Merchant Court Swissotel

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Hi Bearyhugs ...
Yap! We have all made the right choice!
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Hi Psud,
Wat do you mean by that ur sis is worried about the march-in? What is she worried about? Basically, there is nothing for her to do at march-in. Just smile and march in! That's teh best way to do it ......
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Hi Unyx,
Busy with work ah? Must take care orh .....
Honeymoon ah? Not so soon lar ... Maybe next Feb going to Korea lor. Not yet confirmed. Now, dun have the mood to go honeymoon leh .. also dun know why. hehe .....
Aiya .. not to worry lar .. will sure include my buddies like you, jane & bearyhugs one lar. hehe ...

Dun say like that lar .... Maybe, somewhere, along the way, there is a mis-com or something? Anyway, you have a new coordinator liao, rite? Wat matters is that you are happy with him and tat's ok liao lor. Dun go and "fun" over all these .. will make you more stressed.
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hi meixia, unyx, bearyhugs, my EDD is 11 Jun 05. Don't know gender yet since still early... now in my 14th week. Will know maybe end of this month or next month. My hubby, ILs and mum are happy. However, pressured to have a boy by them also.

meixia, i went korea for honeymoon last year too. My wedding was beginning of Dec and went after 2 days for a 8 day trip. It was fun to ski since it was winter but the food sucks... every meal is not nice... really... the korean food in singapore tastes even better. hee..

Meixia, glad to know that Michael is nice. Maybe he really reads our thread and improves. hee.. yes, please include me to view your beautiful pictures. Can't wait to see them. By the way, who was your banquet manager? Is he nice?
 
Hi Mummy Jane... (hehe)

Aiyoh .... they prefer a boy ah? Aiya .. i think even if its a baby girl, once ur bb comes out in to the world, they will still adore the BB. So, not to worry. As long as the child is healthy, nt is more impt than this.

Really? So coincidental?? You went to Korea too? The meal not nice ah? Actually,i went once when i was 14. But, it was during the summer season, so no chance to see snow & ski. Hubby likes Korea, so tot of oing again to experience the snow lor. To me, the food is ok lar. Just that it tends to be on the spicier side.
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Btw, which travel agent did you go with?

haha .. ya hor? Maybe he got read this thread. haha .... My banquet assistant manager was Wee How. He was very personalised in his service. Can say i am impressed by him. FYI - Sazali( is this his name?), the prev banquet manager had left MC liao. Think Wee How took over lor. Anyway, Wee How is good lor. So, no complaints from me.
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Meanwhile, Mummy Jane, rest more and stay happy.
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Meixia: what i mean is she don't know what she suppost to do when she go up the stage.

eg: cutting of cake and poping of champagne

will anybody telling them what need's to been done.
 
Hi Jane,
Yeah, I do agree with what Meixia had said too. Doesn't matter if your BB is a boy or girl, what is most important is that the kid is healthy. All the best to your maternity days...

I only have thumbs up for MC hotel's service too so far. Only had my ROM there last week and AD only in May next yr. We thoroughly enjoyed our ROM and it really brought back fond memories whenever we think back now. Everything was carried out smoothly; all thanks to the coordinator (think it was Ben). All my frens commented that it was a really sweet and romantic ceremony. : > Actually, I don mind going thru it again. Haha... "Touchwood"!!

Meixia, still waiting for your AD photos too.
 
meixia, Sazali left? He had been there for more than ten years i think... but good to hear that Wee How is good too.

Yah, healthy most important.

ssu, don't worry. They will tell you what to do when you are at the door getting ready to march in. First march in cut cake, second march in pour champagne. Just observe when you go for wedding dinners.. very standard procedure.

bearyhugs, congrats! Hope you enjoy your marriage life. Going honeymoon after May? Where to?

Meixia, if you want to see snow, must go in Dec or Jan right? Winter mah... if not, wait snow melt liao.. hee..
 
Hi Jane,
Thanks! May only go for a short trip after AD in May. Can't afford a long trip becos got to take another long break in Sept due to exams, hence can't afford so much leave. May prob go Korea or Japan.
 
Japan is a nice place but expensive. The food is great there! Well, both have its good and bad... if save cost, go Korea. If can spend, go Japan... my advice. : )
 
meixia, i booked my korea tour with CTC. went for 8 days to soul and cheju. as for Japan, went with company FOC.
 
