# What $3,000 Gets You At Coliwoo Resort Changi Co-Living

- **Source:** Stacked Homes
- **Published:** 2026-09-09T13:11:44.000Z
- **Author:** Hailey Khoo
- **Original:** https://stackedhomes.com/stayed-two-nights-40-year-old-former-government-chalet-singapores-first-co-living-resort/
- **Topics:** Government & Policy

## Featured rationale

Its premium over nearby one-bedroom condominium rents signals reliance on flexible, furnished corporate accommodation, potentially limiting demand among price-sensitive individual tenants.

## AI summary

Coliwoo Resort Changi offers 380 rooms, mostly studios, from $3,000 monthly after a 10-month renovation of a former state-owned chalet.

## Original article

Many Singaporeans around my age will probably associate ‘chalet’ with weekend retreats at Pasir Ris or Changi. It brings to mind late-night barbecues with extended family or a group from school, and a room nobody looked at too closely because it was only for two nights.

The new Coliwoo Resort Changi takes much of its inspiration from memories like that, and on the actual grounds where some of those memories were made. The thoroughly renovated property at 159 Jalan Loyang Besar was a state-owned holiday chalet for roughly 40 years, and a temporary workers’ dormitory after that, before the site was left to sit vacant.

Last weekend, Stacked had the opportunity to stay and experience the newly opened property, a few weeks after the resort opened.

The site is managed by Coliwoo, the mainboard-listed co-living operator, who won the site through a Singapore Land Authority (SLA) price-quality tender in June 2025, with a bid that worked out to $225,000 a month on a three-year lease.

After a 10-month renovation, the new property consists of 380 rooms across the entire 380,000 sq ft site. It did manage to salvage and refresh some of the existing elements, including about 40% of the old landscaping and the original terracotta roof tiles of the old chalets.

But the concept behind Coliwoo Resort Changi revolves around a more leisurely kind of stay, with the Pasir Ris property far enough from town to feel like a break and close enough to regional business hubs to commute to work.

After experiencing the new resort first-hand over two nights, I set out to see whether the new resort delivers that, as well as the type of guest who might be keen to commit to a longer-term booking.

The rooms are mostly studios, starting from $3,000 a month

Coliwoo began as the co-living arm of real estate solution and space optimisation company LHN Group. But the co-living brand became successful enough that it spun off as its own company in November 2025, with an initial public offering that was over 20 times oversubscribed.

Today, Coliwoo manages more than 25 properties across Singapore, from studios in Balestier to its flagship property in Orchard. The resort in Changi is the first resort-style property in its portfolio, and in terms of land size, it is the largest site that the operator oversees – although the actual property is only its third-largest by room count.

Coliwoo kept the single-storey chalet blocks and their terracotta roofs, surrounded by landscaped courtyards and communal seating.

There are seven room types at Coliwoo Resort Changi:

Maisonette, 400 sq ft, a two-storey duplex: 92 rooms

Eastin Studio, 280 sq ft: 2 rooms

Poolview Queen Studio, 280 sq ft: 3 rooms

Premier Studio, 240 sq ft: 94 rooms

Deluxe Studio, 220 sq ft: 94 rooms

Patio Studio, 220 sq ft: 3 rooms

Superior Studio, 200 sq ft: 92 rooms

Six of the seven types of rooms are studios of 200 to 280 sq ft, with 288 of these types of rooms in total at the resort. These rooms have been designed for individuals or couples. On the other hand, the 92 Maisonettes are the only family-sized rooms available on the property. So, despite being called a resort, most of the available rooms will be studios.

But each unit is fully furnished, with a kitchenette, an ensuite bathroom, wifi and air-conditioning. Coliwoo splits the accommodation options into medium-term – of three to six months – and long-term, lasting six months to a year.

The monthly rate starts at $3,000 for the 200 sq ft Superior Studio, the smallest room type available. An opening promotion takes $500 off the monthly rate for guests who book and begin their stay by 31 October 2026, and nightly rates start at about $190.

