boutique farmstay for sale in changi singapore

Its caption reads: “We are selling House of Melissa!… Take over our profitable, market-ready boutique farm stay that you can actually live in too.”

Viewings are from now until end-November and he hopes to find a new owner by Dec 1. He did not disclose his asking price.

The Instagram reel has been viewed at least 120,000 times, and Chua says he has had around 15 inquiries in the past two days.

The property, leased from the Civil Service Club, spans about 12,000 sq ft. Also known as House of Melissa Evelin, a fictional British naturalist imagined by Chua and his wife, it boasts sea views, free-roaming chickens and hornbills, an apiary of more than 10 hives hosting thousands of bees and a garden with jackfruit, coconut, tapioca and coffee plants.

It can house nine guests within three bedrooms. Guests can don a bee suit, learn about bees and harvest honey, as well as pick the occasional free-range egg. Other activities include kayaking, cycling and fishing.

Besides staycations, the House of Melissa is used for weddings and other events, with a clientele including groups of schoolchildren and professionals. Prices range from around $300 to $600 a night for the whole house.

Chua, who used to run a landscaping business for 10 years, says he is looking for a lease takeover under pressure. “Every year, the monthly rent goes up by a few hundred. And since the Iran war, demand has dropped, which other businesses in Singapore are also facing,” he adds.

He and his wife are also motivated by another nature-themed business that they run.

They opened The Sundowner Nature Experience Centre – which offers food, craft and nature experiences, such as pizza-making and encounters with rescued honeybees – in 2020 on the rooftop of a shophouse in Siglap. At the end of 2025, they moved it to a larger space at the Old Bukit Timah Fire Station.

Chua, who also runs a bee rescue business, where the insects are removed and relocated, says: “Since we moved the Sundowner to a new place, we don’t need as much space any more.”

He stresses that House of Melissa remains profitable, even though revenue declined slightly in 2026.

“The new owner would essentially take over a fully functioning hotel, including our inventory, our brand, our channels and our partnerships,” he says, adding that there is scope to boost its current 66% occupancy rate about 20 nights a month.

“We want it to continue. I think it’s a concept that works – a boutique farm by the sea. I think if more people knew about it, they would visit more. At one vantage point, you don’t even see any buildings, cars or roads.

“When you make the effort to go to this corner of Singapore, the pace of life changes and slows down,” he says.