Chinatown & the CBD
Located in a restored shophouse in the heart of Chinatown, flashbacker favourite Wink merges hostel and capsule-hotel concepts. Instead of bunks, dorms…
Must-see hotels in Singapore
Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay
Part of the ambitious Marina Bay Sands casino-retail complex, the Sands hotel is famed for its extraordinary rooftop infinity pool, which straddles the…
Little India & Kampong Glam
Wildly popular, the InnCrowd is ground zero for Singapore's backpackers. Located right in the heart of Little India, the highlight of this fairly basic…
Little India & Kampong Glam
An easy walk from the up-and-coming neighbourhood of Jalan Besar is this popular, well-air-conditioned option. Low-frills dorms (including a female-only…
Holiday Inn Express Orchard Road
Singapore
Around the corner from Orchard Road is this crisp, good-value option. The light-filled lobby is upbeat and contemporary, scattered with funky furniture…
Little India & Kampong Glam
This upbeat, no-shoes hostel comes with polished-concrete floors and both Wii and DVDs in the common lounge, plus complimentary use of washing machines…
Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay
Right in the heart of Boat Quay, Quarters Hostel welcomes guests into a cool pale-pink, cafe-esque reception-dining area, perfect for meeting other…
Singapore
In a quiet street just above Orchard Road, the Four Seasons delivers the coveted combo of centrality and retreat-like tranquillity. Common areas are…
Chinatown & the CBD
Occupying a whitewashed heritage building, Hotel 1929 sits on up-and-coming Keong Saik Rd. Rooms are tight, but good use is made of limited space, and…
Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay
This affable place has light-filled rooms that are smallish but modern, with window seating and warm, citrus accents. The gym is petite but adequate, and…
Little India & Kampong Glam
Heritage gets a modern makeover at Kam Leng, a revamped retro hotel in the rising Jalan Besar district. Common areas are studiously raw, with distressed…
Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay
Occupying what was once Singapore's magnificent, Palladian-style general post office, the grand old Fullerton offers classically elegant rooms in muted…
InterContinental Robertson Quay
Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay
The brooding box-like InterContinental, opened in 2017, brings some modern city glamour to laid-back Robertson Quay. The well designed rooms are on the…
Little India & Kampong Glam
Ibis offers sensible, low-frills comfort, from a generic lobby spiffed up with colourful modular furniture to smallish, spotless, cookie-cutter rooms with…
Singapore
The only swish option at Changi Airport, award-winning Crowne Plaza is a sleek, business-oriented place with an in-house spa and a lush, palm-studded pool…
Chinatown & the CBD
In a restored heritage building just steps from Chinatown MRT, this fun, brightly coloured hostel offers clean dorms, comfy beds, good-sized lockers, and…
Little India & Kampong Glam
A short walk south of Little India is this colonial-era hotel, in a shophouse redevelopment that now shoots up eight storeys. Rooms are classic and…
Little India & Kampong Glam
With simple, industrial interiors, this squeaky-clean hostel in up-and-coming heritage neighbourhood Jalan Besar is a great bet for a good night's sleep…
Chinatown & the CBD
Upping the ante in the capsule hostel game, super sleek Cube not only provides guests with excellent sleeping quarters inclusive of blackout blinds and…
5Footway.Inn Project Boat Quay
Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay
Right on Boat Quay, the whitewashed dorms come in one-, two-, three- and four-bed configurations, and though rooms are small (superior rooms have windows)…
Singapore
Hipster chic underscores Jen's 565 rooms, from the sculptural furniture pieces and funky wallpaper to the mood lighting that makes the ridiculously…
Days Hotel Singapore at Zhongshan Park
Singapore
This three-star hotel delivers small, comfortable rooms, each painted in bright, bold colours, with funky carpets, LED TVs and small but modern bathrooms…
Singapore
This popular hotel (the entrance is on Marine Parade Rd) has a great location close to both Joo Chiat (Katong) and the East Coast Park, and is a mere 9km…
Singapore
With its free shuttle, this smart (if somewhat generic) hotel is a great choice if you want to be near Changi Airport. It's nestled among gorgeous gardens…
Little India & Kampong Glam
Ever-friendly Hive sits on the edge of up-and-coming hipster 'hood Jalan Besar. Choose from mixed or female dorms, a combo of whitewashed walls and metal…
Ramada Singapore at Zhongshan Park
Singapore
This slick Ramada makes up for its slighty inconvenient location with great rates. In reality, it's well-serviced by buses and an easy 1km walk from…
Singapore
This big, bustling hotel comes with a gleaming lobby, sprawling restaurant and variations on white and beige. Rooms are pleasant and classically furnished…
Sentosa Island
A sanctuary unto itself, this resort is designed with lots of eco-friendly touches (the natural spring-fed pool has its own filtration system, there are…
Singapore
If you're going to live large (room size wise) in Singapore, this is the place to do it. The fully furnished serviced apartments are spacious and have a…
Chinatown & the CBD
Chinese-themed Bliss has an enviable location right across the street from the Chinatown MRT station. Rooms are contemporary and smart, with comfortable…
5Footway.Inn Project Chinatown 1
Chinatown & the CBD
A branch of flashpacker hostel 5Footway.Inn, occupying three locations in buzzing Chinatown. Concrete floors, iMac computers and colourful art keep things…
Little India & Kampong Glam
A well-located hostel, Shophouse's rooms feature dark-wood bunks and industrial elements such as raw-concrete floors. At the time of research the rooftop…
Singapore
Peranakan furniture graces the light-filled lobby of the great-value Santa Grand. Set in the heart of Joo Chiat (Katong), and occupying restored…
Little India & Kampong Glam
This midrange hotel is well located for the Bugis shopping area and new restaurant hot spot South Beach Ave, though where the park is we can't say…
Little India & Kampong Glam
One of the best-value non-hostel budget options in Little India, this basic Chinese-run hotel is friendly and clean enough. Rooms are poky and some come…
Singapore
This large (hence the name) hotel buzzes with tourist and business traffic. Its low pricing and central location account for its popularity. Rooms are on…
Little India & Kampong Glam
At this cheap and friendly hostel in Little India, the six-, 10- and 12-bed dorms are narrow but bright and clean; female-only dorms are available. The…
Chinatown & the CBD
Located in a housing block overlooking the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, this basic hostel is just steps from Chinatown and Tanjong Pagar's booming…
Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay
Its location, on the 4th-floor of a shophouse, hasn't deterred backpackers from booking beds here en masse. The communal areas are well done but the upper…
Little India & Kampong Glam
Located on a quiet side street in the heart of Little India, the Perak Hotel features a fetching, whitewashed colonial exterior, with bright-blue window…
