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52 West Coast Ferry Road, 126887 Singapore, Singapore

#220 of 481 hotels in Singapore

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Reviewed: September 2, 2024

• • Leisure trip
• • Group
• • Superior Double or Twin Room
• • Stayed 2 nights
• • Submitted from a mobile device

Service staff at the wharf restaurant and the reception were not fabulous

Jacuzzi and lounge great but the shower leaks

Stayed in September 2024

• • Couple
• • Stayed 1 night

The toilet dont have bidet!

The environment very quiet and chill. Far from the busy city. The night breeze is good.

Reviewed: August 25, 2024

No clothes to change

Near sea side

Stayed in June 2024

Reviewed: August 15, 2024

• • Family with young children
• • Stayed 6 nights

Upon entry, the room had an odour of cigarettes

Stayed in August 2024

Reviewed: August 13, 2024

• • Stayed 5 nights

Gym facilities were amazing!

Reviewed: August 11, 2024

• • Solo traveler

Corridor noise was terrible

Very comfortable room and excellent shower

Reviewed: August 2, 2024

Cracked basin, leaking WC poor water pressure from shower head.

Good value hotel in a busy and interesting location.

Reviewed: July 26, 2024

I think the room can be improved in terms of ventilation. Even though it was a non-smoking room, I could still smell cigarettes smoke in my room. The room window was locked and can only be opened by a staff member. It will also be good if the guest can be given wifi password more easily, by printing on the card or having it in a more accessible location. I had to ask from one of the staffs upon realising the password of the wifi was not indicated in the room or on the room card.

Serene and peaceful location. Right next to West Coast Park with a nice sea view from the room.

Stayed in July 2024

Reviewed: July 17, 2024

Location wise

Quiet and good scenery

Reviewed: July 16, 2024

• • Stayed 4 nights

The distance away from attractions. But the hotel ran an hourly shuttle bus to the mtr hub and shopping complex so we were able to get about.

It was a very relaxing ,well appointed and very friendly helpful staff.

Reviewed: July 11, 2024

• • Suite

The staff from front desk to housekeeping and room service staff are very helpful and efficient.

Reviewed: July 3, 2024

The location is quite isolated. It needs to commute with private car or taxi which is costly.

I am staying with 2 kids, the swimming pool is nice, not crowded, there is a children room where the kids can play in the room.

Reviewed: June 23, 2024

Access to the Roof Top would have been nice so we could watch some of the Port activities. Otherwise nothing we didn't like.

The food at The Beach restaurant was very good with both Western and Asian offerings - and prices were reasonable in comparison to restaurants in local Clementi Mall. The free shuttle bus to the local shops and MRT was great. It will be a preferred location for me next time we come to Singapore.

Reviewed: June 13, 2024

Service could have been better

We had breakfast only once and would describe it as average.

Stayed in May 2024

Reviewed: June 3, 2024

Nothing at all.

The staff were very polite, efficient and friendly from the Check In Reception Desk, the Housekeeping staff and the service staff at the Cafe. My son loved both the bath tub in the room and the swimming pool and the convenience of the snack vending machine. I loved the tranquility of the resort. Our room overlooks the swimming pool and it was pretty scenic with the sea in the background and all the little boats parked outside. It was quite picturesque in the evening with the sunset.

Reviewed: May 20, 2024

The food quality could be improved, though the range of foods was fabulous and not expensive so only a small gripe

The room was spacious and the beds very comfortable. The bathroom spacious including the walking shower. The pool was large enough to swim comfortably in and the changing rooms with showers very much appreciated

Reviewed: May 18, 2024

Coffee slow for extra cups

Enjoyed local food for breakfast.

Stayed in April 2024

Reviewed: May 15, 2024

Clean, comfortable, intimate and friendly.

Reviewed: May 14, 2024

Can improve on restaurant menu

Front desk staff was friendly and helpful

Reviewed: May 11, 2024

There was no bidet

The accommodation exceeded my expectations

Reviewed: April 22, 2024

Limited activities available for family if stay is longer.