The studio was well-equipped, but the plumbing was loud at night

I was put in a Poolview Queen Studio of about 280 sq ft, and it was one of three rooms that made up one of the low-rise buildings on the property.

Based on my experience, an individual staying in that type of room has space to spare, and a couple could probably manage just fine as well. But I would not take it for a longer stay if I were paired with another person living with me.

One of only three, the Poolview Queen Studio is fully self-contained at about 280 sq ft.

However, the room was thoughtfully provided with nearly everything that a solo guest might need: a queen-sized bed, a desk and chair for one, a washer-dryer, and a kitchenette with a microwave, as well as a mini-fridge and a sink. You also get your own private bathroom, unlike in other co-living rooms on the market these days.

Overall, I found the short stay there comfortable, except for one gripe. My room seemed to share a wall with a common toilet, and each time it was used, the sounds were loud enough to wake me up in the early hours on both days.

I couldn’t tell if this was specific to my room, or down to the way the units share a plumbing system. But that also raises an obvious question: can my neighbour hear my pipes just as clearly?

The kitchenette has an induction hob, microwave, kettle, mini-fridge and a washer-dryer.

This type of structural issue doesn’t boil down to operational efficiency, or the teething problems that accompany the completion of a new development. And I found it noteworthy enough, especially when we consider that rest and leisure are at the crux of this new resort.

In general, a guest here for a night or two can let it go. But for someone on a medium- or long-term stay – especially at the rates which Coliwoo is asking – I would expect it to draw a handful of complaints.

The details in the rebuild lie in the facade and eco-features

The 10-month renovation saw Coliwoo repaint the old chalet buildings in a black and white palette, clearly inspired by the aesthetic of the old colonial-era bungalows, with murals of plants and flowers on the facade.

It’s certainly eye-catching and is one of the first things a guest notices when they step onto the property. This design also anchors in the resort concept that Coliwoo Resort Changi is attempting to showcase.

Some of the materials used in the rebuild came from the site’s own past, with timber screens from the old chalet remade into tabletops, benches, planter boxes and bathroom privacy panels.

Coliwoo says it put a lot of effort into the eco-features of the new resort. The eco-features are where the renovation shows most. Rooftop solar panels and a battery supply part of the daily electricity demand for lights, air-conditioning, and water heating. The company says this reduces the amount of electricity the property draws from the grid.

Other green and sustainability features include rainwater harvesting, EV charging bays, and ceiling fans in the rooms to ease the reliance on air-conditioning.

Meanwhile, the facilities are modest for a property this size: a swimming pool, a small gym, and three karaoke rooms that each cost $20 to book, and there are plenty of outdoor shared areas with tables and chairs. We were told that an outdoor sports corner and a jacuzzi pool will be operational for guests later this year.

One of three karaoke rooms, which costs $20 to book on top of the rent.

Coliwoo is also running a community-based farm plot, as well as a year-long calendar’s worth of yoga, sound-healing sessions and weekend runs through Pasir Ris Park.

But the renovation removed the old chalet barbecue pits, although Coliwoo runs weekend barbecue socials in the shared areas. For a place that leans into nostalgic chalet memories, the missing BBQ pits were something that I missed having.

Overall, the relatively short list of facilities makes sense for a stay there that is also built around slowing down and taking time off. But it does mean that the resort relies on the existing public facilities, especially one found in neighbouring Pasir Ris Park.

Downtown East is where most of the attractions are found

Fortunately, the entire development is quite permeable, with convenient entrances to the neighbouring park and other amenities. A back gate leads straight into Pasir Ris Park, and the park connects to Downtown East and its E!hub mall.

If you stay in one of the units near the front entrance, which was where I was housed, the walk to E!hub took about eight minutes. For residents situated in rooms close to the back of the property, it will be a shorter walk.

A rear gate opens onto Pasir Ris Park, which connects to Downtown East via a park connector.

During my two-night stay there, I had most of my meals at Downtown East because there were few to no F&B options on-site. Coliwoo lists an on-site convenience shop and a food and drinks stall among its facilities, though neither appeared to be ready during my stay.

