After months of anticipation, the “surfboard” sitting atop
the Marina Bay Sands (MBS) is ready to be
unveiled to the public this Thursday.
Yahoo! Singapore got an early sneak peek at what is officially
known as the SkyPark, and all I’ve got to say is — prepare to be
wowed.
Standing at a dizzying 200m, the S$150 million SkyPark is a
spacious lifestyle venue the size of two football fields or 10
Olympic-sized swimming pools. Designed like a tropical resort,
the Skypark features stone walkways lined with timber decks and
palm trees surrounding the infinity pool and jacuzzi tubs.
Enhancing the stunning landscape is the 150m
infinity pool – the highest swimming pool in the country
– that fittingly seems to stretch endlessly into the
horizon. Hotel guests get to splash in and enjoy a luxurious dip
more than 50 storeys above ground.
The up-and-coming rooftop hangout also houses a variety of
restaurants and bars perfect for soaking in the breathtaking view.
At $20, $14 and $17 for adult, child and senior citizen
admissions respectively, the SkyPark costs less than the Singapore
Flyer (S$29.50 for adult admission), which it overlooks.
For those who have been watching the progress of the
SkyPark’s construction, the ”surfboard” is actually curved
like a boomerang when one is viewing it from one end to
another. Rimmed by 2m-high glass panels,visitors can get
right up to the edge of the observation deck jutting out over
the hotel towers for a spine-tingling view.
As part of its opening celebration this Wednesday,
MBS is hosting the first-ever World Championship Climb in
which 21 professional climbers will scale the facade of the three
interlinked 55-storey hotel towers to the SkyPark on the 57th
floor.
Hot favourite Team Commonwealth climber, Tim Emmett, 36, tells
Yahoo! Singapore that this competition is a “first ever” for him
and that MBS is the tallest building he’s scaled so far.
“It is a beautiful piece of architecture with the infinity pools
and an incredible view. Can’t wait to take a splash after
I’m done with the climb!” he gushes.
22-year-old student Marcus Chan tells Yahoo! Singapore,
“The S$20 admission is slightly pricey but I’m curious
to find out if the view from up there is really that
amazing.”
MBS CEO Thomas Arasi sums up the top-of-the-world
experience best by saying, “It is like a stage set before the city
and the waterfront…When you are up at the Skypark, you will feel as
if you are sitting on a cloud overlooking everything around
you.”
- Yahoo! Singapore News