Originally Posted by rbAA

While I'm not the expert on SIN, only have been there a handful of times, both the Andaz and IC soon to be a Marriott LC, are great and the Bugis area is worth seeing. There's a banana leaf restaurant near Chinatown, near the metro from Bugis, that is pretty good, across from the IC there are some interesting local places, and of course there's the Circus-Newton Food Circus- made famous in the movie Crazy Rich Asians. It has everything. April/May is not the best season in Bali so expect some rain. My friends stayed at Railey near Krabi recently and liked it more than Phuket but it depends on what you like. Last time I was in SIN, stayed at a HIX near the Indigo, that was good and cheap. Interesting area too. Going to the Botanical Garden, especially the orchid gardens, is interesting.

3 days in Bangkok means you need to pick one area, either the riverfront or Central area, as a base for exploring. Last time I stayed in Bangkok was at the StandardX near the river, Wat For, Palace, and Khaosan areas which was very convenient. Otherwise not so great for the other tourist areas. Great food and beverages at their restaurant and plenty of other places to get good F&B.