E!hub has a food court, a row of restaurants and a FairPrice, which is the one that matters for anyone planning to cook in the kitchenette.

Pasir Ris Park is next door, with cycling, kayaking and a beach, and Downtown East adds more recreational options that are a few minutes away. For a resident who wants the outdoors and day-to-day essentials within walking distance, the location works well.

But getting out of Pasir Ris takes some planning

Leaving the area is harder than getting around within it: Pasir Ris MRT station, the eastern end of the East-West Line, is a 25-minute stroll or a few bus stops away.

Only one bus service runs past the resort’s entrance towards the station. The rest leave from a stop opposite Downtown East, which is itself a walk from the property, so I took the bus each time rather than attempt the full route in the heat.

Changi Airport and Changi Business Park are a 10-minute drive, while the SUTD campus is about 15. For international students, the bus to campus takes over 40 minutes each way.

Downtown East, a few minutes’ walk from the resort, is where residents find eateries, groceries and recreation.

The upcoming Cross Island Line is due to add a new station, Pasir Ris East, in the area when it is operational around 2030. But until that opens, I reckon that medium- to long-term residents will have to rely on a car, unless they plan to stay within the compound most of the time.

The accommodation rate is higher than typical co-living studios

The co-living and flexible accommodation market in Singapore has grown significantly in recent years, with several brands and operators that dominate more than half of the market share, while numerous smaller operators make up the rest of the fragmented market share.

This means that co-living rates across popular neighbourhoods have largely stabilised, with several benchmark prices that help make reasonably fair comparisons.

For example, a private room with a shared kitchen from The Assembly Place, a home-grown operator with about a thousand rooms and properties in the east, costs roughly $1,000 to $1,600 a month. A self-contained co-living studio, including Coliwoo’s own studios elsewhere in Singapore and ABIEL’s new Geylang micro-units, costs between $2,200 and $3,000.

At $3,000, Coliwoo Resort Changi’s smallest studio sits at the top of that price range, and above the rent for a one-bedroom condo in the area. We found that a typical one-bedder in Ripple Bay, The Estuary, or Ocean Front Suites could fetch a monthly rent of approximately $2,600. Likewise, two-bedders in the same three projects may lease for about $3,300 per month, and offer more space than a 200 sq ft room.

The Poolview Queen’s bathroom is wheelchair-accessible, with grab bars and a roll-in shower.

Although the opening discount that Coliwoo is offering for a limited time brings the price of the studio in line with that one-bedder, but for far less space. Its edge over a plain condo rental is the furnishing, the bundled bills and a flexible lease.

However, we would also caveat that the comparisons we’ve drawn up here are not exact either way, since the condo figures are for unfurnished units on longer leases. For a stay under a month, the nightly rates may also not be as competitive as a nearby hotel’s.

Coliwoo’s bet on long-stay relies on corporate leases, rather than individuals

Taking a step back, I reckon that the leisure options in the wider Pasir Ris area have moved on from the nostalgic chalets and the beachfront lifestyle over the past decade. The character of this part of Pasir Ris has also evolved with the development of new private and public housing and a mall by the MRT.

There is also the question of how long Coliwoo will be here, since its lease from the state runs for three years from 2025, so the operator’s commitment to the site based on its existing lease ends in 2028.

Coliwoo’s next Changi property shows where this resort property sits in terms of its overall property portfolio in Singapore. In March, it bought the former Park Avenue Changi at Changi Business Park for $101 million, a site that is probably more appealing to its corporate tenants, and a far better connected one compared to its resort.

This leads us to conclude that the tenants Coliwoo is counting on for the long term may be companies and corporate leases, rather than individuals. The operator says it is working on deals for firms to book rooms in bulk for overseas staff posted here for a project or a relocation, the kind of managed rental housing that institutional investors have been buying into.

Overall, my stay at Coliwoo Resort Changi was comfortable and the studio I lived in was well-furnished. But I still think it suits a narrow group: someone based around Changi who travels often enough that the commute rarely matters, or someone who simply wants to live near nature.

