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| That's me in the infinity pool at the Marina Bay Sands Hotel. |
The infinity pool, located on the hotel’s 57th floor, is as long as an Airbus A380 double-decker and is three times the length of an Olympic-sized swimming pool. From ground level, it takes the shape of a ship.
It’s not the highest hotel swimming pool in the world – that honour goes to the new Ritz-Carlton in Hong Kong, which is located on the 108th floor of the recently-opened hotel on the Kowloon side of Hong Kong.
The only thing higher than the Marina Bay Sands Hotel swimming pool are the prices being charged at the restaurants and bars located on property. I just paid $25 (Cdn.) for a glass of New Zealand wine and meals at the Marina Bay run around $100 (Cdn.) – and that's just for appetizers.
The Marina Bay Sands rooftop pool has become the new gathering spot in Singapore – the first thing guests do after checking into Marina Bay is head to the swimming pool to take pictures and email them back home – that’s me in the photo that accompanies this blog.
Despite the high prices, Singapore remains one of my favourite cities on this plant – it’s certainly one of the most colourful cities in the world and the Marina Bay Sands project, with its first-rate accommodation, high end shopping complex, entertainment venues and gambling casinos is a welcome addition.
Finally, Singapore has shed its redneck reputation (you could get flocked for spitting on the streets here not so long ago) and it’s become more “Swingapore” than Singapore.
The Maina Bays Sands, operated by the Sands group out of Las Vegas, is too big and imposing for my liking – it took me 20 minutes to walk from check-in to reach my 14th floor room in Tower 3 – but it does add some life to a city that has often been described as being too boring.
I’ll be in touch tomorrow after enjoying some local chili grab at Jumbo Seafood on Clarke’s Quay.
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