Though the Marine Life Park and Maritime Xperiential Museum are not opened, there’re still tonnes to do and see at RWS/Sentosa for a three-day two-night stay. First, take LOADS of pictures at the signature Universal Studios globe. If one side of the glode is too crowded, there’s always the other side. 360 degrees baby!

Secondly, again take loads of pictures with the cute mascots outside of the candy stores like Candylicious and Hershey’s! Say AHHHHH~!

At 9.00pm daily, enjoy the spectacular Crane Dance as a pair of mechanical cranes, whose undying love for each other transforms them into real birds, unfold at the waterfront. I highly recommend this performance. Albeit the short performance time (ten minutes), it’s one of the most spectacular water/laser/mechanics shows you’ll find in Singapore (at least)

Savour fresh cheesecorn flavoured Garrett popcorns without have to queue!

Take the Sentosa Express to Imbiah Station, one station away from Waterfront station where RWS is located at. Then again, if you enjoy taking a nice leisure stroll with your loved ones, Imbiah is only a few minutes walk from the central plaza. Walk towards the far end of World Square (where the row of fine-dining restaurants nestled between Hotel Michael and Crockfords Tower).

Enjoy a bird’s eye view of RWS from the Starbucks cafe, as you while your afternoon away listening to piped-in jazz music. Otherwise, be amazed by the wonders of nature at the nearby Butterfly Park or have a go at the Skyline Luge to pump up your adrenaline ready for USS.

The Boyf and I took the relaxing route – enjoying the breeze (yes there’s a breeze!) at the hilltop while sipping chilled ice lemon tea. Pity I have a phobia of being ‘trapped’ in a confined space with too many insects, otherwise the Butterfly Park would have been part of the itinerary. The rainforest feature at Botanic Gardens is my threshold. Blergh.

Of course, wine and dine at RWS seems less a headache than when I was at MBS. There’s a better variety of choices here, also friendly for the budget-conscious ones. I recommend Ruyi!

Helmed by Tung Lok Group of Restaurants, this 24-hour (yes you heard me right!) eatery serves asian dishes from $5 (ala-carte) to $12 (a set meal). I was half skeptical since eateries like this usually serve crappy food while ripping your money off, but not so with Ruyi. We found ourselves back at Ruyi for the second and third time!

When back at your hotel (if it’s Hard Rock), take MORE pictures in the guest elevator with the bling-bling backdrop. Rock-n-roll star much?

And of course, there’s Universal Studios Singapore!! That, in my next post. Stay tuned!

xoxo,
Gie

Needless to say, I was crazy excited just looking at the pictures on RWS’ website and during the moment of truth (as the door opened to my room), I was blown away. Maybe I don’t have standards as high as frequent fliers and their sky-high mileage. As long as the bathroom is clean and bedsheets are thoroughly clean, I’m set.

Hard Rock didn’t disappoint in that matter. We were given a deluxe room with awesome pool view. Now this is not any pool; it is one of the biggest free-form pools I’ve known and it comes with a sandy beach (man-made of course!) by the side.

Picture shows only half of the entire pool area!

Slight disappointment when we learnt the pool side bar wasn’t operating (yet). However the lounging cabanas are just next to the sandy beach and once seated, we were almost immediately served by the lobby bar’s waiter who recommended us the cachaça (rum with lime and brown sugar) – an absolute delight after a morning swim. Too early for alchohol? Heh. We were on holiday man!

If you’re a gym junkie, then the 24-hour gym on ground level is just for you! Then again, the pool and its glistering water seem more inviting.

There’s nothing much to shout about the room’s bathroom, though I was rather excited to see the rain shower (just my thing;)). All amenities were labeled ‘Resorts World Sentosa’; no boutique skincare products in sight. The Boyf was pretty intrigued by the mosaic tiles and the lighted mirror (the rock and roll feel).

The room’s pretty plush and most rooms do get the awesome pool view. The second night saw us peeping (from our room) at Jimmy Eat World’s ‘live’ music concert at The Coliseum, next to the pool. heehee.

My only gripe is probably the iPod dock. The set plays music from iPod and CD. As soon as we stepped into the room, we tried out the iPod dock with our iPhones. Silly I know, but iPod is almost as obsolete as CDs these days so we assumed the set should be able to support iPhone. Nope! Not at all. Considering all the state-of-the-art equipment Hard Rock boosts, this iPod dock is pretty out of place.

And oh, soup like cream of chicken is not served at breakfast.

More about the fringe activities and USS in my next post!

xoxo,
Gie

Good thing we stayed over on weekdays and managed to avoid a larger part of the real tourists. The plaza and candy stores were like our very own playground.

More pictures soon! I must tell you how awesome Universal Studios is, as well as the fringe activities going on around at RWS.

xoxo,
Gie