Late to it, but I voted everything in the list as acceptable. Doesn't mean I necessarily fancy all of it, and if I had to choose just 3 or 4 then obviously my vote would have been different.
a decent selection food at the apprpriate times, ditto with drinks, both alcoholic and otherwise.
I'm not all that experienced with hotel ELs but i do find Conrad SIN to be an example of an EL that i really like, and something for others to aspire to (notwithstanding there may be better ones I just haven't been in):
- open from 0600 (or 0630 cannot recall) till 2300 every day.
- breakfast available though I always ate it down at Oscar's so cannot rate it
- tea/coffee/soft drinks available all opening hours
- very nice afternoon tea served
- nice evening canapes served
- alcoholic drinks out and available for self-serve during canapes, and maybe arvo tea - cannot recall (staff will 'import' a drink that is not on display for self-service - eg G&T etc)
- alcoholic drinks available upon request at all other times the lounge is open - in theory you could drink from breakfast to 2300 closing time (not that I would indulge in or recommend this practice :shock
- complimentary wi-fi
- bloody good view
- bloody good staff
- toilet
- check-in and check-out available, along with other services from a desk which seems staffed the entire time the lounge is open
About the only grumble I reckon some might have is that they serve Domaine Chandon rather than champagne. Not a big deal for me, but some here are a little averse to any sparkling not grown and bottled near Reims! It is Singapore however, and wine of any type is expensive.
PS. Oh ,and on a stay where I could not get a late checkout (place was full), they just cut me a card allowing me access to the EL as late as I wanted after checking out that day. I went out for a while but came back and did not leave the EL till around 5 or 6 PM.
