Originally Posted by
chinmoylad
3 days is barely enough time for a flight, drive to a resort etc. You waste so many hours when it comes to flying (and even more so if no direct flights) - is it worth it for just 3 days knowing you'll be in Maldives later?
Go to Capella and spend some down time there, or take the ferry from SG over to Bintan, stay at the Sanchaya.
I think a short, hassle free flight on SQ in J, followed by Trisara (for example) meet and greet VIP arrival is about as painless as commercial travel could possibly be. I’d sooner do that and spend three days somewhere really nice, than just kill time in a second rate place like Bintan. If the OP wanted to stay in Singapore for nightlife and restaurants, that could be an option, but it sounds like that’s exactly what the OP is trying to avoid.
Plus, onward flight from HKT to MLE could be easy on PG or SQ, depending on how connections line up.