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Best Hotels in Singapore for a View, Pool or Balcony

Singapore invented the modern skyline pool — plus a colonial legend and a bayfront view or two.

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Editorial pickUpdated 2026
Infinity pool & skylineMarina Bay

Marina Bay Sands

The famous SkyPark infinity pool over the whole city — the definitive Singapore shot.

The pool is guests-only; book a high floor.

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Colonial suitesCity Hall

Raffles Singapore

An all-suite colonial landmark with a courtyard pool and the original Long Bar.

History over height; a Singapore Sling at the source.

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Bayfront view & rooftopMarina Bay

The Fullerton Bay Hotel

Glass rooms over the water with a rooftop bar facing the Marina Bay skyline.

Best sunset view of MBS itself.

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Garden & poolChinatown edge

Parkroyal Collection Pickering

A 'hotel in a garden' with sky terraces, greenery and an infinity pool.

The most photogenic green architecture in the city.

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Harbour viewMarina Centre

The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia

Octagonal-window bathrooms with a harbour view and a serious art collection.

Ask for a high Marina Bay-facing room.

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Boutique rooftopDuxton / Chinatown

Mondrian Singapore Duxton

A rooftop pool and bar in the heart of the Duxton shophouse nightlife.

A younger, walkable base.

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Spa & poolsSentosa

Capella Singapore

Colonial buildings and curved new wings set in rainforest on Sentosa, with cascading pools and a large spa.

A resort escape 20 minutes from the city.

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Colonial & poolMarina Bay

The Fullerton Hotel Singapore

The grand former post office on the bay, with an infinity-edge pool along the historic façade.

Bay-view rooms look across to Marina Bay Sands.

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Garden & poolOrchard

Shangri-La Singapore

Fifteen acres of gardens around free-form pools, a short walk from Orchard Road shopping.

The Garden Wing rooms have the leafiest views.

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Boutique riversideRobertson Quay

The Warehouse Hotel

A design-led boutique in a restored 1895 godown on the Singapore River, with a lap pool over the water.

Small and stylish; great for walkers.

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