Singapore #2: Marina Bay Sands

Marina Bay Sands. An iconic landmark of Singapore. 

A 5-star resort with a casino. It includes a luxury shopping mall. An ArtScience museum. A huge theatre. A floating Apple store. Celebrity chef and signature restaurants. The hotel part consists of 3 curved towers of 55 floors each. Joining their tops is the Sands Skypark, a 340 meter skyway shaped like a ship. The purpose of this resort? To aid with Singapore’s economic and tourism objectives. The video below gives an all-round view.

 

As our 14 yo daughter never tires of reminding us, we rarely never splurge on anything. So we decided to spend two days at this iconic hotel (We initially considered a one-day stay, but that would have meant we’d barely have unpacked before it would be time to checkout).

 

Our room was on the 13th floor, with a great view of the Gardens by the Bay and its light show. That is a huge urban park with cooled conservatories (lounges for growing delicate plants), a (pay) area with a spectacular indoor waterfall around which themes are created (last time it was Avatar; this time it was Jurassic Park) and “supertrees”. The video is far better than words.

 

The Sands Skypark (boat structure on the top) has an “infinity pool”:

“A swimming pool whose positioning gives the impression that it merges into the surrounding landscape.”

We went up to the infinity pool to “gaze down on the glittering expanse of Singapore from 57 levels above”. A great place for a view like this.

 

Oh, the room had a Japanese toilet seat (washlet). That’s a toilet with a heated seat, adjustable water spray, air spray and a host of other options to select from. I’d always thought of it as pointless, but hey, now I’ve used one!

 

Was the stay at Marina Bay Sands worth the money? Well, as “people who rarely never splurge on anything” and as people who always live below our means, a one-time indulgence like this was definitely worth it.

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