Taste acceptable. Reasonable portion.

Reviewed: April 14, 2024

• • Stayed 9 nights

Most of the staff were Not friendly at all especially the restaurant staff. Most of them need to be retrained or replaced.

Wonderful 40 meter lap pool. The room was good and Not noisy as some people have mentioned. Did Not have problems ordering a Grab - just need to plan 5 - 20 minutes before needing one. Enjoyed having a restaurant on the premises. Very good price ( $ 125. per night ) considering how expensive Singapore is. Location is pretty close to all tourist attractions. Would recommend to everyone. Will return in the future. Stayed 9 nights on the 2nd floor.

Reviewed: April 13, 2024

• • Business trip

I didn't get served for ages at the restaurant on one occasion.

By the water and out of the city meet my needs. The shuttle was great.

Stayed in March 2024

Reviewed: April 7, 2024

Location far from any public transportation. Almost 1.5 km to the nearest bus stop

Big room, good a/c, free water refiller

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Republic of Singapore Yacht Club

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• Opened: 1999
• Renovated: 2014
• Number of Rooms: 60

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198 Years Of Heritage

To build upon our rich tradition as singapore's premier yacht club, member-owned and affordable, and providing the best sea sport facilities with excellent club amenities..

Anchored in the south-western region of Singapore, the club offers members quick escapes from the madding city life with a myriad of marine activities, often accompanied by merriments of good food, aromatic wines and lovely entertainment.

Fully owned by members who have equal stakes in the club, RSYC is represented by more than 15 nationalities comprising professionals and entrepreneurs from a multitude of industries.

Embodying the essence of the seafarer lifestyle, RSYC offers its members and guests an array of sea sport activities & regattas for the curious beginners and seasoned enthusiasts.

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Home to four fine bars and restaurants that offer stunning views of the waterfront and a delectable menu of both asian and western cuisines, the club serves as the perfect chill-out spot for friends and family on any occasion., room availability, dining promotions, rooms from s$180 + /night.

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Republic Of Singapore Yacht Club

Nestled in Queenstown, which borders Bukit Timah to the north, Tanglin to the northeast, Bukit Merah to the east and southeast, as well as Clementi to the northwest and west, within a 10-minute drive of Southern Ridges, the 4-star Republic Of Singapore Yacht Club hotel features an outdoor swimming pool and views of the pool. Boasting a location not so far from West Coast Park, this Singapore hotel includes 60 rooms along with a steam room and an outdoor swimming pool.

The Republic Of Singapore Yacht Club is about 35 km from Changi airport and within a 6-km distance of such cultural venues as the educational museum "Science Centre Singapore". The property offers proximity to natural sights like the 150 - year old Singapore Botanic Gardens (7 km) and Hort Park (4.6 km). The accommodation will also take you to Fort Siloso, which is about 7 km away. West Coast Ferry Term bus stop is located next door to Republic Of Singapore Yacht Club hotel.

Some of the air-conditioned rooms have a balcony and a dining area, and such facilities as a cable satellite TV, along with a mini-bar. They offer coffee & tea making machines and a fridge. A shower, along with such amenities as hair dryers and slippers, are also at guests' disposal.

The Republic Of Singapore Yacht Club features a daily traditional American breakfast. The property has a bar with a billiards table and karaoke.

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Outdoor swimming pool

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Free shuttle service

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• No pets allowed

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• Free parking
• Safe deposit box
• Rooms/ Facilities for disabled
• 24-hour security
• Luggage storage
• Locker room
• Vending machines
• Smoke detectors
• Fire extinguishers
• Bar/ Lounge area

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• Beach umbrellas
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• Snorkelling
• Billiard tables
• Table tennis

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• Children's play area
• Carpeted floor

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A Classic Singapore Hotel Gets a Thoughtful Update — but You Won't Want to Miss the Elevators

Conrad Singapore has had three different identities since its first in 1982, but all have kept architect John Portman's classic design intact.

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Rarely at a hotel have I thought so much about the elevators. The Conrad Orchard Singapore has four of them, traveling up, down, and perhaps back in time.

