Marina Bay Sands
by the TopOfHotel team
Marina Bay Sands is the 5-star resort-and-casino that has become Singapore's signature — home to the world's largest rooftop infinity pool on floor 57 and the highest score on this list at 9.7.
Marina Bay Sands is the 5-star resort-and-casino that has become Singapore's signature — home to the world's largest rooftop infinity pool on floor 57 and the highest score on this list at 9.7.
In-Depth Review
Rooms and decor
The resort holds roughly 1,844 rooms and suites across three 55-storey towers, and they run generously sized. Every room comes with air-con, a flat-screen TV, minibar, coffee machine and a marble bathroom with a tub. We'd ask for a bay-view room — pull the curtains and you're looking straight at the CBD skyline. The decor is modern and restrained rather than flashy, which is the right call when the view is doing the talking.
Food and amenities
This is where the scale shows. Marina Bay Sands packs restaurants from world-name chefs, the luxury Shoppes mall, the lotus-shaped ArtScience Museum, a casino, a full spa and a gym into one connected complex — you genuinely don't have to step outside for a day. The headline is the floor-57 SkyPark, home to the world's largest rooftop infinity pool at roughly 150 metres; swimming to the edge with the whole city under you is the thing guests remember longest. Reviews flag one catch: the pool is guests-only and the queue up can be long at peak.
Location and getting there
The resort sits directly on the Marina Bay waterfront in the Downtown Core. It's about a 3-minute walk to Bayfront MRT, and 8 to 10 minutes across the bridge to Gardens by the Bay for the nightly Supertree light show. Changi Airport is roughly 20 to 25 minutes by taxi. For a property this central, you can do most of a Singapore itinerary on foot or one short MRT hop.
Things to know before booking
Three honest caveats. First, the price: this is clearly the steepest start on our list, opening near $560 a night and climbing past $1,290 for the top suites. Second, the sheer size — with 1,844 rooms the lobby, lifts and pool deck get genuinely crowded at peak and on weekends. Third, the famous infinity pool is guests-only; day-trippers only get the paid SkyPark Observation Deck, not the water, so don't book a non-pool rate expecting to swim.
Our take
Marina Bay Sands earns the top of this list for a reason. If your Singapore trip is a special occasion and you want the legendary floor-57 infinity pool plus a bay-front address, this is the place to open with — the highest guest score here at 9.7, and the one stay people fly in specifically to check off.
Score Breakdown
Assessed by our editorial team from data and real guest reviews
The Honest Verdict — pros & what to know
- The 5-star resort and casino that has become Singapore's signature, sitting directly on the Marina Bay waterfront with that unmistakable ship-on-top silhouette.
- The floor-57 SkyPark holds the world's largest rooftop infinity pool — roughly 150 metres long, with the entire downtown skyline below as you swim.
- Around 1,844 rooms and suites, every one facing the city or the bay, fitted with air-con, flat-screen TV, minibar, coffee machine and a marble bathroom with a tub.
- One complex packs in restaurants from world-name chefs, the luxury Shoppes mall, the ArtScience Museum, a casino, a full spa and a gym — you never have to leave.
- Walkable to transit and sights: about 3 minutes to Bayfront MRT and 8 to 10 minutes across the bridge to Gardens by the Bay for the nightly Supertree show.
- Clearly the highest starting price on this list — rates open near $560 a night and the top suites run past $1,290.
- It is an enormous resort, so the lobby, lifts and pool deck get genuinely crowded at peak times and on weekends.
- The rooftop infinity pool is guests-only, and the queue to go up can be long at peak; day visitors only get the paid SkyPark Observation Deck, not the pool.
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Insider Tips
- Hit the rooftop infinity pool at sunrise or right at sunset to dodge the worst of the queue and the midday crowd.
- Walk the bridge over to Gardens by the Bay after dark for the free Supertree Grove light show.
- Catch Spectra, the free light-and-water show along the bay in front of the Shoppes, which runs every evening.