## Chinese translation

> Translation model: grok_cli

### 新币3,000元在 Coliwoo Resort Changi 共居度假村能住到什么

Coliwoo Resort Changi 是位于巴西立的一处380间客房共居度假村，改建自一座已有40年历史的前政府度假木屋，工作室房月租起价新币3,000元，并配有太阳能板、卡拉OK房和社区农场。

许多与我年纪相仿的新加坡人，一提到“chalet”（度假木屋），大概都会联想到在巴西立或樟宜度周末。脑海中浮现的是和大家庭或同学一起烧烤到深夜，以及一间没人太在意细节的房间——毕竟只住两晚。

全新的 Coliwoo Resort Changi 很大程度上正是从这类记忆中汲取灵感，而且就建在部分回忆发生的原址上。这处位于 159 Jalan Loyang Besar 的物业经过彻底翻新，曾作为国营度假木屋使用约40年，其后一度用作临时工人宿舍，再之后场地被闲置。

上周末，Stacked 有机会入住并体验这座新开业的物业，当时度假村开业才几周。

该场地由主板上市的共居运营商 Coliwoo 管理。该公司于2025年6月通过新加坡土地管理局（SLA）的价格与素质招标拿下该地，中标价折合三年租约下每月新币225,000元。

经过10个月翻新后，新物业在整片380,000平方英尺的场地上共有380间客房。项目确实保留并刷新了部分原有元素，包括约40%的旧景观，以及旧度假木屋原本的陶土屋顶瓦片。

不过，Coliwoo Resort Changi 背后的理念围绕一种更悠闲的住宿方式：这处巴西立物业离市区够远，能有度假的感觉，又离区域商业中心够近，方便通勤上班。

在亲自入住两晚后，我着手观察这座新度假村是否兑现了上述承诺，以及哪类客人可能会愿意做较长期预订。

客房多为工作室房，月租起价新币3,000元

Coliwoo 起步时是房地产解决方案与空间优化公司 LHN Group 旗下的共居业务部门。但这家共居品牌后来足够成功，于2025年11月分拆为独立公司，首次公开募股超额认购逾20倍。

如今，Coliwoo 在新加坡管理超过25处物业，从马里士他的工作室房，到乌节的旗舰物业。樟宜这座度假村是其投资组合中首个度假风格物业，就土地面积而言，是该运营商管理的最大场地——不过按客房数量计，实际物业规模仅排第三。

Coliwoo 保留了单层度假木屋楼栋及其陶土屋顶，四周是景观庭院和公共座位。

Coliwoo Resort Changi 共有七种房型：

Maisonette，400平方英尺，两层复式：92间

Eastin Studio，280平方英尺：2间

Poolview Queen Studio，280平方英尺：3间

Premier Studio，240平方英尺：94间

Deluxe Studio，220平方英尺：94间

Patio Studio，220平方英尺：3间

Superior Studio，200平方英尺：92间

七种房型中有六种是200至280平方英尺的工作室房，度假村内这类房间共计288间。这些房间是为个人或情侣设计的。另一方面，92间 Maisonette 是物业内唯一的家庭型房间。因此，尽管名为度假村，大部分可住房间仍是工作室房。

不过每间单位均全套家具配置，配有简易厨房、套房浴室、无线网络和空调。Coliwoo 将住宿选项分为中期——三至六个月——以及长期，为六个月至一年。

月租起价为新币3,000元，对应200平方英尺的 Superior Studio，即现有最小房型。开业促销期间，凡在2026年10月31日或之前预订并开始入住的客人，每月可减新币500元；按晚计的房价起价约新币190元。