Architect John Portman designed this iconic 12-story tower around a dramatic open atrium in 1982, when it debuted as an InterContinental, before becoming a Regent, then most recently landing under Hilton’s Conrad flag in 2023. Portman, whose other iconic hotels include the similarly modernist Hyatt Regency Atlanta and Marriott Renaissance Center Detroit, stacked the floors of rooms and restaurants like the ribcage of a giant, graphically rendered bird and linked them with a central spine upon which ascend and descend the whispering capsules of metal and glass. Skirting an outlandish arrangement of orchids, I stepped into the dome and called one.

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Ninety-nine out of 100 elevators are boring at best and uncomfortable at worst. We stare at the numbers, never each other, counting up or down, waiting for a ding and the doors to slide open to release us from the dreadful steel embrace of modern convenience. Ninety-nine out of 100 elevators are utilitarian things entombed inside walls so no one has to see their ugly guts. Glass elevators, from Willy Wonka to the mall of your suburban childhood, are aesthetic candy, placed on the outside, frosted and iced for all to admire. Portman understood this.

I entered my lift when one appeared, facing outward to watch the ground floor shrink below. The checked marble floors, the glowing river-rock pond, the houseplants, and flotillas of club chairs disintegrated into pixels of rose and gray, aqua and green. My transparent chariot whooshed past grand spiral staircases joining the lobby with the second and third mezzanines, where I would feast on violet-skinned mangosteens and made-to-order sourdough dosas at Basilico, Conrad’s breakfast buffet by day and ristorante by night, and sample Negronis and Bamboo cocktails straight from the barrel at gloriously moody Manhattan’s dedicated rickhouse. The elevators soared upward too smoothly, like the gears were greased with ghee. A pause to pick up more travelers put me at eye-level with “Singapore Shower,” a kinetic mobile by Michio Ihara, shimmering like nine stories of sequins.

It feels like anything can happen in a glass elevator. A braces-locking first kiss. A spy chase on horseback à la " True Lies " — filmed at the Westin Bonaventure in L.A., another Portman atrium hotel. A journey back in time. When I disembarked at one of the upper floors and crossed the catwalk-like hall to my suite, it did not feel like 2024.

Vines cascaded down from the atrium railings, an inverted Hanging Gardens of Babylon, while the neo-futurist elevators returned to the earth. Peering down gave me the disorienting sensation of being at the apex of some hollowed ziggurat — part 800 B.C., part 1989. Conrad Orchard completed a multimillion-dollar renovation less than a year ago, updating all the rooms and innovating in food and beverage. Still, to its credit, they’ve kept Portman’s striking bones perfectly intact.

Here, read on for T+L's review of a refreshed Singapore classic.

Conrad Singapore Orchard

• The attention paid to non-alcohol drinkers at the various restaurants and bars, from an entire section on the Broadway-themed menu at the den-like Manhattan lounge to the elegant tea pairing at the one-Michelin-star Cantonese dining room, Summer Palace, is impressive.
• The canvas laundry bag in each room invites guests to Give It Forward, a program spearheaded at this property. Fill it with unwanted clothes, and Conrad arranges the donation to a local charity.
• Air conditioning here doesn’t quit, and it is essential in sultry Singapore; the suites get cold enough to store steak.
• Have we ever met a glass elevator we didn’t like? These clear capsules traveling up and down the lobby's backbone are a rare retro-futuristic treat to both watch and ride. Please and thanks, more glass elevators in 2024.

Conrad’s serene rooms and suites are studies in the grades of beige. The linens, flooring, woodwork, and furniture suggest sandy beaches, animal tusks, and nut milk, with the occasional pop of a clementine pillow or bronze accent.

Singapore is a hectic, thrilling city, and these spacious chambers (all renovated in 2024) help guests reset and recenter; you won’t find a rogue line or askew ottoman interrupting the clean symmetry. Some favorite features: the incredible beds (cool, back-supportive, jet leg-banishing), the Byredo Mojave Ghost bath products (dusky, amber, floral), and the filtered water tap at the minibar, perfect for refilling bottles before heading out into the jungle.

