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Travel Forum / Destinations / Asia / March 2004Hotel in Sigapore - advice needed
I 'm looking for a budget hotel in Singapore not too far from the Lavender Bus Station, say in Little India or Geylang. I plan to spend no more than 100 S$ per night for a room (we are 2 adults and a 7 years children). Do you have any recommendation ? btw, i will appreciate any advice about these hotels : - Tai Hoe Hotel - New 7th Storey Hotel - Cactus Hotel - The Inn at Temple Street - Hotels 81 Thanks in advance François New 7th Storey Hotel -- Mainly Backpackers The rest -- ?? Little India -- Why not consider Mustafa Hotel? Some pictures of hotels at Little India from my homepage: http://www.thelinksociety.com/People/ChuKeong.htm CKLee http://www.knowledge-sharing.com/ http://www.thelinksociety.com/ > I 'm looking for a budget hotel in Singapore not too far from the Lavender > Bus Station, say in Little India or Geylang. I plan to spend no more than [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > François I wrote several paragraphs in response including info about rooms and how to reach the hotel and return to the airport. But your e-mail address is invalid. If you (or anyone else) want my reply, please contact me by e-mail. Larry in Berkeley (sesa otter 6 at aol dot com) > I wrote several paragraphs in response including info about rooms and how to > reach the hotel and return to the airport. But your e-mail address is invalid. > If you (or anyone else) want my reply, please contact me by e-mail. > > Larry in Berkeley (sesa otter 6 at aol dot com) Is there some reason that you can't post it here for all to see? I'd like a look at it myself. TIA Many Thanks for your help, Larry you can email me at irenee320brologo@hotmail.com (throw away the brologo), but i agree with chilly, it's *much* better to post to the group. I'm certainly not *The One* looking for an hotel in Singapore and information is hard to find. I have spent hours with google with good results for commercial information, i know nearly everything hotel's managers want to be known on the net about accomodation in the area, and that's all... So if you have first hand information, sure many people will be glad to read it. > I wrote several paragraphs in response including info about rooms and how to > reach the hotel and return to the airport. But your e-mail address is invalid. > If you (or anyone else) want my reply, please contact me by e-mail. > > Larry in Berkeley (sesa otter 6 at aol dot com) > I 'm looking for a budget hotel in Singapore not too far from the > Lavender Bus Station, say in Little India or Geylang. I plan to spend > no more than 100 S$ per night for a room (we are 2 adults and a 7 > years children). Do you have any recommendation ? Geylang ! did u say Geylang ?? with children ? Why not ? I know Geylang is the "Red Light District" of Singapore, but i have never been there before. Is Geylang a dangerous place ? > > I 'm looking for a budget hotel in Singapore not too far from the > > Lavender Bus Station, say in Little India or Geylang. I plan to spend > > no more than 100 S$ per night for a room (we are 2 adults and a 7 > > years children). Do you have any recommendation ? > > Geylang ! did u say Geylang ?? with children ? > Why not ? > I know Geylang is the "Red Light District" of Singapore, but i have never > been there before. Is Geylang a dangerous place ? Seven year old child, red light district, does not compute.... > > > I 'm looking for a budget hotel in Singapore not too far from the > > > Lavender Bus Station, say in Little India or Geylang. I plan to spend > > > no more than 100 S$ per night for a room (we are 2 adults and a 7 > > > years children). Do you have any recommendation ? > > > > Geylang ! did u say Geylang ?? with children ? >Why not ? >I know Geylang is the "Red Light District" of Singapore, but i have never >been there before. Is Geylang a dangerous place ? the entire island of singapore is one of the most dangerous place in the world....last year 45 people died because apartment dwellers hurled down trash from their windows, including flower pots. Rumbaya wrote: > > I 'm looking for a budget hotel in Singapore not too far from the > > Lavender Bus Station, say in Little India or Geylang. I plan to spend > > no more than 100 S$ per night for a room (we are 2 adults and a 7 > > years children). Do you have any recommendation ? > Geylang ! did u say Geylang ?? with children ? Lots of food, local culture, and so on. Kampung Melayu. Dangerous? No. Red light district? Yes. Far from the center of the city? Yes. Anyway. If one want to have an under or around S$100 hotels, there are more hotels of that kind that are nearer the city center. And if the object is to be near one of those food markets, one might want to try the ones at the Jurong area. Of course, I think that the primary intention here is for hotels that are near the Lavender bus station. Try searching using this: http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/ > I 'm looking for a budget hotel in Singapore not too far from the > Lavender Bus Station, say in Little India or Geylang. I plan to spend > no more than 100 S$ per night for a room (we are 2 adults and a 7 > years children). Do you have any recommendation ? Palace Hotel is a very basic and cheap hotel with reasonably large rooms easily accomodating three persons. I don't have any current prices. It's close to Lavender Food Centre. /Tommy P. Thanks for your suggestion Tommy. I stayed in Palace Hotel about 8 years ago and it's certainly one of my strangest hotel experience in Asia. Hotel itself was a bargain at Singapore strandards with cheap, spacious, and reasonably clean rooms, but the caretaker was a crazy old man, leaving the hotel at random times with the main entrance securely locked. Returning back to the hotel we have found the door closed several times, OK, let's have a drink while waiting... But the best was when we were lock up in the hotel with other guests during the afternoon. We wait one hour or so, and finally decided to organize an escape by a window of the lobby, at second floor ! It was a bit acrobatic. When coming back in the evening, the caretaker was very angry with us because we left the hotel with an open window. Well, i'm getting old, i have a children, i think i will try to find a more conventional accomodation for this time ;) Cheers Francois > > I 'm looking for a budget hotel in Singapore not too far from the > > Lavender Bus Station, say in Little India or Geylang. I plan to spend [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > /Tommy P. >Thanks for your suggestion Tommy. > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >coming back in the evening, the caretaker was very angry with us because we >left the hotel with an open window. i always knew these singaporians are a little f.cked in the heads....... I am from Singapore, I have just booked for my Sri Lankan friends at the YMCA, the rooms are S$85 nett, single, S$100double with breakfast. YMCA is located on orchard road and is next to the MRT station. Geylang is safe, Singapore is a safe country to walk around. I am not talking about exceptions. You may like to look at Mustafa hotel. Mustafa is a 24/7 shopping centre. You have to be there to see their range of merchandise. I couldnt believe it myself. Hotel 81 also runs the Franpani hotels. Hope this helps > I 'm looking for a budget hotel in Singapore not too far from the Lavender > Bus Station, say in Little India or Geylang. I plan to spend no more than [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > François I would recommend Hotel 81. They are a new chain of budget hotels, all over Singapore. They have one in Geylang too but I wouldn't recommend that. You know for yourself that Geylang is a red light district, pretty sleazy considering you have a kid with you. Try the Hotel 81 at Chinatown. It is close to the train station and pretty accessible to other areas of Singapore. The Inn at Temple Street is a nice little guesthouse. You would appreciate the entire set up with the surroundings. It is also in the Chinatown area. In fact, Chinatown has many other hostels. Try surfing the net for more info. > I am from Singapore, I have just booked for my Sri Lankan friends at the > YMCA, the rooms are S$85 nett, single, S$100double with breakfast. YMCA is [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > > > François We looked at a room in the Chinatown Hotel 81, thinking it could be a cheaper option for future visits. It must have been designed for "short time" visitors only, as there was no room around the bed for suitcases or other belongings! > I would recommend Hotel 81. They are a new chain of budget hotels, all > over Singapore. They have one in Geylang too but I wouldn't recommend [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Chinatown area. In fact, Chinatown has many other hostels. Try surfing > the net for more info. |
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