A hotel where you sleep inside a zoo has opened in Singapore. Mandai Rainforest Resort by Banyan Tree, opened in 2025, stands in the same forest as the Singapore Zoo and the Night Safari, and it is Banyan Tree’s first resort in Singapore.
Just 20 minutes by car from the city, yet close enough to walk to the Night Safari after dark. Of its 338 rooms, 24 are treehouses floating in the canopy. The buildings are lifted off the ground so animals can pass underneath, and the walls and rooftops are covered in plants: sustainability taken seriously.
A rooftop pool looking out over the reservoir, an edible garden called the Discovery Forest, fine dining at forage from a chef trained in Michelin-starred kitchens, and a walk to the Night Safari at night. From the quiet morning forest to a very generous breakfast, here is the whole stay. Turn subtitles on and enjoy.
Timecodes
00:26 – From the city into the forest, arriving at Mandai Wildlife Reserve
01:18 – A lobby wrapped in green, check-in
02:51 – The room, bathroom and amenities
05:45 – Exploring the resort, rooftop pool over the reservoir
07:25 – The Discovery Forest
08:52 – Dinner at forage, the omakase course
12:43 – Walking to the Night Safari after dark
13:44 – The night show, Creatures of the Night
15:38 – The tram safari
18:47 – Breakfast at PLANTER’S SHED
22:12 – Gym and spa
23:16 – The famous treehouses (24 in all)
Mandai Rainforest Resort by Banyan Tree: the basics
– Opened 2025, Banyan Tree’s first resort in Singapore (full name: Mandai Rainforest Resort by Banyan Tree)
– Location: inside the Mandai Wildlife Reserve
– About 20 minutes by car from the city centre
– 338 rooms in total, including 24 treehouses
– In the same forest as the Singapore Zoo, Night Safari and Bird Paradise
– Sustainable design: buildings raised to keep animal corridors open, green walls and green roofs
– Edible plants grown on site, and electric shuttle buses
Rooms and Amenities
– Warm timber interiors, a ceiling fan, and forest right beyond the balcony
– Bedside panel for lights, curtains, temperature and fan (USB-A / USB-C / power)
– Rain shower, a turquoise double vanity, and floor-level night lighting
– Capsule coffee machine, good tea, minibar and fruit
– Chromecast-ready TV (sign in to your own accounts)
– Sustainable amenities, including a pencil with seeds inside that sprouts once used up
– High-powered hairdryer, rattan basket and slippers
Resort Facilities
– Rooftop pool overlooking the reservoir, with a bar counter and sun loungers
– Discovery Forest: an edible garden of vegetables and flowers, plus a viewing deck
– forage, the fine-dining restaurant: chef trained in Michelin-starred kitchens, omakase course SGD 128
– PLANTER’S SHED (B1), the breakfast venue
– Bar lounge, a naturally lit gym, and a spa
– Ballroom and meeting rooms, a kids’ play area and an art courtyard
– Treehouses: shaped after the seed pods of local trees, with a netted terrace and daybed
Food and Drink
– Dinner: the forage omakase course (two house-made breads, Kaluga caviar, chilled cucumber gazpacho, Hokkaido scallop, bluefin tuna chutoro from off Nagasaki, Canadian sablefish, pork loin, and a Chitose corn dessert)
– Breakfast: buffet (congee, noodles, curry, fresh-baked breads and croissants, salad bar, ham and cheese, tropical fruit, waffles, chocolate fondue, ice cream, champagne)
Nearby
– Night Safari, the world’s first: SGD 58 adults / SGD 41 children, night show requires a booking
– Singapore Zoo, River Wonders and Bird Paradise
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