Sentosa gets a bad rap from many people for being "commercial" or being "a big theme park", but as a parent with a 4 year old kid, you soon see it in a whole new light....it's torture.... because on Sentosa kids rule.
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Located on the island of Sentosa, Singapore, the Siloso Beach Resort is four kilometers ... more
from Sentosa Skyride, Carlsberg Sky Tower, Underwater World and Fort Siloso. Shops, restaurants and entertainment venues line Orchard Road, 20 kilometers from the hotel. About 70 percent of the island surrounding the beachfront resort is secondary rainforest. The hotel caters to meeting and event facilities on the property. Recreational amenities include an outdoor pool. The 172 guestrooms at the Siloso Beach Resort feature contemporary décor, with select rooms featuring views of the beach. Rooms are equipped with cable television, Internet access for a fee, desks and safes. Coffeemakers and refrigerators are included.
Information: :Price is per double room per night and may vary depending on date booked...
Located on the island of Sentosa, Singapore, the Siloso Beach Resort is four kilometers ... more
from Sentosa Skyride, Carlsberg Sky Tower, Underwater World and Fort Siloso. Shops, restaurants and entertainment venues line Orchard Road, 20 kilometers from the hotel. About 70 percent of the island surrounding the beachfront resort is secondary rainforest. The hotel caters to meeting and event facilities on the property. Recreational amenities include an outdoor pool. The 172 guestrooms at the Siloso Beach Resort feature contemporary décor, with select rooms featuring views of the beach. Rooms are equipped with cable television, Internet access for a fee, desks and safes. Coffeemakers and refrigerators are included.
Information: :Price is per double room per night and may vary depending on date booked...
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Advantages: Kids ultimate play ground Disadvantages: Commercial to the extreme
Sentosa gets a bad rap from many people for being "commercial" or being "a big theme park", but as a parent with a 4 year old kid, you soon see it in a whole new light....it's torture.... because on Sentosa kids rule.
The whole place is set up to get your kids to spend as much of your money as they can...and you will...and that's enough about money.
Our day...
We started off taking ... ...a very short and uneventful trip. VERY short, so short that you have to wonder why it's there...
Anyway we then walked up the path to the Merlion, on first looks you might say.. "No, I'm not going inside that" it looks tacky, but ignore that and get inside, take the lift to the top and enjoy the view over the island, it is worth it, especially on a hot day when you can catch a nice breeze.
Sentosa gets a bad rap from many people for being "commercial" or being "a big theme park", but as a parent with a 4 year old kid, you soon see it in a whole new light....it's torture.... because on Sentosa kids rule.
The whole place is set up to get your kids to spend as much of your money as they can...and you will...and that's enough about money.
Our day...
We started off taking the ferry from the mainland to the Island, this is a very short and uneventful trip. VERY short, so short that you have to wonder why it's there...
Anyway we then walked up the path to the Merlion, on first looks you might say.. "No, I'm not going inside that" it looks tacky, but ignore that and get inside, take the lift to the top and enjoy the view over the island, it is worth it, especially on a hot day when you can catch a nice breeze.
Then we moved on to the butterfly park, my daughter loved this and was eventually persuaded that chasing Butterflies in Singapore was not a good plan, and then she got totally freaked by the collection of huge and gruesome insects on display. If your not into dead butterflies and insects then skip that and spend all your time in the tropical garden with the live ones.
On to the Marine Park...don't miss the giant turtles outside and then into the underwater aquariam walk with the fish, see Seahorses and other weird sea creatures you may never have seen before. There is often a special display on too, while I was there...there wasn't but they were setting up for "Up the Amazon"...
As well as enjoying walking through the tunnel there is also a "touch tank" where you and the kids can touch various fish and sea creatures. If you are a diver you can also go diving with the sharks, non divers can do a short dive with the other fish, costs were around $100 Sing I believe.
Then on to the highlight of the day for my daughter, which made me very proud as she appreciated the next bit more than the theme parks... the Pink Bottled Nosed Dolphins... okay put aside the arguement over whether having dolphins in a park is right or not, seeing them thrilled my daughter to bits and getting a chance to touch one has her still talking about it 6 months later...
