Asia in style – A heaven on earth – Amara Resort / Singapore

Arival at the Changi International Airport in Singapore is always unique.

The airport, is the home base of Singapore Airlines, SilkAir, Tigerair, Jetstar Asia Airways.
I felt great to be here, in the region whre I used to live and work for three years.
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Amara Resort is a beautiful location on Singapores Sentosa Island.
A place that feels like it is made for you.

The hotel has elements of the colonial architectural heritage and a lovely tropical landscape.

140-rooms nested within four hectares of secluded gardens on the hillside of Sentosa’s popular Palawan Beach. It is not far away from the Central Business District on mainland Singapore, so it is easily accessible for travellers and gives a bit of luxury happiness.
The city changed his face during the last months, new hotels including some architecturally stunning buildings are popping up with surprising frequency, dramatically changing the urban landscape of this modern Southeast Asian city-state. Cranes are everywhere, signalling there is more to come.
But not only new hotels & bank buildings, you will also find the world’s largest oceanarium, a Moshe Safdie designed museum, and a new botanical garden that has attracted international attention.
The Marine Park opened on Sentosa Island, and includes the world’s largest aquarium and a waterpark. The aquarium contains thousands of marine animals from over 800 species. Visitors see manta rays, hammerhead sharks, bottlenose dolphins and other creatures on an underwater voyage of discovery that begins in Southeast Asia, and continues through the Arabian Gulf and the Open Ocean habitat, which is the aquarium’s centrepiece. The world’s largest viewing panel will make you feel like you’re on a cavernous ocean floor.
The ArtScience Museum appears like a lotus, the structure is the newest addition to the Moshe Safdie designed Marina Bay Sands.
The museum building recycles water from its roof, and is surrounded by a 4,000-square-metre lily-pond reflecting pool that floats over a new urban terrace.
Inside you will find 21 galleries on three floors, including three permanent galleries, the museum also features major travelling exhibitions from renowned collections throughout the world.
Furthermore there are plenty of flowers, plants and trees in Singapores botanical attraction, but none compare to the 18 eye-popping “Supertrees,” which are not real trees at all, but towering steel structures that stretch up to 50-metres-high and act as dramatic vertical plant displays containing thousands of real ferns, orchids and bromeliads. You can take an elevator to the top of one of these and walk between two of the structures on the 130-meters-long Skyway for a great view of the gardens and the city. The trees, which are embedded with photovoltaic cells to harvest solar energy, come to life at night with spectacular light and sound shows. Elsewhere are themed gardens, such as the Chinese, Malay and Colonial Gardens, just nice. Singapore is one of the most reliable places in the world to do business, still a bit saddled with the reputation to be boring, a tag it can easily shed but young Singaporeans -who worked abroad- do lot to change this status quo.
Its worth it.
For the 18th year in a row, Singapore Changi has been voted the best airport in the world. Its the airport#1 for its overall soothing ambiance, its intuitive layout and friendly staff.

You spend too much cash on luxury things in Singapore, no problem. The airport continues to impress travellers with its comfort and long list of activities.
At Club Changi, travellers can sleep in special relaxation zones that feature reclining lounge chairs and padded seating. After a nap, travellers can connect to the internet using the free WiFi and internet stations, enjoy a free city tour of Singapore, join a cultural activity or walk in one of the seven gardens. Other airport amenities include a movie theatre, music and TV lounges, a swimming pool, Jacuzzi, 24-hour massage and spa facilities, video games, and a 4-storey slide. This year the airport introduced the Social Tree, an interactive attraction designed to share and remember your Changi experiences.
Travellers rave about Changi’s 6 rest zones with special reclining sleep seats. They are popular watch out, if they are busy, showers area available.
The sheer volume of activities and amenities left some transit travellers wondering if they has just arrived at a shopping mall or resort rather than an airport. With its themed gardens, cultural activities, world-class shopping, spas, swimming pool, gym, lounges, 4-story slide, movie theatres, TV lounges, entertainment deck, and free Singapore city tour, a layover here is not likely to be boring. Travellers can enjoy free Wi-Fi and recharge all their gadgets at one of over 800 mobile charging points. In July, the airport opened the Wellness Oasis spa in Terminal 1. The unique feature here is the fish spa that exfoliates your feet and legs. As for sleeping in between flights, there is a transit hotel and lounges with napping rooms and showers. Travellers most appreciate the dedicated rest & relaxation zones. There are currently 6 areas set up with reclining lounge style seating. Often busy and sometimes noisy, these areas are appreciated by those travellers who are not so comfortable stretching out on seats at the gate.