Not that you would, given Singapore’s status as a global food capital, but there are so many high-quality dining outlets housed inside the Conrad — from the meticulous kaiseki at the 13-seat Shoukouwa Shinjidai to photogenic take-away pastries at Dolcetto — you could eat every meal here and not get bored.

There’s high tea in the lobby-level Tea Lounge, influenced by Singapore botanicals, and at Manhattan, world-class cocktails designed by talented head bartender Zana Möhlmann. But the one not to miss is the peaceful, elegant Summer Palace, which serves an exquisite, tableside-carved Peking duck feast I’m still thinking about.

No judgment if the Singaporean heat sends you straight to Conrad’s pool. It’s Neptune-blue, ringed in cushioned loungers, and so perfectly circular it looks like someone took a giant hole-puncher to the hardscaped roof deck and filled it with cool spring water.

The hotel offers free snack-size sessions in the morning with wellness partners Trapeze Rec. Club. There’s also a full gym equipped with Technogym machines and on-call personal trainers.

Most of the concierge-booked experiences center on food from the hotel’s epic culinary line-up (cheese-infusing workshop or barrel tasting from Manhattan’s rickhouse, for instance), but the one not to miss is a picnic and guided foraging walk through the UNESO-designated Singapore Botanical Gardens with resident botanist and farmer Alexius Yeo, author of "101 Edible Plants: A Guide to Designing Foodscapes in Singapore."

There is no spa, but the first-floor Shun Sakurai Hair Salon has a handful of cranium-centric treatments, typically offered in conjunction with cuts and colors.

Conrad Orchard Singapore has big business-hotel energy. Kids will enjoy the pool and the foraging walk, the property’s style and amenities seem better suited to adults in Singapore for work or pleasure.

There are wheelchair-accessible king and twin rooms. Rooftop solar panels, in-house composting, digital and reusable wood key cards, and full-size bath products (contributing to a reduction in single-use plastics), and the aforementioned Give It Forward program are a few of the sustainability initiatives here.

Though its name claims Orchard Road, the Conrad sits just off Singapore’s glossy commercial drag, near its western terminus. The neighborhood doesn’t exactly inspire strolling — to be fair, neither does Singapore’s omnipresent humidity — but anywhere you’d need to be in the metropolis, including the airport, is only 15 to 30 minutes by taxi or Grab, Southeast Asia’s preferred ride-share app. One significant benefit to the Conrad’s location is the proximity to the incredible Singapore Botanical Gardens, less than a 10-minute walk away.

As part of American Express’s The Hotel Collection , Conrad Singapore Orchard offers benefits to members who book through the Amex portal, such as early check-in and late check-out (when available), room upgrade (when available), complimentary breakfast and parking, and a $100 property credit.

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S’pore’s Raffles Hotel and Capella named in World’s 50 Best Hotels list for second year running

Singapore’s Raffles Hotel has moved up 11 spots to sixth place in 2024’s The World’s 50 Best Hotels list.

Capella Singapore, a hotel in Sentosa, ranked 33rd in the list this year, a drop of five places from the inaugural list in 2023.

Thailand’s Capella Bangkok topped the 2024 list, with Italy’s Lake Como hotel Passalacqua and Rosewood Hong Kong taking the second and third spots respectively.

The Capella Bangkok is among a cluster of new riverside resorts in Bangkok that has skyrocketed the city’s luxury quotient.

Every one of its rooms has a view of the Chao Phraya River, and dining venues include a French gastronomic restaurant by Mauro Colagreco and the waterfront Phra Nakhon, which has become something of a legendary brunch scene for chic locals and visitors alike. Its pool is so densely surrounded by lush vegetation, it almost feels like instant transport to one of the Thai islands.

Raffles Singapore managing director Christian Westbeld said: “For us, the legendary Raffles Experience embodies our aspirations to be a haven and an urban oasis for those seeking wonder, inspiration, tranquillity, and adventure amidst our Lion City.