Then onto the beach front for a swim in the lagoon before taking the sky train all the way to the cable car we got there in time to take the cable car as the sun was setting over the island and the we made a slight mistake..what ever you do, do NOT take the cable car all the way to Mount Faber in the evening, get off at the mid way stop...there are no taxis at Mount Faber in the evening....it's a long wait...with a nice view.
Advantages: Lots to Do and See Disadvantages: All the little cover charges mount up
...always make time to visit Sentosa and I would like to share with you why.
How to get there
Sentosa is approximately 15 minutes away from the city and 25 minutes from Changi International Airport. There are five different ways to get there
1 ---- Walk in via the Causeway bridge this costs 6S$ for adults and 4S$ for children.
2 --- By bus from the ticketing arrivals centre this costs 7S$ for adults and 5S$ for children
3 --- By Ferry from the ... ...when you are doing a spot of sun bathing so makes me wonder how clean the water would be.
Well that's it I hope it gives you an idea what Sentosa is like and is of help to you if you are thinking of visiting. Enjoy I know I did. ...
elspeth334 07.11.2006
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Sentosa Island in Singapore is not really worth a visit if you are short on time. Although it must be said that the cable car ride to the island is quite fascinating as one gets an aerial view of the Singapore sky-line and passing ships. The island is okay for a quick visit but is more of a mini theme park. It has a monorail running across the island from which you can see what there is to offer. As with all theme parks, the feeling and atmosphere ... ...of a nice beach in the neighbouring Malaysia. If that is what you are after.
If you should happen to have plenty of time on your hands, then by all means make the trip across, if just to say you have been there. There are three ways of getting across, by cable car, by ferry from the ferry terminal and by road across the causeway that links the mainland to Sentosa. ...
willow 25.06.2000
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Advantages: good effort Disadvantages: hot: remarkably average attractions
...Mickey Mouse.
Of course, Sentosa is hard pushed to live up to that. The cable car ride there across the busy shipping ports, an entrepot to Asia, is good fun - if not for those of you who have vertigo! But the island is a good idea badly carried out. The water park has some great rides, but safety is neglected and the pools aren't particularly clean. In addition most of the rides seem to be shut.
Transport, by free monorail on the island, is good. ... ...are pretty but deserted and so perhaps the best part of the island are the cool, perfect beaches to its south.
Overall, the island is worth a day-trip to, to contrast Singapore - but probably only if you want to do one thing on the island in particular that you can base your day around. ...
anotherwiseguy 19.12.2000
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Advantages: Plenty to see and do, great for the whole family, Easy to get around the island Disadvantages: Prices for individual attractions on top of the entry onto Sentosa
...What is Sentosa?
Sentosa used to be known as an old fishing village called Pulau Blakang Mati before becoming a British Military fortress up until 1967, after this the government then decided to change it into an Island for tourists, Sentosa means peace and tranquility in Malay.
Today, Sentosa is Singapore's premier island resort getaway with events all year round. Just 15 minutes from the city, it is a unique blend of leisure and recreational ... ...other native fauna and flora. Sentosa has a 3.2-kilometre stretch of white sand beach, and is the only location in Singapore to offer beachfront accommodation and over 670 hotel rooms with full facilities. Accessed by cable car, bus, taxi or car, the island is open for 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. I spent 3 out of 7 days visiting Sentosa, a lot of time you might think for a small island but to be honest Singapore is a small place to visit in ...
KELLYLOUJ 09.08.2005
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Advantages: Great day out for the family Disadvantages:
...of mine around south-east Asia. Sentosa is a magical place and it reminds me something from a fairy tale story. A short coach ride from the city center and up Mount Faber, from there take the cable car which takes you at some points 90 meters above sea level. During the cable car ride you past over the port which is the world busiest and watch the ship go sailing by underneath you. Once you have a great entrance to the island you arrive in Sentosa ... ...day there. There are also places to visit and eat. The highlight of the evening was the water and light show. By night Sentosa is like a dream, something out of the movies. If you are lucky to go to Singapore, don't stay in the city, get out to Sentosa! ...
ka2cu 07.07.2000
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