SINGAPORE - Twenty decommissioned public buses will be getting a new lease of life as rooms for a new resort to be built in Changi Village by 2023. Tentatively called The Bus Resort, the project by travel agency WTS Travel will be located next to the popular Changi Village Hawker Centre and span some 8,600 sq m, or an area...
Tentatively called The Bus Resort, the project will span some 8,600 sq m, or slightly larger than a football field. PHOTO: WTS TRAVEL
A groundbreaking ceremony for the resort on Sunday was attended by Minister in the Prime Minister's Office Maliki Osman, who is also an MP for East Coast GRC. Each bus-turned-room will have 28 sq m of floor space, and will be well furnished and have features such as bathtubs, he said. There will also be a 15 sq m area outside each room that can be used for barbecues.
It hopes to tap an expected surge in tourists following the easing of Covid-19 restrictions, he said, adding that each room is estimated to be priced between $300 and $400 per night.When asked about the cost of developing the project, Mr Sia said the figure would be available only during the resort's launch next year.