Do you remember when was the last time you step foot on an 'old school' chalet in Singapore?
Pool view of Costa Sands Resort @ Sentosa
An affordable resort on Sentosa Island for all ages
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The Costa Sands Resort @ Sentosa was not your usual 4- or 5-star hotel. It was actually a chalet where large groups of people gather for BBQ sessions, and a common place for organising class gatherings during school holidays.
In the past, there was a handful of such chalets in main land Singapore. The most well-known was NTUC Resort at Pasir Ris (which has been revamped and now known as D'Resort Downtown East). There was also Goldkist Beach Resort @ East Coast Park (permanently closed) and Costa Sands @ Pasir Ris (currently known as Cherryloft Resort). Costa Sands Resort @ Sentosa was the only chalet situated off the main land, on asmall southern island called Sentosa.
To get to this chalet was no easy feat because it was located quite a distance away from the Sentosa monorail station and bus stop as you can see from the map below.
If you had the luxury of getting to the chalet with a private vehicle, then this was probably what you would see along the way.
The unique thing about this chalet was its offering of the 'kampung hut' rooms, which was essentially a small room made up of wooden structure with 2 double decker beds in it. While the room was air-conditioned, that was just about it. No TV, fridge and bathroom. Shared common bathrooms were available for users living in these kampung huts. What makes it even more interesting was the possibility of finding unwanted guests such as big lizards or spiders in your room as they crept through some small openings between the derelict wooden structures. At a nightly rate of around SG$30 for 4 sleepers, I must admit that it was a steal!
On the other hand, the normal guest rooms were much comfortable compared to the kampung huts. With full-sized beds, TV, fridge, microwave oven and attached bathroom, the nightly rate was around SG$90.
There were not much entertainment options within the chalet itself. As far as I can recall, there was a restaurant and a few outdated arcade machines such as Initial D racing cabinets, street basketball shooters and some pretty old kiddy rides from the 90s.
I have documented the final days of the chalet in the video below and was glad to be among the last few customers of this historic old school chalet. Enjoy!
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Check out the video below of Costa Sands Resort @ Sentosa during its final day of operation!
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