City Beach Resort (Christmas Staycation)

Hubby wasn't keen to go anywhere when i was pregnant for safety reasons. I know i can still travel coz i was only 2 months preggy in December 2010 but i shall not break the king's rule. Lol! However, the king let me decide where i want to spend our 2010 Christmas staycation. Sentosa is out on my list because we already had our summer staycation at Siloso Beach Resort last time. Hubby asked me if i want to stay at Grand Copthorne Hotel again (hubby and i spent new year of 2007 there) but i wanted a place that we've never been to and i wish to spend Christmas away from the hustle and bustle of city life. 

Thanks to google, i found out about City Beach Resort. It is not actually located in the city as its name implies. What made me decide to give it a try is that it was adjacent to Labrador Nature Reserve. 

Rooms at a two-storey building, looks more like a hostel/dormitory to me. 

The resort is popular to Malaysians who travel to Singapore in tour groups. If you are looking for luxury, this resort is not for you.

Like what we did at Siloso Beach Resort, we joined 2 single beds together.

The room was equipped with the most simple and basic things. I would recommend it to transients.

Relaxing view from our room's picture window.

There's a sofa bed near our room window meant for Kyla. The funny thing is, other guests can have a full view of our room when they pass by so we can't keep the picture window open.

The swimming pool area was very dirty when we checked. 

Whenever we go for a vacation/staycation, our basic requirement in booking a hotel/resort is to have a child friendly swimming pool because Kyla loves to swim. Imagine her disappointment.

Pond right outside the vicinity of the resort. The forest on the background is part of Labrador Nature Reserve.

Good thing we found a little pond when we decided to go for a stroll since we can't use the swimming pool. Kyla had fun playing as Dora, The Explorer. We discovered a few interesting critters in the pond which requires a separate blog entry. 

The Labrador Restaurant and Lounge

This is the part of the resort that deserves 2 thumbs up. It has to be featured in separate blog entry as well. 

Does it look like we were in Singapore? 

We had a peaceful and great time away from the crazily busy city life celebrating the birth of Jesus. 

City Beach Resort's contact information.

I must agree, the place is good for corporate retreats. And if you are not too fussy like us and you want to spend a quiet time with nature, go ahead and stay at City Beach Resort. You won't be staying inside the resort room anyway coz there is so much to discover around the resort. I will blog about it next time and that's a promise. :)