“This prestigious accolade reflects the collective spirit from our marvellous team to consistently deliver this distinctive Raffles Experience. We celebrate this achievement as one team.”

Capella Hotel Group president Cristiano Rinaldi said that the group is honoured that Capella Singapore and Capella Bangkok are a part of The World’s 50 Best Hotels list for a second straight year.

He pointed out that it was “simply exceptional” for both hotels to continue to be in the prestigious list, with the Bangkok property claiming the top spot both globally and in Asia.

“This is particularly significant, given the fierce competition in the luxury hotel sector and the constant evolution of guest expectations,” he added.

“These accolades are a tribute to our dedicated Capella colleagues and a testament to the trust from our guests – as masters in our craft, we will continue to redefine luxury hospitality and set new standards for excellence.”

Other hotels in Asia among the top ranks are The Upper House, Hong Kong (fifth), Aman Tokyo (seventh) and Nihi Sumba in Indonesia (10th).

The list is produced by British media company William Reed – which is also behind food and beverage-centric lists, The World’s 50 Best Restaurants and The World’s 50 Best Bars.

The title of World’s Best, however is a subjective one, rather than a scientific determination. To arrive at its results, the World’s 50 Best team asks its 600 anonymous jurors to rank the seven best hotels they have stayed in over the last 18 months. It is a system that necessarily favours easy-to-reach destinations, big cities and new hotels with marketing muscle: There are no rules against jurors taking free stays, so those with big promotional budgets can draw dozens of influencers and media on familiarisation trips to help get the word out, creating a slew of eligible voters along the way. (Bloomberg accepts no such invitations.)

By contrast, even the best-travelled voters are unlikely to have gone on safari or explored the wilds of Patagonia in that recent period, leaving only a small minority of voters with the ability to cast votes for properties in off-the-beaten track destinations. In theory, a global panel of jurors should help, but none are required to cast even a single vote for hotels in their home regions. 

In the 2024 black-tie ceremony at London’s Guildhall, “Highest New Entry,” “Most Admired Hotel Group” and “Highest Climber” awards were doled out for the first time: They went to Raffles London at the OWO, Aman and Atlantis the Royal, respectively. The latter, a US$1.2 billion (S$1.55 billion) investment from Kerzner International Ltd, climbed from No. 44 on the 2023 list to No. 9 now.

The Raffles London at the OWO is among the hotels that benefits from a substantial marketing benefit – it has extraordinary publicity muscle behind it – though indeed it is a worthy contender, opening last fall after a US$1.76 billion renovation of a historic building that that served as a base for British military operations throughout both World Wars.

The geographic distribution was also similarly unchanged. If in 2023 sub-Saharan Africa and South America were represented with one measly entry apiece, the 2024 list did only marginally better, with only two hotels in sub-Saharan Africa ranking (Singita Kruger National Park and Mount Nelson, a Belmond Hotel) and one in South America (the Rosewood Sao Paulo).

The rankings also speak to trending destinations. In the inaugural list in 2023, it was clear that the jury were among the many travellers thrilled to return to Asia in its long-awaited post-Covid reopening; there were a dozen hotels from the continent on the 2023 list.

The centre of gravity remained firmly in Asia in 2024, where the weak yen has driven interest in Japan and upcoming season of The White Lotus has helped extend a travel boom in Thailand (the two countries claimed a total of seven hotels on the list, with Asia now claiming even more hotels than it did in 2023). 

The US also improved its standing, with four entries, up from just two in 2023, including a first-time recognition for the iconic Carlyle Hotel in New York City, the Four Seasons at the Surf Club in Miami and Dorchester Collection’s Hotel Bel-Air in Los Angeles. 

Being on the list can be a game-changer not just for the hotels that rank but also the destinations or the brands they are from, says Ms Kristina Snaith-Lense, general manager of Hong Kong’s Upper House.

“It’s been a great story for Hong Kong – to highlight our recovery after Covid after all the closures,” she explains. 