Hi Bearyhugs,

Hmmm.....now that you mention it, I, myself dun mind also going thru the whole process of the AD banquet itself ... hahaha.
Aiyo .. photos not ready lar .... wait lar ... hehe. I also getting gan-chiong to see my video + photos, but seemed like they are not ready leh. Maybe yr-end too busy liao.
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Hi Jane,
Ya lor. Sazali left liao. Eh, i saw in the newspapers that for korea winter packages hor, they also got tour leaving in Feb leh. Myabe cannot see falling snow lar, but got snow on the ground lor. Think end March, early April is the Spring season.

Ermm ... Bearyhugs, maybe we both can go Sentosa for our honeymoon lor ... haha. Want? Can save $$$ and no need take long leave too. hahaha .....

Hi Psud,
Yap, Jane is right.No need to worry abt this segment cos there will be a meeting-up session before the banquet by the coordinator and the wedding couple -- they will brief your sis on what to do lor.
 
oh i see.. so Dec is beginning of winter. It was snowing when i was there but i was sleeping and i missed it!!! aiyoh!! angry!
 
haha .. jane ... i can imagine your frustration. haha ....

Erm... maybe can consider another trip to Korea soon?
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How's your little precious doing?
 
hi all,

anyone of u went for your food tasting yet? i went for mine last week and was amused to see a dish that looked like beef hor fun although its supposed to be braised abalone mushroom with vegetables.. wonder if any of u have same experience.
 
Hi Rally,

haha ... that bad meh? U mean the whole thing looks like beef horfun to you? Actually, i had that for my banquet too but found the taste of the abalone mushrooms to be yucky so i changed that to normal black mushrooms instead. Or, if you dun like mushrooms at all, change it to a different dish entirely. Of cos, you may want to check with ur coordinator what are the dished you can change to w/o topping up any extra $$$$.
 
haha , that was my initial first impression when i saw it. The presentation of the dish was exactly as u would expect for a "hor fun" dish. There were 3 other tables having the food tasting as well, and when they were served this dish, i heard the same exclamations from the other tables.. "wah, how come got hor fun ah?" hehe not only i felt this way.. when i told michael abt it (my coordinator) he say he have never seen this dish prepared b4 lol.. but it was really funny. will prob change to another dish, but juz wondering if any other pple tried this dish.
 
Hi Unyx,

Heard u had bad experience with Michael? Me too. My hubby and I am really pissed. He has that total cun be bothered attitude. It is like as though they have too many biz and do not care about it. If this carries on, I will either rule them out or I will lodge a complain to the mgmt.
It is a total waste of our time chasing him.

Hi all,

Does anyone of you have any recommended person whom I can talk to instead of Michael? Tot he was good and I gave up the other hotel cos he was then on the tip-top.

BTW, did any of u get a total waiver of wine cockage?

Hi Fishy11,

How was Michael towards u in the beginning? He was really impressive initially but thereafter...
 
Hi furry,
Try talking to Jean. She's been our coordinator all this while and we haven't had any problems with her. Got most of what we wanted as perks too. But how many tables are u looking at? If you have 42 tables at least, then you would then to have more bargaining power. That's their style usually...
 
hi furry... true loh... Mic was impressive to leave a gd first impression. Thereafter, ugly! Anyway, up to indiv. We dun find him gd, but cun deny he also did a gd job for some other couples. Dun give up on MC juz bcoz of him. Get another coordinator to serve you. You may chg your perception by then.
 
hi furry and unyx, i agree with you all. I was never satisfied with michael from beginning to end... but like what unyx said, some couples find him good. I was also fed up with him having to chase him for my food tasting, collection of wedding cards, etc....etc... until it spoilt my mood whenever i have to deal with MC.

Anyway, it was all over... to remind me of my experience with him makes my blood boil...
 
Meixia,was it tedious to plan for having solemnisation as well as banquet on the same night? what time did your banquet start since your solemnisation was at 8plus?
 
Hi Everyone! Merry Christmas!!!

Hi Sel,
Tedious? Not for me ... at least i find it very meaningful for me and my hubby.
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My solemnisation was at 8.15pm and dinner started at 8.30pm. Solemnisation is just a 10-min segment. However, 1 thing to note is that at least 85% of your guests should be punctual for ur solemnisation, if not, it will be a nuisance for late-comers to walk in the ballroom mid-way into ur banquet.So, you have to ensure that both sets of parents must let their relatives&friends know that there will be solemnisation on that nite and make sure the guests do come early. As for me, i was lucky for both set of parents to reinforce this to their guests and most of them arrived at 7.30pm sharp, so, by 8pm, nearly 100% of my guests were already seated.
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Hi MC brides,

May i know who i can contact for information on the wedding packages available at MC? I tried their website but not very useful. Someone please help me as i'm quite lost and i'm interested in MC. Thanks!
 
