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Jarome_Turner · Joined: 10 Sep 2004

I'll be in Singapore with my girlfriend for 3-4 days during the first week in March. Anybody know any decent budget hotels? Hostels are not an option, and cleanliness is the most important aspect.

We've been considering one of the many hotel81 locations... they have over 50 hotels located throughout Singapore, and offer rooms starting at US$50 a night, which isn't too bad... Anybody stayed at a Hotel81 before? Thoughts?

Any other ideas?

xCustomx · Joined: 06 Jan 2006

I haven't stayed at the place you mentioned, but it's going to be hard to find a decent place for under $70. My gf and I stayed in this dump of a place last summer that ran about $80 a night. It had no windows, walls as thin as paper, and maids knocking on our door at 7am even with the 'do not disturb sign' on. The room was clean, but I wouldn't go back.

I advise you to look on http://www.tripadvisor.com/ and find something within your budget.

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

I stayed at Fragrance Hotel Emerald in Geylang(sp?) for almost a week. It's a hotel chain pretty much like hotel81. At that time the I had to pay something like 35 USD per night. The "hotel", if you can call it that, was quite clean with 24h hot water, TV, fridge and A/C. To me it didn't matter that the room was really tiny. What might matter to some, is that this hotel I stayed in is situated in the middle of RLD and the walls were made of paper...

I've read that hotel81's are also used for discreet encounters between consenting adults. *Cough* Just get earplugs and you'll be fine. Razz

Singapore is such a nice city. Something totally different from Seoul!

jvalmer · Joined: 06 Jun 2003

Once you leave customs and collect your luggage, there is some desk set up run by the Singapore Hotel Association. You can even book a room right there. They have hotels in all price ranges. The cheapest I think is $80 or under (Singapore dollars) which is like $50 USD. When I was there, the lady said some place called Geylang/Kallang had the cheapest hotels, but that is where the RLD is, if you don't mind. Also, stomp around Chinatown.

CentralCali · Joined: 17 May 2007

Stay at one of the hotels across the causeway in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. They're usually much cheaper.

spirit2110 · Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 10:42 pm Post subject: Re: Anybody been to Singapore??

rokgryphon · Joined: 12 Apr 2005

I have been to Singapore and stayed in the New 7th Story Hotel, definitley not top class let's call it a 2 1/2 or 3 star hotel but really well located and clean. Also the prices are very resonable. The website is www.nsshotel.com I would stay there again for sure.

Jarome_Turner · Joined: 10 Sep 2004

rokgryphon · Joined: 12 Apr 2005

Glad it helped hope you can get a room there, if you do end up staying there there are some great cheap restaurants close by. They serve Steamboats, I think they are called. Go out the front door and turn right, walk to the end of the little park and turn right at the end of the park. You will walk past the DHL Balloon. Keep walking straight and there are some restaurants there, they are cheap delicious and all you can eat. Also check out Arab street for delicious food, tea and shisha.

RG

Jarome_Turner · Joined: 10 Sep 2004

rokgryphon · Joined: 12 Apr 2005

check your PM I replied to most of your questions there, I believe only one shower per bathroom so if someone is in the one you want to use you will have to go down or up one floor. I have heard though that rooms are sometimes hard to get here so best try to book ASAP. The pictures they have of the patio and beer garden make them look bigger than they are but what you see in the pictures is what you get, nothing more.

thepeel · Joined: 08 Aug 2004

I live in Singapore.

The New 7 Story is half hooker hotel and half backpacker. The location is fairly good, but Singapore is small and anywhere you wanna go is easy to get to by taxi.

It is the most weirdly placed hotel I've ever seen. I walk past it going home every day and wonder what the hell they were thinking.

Anyhow, any questions you have feel free to PM me or ask in this thread. I love this little city and am eager to share my tips.

spencer23 · Joined: 25 Jan 2007

Stayed in Hotel81 Geylang- it was clean but small. Just remember that the hotel 81 are mostly in the redlight districts so there are a lot of working girls around them. I stayed in 2004 and I think the Hotel 81 we stayed at (my gf and i) was called Emerald.

For the price they are clean and they are in good locations,
we both liked it because we werent going to stay in our rooms for long anyway. But just remember if your a male and your out walking alone you will probably be hit up by working girls several times each time you leave the room.