lodging • outdoors

Marina Bay Sands, Singapore

You should absolutely consider the Marina Bay Sands if money is no object. If the budget doesn't allow, I would at the very least recommend venturing up to the top of this magnificent hotel for a drink and panoramic views of the city. Even on a misty evening, it was breathtaking (and the cocktails were good too... once we finally got them. Service is sloooooow.) The night we went, they were "charging" S$20 to visit Cé La Vi Skybar, but you received it back in the way of a voucher to be used toward a drink. (So basically, as long as you had a cocktail, you could go up to check out the view.) Tip: Don't get sucked into visiting the "observation deck." It's actually a floor below the rooftop (though does extend a bit further out.) However, you have to pay S$23 to get up there and there's not a bar.