If you happen to’ve been following my weblog for any period of time you’ve seen photos of Marina Bay Sands.
The Marina Bay Sands complicated is gigantic, to not point out the resort itself. It’s straightforward to lose perspective while you’re photos of the MBS from throughout the bay, however every of the three towers is 58 tales tall, related on high by their large Skypark. On both finish of the Skypark are eating places and bars (to which you’ll be able to go for a reasonably touristy charge) and within the center is the legendary Infinity Pool. To provide you perspective on how large the Skypark is, it’s longer than the Eiffel Tower is tall and likewise so long as about 4.5 Airbus A380 superjumbo jets! There are 2,561 rooms on the resort, an equally spectacular quantity.
The negative-edge Infinity Pool is one other engineering marvel. It’s 150 metres lengthy and holds 376,000 gallons of water!
So principally the Marina Bay Sands is one of the best of the largest of the luxurious-est of the ostentacious-est of the GDP-est. I had seen it many occasions. I had even gambled there. However there was one factor I had by no means executed: swam of their well-known Infinity Pool.
Final November it was time to alter that. It was time to swim within the Marina Bay Sands Infinity Pool. There is just one option to do it: you should be a visitor of the resort. I used to be in Singapore for work and determined to go for it. I booked an evening (spending $458USD of my very own cash, not a blogger charge or something) on the Marina Bay Sands.
…spoiler alert, the video model of this evaluate is a lot better, so I’ll hyperlink to that first under.
Checking in
If you happen to keep in mind from above, the Marina Bay Sands has 2,561 resort rooms. You must bear that in thoughts while you go to examine in, there’s nearly at all times a line however it strikes rapidly. They’ve the whole lot all the way down to a science, nearly like Disneyworld. The atrium is massively spectacular, as you’ll be able to see from this image I took throughout a earlier journey (the place I simply walked via).
I used to be rapidly checked in for my room on the thirty ninth flooring. I paid slightly additional for a metropolis view room, as a result of clearly! I had spent a lot time MBS from the central enterprise district that I needed to see how the CBD would look from the alternative perspective.
The Pool
I rapidly dropped my baggage off on the room and made my approach as much as the Infinity Pool. I needed to scan my keycard to be able to entry the pool space, after which I used to be there. I used to be with a colleague so I didn’t swim within the pool fairly but, we simply relaxed by the pool and had a few drinks.
I’ll say this: I used to be in Singapore for the higher a part of 4 weeks and this was severely the primary night time the place the skies had been clear. It made for an incredible sundown and I had one of the best view within the metropolis!
The pool was unbelievable. It was price each penny while you mixed it with the unbeatable view. There are three big sections to the pool with all method of lounge chairs, tables, and bar workers strolling round to verify your glass stays full. Everybody appeared to be having fun with themselves within the pool and taking within the unbelievable view.
As day turned to nighttime we loved the breeze on the pool when unexpectedly we noticed huge beams of sunshine emanating from the Skypark, which is once we realized we had been watching the well-known Marina Bay Sands gentle present!
I used to be pretty drained so I completed my beverage and made my approach again to my room to provide it a better look. I used to be saving my swim for the following morning, which I’ll clarify shortly.
The Room
Like I discussed earlier I paid slightly extra for a metropolis view room. The room was fairly spacious, which you’d count on at a premium value level. There was slightly seating space and flooring to ceiling home windows.
One factor that basically aggravated me is the curtains didn’t open the width of the room. The image above exhibits so far as I may open the curtains. I might have cherished a full panoramic view from my room as an alternative of seeing principally 2/3 curtain. The view was nonetheless unbelievable although.
The king mattress was beautiful, as you’d count on. I discover mattresses in Asia to be slightly firmer than elsewhere on the earth however I favor that so it labored out effectively for me!
The toilet was good, facilities had been about commonplace for the area.
Okay sufficient of that, how was swimming within the pool?
The following morning I awoke simply earlier than 6am and bought my swimming trunks and water wings on. Why earlier than 6am? The pool opens promptly at 6am and there may be virtually no person there then, so I may take loads of photos with out coming throughout like I used to be Taking Photos At A Pool Man. True to what I had learn, it was virtually empty! I set my cameras down on a close-by lounge chair, taking care to verify they had been shielded from bumps and falls into the water, and made my approach into the pool.
The water was chilly at first however I adjusted to it rapidly. The solar rising from behind me forged great gentle onto the CBD of Singapore.
(you actually need to observe the video at the start of the submit to get the total breadth of the view!)
Different folks made their approach into the pool space so I left the pool, dried off with one of many 23423542349572349834 towels out there, and checked out the remainder of the pool space.
The solar was rising over the Gardens by the Bay, such a lovely sight that contrasted so drastically from the town view on the opposite aspect.
It was time to say goodbye to the pool as a result of I needed to get to work. However not earlier than capturing a picture that I believe captures the soul of the Infinity Pool. Lovely morning gentle, folks swimming with family and friends, consuming within the view, it actually sums up the pool expertise for me.
The Breakfast
I grabbed some breakfast on the buffet within the atrium earlier than I made my approach into the workplace. As you’ll be able to see under the buffet was huge and the meals was very top quality. I assume evaluating it to a Las Vegas buffet is acceptable, since it’s a on line casino resort and all.
Closing Ideas
Okay, so was it price it? Sure. Would I keep there once more and spend a whole lot extra per night time than one other resort? Sure. That pool is price it. I’m not even that a lot of a Pool Particular person however holy geez it was unbelievable. I might like to have 2-3 days there simply soaking all of it in. You merely must do it at the least as soon as. It’s not an genuine cultural expertise, the service isn’t extremely private, however you continue to must do it.
If spending $400+ for an evening at an enormous megaresort like that is an excessive amount of, spend $20-30 and go as much as the Skypark. You gained’t have the ability to swim within the pool however you’ll nonetheless get to expertise the view. For my cash, although, the pool was 100% price it. Again to the title of the submit, was I insane to remain at Marina Bay Sands simply to swim within the pool? You wager. However madness is kinda enjoyable generally
Have you ever stayed on the Marina Bay Sands? What did you suppose? Inform me within the feedback under!
