Premier Rooms (City View & Garden View) @ Marina Bay Sands [Singapore]

If you are a follower to my instagram, you might have noticed my numerous staycations at Marina Bay Sands in the past few months; all thanks to a friend who is a frequent casino-goer and was recently blessed with the gifts of complimentary stays from the integrated resorts.

Back in my first review of Marina Bay Sands, we were assigned a deluxe room facing the beautiful Gardens by the Bay but in the last two staycations, the staff on duty upgraded us to the premier room and since I took some photographs; let's not waste them! 

Premier Room No 1676

At 42 square meters, the premier is larger than the deluxe by about 12 square meters. Similar to deluxe, there was a king sized bed; albeit with an extra bedroom bench at the foot. 

My understanding is that there's no balcony for rooms with city (for lower floors) / sky (for higher floors) view and in its place was a pair of sofa chairs, with the city as the captivating backdrop. It was clever of the hotel to put in place automated curtains that drew open as one steps into the room. 

As you can see, 16th floor is still somewhat low. I did attempt to take some time lapse videos but given the floor to ceiling glass panels; focusing was an issue and the final product turned out blurred. 

The table which served as my workplace for the past two staycations. As I was working from home then, I decided to save some leave by working from hotel instead. Benefits: air conditioning was on throughout, I had a spectacular view and the internet access, using the LAN port, was better than home. 

I doubt many of you would have a LAN cable; fret not, the hotel provided one in the room. You just need to look into the drawers. For HDMI /USB cable though, please bring along your own. 

One major difference between premier and deluxe room was the bathroom; in addition to having a deep soaking bathtub, the premier room also had a double basin vanity unit!

Almost everyday, I would be up at the infinity pool; the sky view there, at 191 meters high, was obviously spectacular and my 16th floor view can't hold a candle to. 

Premier Room No 1990

For my last staycation, our allocated premier room faced Gardens by the Bay; the same side as the deluxe room given to us in our first staycation. Frankly, the room didn't feel as larger as the premier room facing the city. 

The extra square meters were placed elsewhere; for example, the balcony. Back in the deluxe room, the balcony was too narrow, with no space for even a chair! My estimation is that the balcony for the premier room (garden / harbour view) was twice as deep as the deluxe rooms. 

Garden views; noticed the cruise ship at Marina Bay Cruise Centre in the second photograph? That's Royal Caribbean Quantum of the Seas! I actually just came back from a cruise on the same ship and you bet there would be a number of postings about my first overseas trip in more than a year! 

Again, the bathtub. However, there's a notable difference in the bathroom. While the premier (city view) had a separate shower, the premier (garden view) had its shower next to the bathtub, which is less preferable in my opinion. 

Lastly, let's take a look at some of the time lapse videos taken at premier room (garden view) and watch the clouds dancing in the sky and supertrees coming to life at night! 

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For a more detailed post on my staycation in Marina Bay Sands, please click here. Do note that hotel guests are allowed free access to Sands SkyPark Observation Deck. Check out my review here.