Four Hotels in Sentosa and One in the City Approved by STB for Leisure Bookings (Staycations)
Apart from the W Singapore - Sentosa Cove, three other hotels on Sentosa Island, as well as one other in the city have also been approved by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) to start accepting leisure bookings from local residents. As previously mentioned, properties will have to seek approval from STB in order to start accepting staycation bookings in Phase 2 of Singapore's reopening.
As of 09 July 2020, the five properties that have been approved by STB are the following:
Crockfords Tower
ONE15 Marina Club
lyf Funan Singapore
Just for the sake of clarification, you are now able to book leisure stays (i.e. staycations) at any one of the aforementioned properties. I would expect more properties to be approved soon so do keep an eye out for more updates as well as staycation deals which I will be working to compile.
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