Mandai, Singapore

Mandai Rainforest Resort by Banyan Tree

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The takeaway

Choose this for a forest-and-reservoir stay inside Mandai’s wildlife destination, especially if you want wildlife parks and elevated treehouses instead of a downtown base.

About the hotel

Set within Singapore’s Mandai Wildlife Reserve, this 338-room resort looks out over the Upper Seletar Reservoir and the surrounding rainforest. Its accommodation ranges from family rooms and suites to elevated treehouses with private patios, making the landscape part of the stay rather than a backdrop to a city hotel. Wildlife parks are part of the immediate setting, while the resort itself brings together forest-inspired architecture, a rooftop pool, dining, a spa and family activities.

Choose it if

You want to stay inside Mandai Wildlife Reserve, with the wildlife parks and nature setting close at hand.
You’re drawn to a treehouse stay, or want a room with rainforest or Upper Seletar Reservoir views.
You’re travelling with children and value family-room options and the Rangers’ Club.

Skip it if

You want a downtown base: the resort is in Mandai, about a 30-minute drive from central Singapore.

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