9 Incredibly Expensive Things to Do

Damage: S$10,000 per night

Ok, this one is a bit far-fetched, but just so you know, the Raffles’ Presidential Suite is up there with the most expensive rooms in the world, at around S$10,000 per night. However, you’ll be able to tell your friends that you’ve stayed in the same bed as countless presidents, celebrities as well as Prince William and Kate Middleton who chose this refined Suite on their most recent visit to Singapore.

Verdict: Go for one of the Raffle Hotel’s slightly less eye-wateringly expensive, yet still gorgeously appointed, rooms here.

Damage: S$788 per hour

Want to cruise around the Marina Bay in a Ferrari or Lamborghini and pretend you live another life for an hour or so? Well, with Ultimate Drive Singapore you can do exactly that – but at a price. Their cheapest option, at a mere S$298, is to be a passenger in one of their Ferrari F430 F1 Spiders or Lamborghini Gallardo Spyders for 15 minutes. 150 hours at the price would total the same cost of buying one of the actual cars itself. A full hour behind the wheel costs S$788. (Prices as of Oct 2014).

Verdict: Buy a computer, Grand Turismo, a TV instead... and still have change left over for a beer.

Damage: S$2,000 for two hours (12 passengers)

Whilst there are plenty of cheap tours and cruises available around Singapore, hiring your own private speedboat and driver for a few hours is not one of them. Some of the most popular speed boat tour companies in Singapore have packages starting at around S$160 per person with a minimum of 12 passengers.

Verdict: Good, if everybody’s paying individually; not so good if you’re stuck with the bill at the end of the two-hour ride.

Damage: S$1,800 per night

If you’ve got some cash to splash on accommodations, just under S$2,000 per night gets you one of the most unique rooms in the world. Beach Villas at Resorts World Sentosa offer stunning two-storey Ocean Suites with incredible views into the surrounding aquarium tanks which hold over 50,000 marine fishes. You also get a Jacuzzi in your room with the same view. The luxurious pods also have 50” plaza screens for when you get bored of the fish action.

Verdict: Worth it! See Sentosa’s Beach Villas here.

Damage: S$30,000 per year

Heralded as Singapore’s best golf club, the Singapore Island Country Club is also the country’s most expensive. It is strictly members only here and a year’s subscription will set you back around S$30,000, putting this spot up there with some the most expensive golf clubs in the world.

Verdict: Instead, check out one of Singapore’s more affordable golf clubs here.

Damage: S$8,400 per pax (3 day ticket)

Sure, you can get a day’s race ticket for a few hundred bucks, but then who wants to be squashed in with the rest of the crowds standing on your tip-toes for the best view – all in the heat? An expensive solution to this problem is to grab yourself a ticket at the ultra-exclusive Paddock Club, which offers some of the best views of the race all from the comfort of an air-conditioned room, complete with free-flow champagne and food.

Verdict: Value for money here depends on how much free-flow champagne you can put away over the course of a weekend.

Damage: ???

Those who find themselves a little bit out of pocket after all their lavish spending in Singapore might turn to Marina Bay Sands Casino to win back (but more than likely lose even more) of their hard earned money.

If you go and do get lucky on one of the 500 games tables or 1,600 machines, head up to Ce LA VI on the roof to blow it all again on a posh dinner and cocktails!

Verdict: Go, but leave your credit cards at home.