Meritus Club Lounge, Mandarin Orchard SG

The ultimate highlight of our stay was most definitely the Meritus Club Lounge at Top of the M and everything that came with it. Formerly a revolving rooftop restaurant, it is now the hotel’s exclusive club lounge with the same awesome 360-degree view of the surrounding city skyline. The lounge is bathed in natural sunlight during the day, while at night, it is lit up by warm ambient lights and tiny twinkling ceiling lights that resemble a starry night sky. We enjoyed our afternoon tea, evening drinks with hors d’oeuvres, breakfast and a second round of afternoon tea the next day, all served a la carte buffet style with unlimited ordering here. What a perfect place to chill at, I loved every moment of it. One exceptional member of staff that stood out was Jaya, who has been working here for 37 years (wow). He not only attentively brought us our food and drinks, he also doubled up as a tour guide of sorts, candidly pointing out and sharing bits of trivia about the various landmarks surrounding the hotel and about the hotel itself. His friendly and genuine demeanour made us feel right at home conversing with him. Later on, I overheard him suddenly break out in pretty legit Cantonese while speaking to another group of guests nearby. We found out that he was actually quite fluent in four other languages besides English (Mandarin, Cantonese, Hokkien and Teochew), extremely impressive. You just need one staff like him to make your day, both days for us as we saw him again the next day. My overall rating of the experience: 4 out of 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #exploresgtogether #momentssg #tripmoments #clublounge #luxuryhotel #hotel #staycation #singapore