Hi Bearyhugs, Uynx and Jane,

If I am to change salesperson, how should I ever go about doing so. So embarrasing rite? BTW, did any of u get total waiver of wine corkage so far?

U guys are really good...so encouraging irregardless of Mich's poor service. He sounds like the reason why I have partially changed the hotel. sigh...so stressed.


Hi Bearyhugs,
U meant they are more flexi if we are takin up 42 tables? I am taking up 40 tables which is just mere difference of 2 tables. How many tables are u taking up? Did u manage to get the waiver of wine corkage? BTW, when is ur wedding? If u find it inconvenient about voicing out the package, wana email me at [email protected]?
 
Hi furry, I didnt get Full waiver of wine corkage but I tot it was quite reasonable..free 1 corkage per table.

Btw your coordinator is Michael?
 
Furry... u chg to which hotel liao?
If you are not happy with Mic, chg loh! We are the customer mah... I also chg my coordinator. Dun care! Was so angry at that time.

Now I am only hoping everything will turn out well on my wedding day. Hee...
 
furry, think you just find the coordinator you want and then tell them you want to change. Think it is ok since we don't like his service. We have the right as customer. Jean is not too bad. Can consider. Heard Jennifer is good too but not sure if she is still there... more senior than Mic and jean.

Sel, 1 wine corkage waiver per table is so good. I only had 24 bottles waiver for 44 tables. They told me 24 is the most in history... don't know how true.
 
Jane, the free corkage per table is part of the 2005-06 deal. Maybe previously 24 really was the max they went.
 
oh i see. 2005 deal is better than. Imagine the corkage can be $30+++ per bottle of wine without wine of course. hee...
 
Hi all,

Initially I was seriously considering signing up wif MC 4 my banquet but through e process of bargaining, they r very rigid n inflexible when it comes 2 asking for more perks.So wat if they r relatively cheaper per table. If u were 2 add up all e other costs, it would amt 2 be the same or even more. The bargaining wif them turns my hubby and myself off, it made us felt as if we were bargaining in a mkt. And it took them "10 yrs" 2 give us a reply everytime we negotiate 4 something and I have 2 be e one 2 bug them first.

So in e end, we 'fired' them from our list. We signed up wif another renown hotel which gave us so much more perks, we manage 2 get better food, all kinds of cockage waived, seat covers included, they even provided us wif 3 crates of wine! So 4 all of u tt is still considering MC, look ard 4 more and calculate the overall cost involved per table, u might never know u can get a better deal elsewhere.
 
Hi all,
I would like to check out merchant court's luncheon package, as i cant find the website anywhere..can anyone gif me the number and contact person to call?
How much is per table ah?
 
Hi everyone,

I just went to view the Merchant Court ballroom over the weekend and I think it looks great! Nice cocktail area too. Can anyone comment further on how's the food and service?

Also, anyone has the contact of JP David Loh? Can pass me?
 
Hi unyx,
Managed to call Michael juz now. He sent me the lunch menu too...but too ex...they increase the price i think..sad....
 
hi sel,
how many tables u getting to be able to get free waiver of corkage per table? is yours the 2005-6 package or 2004. i going to try and get waiver for more than 12.
 
Hi rally, the package I enquired about was the 2005-06 one..as long as you can meet their min of 35 tables on weekday or 38 on weekend, you can get 1 free win corkage per table.
 
hi sel,
thnx for the info. mine was the 2004 package n was told only 12bottle waiver. since im getting 38 tables for weekend, i will try n get the same deal 1 free wine corkage per table. wish me luck.
 
rally,good luck with the wine corkage, but I think you will definitely get the waiver since its written in the package
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When are you planning for your banquet?
 
Hi everyone,

Can i find out, which Banquet Sales Manager or Coordinator are you are liaising with? I got into contact with this guy called Alvin. He does not seem that 'friendly' so far. Duno is it coz he too bz or what. Any others to recommend or have the contact no.??
 
Hi Merzy03,
Becareful of him. He was the first sales pp from MC. He forgot to reserve our date and didnt even followup with us.

Hi Sel,

Yes, it was M......

Wat about urs?

But I think 1 waival for 1 table is insufficient. Wat do you think? Are you getting that?
 
Hi everyone, I read some mixed comments here. Is it possible to give some frank comments about how good/bad the service and food is at MC? I know I rather much like the place in general, but becoz have not really spoken to the person in charge yet, so can't tell how rigid they are. Does it really depend on the which banquet personnel it is?? Hope that you all can share some thoughts pls! Many thanks!
 


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