工作室房设施齐全，但夜间水管声很响

我被安排入住一间约280平方英尺的 Poolview Queen Studio，它是物业内其中一栋低层建筑里三间客房之一。

以我的体验来看，一个人住这类房间空间有余，情侣同住大概也能应付。但如果要和另一个人长期同住，我不会选这间。

作为仅有的三间之一，这间 Poolview Queen Studio 约280平方英尺，设施完全自给自足。

不过，房间考虑周到，几乎备齐了单人住客可能需要的一切：一张皇后尺寸床、一套单人桌椅、一台洗衣干衣机，以及配有微波炉、迷你冰箱和水槽的简易厨房。你还有自己的独立浴室，这与目前市场上其他共居房间不同。

总体而言，我觉得这次短住很舒适，只有一点不满。我的房间似乎与一间公共卫生间共用一堵墙，每次有人使用，声音都大到足以在两天的凌晨把我吵醒。

我分不清这是我这间房特有的问题，还是单位共用管道系统所致。但这也引出一个显而易见的问题：邻居是否也能同样清楚地听到我这边的水管声？

简易厨房配有电磁炉、微波炉、电热水壶、迷你冰箱和洗衣干衣机。

这类结构性问题并不能简单归结为运营效率，或新项目完工后的磨合问题。我觉得这一点值得注意，尤其是考虑到休息与休闲正是这座新度假村的核心。

一般来说，住一两晚的客人可以不计较。但对于中期或长期住客——尤其是按 Coliwoo 所要的房价——我预计这会引来若干投诉。

翻建的细节体现在外立面和环保设施上

在为期10个月的翻新中，Coliwoo 将旧度假木屋建筑漆成黑白配色，明显受到旧殖民时期平房美学的启发，外立面上还有植物与花卉壁画。

这确实很抢眼，也是客人踏入物业时最先注意到的事物之一。这一设计也锚定了 Coliwoo Resort Changi 试图呈现的度假村概念。

翻建所用的部分材料来自场地自身的过往：旧度假木屋的木屏风被改造成桌面、长凳、种植箱和浴室隐私隔板。

Coliwoo 表示，公司在新度假村的环保设施上投入了大量心力。翻新成果最明显的地方正是这些环保设施。屋顶太阳能板和蓄电池为照明、空调和热水供应部分日常用电。公司称，这减少了物业从电网取电的量。

其他绿色与可持续设施包括雨水收集、电动车充电车位，以及房间内的吊扇，以减轻对空调的依赖。

与此同时，以这座物业的体量而言，设施算是朴素：一个游泳池、一间小型健身房，以及三间卡拉OK房，每间预订费用为新币20元；户外还有大量配有桌椅的共享区域。我们获悉，户外运动角和按摩浴缸池将于今年晚些时候对客人开放。

三间卡拉OK房之一，除租金外预订费用为新币20元。

Coliwoo 还在运营一块社区农场，并安排了全年的瑜伽、声音疗愈课程，以及穿越巴西立公园的周末跑步活动。

不过翻新拆除了旧度假木屋的烧烤坑，尽管 Coliwoo 会在共享区域举办周末烧烤社交活动。对于一个向怀旧度假木屋记忆靠拢的地方，缺少烧烤坑是我感到遗憾的一点。

总体而言，相对简短的设施清单，对以放慢节奏、抽出时间休息为目的的入住来说是说得通的。但这也就意味着度假村要依赖现有的公共设施，尤其是邻近巴西立公园里的设施。

大部分景点都在 Downtown East

幸运的是，整个项目相当通透，通往邻近公园及其他设施的入口很方便。后门直接通向巴西立公园，公园再连接到 Downtown East 及其 E!hub 商场。

如果你住在靠近正门的单位——我当时就是住在那里——步行到 E!hub 大约需要八分钟。住在物业后部房间的住客，路程会更短。

后门通向巴西立公园，公园经公园连道连接到 Downtown East。

在我入住的两晚里，大部分餐食都在 Downtown East 解决，因为现场餐饮选择极少甚至没有。Coliwoo 在设施清单中列有现场便利店和餐饮摊位，不过我入住期间两者似乎都尚未就绪。