The fact that Aman, Rosewood and Four Seasons collectively claimed 11 out of 50 spots adds lustre to all of the hotels across those brands’ portfolios. Maybourne, Raffles, Oetker Collection and Dorchester Collection all performed well, too, with multiple properties on the list. But privately, some hoteliers admit it is now stressful to retain their rankings, saying that the accolade has become valuable for positioning their properties against the competition – and the presence of so many deeper-pocketed, branded properties makes it even harder for independent resorts to break through. 

Making it onto the list gives a great sense of pride, says Mr Vincent Billiard, managing director of the Parisian palace Hotel de Crillon, a Rosewood Hotel, which in 2024 ranked 15th. It is also an important marketing tool: “We have the plaque outside the hotel, write it on every letter we communicate, and it’ll be all over Instagram.”

For consumers the list may be little more than a confirmation of their existing hotel bucket list. If the original goals of the World’s 50 Best list, according to its executives, were to spark discovery and media buzz, the 2024 list cements the fact that the former far outweighs the latter.

When asked if she was satisfied with the geographic diversity of the 2023 list – or concerned by the lack thereof –Emma Sleight, head of content for World’s 50 Best Bars and Hotels says simply that “there are only 50 spots that we can call out.” Asked again whether there was any interest in tweaking the voting system to make it more equitable, she argued that 50 Best is “not an arbiter of the list but a reflection of the current travel industry”. 

She adds that the company creates year-round content separate from the 50 Best list to give visibility to great hotels that do not make the cut via its Discovery platform, though it heavily features hotels, restaurants and bars in cities rather than remote locales. BLOOMBERG

• Additional reporting by Sherlyn Sim

Here is the list of the World’s 50 Best Hotels in full.

1. Capella Bangkok (The Best Hotel in Asia)

2. Passalacqua, Lake Como, Italy (Best Boutique Hotel Award)

3. Rosewood Hong Kong

4. Cheval Blanc Paris

5. The Upper House, Hong Kong

6. Raffles Singapore

7. Aman Tokyo

8. Soneva Fushi, Maldives (Lost Explorer Best Beach Hotel Award)

9. Atlantis the Royal, Dubai (Highest Climber Award) 

10. Nihi Sumba

11. Claridge’s, London

12. Mandarin Oriental Bangkok

13. Raffles London at the OWO, London (Highest New Entry Award)

14. Four Seasons Bangkok at Chao Phraya River

15. Hôtel de Crillon, Paris

16. Chablé Yucatan, Chocola, Mexico (The Best Hotel in North America)

17. Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, Antibes, France

18. Belmond Maroma, Riviera Maya, Mexico (Flor de Cana Eco Hotel Award)

19. Four Seasons Firenze, Florence

20. Borgo Santandrea, Amalfi Coast, Italy

21. Desa Potato Head, Bali

22. Bulgari Tokyo (Nikka Best New Hotel Award)

23. The Lana, Dubai

24. Rosewood Sao Paulo (The Best Hotel in South America)

25. The Calile, Brisbane (The Best Hotel in Oceania)

26. The Siam, Bangkok

27. Park Hyatt Kyoto

28. Mount Nelson, Cape Town (The Best Hotel in Africa)

29. One & Only Mandarina, Riviera Nayarit, Mexico

30. The Carlyle, New York City

31. La Mamounia, Marrakech, Morocco

32. Four Seasons Madrid

33. Capella Singapore

34. Four Seasons Surf Club, Miami

35. Hotel Bel-Air, Los Angeles

36. Eden Rock, St. Barths

37. Aman New York

38. Royal Mansour, Marrakech, Morocco (No. 3 Gin Art of Hospitality Award)

39. Amangalla, Sri Lanka

40. Le Bristol, Paris

41. Gleneagles, Scotland

42. Castello di Reschio, Umbria, Italy

43. Sujan Jawai, Rajasthan, India

44. Singita Kruger National Park, South Africa

45. Six Senses Zighy Bay, Oman

46. The Connaught, London

47. The Brando, Tetiaroa, French Polynesia

48. Hotel Esencia, Tulum, Mexico

49. The Tasman, Hobart, Australia

50. Kokomo Private Island, Fiji.

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What Life Might Look Like on the World’s Biggest Yacht

