Furama - Phone but No Phone

One additional item about the Furama is the phone service. If you have an international calling card, which has local a access number for Singapore (as most do), you'll be happy to find that you are unable to dial direct from your room. (This is, of course, only a problem if you have a working phone to begin with.) If you have a working phone, then you are obliged to call the operator/front desk to put you through. But it's not that simple. They have to call you back, and then put you through. Further, they don't usually pick up within 10 rings, nor do they call you back right away. I think they have 1 staff after midnight.

Might stay at the Swisshotel next time (former Westin, I hear).

Had some really good sushi tonight, in the Swisshotel, at Inagiku. SGD 90 for a sushi deluxe set, which comes with 9 pcs sushi, including uni, ikura, chu and 0-toro, hon-maguro, botan ebi, squid, some other tasty fish, maguro-maki. Also had some Gindara Misoyaki (cod fish with miso), and Hamachi (SGD35 for 5 pcs sashimi) and some below average kaki fry.

The total bill for four people was SGD 780, with drinks.