Infinite Pool Hotel Marina Bay Sands Singapore

The Marina Bay Sands Infinity Pool Is Not Open to the Public

Let that be clear before anything else. The 150-metre infinity pool on the SkyPark of Marina Bay Sands – among the most photographed pools in the world, the pool that appears to float at the edge of three 55-storey towers 57 floors above Singapore’s bay – is accessible only to hotel guests. You cannot buy a day pass. You cannot access it with the SkyPark Observation Deck ticket. It is a hotel amenity, full stop, and every travel article that implies otherwise is wrong.

Staying at Marina Bay Sands currently starts around SGD 680 per night (roughly USD 500). That rate includes access to the SkyPark and the pool, which is open daily from 06:00 to midnight. During school holidays, weekend afternoons, and the December-January peak season, the pool is extremely crowded. 07:00 on a weekday morning is the quietest window and the best light.

The photograph that made this pool famous – the one where the water appears to vanish off the edge of the building toward the city – requires you to position at the north end of the pool and shoot south. In the opposite direction you are looking at the casino and resort complex, which is photogenically unremarkable. Most people figure this out after taking a dozen shots in the wrong direction.

SkyPark Without Staying

The SkyPark Observation Deck on the south end of the platform is available to non-hotel guests for SGD 32 for adults. This gives access to the viewing deck and 360-degree views over Marina Bay, Gardens by the Bay, and the CBD skyline at 57 floors. The view is genuinely striking, especially at dusk, and is the best option for people who want the altitude without the hotel room cost. It does not include pool access.

The Rest of the Complex

The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands 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, hosts temporary exhibitions (entry typically SGD 20 to 30) and permanent interactive galleries at the junction of science and creativity.

For eating: the celebrity chef restaurants inside the hotel are expensive. Better value for an evening meal nearby is the Lau Pa Sat heritage hawker centre a few minutes’ walk away, or the restaurant row along Marina Bay toward the Fullerton Hotel.

Marina Bay at Night

The Spectra light and water show at the Event Plaza outside MBS runs at 20:00 and 21:00 Sunday through 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 showtime. 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 zero cost. Sometimes the free option is just as good.