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Living on Sentosa
Living on Sentosa
Hi,
We are moving from our condo on Cantonment road and one apartment that stuck out to my parents was The Berth By The Cove on Sentosa. My mum fell in love with it and my dad seems to be swaying towards it.
From what I know so far my dad and I will have to get a shuttle from the condo to Vivo and then go from there, such a hassle.
I was wondering about the pro's and con's of living there.
Thanks.
We are moving from our condo on Cantonment road and one apartment that stuck out to my parents was The Berth By The Cove on Sentosa. My mum fell in love with it and my dad seems to be swaying towards it.
From what I know so far my dad and I will have to get a shuttle from the condo to Vivo and then go from there, such a hassle.
I was wondering about the pro's and con's of living there.
Thanks.
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Re: Living on Sentosa
internal shuttles go to vivo/harborfront during peak hours only. you'll have to change to another bus at the village during off-peak hours.JoshW wrote:We are moving from our condo on Cantonment road and one apartment that stuck out to my parents was The Berth By The Cove on Sentosa. My mum fell in love with it and my dad seems to be swaying towards it.
From what I know so far my dad and I will have to get a shuttle from the condo to Vivo and then go from there, such a hassle.
there's also a buggy service.
residents get discounts at many places on sentosa - betw 10-20% off. things are always more expensive on sentosa.
some residents have bug and smell problems. not an issue if you run the a/c all day long.
one'15 term memberships for 5k i think.
lots of expats.
there's now a pre-K at quayside isle.
it's nice if you like the resort-type amenities and surroundings - very clean and private.
the sight and sounds of container ships and expensive cars may annoy you eventually.
jr is correct.JR8 wrote:No one will ever visit you, apart from maybe once out of curiosity.
while it used to be free, guests now pay a flat rate of $3 (must be pre-registered). the public rate is $2 on weekday afternoons and evenings...
visitor parking can be located faraway from the resident's home. there're always something that needs fixing in sentosa cove...
there are regular jams on the causeway.
good luck!
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Re: Living on Sentosa
Are residents still charged for using the shuttle bus services? Understand some time ago there was a petition on the bus fee as residents were already paying quite a lot for maintenance fees.
I wonder if residents find it inconvenient to take 2 shuttle buses to get to Vivocity?
I wonder if residents find it inconvenient to take 2 shuttle buses to get to Vivocity?
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Re: Living on Sentosa
i have a friend who stays there, basically lives in a bubble and never tries to interact with the locals. im not a fan.
Re: Living on Sentosa
That sounds pretty anti-social...davidjerwild wrote: ↑Tue, 04 Feb 2020 1:13 ami have a friend who stays there, basically lives in a bubble and never tries to interact with the locals. im not a fan.

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Re: Living on Sentosa
he's social, just not to singaporeans. basically the kind of expat that gives us a bad name.abbby wrote: ↑Tue, 04 Feb 2020 9:39 amThat sounds pretty anti-social...davidjerwild wrote: ↑Tue, 04 Feb 2020 1:13 ami have a friend who stays there, basically lives in a bubble and never tries to interact with the locals. im not a fan.![]()
Re: Living on Sentosa
Oh I see. And I also do understand Sentosa homeowners have to fork out maintenance fee for their condo as well as Sentosa Cove. So there's basically 2 fees to be paid monthly ie: $1,300+ onwards.davidjerwild wrote: ↑Wed, 05 Feb 2020 12:39 amhe's social, just not to singaporeans. basically the kind of expat that gives us a bad name.abbby wrote: ↑Tue, 04 Feb 2020 9:39 amThat sounds pretty anti-social...davidjerwild wrote: ↑Tue, 04 Feb 2020 1:13 ami have a friend who stays there, basically lives in a bubble and never tries to interact with the locals. im not a fan.![]()
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Re: Living on Sentosa
I visited Sentosa Cove for the first time last night.
All very nice but looked like a white enclave and, expectedly, prices are high. Not a taxi or Grab to be found so it was the shuttle bus but it didn't except my ez-link or cash. Fortunately another passenger used her card to pay the $2 fee.
Won't be rushing back and for me, not a place I'd ever live.
All very nice but looked like a white enclave and, expectedly, prices are high. Not a taxi or Grab to be found so it was the shuttle bus but it didn't except my ez-link or cash. Fortunately another passenger used her card to pay the $2 fee.
Won't be rushing back and for me, not a place I'd ever live.
Re: Living on Sentosa
Sounds really inconvenient.. the shuttle bus took you to Vivocity? What kind of card does the bus accept? I thought ez link would be the payment mode. I think Sentosa still needs a lot of work to make it a lil more convenient for people to commute.bgd wrote: ↑Thu, 06 Feb 2020 10:05 amI visited Sentosa Cove for the first time last night.
All very nice but looked like a white enclave and, expectedly, prices are high. Not a taxi or Grab to be found so it was the shuttle bus but it didn't except my ez-link or cash. Fortunately another passenger used her card to pay the $2 fee.
Won't be rushing back and for me, not a place I'd ever live.
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Re: Living on Sentosa
Yes, Vivocity and I believe Harbour Front after that.
It does except ez-link just not mine. I use a YouTrip cc with ez-link which works on all the buses, just not that one. They had quite a list of acceptable cards but it was a little dark for me to read it. From the reactions of the passengers I got the impression that cards not being accepted is pretty common.
Without your own transport it would be very inconvenient living there.
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