Sofitel Singapore Sentosa Resort & Spa

Renovated in 2006, this beach hotel lies in 27 acres of tropical woodlands and beautifully landscaped gardens, and comprises a total of 214 rooms on 5 floors. Facilities on offer at this business and spa hotel include an entrance hall with 24-hour reception, a hotel safe, a currency exchange and lift access. Guests may also make use of the on-site café, bar and restaurants, and for a small additional fee a laundry service is also available. There is also a cycle hire service and parking (charges apply). All rooms enjoy garden views and strutting peacocks are a common sight. Its tropical gardens are designed with unique facilities. The resort's 2-storey conference centre has function rooms that are light, airy and spacious, with floor-to-ceiling windows, and can accommodate up to 400 people for seminars, conferences, conventions as well as functions of all kinds.

All 214 rooms offer guests a picturesque garden view, with plenty of natural light. The 167 Deluxe rooms starting from the ground floor, about 36 m² in size, are furnished and designed specifically as practical workspaces or alternatively just for relaxation. Each room is equipped with dressing gowns, slippers, a hairdryer, a plasma TV and DVD player and a cable television. There is a separate desk area with Internet access, 2 separate direct dial telephone lines and a side table set for easy lounging. The en suite bathroom is tiled with cool celadon complete with a WC, a full-size bathtub and separate shower areas, a radio and Internet access. A minibar and mini fridge, a radio, an iron and ironing board, a king-size bed, a safe, centrally regulated air conditioning and either a balcony or a terrace also come as standard.

Dining options, ranging from casual to elegant, include an all-day restaurant, The Terrace, featuring a tempting daily buffet selection as well as an à la carte menu specializing in Asian cuisine, as well as a seafood restaurant, The Cliff, and the open-air Pavilion Lounge and Cliff Bar.

There is an outdoor swimming pool on the hotel grounds, complete with sun loungers and parasols. On site there are 2 tennis courts (charges apply), an indoor gym, an outdoor swimming pool with swimming lanes, mountain bikes for hire, volleyball, beach volleyball and bocce equipment available. A short walk from the main grounds is the multi-award winning, world-class luxury Spa Botanica. Its tropical gardens are designed with unique facilities including flotation pools with cascading waters, the Galaxy Steam Bath, mud pools and labyrinths, as well as a range of massage and spa treatments (charges apply). Sentosa Golf Club with two 18-hole championship courses is a 2-minute walk from the resort.

From Singapore Changi Airport: private cars can enter Sentosa toll-free when an arrangement has been made in advance with the hotel. A fee is to be paid by taxis on entering the island. Alternatively, take the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) from Changi Airport all the way to Harbour Front station where the hotel operates a shuttle service every half hour from the Harbour Front Centre. From the Singapore Cruise Centre: round Trip transfers are provided by the hotel's air-conditioned shuttle every half hour. From Orchard Road: shuttles are also provided from Orchard Road Paragon Shopping Centre (beside the taxi stand).