this is the first time for me...
this is the first time for me to stay within the marina area and found it to be very convenient to most of my needs. city hall mrt, which practically puts you right in the middle of a shopping frenzy as it connects you to a number of shopping centers (suntec, raffles city, marina square and esplanade), is very near. while other places of interest like boat/clark quay and chinatown areas can easily be reached if you enjoy walking. access to orchard rd. and sentosa via the sprawling vivo city is no problem once you get to know your way around using the mrt. my stay at the grand plaza park royal certainly provided some pleasant surprises for me... and surely would have been made better if complimentary bottled water for guests be included to an already superb hotel facility/service.