Infinite Pool Hotel Marina Bay Sands Singapore

Marina Bay Sands: The Infinity Pool, the SkyPark, and What It Takes to Access Them

The Marina Bay Sands hotel in Singapore consists of three 55-storey towers connected at the top by the SkyPark, a curved platform 340 metres long and 57 floors above street level. The infinity pool - 150 metres long, extending beyond the building’s edge with a view over Marina Bay toward the central business district - occupies the north end of the SkyPark. It is among the most photographed swimming pools in the world.

The pool is not open to the public in any conventional sense. It is an amenity exclusive to hotel guests.

Staying at Marina Bay Sands

A standard room at Marina Bay Sands starts at around SGD 450-600 per night (approximately USD 330-450, 2024 pricing). That rate includes access to the SkyPark and infinity pool. Higher-category rooms and suites are substantially more expensive. The pool is open 06:00 to 23:00 daily. During school holidays, weekend afternoons, and in December and January, it is very crowded. 07:00 on a weekday is the quietest window.

The photograph everyone takes - standing at the edge looking out toward the city with the pool apparently vanishing off the building - requires positioning at the north end of the pool and shooting toward the south. In the other direction you are looking at the casino and resort complex.

SkyPark without staying

A SkyPark Observation Deck exists on the south end of the platform, separate from the pool area. Non-hotel guests can purchase tickets: approximately SGD 32 for adults, SGD 23 for children (2024 pricing). This gives access to the viewing deck but not the pool. The deck has unobstructed 360-degree views over Marina Bay, Gardens by the Bay, and the CBD skyline. At 57 floors the perspective over the bay is striking. Tickets are available online at marinabaysands.com.

The rest of the MBS complex

The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands, immediately below the towers, is a luxury retail mall with canal boats running through its interior. The ArtScience Museum, designed by Moshe Safdie in the form of a lotus flower opening toward the bay, hosts temporary exhibitions (entry varies by show, typically SGD 20-30) and permanent interactive galleries on science and creativity.

Celebrity Wok and CUT by Wolfgang Puck are the hotel’s two most prominent restaurant brands. For a more reasonable evening meal adjacent to MBS, the restaurant row along Marina Bay toward the Fullerton Hotel - Lau Pa Sat (a heritage hawker centre) and the stretch along Collyer Quay - is better value.

Marina Bay at night

The Spectra light and water show at the Event Plaza outside MBS runs at 20:00 and 21:00 Sunday to Thursday, with an extra 22:00 show on Friday and Saturday. It is free, lasts 15 minutes, and the viewing area fills up 20 minutes before the show. For the Singapore skyline reflected in the bay at night, the view from the Helix Bridge or from the Promontory beside the Convention Centre is comparable to the SkyPark deck at a fraction of the cost.