I recently had a five night stay in Singapore. Tracked the somewhat grotesque movement of points requirements over several months. Many hotels fluctuated by more than 100,000 points (for a five nights stay). 4P was relatively consistent around 145,000. JW and Tang fluctuated between 180,000 and 270,000. The St Regis, which has the highest cash rates by far (SGD600++/night) once dropped to 145,000 points. The various Design hotels and whatever random brands were occasionally available on points breaks, as low as 120,000 for the Warehouse (for a split second, then back to SGD450++, not available on points at all). It all feels very random. In any case, I detest the SR, so when the Sheraton at some point came up at 109,000 (down from its usual 160,000ish range), I didn’t hesitate.

Now, what’s important to know is that the Sheraton is not an outstanding hotel. It’s sort of old, with staff that’s not particularly amazing. There is one redeeming feature, which makes the place great: the Cabana rooms. There are six rooms (two of which aren’t very desirable, and four of which are great) in a freestanding building on the 5th (pool) floor. You don’t feel like you are staying in a business hotel in a big city, but rather this could pass as a small resort in Thailand. I rarely reach out in advance of a stay to haggle about upgrades, but in this case, I sent a message in the app a couple days prior to request one of the Cabana rooms. To my delight, they gave me 529, my favorite when I arrived. I’m not gonna waste much time describing these, just take a look at the pictures below.

The club lounge is open for happy hour from 5:30 to 7:30 PM. The spread is surprisingly decent. Four hot items, including some local things, some salads, tasty desserts. Red and white wine are barely drinkable, and liquor is mid shelf, Absolut and the like. Breakfast is no longer offered at the club lounge, but rather in the main restaurant on the ground floor. It is a very unpleasant scene. Very tight seating, reminiscent of an overcrowded airport lounge. 90% of the guests are from PRC. The food isn’t bad, but the atmosphere so deficient that I ended up skipping breakfast several times. Despite this disappointment, it’s a fun place to stay if you can get a Cabana room, and if the place costs 40-50% of JW or Tang, what’s not to like?


Approach to the Cabanas


Cabana interior


Cabana by day


The neighbors … view from Cabana patio