Two Strategic Days in Singapore: Where to Splurge\, Where to Save

Two Strategic Days in Singapore: Where to Splurge, Where to Save

No need to be crazy rich to live it up in the island-nation of Singapore. Here, two daylong itineraries—one for $1,684 a day, the other for $349 a day (including hotel stays)

Blow-Out Budget: $1,684 a day

Regularly rated as southeast Asia’s most expensive city, Singapore has a hefty supply of fine hotels and designer shopping enclaves as well as 39 Michelin-starred restaurants. Just slightly larger in area than Chicago, with twice the population, this city-state is a mecca for luxury lovers.

SLEEPING QUARTERS: Singapore’s newest luxury hotel, the Capitol Kempinski, sits smack in the center of the happening Civic and Cultural District. Gawk-worthy city views and an art deco aesthetic rendered...