Be it a bachelorette party, a birthday bash to celebrate the big 3-0, or a stylish staycation, every great girlie get-together needs the perfect starting point. So gather up your pals and strap on those stilettos, ladies – we’re heading over to Pan Pacific Orchard to kick off an epic girls’ day out on the town à la Sex and the City.
Start your day by checking into the Pacific Club Studio. With priority check-in services, a separate living area, and spacious bathroom facilities (complete with a sunken bath and shower area), you may be tempted to stay in all day and luxuriate in the plush surroundings of this exquisite urban retreat. But alas, there’s no rest for you: Orchard Road awaits!
First stop: Paragon, our go-to spot for designer threads straight off the runway like Burberry, Miu Miu, and Salvatore Ferragamo. Follow up with a visit to ION Orchard; home to your fave stores like Sephora, Topshop, Zara, and Kate Spade Saturday. Remember to check out the newest mall on Singapore’s shopping belt, Orchard Gateway too.
Shopping is hard work – don’t let anyone tell you otherwise! Treat yourselves to Pan Pacific Orchard’s Gourmet High Tea at the Lobby Lounge (available 2-5pm daily). Prepare to (loosen your belt and) tuck into a three-tiered high tea set of petite hor d’oeuvres, tapas, cheeses, sweet treats, and their signature ‘Plates of Pleasure’ dishes, which include the award-winning Famous Peddlers’ Char Kway Teow and selection of homemade desserts and pastries.
A pampering session at the spa is fitting for gatherings like these. Make your way over to Pan Pacific Orchard’s St. Gregory spa on Level Four and indulge in rejuvenating body massages, detoxification wraps, and even Traditional Chinese Medicine therapy. You’ll also be able to enjoy the hotel’s outdoor mineral water swimming pool, Jacuzzi, fitness centre, steam bath, and sauna. Bonus: From 1 to 31 May, any combination of treatments totalling 120 minutes from the à la carte menu at St. Gregory’s is priced at a mere $218 nett!
All primped and gussied up for the night ahead? Here’s where the fun begins. Enjoy a gut-busting buffet dinner at 10 at Claymore, which will be dishing out six different varieties of freshly shucked oysters flown in from all over the world between 5 May and 30 June. Joining the epicurean line-up is the freshest seafood on ice – think Boston lobster, Alaskan king crab, Queen Roe scallops, and freshly sliced air-flown sashimi – and a ‘live’ carving station where Roast Australian Wagyu takes centre-stage. This gastronomic feast will be available for Sunday brunch as well.
The revelry continues at Lobby Lounge’s Fashion Forward Fridays. With a new fashion theme set every Friday, this is a chance to show off your sartorial sense. The lady with the most outstanding outfit will win a night of drinks on Pan Pacific Orchard for herself and a friend. Bottoms up!
After a fun-packed day, return to the comfort of your Pacific Club Studio and slip into a warm bubble bath with a glass of bubbly in hand. Ah, total bliss.
This article was sponsored by Pan Pacific Orchard.