Raffles Sentosa Singapore

Each of the hillside villas at this Sentosa Island resort comes with its own private pool, designed by Yabu Pushelberg and screened by dense tropical gardens where peacocks wander the paths. It's a full destination resort, the kind where floating in your plunge pool counts as a packed itinerary. Morning qigong and sound baths run poolside, and the city center is only fifteen minutes away, which you may or may not remember to use.

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