplz, i same wif puroland. wat perks shld we look at, wat can they give?can u al share wif us pls?my email [email protected]
 


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