E!hub 有美食广场、一排餐厅，以及一家 FairPrice，对打算在简易厨房做饭的人来说，后者才是关键。

巴西立公园就在隔壁，可骑行、划皮艇，还有海滩；Downtown East 则在几分钟路程外提供更多休闲选择。对希望步行范围内就能享受户外和日常必需品的住客来说，这个地点很合适。

但要离开巴西立，得稍作规划

离开这一带比在区内走动更难：东西线东端终点巴西立地铁站，步行约25分钟，或坐几站巴士。

只有一路巴士经过度假村入口开往地铁站。其余巴士从 Downtown East 对面的车站出发，而那一站本身也要从物业走一段路，所以我每次都坐巴士，而不是在炎热中走完全程。

樟宜机场和樟宜商业园开车约10分钟，SUTD 校园则约15分钟。对国际学生而言，坐巴士去校园单程超过40分钟。

距离度假村步行几分钟的 Downtown East，是住客找餐饮、买杂货和休闲的地方。

即将开通的跨岛线预计将在该地区增设新站 Pasir Ris East，约于2030年投入运营。但在开通之前，我认为中长期住客将不得不依赖汽车，除非他们大部分时间都打算待在园区内。

住宿价格高于典型共居工作室房

近年来，新加坡的共居与弹性住宿市场显著增长，几家品牌和运营商占据超过一半的市场份额，其余零散份额则由众多较小运营商组成。

这意味着热门社区的共居租金大体已经稳定，并有若干基准价格，有助于做出相对公平的比较。

例如，本地运营商 The Assembly Place 在东部拥有约一千间客房和多处物业，其配备共享厨房的私人房间月租大约为新币1,000元至1,600元。独立配套的共居工作室房——包括 Coliwoo 在新加坡其他地点的工作室房，以及 ABIEL 在芽笼的新微型单位——价格在新币2,200元至3,000元之间。

以新币3,000元计，Coliwoo Resort Changi 最小的工作室房处于该价格区间的顶端，也高于该地区一房式公寓的租金。我们发现，Ripple Bay、The Estuary 或 Ocean Front Suites 的典型一房单位月租约可达新币2,600元。同样，上述三个项目的两房单位月租可能约为新币3,300元，空间也比200平方英尺的房间更大。

Poolview Queen 的浴室可无障碍使用轮椅，配有扶手和可推入式淋浴。

尽管 Coliwoo 限时提供的开业折扣使工作室房价格与那类一房单位看齐，但空间少得多。相较于普通公寓租赁，其优势在于家具配置、账单打包以及灵活租约。

不过我们也要提醒，这里所做的比较无论从哪边看都不完全对等，因为公寓数据针对的是较长租约的无家具单位。若入住不足一个月，按晚计的房价也可能不如附近酒店有竞争力。

Coliwoo 对长住的押注依赖于企业租约，而非个人

退一步看，我认为过去十年里，更广大巴西立地区的休闲选择已从怀旧度假木屋和海滨生活方式向前演进。随着新的私宅和公共组屋以及地铁旁商场的开发，巴西立这一带的风貌也已改变。

还有一个问题是 Coliwoo 会在这里待多久：其向政府承租的租约从2025年起为期三年，因此运营商基于现有租约对该场地的承诺将于2028年结束。

Coliwoo 下一处樟宜物业，显示了这座度假村物业在其新加坡整体物业组合中的位置。3月，公司以新币1.01亿元购入位于樟宜商业园的前 Park Avenue Changi，该场地对其企业租户可能更具吸引力，交通连接也远优于其度假村。

这让我们得出结论：Coliwoo 长期所倚重的租户可能是企业和企业租约，而非个人。运营商表示，正在洽谈企业批量预订房间的交易，供外派至此执行项目或搬迁的海外员工使用，这类管理式租赁住房正是机构投资者一直在买入的类型。

总体而言，我在 Coliwoo Resort Changi 的入住很舒适，所住的工作室房家具配置齐全。但我仍然认为它适合的群体较窄：以樟宜一带为据点、出差频繁到通勤几乎无关紧要的人，或者只是想住在自然附近的人。