On a Tuesday morning in September, a six-foot-long plastic model of a boat sat on the second floor of the Explorers Club, looking a little like a beached Orca, sleek and out of place in the tweedy boardroom. The tiny yacht had traveled to East 70th Street from Los Angeles and, before that, made stops in Monaco and Zurich, Cannes, and West Palm Beach — a prop to entice buyers who can spend $10 million on a cabin in the world’s biggest yacht. If it gets made. The boat will be called the Ulyssia and it’s the passion project of Frank Binder, a billionaire from the Merck clan with a thing for boats (he once owned a shipyard in Monaco). Lenny Kravitz, his friend, is onboard to help design interiors. (“He’s a genius.”)

Binder has been doing a world tour to find other buyers — who might be hard to meet. Maintenance hovers around 3 percent a year, or $300,000 for that $10 million one-bedroom. It’s a big ask, especially for a boat that, if he does get recruits, won’t launch until 2028. To help, Binder brought on two former executives from the World , the luxury liner that was the first — and only — to prove rich people want to live … at sea, all year. (It launched in 2002, is still sold out, and has yet to snag on an iceberg or go bankrupt.)

Renato Chizzola , a senior vice-president for the Ulyssia who worked as the general manager of the World for five years, spoke to Curbed about the terrors of elephant seals and why he once hired Israeli snipers to come onboard.

This interview has been condensed and edited for clarity. 

What did your job on the World look like?? 

I was in charge of lifestyle, expedition, everything — even the kitchen. You have a captain who’s the master of the vessel, and he ultimately will have the last word on safety, security, where we go, where we can’t go. But then you also need to have somebody who has grown up in a galley carrying luggage. I’m 60 in October. When I was 27, I said, “Okay, how can I see the world without having money?” So in 1993, I was hired on the Queen Elizabeth II , then went to hotels, cruises, and in 46 years I traveled to 186 countries. I was allowed to live onboard and basically extend any service, any dream that a resident had.

What’s the difference between this superyacht and the World ? 

The World is now 23 years old. She was created in the late ’80s. She looks like a cruise ship. And the  Ulyssia is a yacht — the designer says this is his masterpiece.

We never had many amenities on the World . Here, we have a deli. We have a library with a card and games room. We have a table-tennis room. We have two paddle-tennis courts all inside, a multipurpose sports deck up there where the helicopters are, two hangers, two submarines to go down to the ocean, seven restaurants.

Then, we have this inflatable marina off the back of the boat. Imagine we’re near Bermuda. It’s a beautiful day. The sea is calm. We stop and we inflate this — it takes an hour — and we have tenders. You can go diving right there off the ship. The sea is yours. This marina is something the World could never ever have done, because there’s no space in the boat to keep that. The World was more elderly, a bit elderly retired. This is way younger. Why? Because we have so many amenities and offer adventure. Here, we are offering fewer apartments with more space. The balconies are huge. Luxury, for them, means space, time and getting whatever they wish, whenever, wherever. Freedom.

Freedom , in a contained location — 

Yes, and in a safe environment, completely protected against any danger. If a resident says, “I want to bring my family there, I want to be safe, I want to have no worries,” safety needs to be core to us. They want the freedom to do what they do at home — to run around with suits, jewelry. And if they are smart enough to say, “I want to go and see real scenarios, not luxury hotels,” they can go places where there’s no luxury and see how the world really works. That’s what this community wants.

Sounds like a security nightmare. 

We will hire ex-Mossad physically, to be on the ship. On the World , we partnered with Marine Guard, one of the world’s best safety and security companies . It provides technical and physical support. And whenever we went to critical places — for example, when we went through the Gulf of Aden, I brought in Israeli snipers to come on the boat. Nobody, no pirate on earth can come in past them. Then on shore excursions, we have every form of security that you can imagine. Satellite images. Images underwater, over water. When we went to Antarctica, to the Northwest Passage — meeting with the Inuits, the Aborigines — you need people who know them. You need people who safeguard you. In the Antarctic, you are only allowed to go with Zodiacs to the beaches. You need people who know that, who know the sea lions, the penguins. We bring them onboard — 20 or 25 people who know everything about every area. And when we do expeditions, we bring on EYOS, one of the greatest expedition leaders in the world, which goes to places like the Titanic .

