Marina Bay Sands Singapore

We had seen the Marina Bay Sands on travel TV shows and in pictures so we thought it would be fun to go check it out in person.  Joe definitely prefers to stay at Starwood and Hyatt properties (to a fault at times) but we both agreed we would regret not checking this place out.

We arrived at the Marina Bay Sands Singapore in the early afternoon and unlike everywhere else we stayed, there was no one to assist with luggage.  Eventually we found a bellman once we hauled everything into the lobby and he took the luggage up to our room.  Check in was uneventful and we got assigned a fairly standard room on the 36th floor overlooking the sea and a huge garden park right on the water.

View from the balcony of our room

A nice bathroom. A dining room while Lizzy slept

4th hotel in 7 days.  Getting a little silly

Annie thought this was hilarious, as did her audience, Lizzy.

The room was nice and clean with a big bathroom but nothing too remarkable.  That was fine by us because the hotel was able to provide two cribs and we were there mostly to see shopping area (because we didn't get to see enough luxury shopping while on Orchard Road) and the 60th floor infinity pool.  We had some apples, got dressed for the pool, and headed up to the 60th floor.

Unfortunately for our pictures, it was an overcast day so they did not come out very well, but it was a really cool pool.  It was crowded but we had no problem finding four lounge chairs together. There was a kid pool at the far end of the pool area that the girls liked but we really enjoyed the main pool with the view over the marina.

After we went back down to our rooms, Joe headed downstairs with Annie to the mall to get some food for dinner while I stayed up and put Lizzy down for bed.  He got us Pizzeria Mozza which was really exciting because I had been asking him for over a year to take me there and he never did.  Hard to be mad at him for it since he almost always makes up for his lack of romance with amazing trips and hotels.  The food was delicous, even on the bathroom floor.

One of the reason we like to stay at the hotels where we have status is for the fairly frequent free upgrades.  Despite being among the most expensive rooms during our trip, it was the first standard room we were in and we really missed the extra space. It is nice to have extra space to lounge around in, but it really is great at night when we can separate ourselves from the girls while they sleep.  Since we didn't have that luxury in this room, we had to eat dinner on the floor in the bathroom because Lizzy was asleep in the main room. It was a nice bathroom, but still not an ideal situation.

*Reading back over this post, 8 months later, I am wondering why we didn't put Lizzy's crib in the bathroom so we could eat in the main room. She has spent many a night in a hotel bathroom since then!

Had an anniversary cake waiting for us in the room when we returned from the pool!

We had to leave for the airport pretty early the next morning for our flight to Bali, so we cleaned up a bit and went to bed shortly after we finished eating.  We packed up in the morning and headed down to grab a cab to the airport.  While a much shorted stay at the Marina Bay Sands than we would have liked, we were glad we made the effort to see the development and check out the pool.

We had an amazing time in Singapore, even with the severe jet lag.  It is really an easy city to get around and we always felt safe, even at 3am with all the ladies of the night pinching Lizzy's chubby legs.  Despite it consistently being ranked as one of the world's most expensive cities, we found it relatively affordable.  We were sad to have to be leaving so soon, but we were also excited to start a relaxed few days in Bali.