T'was A Delightful Staycation!

This staycation is purely for Choya. It has to be Sentosa lah. Why would I bother with a staycation in town? Duhhhhh. I obviously chose Amara Santuary for her and this specific room because of its built-in fridge+freezer. I wouldn't compromise on her food and meals.  

We were pleased that she seemed to have really enjoyed it. She adapted so well to staying overnight in the Verandah Suite and had a ball of a time trotting up and down the stairs to get to our suite on the second floor. Her regular meal timings and foods were kept to. She ate well, peed and pooped well.   

She isn't into swimming in the open sea. She loves the beach. She had so much fun running on the sand and rolling in it. While she doesn't eat sand per se, she would have been licking here and there, so I needed to watch her ensure that she doesn't ingest that much and we needn't deal with the risk of sand impaction. Her daily solid poop told me what I needed to know — no issues with the sand. Whewwwww.

That said, the husband oddly had the best sleeps for months in this suite. He was on leave of course, and really ignored work emails for the week. That really helped with his stress levels and 'focus', he could fall into deep sleep. It's very hard for him to sleep through 7-8 hours a night. He did so on this staycation. We literally fell sleep by 11pm, and we woke at 7.30am. It was a restful stay.

When we talk about pet-friendly hotels, I'm evaluating it on that level. I'm not looking for 'luxury' for the humans. It's really for Choya. I can feel and I can tell if a hotel is truly pet-friendly, or if it's just paying lip service in wanting my money, but it doesn't really want my dog. I'll say it out — Capella and Raffles Sentosa ain't welcoming although they claim to be 'pet-friendly' and offer packages for stays with floofs. 

Would I do a staycation on Sentosa again? Sure. We totally lucked out with the weather this round. It was blazing sunshine through the week. The sporadic rains didn’t hit Sentosa. Due to its layout and the location of our suite, it's hard to enjoy a stay at Amara Sanctuary if it's the monsoon season. Perhaps I might check out Sofitel (it was the old Beaufort, and I rather enjoyed that incarnation) the next round, if I can figure out the logistics of Choya's food.