On a recent trip to Lazarus Island in Singapore, I spent a night in a luxury glamping tent. A one-night stay at Into the Woods was $290. BI covered the cost of my trip.
As a city dweller, there's one thing that's difficult for me to do: rest. But on a three-day trip to Lazarus Island, a small island five miles from Singapore , I was forced to slow down. I spent one night in a glamping tent on the beach.
Launched in February, Into the Woods is an accommodation that promotes slow living. My stay in the tent was 380 Singapore dollars, or $290. Ray Lee and Sam Wong, the cofounders of Into the Woods and a married couple, said they wanted to create a space for people to relax without worrying about following an itinerary and filling their days with activities.
The founders had enjoyed camping with their kids while living abroad in the US and Australia. Despite having no hospitality or real estate background, they were eager to start something similar in Singapore. During the pandemic, they chanced upon a government initiative to promote sustainable tourism on Lazarus Island.
Lee and Wong ended up winning a three-year tender to open Into the Woods on Lazarus Island in March 2023. The couple estimates that they've invested almost $800,000 in the project — half of which was from their personal savings. "We want guests to go home with the feeling of, 'It feels like I didn't do anything, but I feel like I achieved everything,'" Wong told me.
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