Singapore-ing its Praises
Thursday, March 03, 2011
From one extreme to the other. After spending time in Cambodia, which felt like the furthest place from the overindulgence and self involvement of the West we headed to Singapore.
When we were just a month or so into our world trip I caught the tail end of a television program about the World’s most incredible hotels. My jaw dropped when I heard that they have a 150m infinity pool on the roof of the hotel. If there was anything that Ofer would love, it would be this. I went online and checked out the Marina Bay Sands Hotel.
When we were just a month or so into our world trip I caught the tail end of a television program about the World’s most incredible hotels. My jaw dropped when I heard that they have a 150m infinity pool on the roof of the hotel. If there was anything that Ofer would love, it would be this. I went online and checked out the Marina Bay Sands Hotel.
It was clear after being on the site for under a minute, that this would not be a place that we would absolutely love to visit. It was gorgeous but it cost the same amount for one night that we had been spending on 5. I still had to show Ofer the hotel and he agreed that it would have been an over the top experience but that it probably wasn’t the best idea.
Little did I know that Ofer was just as interested in the hotel as I was and ended up booking two nights there. Once inside, Ofer and I didn’t leave the hotel for 2 days straight and we have to admit we don’t feel too badly about that. We were lucky enough to have been upgraded to a massive suite that had a king size bed, floor to ceiling windows that looked out over the city and a shower with 4 nozzles.
The hotel had restaurants, bars, coffee shops, a casino and a mall connected to it not to mention the incredible pool and hot tubs on the roof. We spent most of our time in the pool looking out over the city and completely relaxing. It was paradise smack dab in the middle of the city.
Ofer says to date that it is the most amazing pool he has ever swam in. So obviously we highly recommend at least one night at the Marina Bay Sands if you are going to be in Singapore.
After being at the Marina Bay Sands for two nights we checked into a different hotel for the remainder of our time in Singapore. I know it felt so small partly because of what we had just come from, but the switch was a total shock.
It wasn’t just that our room was small, we have no problem with small rooms. The issues were that our sheets were wet, we had NO WINDOWS and the only way to shower was by strattling the toilet seat. Joy. But we figured we only had a few days until we would be nice and settled in Sydney, so we didn’t mind at all.
In Singapore we visited the botanical gardens, checked out the popular sites during the day and spent our nights at Clark Quay, the restaurant/bar/club hotspot near the water. The entire area was filled with yummy food and hilariously themed bars like one that had everyone sitting in wheelchairs and you sucked your cocktail through an IV.
In Singapore we visited the botanical gardens, checked out the popular sites during the day and spent our nights at Clark Quay, the restaurant/bar/club hotspot near the water. The entire area was filled with yummy food and hilariously themed bars like one that had everyone sitting in wheelchairs and you sucked your cocktail through an IV.
Our time there was short but sweet and both of us were feeling ready to get to Australia where we would be able to slow down and have something that closely resembles a residence and social life for a few months.
We both liked Singapore very much and it would be a place that we would want to explore more.
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