A Shared Vocabulary Of Excellence

THERE ARE HOTELS that define a skyline, and then there are hotels that define a city. In Singapore, Marina Bay Sands does both. Its triple-tower silhouette - a futuristic colossus crowned by the world’s most cinematic rooftop pool - has long been an emblem of the Lion City’s audacity. Yet, within this architectural icon lies a world less photographed and far more whispered about: The Paiza Collection, the hotel’s discreet sanctuary of ultra-luxury, privacy, and butler-led splendor.

For the seasoned global traveler, The Paiza Collection is not merely an address; it is a ritual. A silent glide through a private entrance. A butler who knows precisely when to appear and when to allow silence to settle like silk. Suites that are less “rooms” than floating penthouses suspended between city and sea. Here, the world’s most selective travelers find refuge - including a remarkable number of residents from a small Principality 10,000 kilometers away: Monaco.

The connection between Marina Bay Sands and Monaco’s elite is not accidental. Both places share a rarefied air where hyper-efficiency meets high glamour; where discretion is a form of art; and where time is curated rather than spent. In recent months, The Paiza Collection has quietly earned a reputation as the preferred Singapore residence of wealthy Monegasques, who favor its privacy, impeccable service, and effortless ability to make even a 13-hour flight from Côte d’Azur feel justified the moment the suite door closes behind them.

It’s understood that among these regulars are the Principality’s most visible international ambassadors - Formula 1 star Charles Leclerc, a native Monegasque born in Monaco, and Lewis Hamilton, a long-time resident of the Principality - whose global circuits inevitably bring them to Singapore.

During the electrifying crescendo of the Singapore Grand Prix, The Paiza Collection becomes a de facto Monegasque enclave in Asia: a place where drivers, principals, and visiting Monégasque families cross paths in plush corridors scented with white tea and jasmine.

But what defines The Paiza Collection - and sets it apart even in a hotel already synonymous with peak luxury?

First, the service. Each suite is assigned a dedicated Paiza butler, trained not only in hospitality but in anticipation. It is the kind of service that discreetly executes a wardrobe pressing while the guest sleeps, arranges a table at KOMA when reservations are “impossible,” or retrieves a forgotten item from Orchard Road before the rain arrives. It is deeply personal, profoundly silent, and unmistakably refined.

The suites themselves unfold in a palette of soft gold, stone, and light, with cinematic views framing the glowing ArtScience Museum, the ships dotting Marina Bay, and the kinetic, ever-rising skyline. For the Monegasque traveler accustomed to Mediterranean panoramas, the contrast is exhilarating: a theatre of modern Asia stretched beneath their windows.

For Monegasques - often global entrepreneurs, collectors, captains of industry, and families orbiting the world’s great financial and cultural centers - Marina Bay Sands offers a familiar blend of cosmopolitan rhythm and intimate refuge. Its private lounges serve as informal meeting rooms for European investors passing through Asia; its restaurants have become unofficial dining rooms for Principality residents reconnecting between continents.

And so, a curious but entirely logical bond has formed between Monaco and this Singaporean landmark. In the same way that Monte Carlo’s Hôtel de Paris or Hôtel Hermitage attracts Asia’s elite when they cross the Mediterranean, Marina Bay Sands - particularly its Paiza Collection - receives Monaco’s traveling class with equal loyalty, comfort, and finesse.

Ultimately, The Paiza Collection represents something more subtle and more enduring than luxury. It is a crossroads - where two of the world’s smallest but richest enclaves, Monaco and Singapore, meet in a shared vocabulary of excellence. It is a place where Monegasques feel instinctively at home, and where their stories - of races, ventures, discoveries, celebrations - continue between journeys.

And as the lights of the Singapore skyline flicker on each evening, casting their reflection across the bay, one might say that for a privileged few from Monaco, it is here, in these suspended suites above the city, that the night truly belongs to them.

By Luiz F. Costa Macambira

Founder, Publisher, CEO and Executive Editor

Luiz F Costa Macambira is the Founder, CEO, and Executive Editor of The Monegasque™. A long-time resident of Monaco. Previously, Luiz served as the CEO, publisher, and executive editor of Forbes magazine (Monaco and Netherlands editions). For more of his insights, you can follow him on Instagram at @lcostamac.