We stayed at the fantastic Holiday Inn Express a very good choice. Located on the edge of China Town and Clarke Quay. The staff brilliant, facilities excellent and breakfast plentiful with a massive choice. Only drawback the room was a bit small, spotlessly clean though. Fantastic view from the roof with a strange swimming pool.
The Holiday Inn Express Clarke Quay – Hotel & views from the roof top.
Gardens by the bay
A real busy day with the iconic gardens by the bay. A really hot 32 degrees so we travelled by underground train to keep nice and cool. A three day unlimited tourist travel card cost 39 Singapore Dollars and gives unlimited travel on buses and underground, and you get 10 dollars back when you return the card. Incidentally Singapore is a clean and safe city so says our cab driver.
Marina Bay Sands Hotel – A must visit hotel, we managed to reserve a table at Ce la Vi restaurant seated at the very edge with fantastic views at a cost (not cheap) but a one off. We had a drink the day before at Lava bar on top but at the other end. Amazing views but everything is expensive. All in all a great place and a must visit.
RAFFLES HOTEL
The famous Raffles Hotel, home of the ‘Singapore Sling’ cocktail. Had to try one, in fact I mixed some myself so my claim to fame is I mixed the Singapore Slings in Raffles Hotel – beat that. Well here’s a picture of the wife with the Concierge:
Searching out the famous ‘Long Bar’ we queued for approximately half an hour before getting in. A strange bar speciality obviously Singapore Sling, each table has a big sack of monkey nuts. I asked where we put the shells, on the floor I was told.
The machine for a Singapore Sling.