Hotel review: Larkhill Terrace, Amara Sanctuary Resort Sentosa

Hello my dear readers!

It has been a while since I last updated because I have been really busy with job interviews etc.

Anyway, about 3 weeks ago, I treated my boyfriend to a stay at Larkhill Terrace, one of the beautiful resorts under Amara Sanctuary Resort Sentosa.

I booked the place during promotional period and believe I got it at a steal! It was only 600++ a night but with many other good deals under the package.

1. Exclusive limo ride to the venue
2. $30 Takashimaya vouchers (which I was pretty unhappy about)
3. $100 F&B credits in their restaurants, Tier Bar or Shutters
4. Complimentary breakfast for 2
5. Complimentary mini-bar
5. Slice of birthday cake

When we arrived at Amara Sancturary Resort reception, we were asked to wait for awhile as our room wasn't ready. Therefore, we roamed around and saw many peacocks strutting freely in the vicinity.

Close to 3pm, our check-in time, we proceeded to the reception and were brought to our room by their personal buggy. The bellboy was really nice to even take our luggage for us and showed us how to activate the room card.

We were greeted shortly after, with a plate of fresh fruits and nuts which in my opinion, was a delightful treat for my boy and I!

mini-fridge was initially stored with juices, beers, pepsis for two.

 mini-bar filled with a variety of instant coffee mixes and tea bags

The birthday cake came shortly after as well, but at this point I was rather disappointed with the service because I asked for a lighter from the service attendant but never got to see the lighter AT ALL. I guess he has forgotten? However, I did not call up to ask for it again as we were late for an animal show and my boyfriend is a huge fan of animals which is why we had no choice but to gobble the cake up.

When we came back, we swam in the infinity pool and chilled on the daybed. With the gorgeous view of the pool and sky, time passed really fast.

After the swim, we headed to Shutters for dinner. The items on the menu were relatively reasonable and the $100 dollar credits were sufficient for us to order 2 soups, 2 main courses and a dessert. I had the french onion soup, boyfriend had the seafood chowder soup, and we both had steak & frites as our main course. There was even complimentary bread served.

Overall, the food was great! I loved how tender the steak was, and how tasty the truffle fries were. This was the first time I ever had truffle fries as a side dish. Needless to say, we both enjoyed our soups and bread as well.

Proceeding on, we head back to our hotel for rest and to bathe. Before shower, we soaked in the bathtub as its our favorite thing to do whenever we book hotels. We even ordered supper with our leftover credits.

And last but not least, we have come to the end of our stay, and both of us had the complimentary breakfast before checkout. I must say,  they did not have much of a variety as compared to W hotel or MBS but it was still great. We loved the beef mee sua and porridge!

After the stay, we were so exhausted that we took a cab back and when I got back, I opened the vouchers and realised they were expired already. As I did not have anything to buy from Takashimaya, I did not pursue the matter. However, I was pretty upset that Amara Sanctuary is so tactless in their service.

But despite their unsatisfactory service, I pretty much loved my stay there as the room was fabulous and the food was delicious.

Rating: 4/5
Would I recommend: Having been to many luxurious hotels, and even their two-bedroom pool villas, I think the concept is worth trying. I preferred Larkhill Terrace to their two-bedroom pool villas because it was cleaner, and more unique. I hated that the villa's bathtubs were filled with fallen leaves and the bedrooms attracted armies of mosquitoes.

Thank you for reading and hope this helps!

ps. this post is not a sponsored post and is written based on personal opinions and feelings.