Eunice, Emma, Leanne... and yes Andrew!: Staycation

I planned for a staycation at Rasa Sentosa Shangri-la this year for my birthday. (We stayed at W Hotel last year for my birthday, and we have also previously stayed at Hotel Michael, Equarius Hotel, the resort previously known as Beaufort, and Amara Sanctuary Sentosa; Sentosa is a nice place for staycation, but rates are getting higher.) They had recently renovated and were known to be kid friendly. I got a discounted rate of $315++ since I was also in the hospitality industry, otherwise we would have had to pay around $600++ which I would never pay for a normal room.

We got there around 1.30pm but the room wasn't ready yet as they were having high occupancy. However, they allowed us to use the facilities while we were waiting. Emma was eager to head to the beach to build her sandcastles. So we changed her up and headed down to the beach area.

The visibility of the sea surprised me. We could still see our toes even though it was up to my knees. (Ok, I never thought Singapore's beaches counted as such.) It was fun to walk in the sea with Emma. Daddy bought a sandcastle-making toy set from the gift shop (which was at surprisingly non-exorbitant prices, think around $12) and we had fun making sandcastles.

Around 3pm, we were informed that our Deluxe Poolview Room was available. It is very spacious with a King Bed, sofa bed, bathroom with bathtub and shower, and balcony.

So when we reached our room, it was apparent that Emma would not be sleeping any time soon. So we changed her into swimming attire and brought her down to the pool. The pool had a wadding area which she enjoyed. There were also 3 slides which were more like mini slides, but Emma would still not be comfortable riding down alone and adults were not allowed on the slides. Fortunately there were breaks in between where the lifeguard was not around and Emma and I "sneakily" went down all 3 slides together.

Emma and her "seahorse"

Leanne chillin'

After all the beach and pool play, Emma finally fell asleep exhausted at 7pm, right smack during dinner time. So my husband and I ordered in-room dining. We were too beat to head out anyway. The Hotel arranged for a little Tiramisu cake as a surprise for my birthday as well.

Next morning, we headed for breakfast (which is apparently included for all guests, makes sense cos it's quite isolated from everything else) at Silver Shell Cafe. Variety was good but the better items like salmon ran out quickly and were replaced with cheaper stuff like chicken. They also had a cute Kid's Corner where kid-friendly food was served in smaller bite-sized portions. Would rate the breakfast 7 out of 10. Not too bad.

After breakfast, we headed for the beach again.