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xCustomx · Joined: 06 Jan 2006

After looking online, most of the hotels seem to be running over 100,000원 a night, and they look like a dump. A lot of these hotels are nothing more than a small, cramped room with a bed. Some of the places don't even have any windows.

I tried booking with the MYMCA for 75,000/night but they're all full.

Does any have a recommendation on where to stay? Should I be able to find a decent motel/hotel once I get there? I may try to convince my gf to just spend our entire vacation in Thailand if we have to shell out 200,000 for something semi-decent.

stealth_fighter · Joined: 22 Oct 2006 Location: Seoul

If you arent looking for hotels with 4/5 star ratings, you can go for the ones at Kallang or China town.
China town has cheaper options available.
Kallang is sort of sporting house areas in singapore, but no problems about friendliness or security.
My two cents...

xCustomx · Joined: 06 Jan 2006

Where can I find more information online? I don't want anything fancy, nor do I want to sleep in a hostel. I'd like to spend no more than 70-80,000/night

rokgryphon · Joined: 12 Apr 2005

I stayed at the New 7th Story Hotel in Singapore last summer. Super location next to Arab street 10 minute walk to Queen's Quay or Clark Quay. It is not posh by any means but reasonably priced and pretty clean. http://www.nsshotel.com/

Cacique · Joined: 01 Sep 2004 Location: Seoul

For cheap accomodation check out this site:

http://www.hostelworld.com/findabed.php/ChosenCity.Singapore/ChosenCountry.Singapore

It's mainly hostels but there are also budget hotels and guest houses in the mix. I checked Singapore and there are some $30 rooms in Chinatown listed there.

Kilgore Trout · Joined: 24 Mar 2007 Location: Bucheon, Korea

In the Geylang area, near the national stadium, are a number of hotels in the Hotel 81 chain. I've stayed in a couple when passing through Singapore in the past. The rooms are small, but spotlessly clean and the neighborhood is...well...interesting. Lots of restaurants around, open all hours, 10-minute walk to Aljuneid metro station, but you have to turn a blind eye to all the hookers roaming the streets in that area. Rooms are quiet enough, though, and I've never heard the sounds of any energetic sex rumbling through the walls.

But here's the key point: as of my last visit to Singapore (2005), rooms are only $49 SIN per night and $59 on the weekend. Call it 40,000 or 50,000 won/night.

xCustomx · Joined: 06 Jan 2006

Zark · Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 10:55 pm Post subject:

I've had good luck at this small chain of relatively modest, but clean and safe hotels.

http://www.fragrancehotel.com/fragrance06/main.asp

US$40-50 a night in most locations. Newish - good service and good selection of locations.

rokgryphon · Joined: 12 Apr 2005

xCustomx · Joined: 06 Jan 2006

I've been denied at 3 hotels that I've tried to make a reservation at due to full occupancy

whatthefunk · Joined: 21 Apr 2003 Location: Dont have a clue

little india has some great little dives for under 10 bucks a night.

Xian · Joined: 08 Jan 2006

Check out
http://singaporehotels.com/

There hotels for each section in the top left corner. Each has a budget section and some were a fair price.

http://www.holidaycity.com/singapore90/index.html
http://www.trav.com/Hotels/Singapore/Singapore?PHPSESSID=9b398614de18a1ffefc4fbbe9f0024d0
Plenty other sites to be found through google.

If you are unsure of the hotels, there are sites where you can read reviews from customers.

Just a few links out of many.

SeoulFinn · Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Location: 1h from Seoul