Hard Rock Hotel, Desaru, Malaysia. Photo by Trevor Sharot.
After visiting Hard Rock cafe in Melaka, and another in Desaru, Malaysia, we decided to look at Hard Rock in Singapore. Where is it? On the island of Sentosa.
Sentosa is where American President Trump met North Korean leader, hidden away at the Capella resort.
The complex on Sentosa
I saw that the Hard Rock Hotel on Sentosa, off Singapore, was the venue for a three day event on book writing and author publishing in January 2020.
Hard Rock Hotel exterior
Hard Rock Hotel is part of a large complex of attractions and four hotels and a conference centre.
Hard Rock Hotel interior
In the same complex is the Michael Hotel. It is not named after Michael Jackson but after the architect Michael Graves.
Michael Graves designed several modern buildings including the Portland building in Portland , Oregon.
Portland Building, Portland, Oregon, designed by Michael Graves.
Michael Hotel, Sentosa, Singapore
Wikipedia explains:
Resorts World Sentosa (Abbreviation: RWS) is an integrated resort on the island of Sentosa, off the southern coast of Singapore. The key attractions include one of Singapore's two casinos, a Universal Studios theme park, Adventure Cove Water Park, and S.E.A. Aquarium, which includes the world's second largest oceanarium (after Chimelong Ocean Kingdom).
So far, so good.
How do you get to the island of Sentosa?
If you are a tourist or newcomer to Singapore it may be worthwhile spending, allocating, some of your holiday money on the overhead cable car.
However, if you want to visit by public transport, you want a cheaper form of travel, and a cheaper entry fee.
Now that the book writing event has passed, what is worth seeing on Sentosa?
1 Hard Rock Hotel
2 The Trick Eye Museum - on of a kind, top of my list
Choices
Take the MRT to Harbourfront. Walk to the Vivo City modern multi-storey shopping mall.
Catch the shuttle across from Vivo City upper floor to Sentosa, for a small charge.
Entry to Sentosa varies from free for walkers and tiny tots to about two dollars for locals and local senior citizens, up to four or six dollars for a taxi or car.
If you are a regular visitor, and want to see a lot of the attractions, it's worth investing 25 Sing dollars on the pass which gives you a twenty dollar voucher on your birthday and other discounts and offers throughout the year.
Singapore flag
Singapore flag
Useful Websites
Singapore Airlines
singaporeair.com
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resorts_World_Sentosa
https://www.google.com/maps/
Hotel Offers
https://www.hardrockhotels.com/specials?&campaign=
Reviews
https://www.oyster.com/singapore/hotels/hotel-michael/
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