Is this, like the Titanic , experimental in any way?

No, there are similar yachts. But in four years, when she will hopefully leave port, she will be the greenest yacht of this size ever built. And at that time, we may build for whatever is available in terms of fuel, whether it’s methanol or nuclear. There are vessels already going nuclear, military vessels.

But isn’t this all risky? 

It’s the opposite. You will see more and more environments like this at sea. Why? Because you can escape anything! If there’s an outbreak in New York, a big virus, you just won’t go there. If there’s a war there, you just don’t go there. If there’s a storm, you don’t go there.

So this will be a way for the global elite, basically, to pay to avoid any problem.

Is it going to be a one percent community? Yes, obviously, but they need to do good around the world, otherwise they cannot come to the community.

Imagine the following. We will have a medical center onboard. We have MRI machines. We have a dentistry. Our doctors, when we go to the west coast of Africa, to Senegal, we can have our doctors go out and help. And as we go around the world, we will help to map the ocean floor. We’ll have tools available to measure and send these to oceanic institutions that then take this data. So we are helping to make the world a better place. And that’s the legacy.

How are you going to gauge whether the people who want to live here also want to do good? 

There’s a very tough background check before being allowed to buy. So can it be that a Colombian drug lord or a Russian weapons dealer comes and says, “Oh, I’m going to take ten?” No, that can’t happen. We’re not a community for people from mainland China who don’t speak English and want to spit around. Or aggressive Russians. We are not a community for sheikhs from any Arab countries. And I have nothing against the Chinese and Russians. I love everybody. I’ve been everywhere. But they just don’t fit here, and they won’t come. We want like-minded golf players, tennis players, joggers, bikers, F1 drivers.

We will have roughly 30 to 35 percent Europeans, 30 to 35 percent North Americans, including from Canada, possibly a few from Mexico City, a few from São Paulo. Then we have about 20 percent from Australia, South Africa, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan. Then we expect to have about 10 percent of people from all over, we don’t know where. It could be anywhere.

They’ll need a certain amount of money to get into this boat and I assume, therefore, that you can’t be that picky. 

No, we can’t. But we try to be. It’s a balance. We meet them three, four, five, six times. We invite them, show them something, then they say, “Oh, I trust these people. I believe in them.” It’s a slow process.

Can a buyer get kicked off?

Oh, absolutely.

What’s the justice system?

There’s a board that’s voted in and we have our chairman on the board. Almost all of the members are people who have either been on yachts, have their own yacht, or have led organizations.

If people have their own yachts, why would they sign up for this? 

They might have a beautiful yacht of a hundred meters, but they can’t hire all these education guides, explorers all the time. We have 22 guest suites. Imagine we’re coming to Japan. Blossom season. We bring an ex Japanese prime minister onboard, maybe a three-star Michelin chef. We bring them on, let’s say, three weeks before. And they lecture. We can have experts speak about anything. Volcanoes, health and wellness, food and beverage, politics, archeology.

And they have you, who’s been to 186 countries. 

Exactly. So when I do speak to people who want to buy and invite them for lunch or a coffee, they listen because they know, Oh, this guy has been there. You don’t need to tell them something that you think can happen. You can actually tell them a story. When I went to Antarctica the last time, in 2009, on the way back to the Zodiac, I am walking and these big elephant seals — those are the big guys, like three tons and ten feet long — and all of a sudden, out of nowhere, there’s a big sound like MWUGHOWUGH and a big one came up, out of the sand. I stood there frozen. These are moments when you think, Is this really happening to me? How fortunate, how lucky am I to be able to experience moments like this? And all the wealthy people say the same.

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