Stopovers/Singapore
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Stopovers/Singapore
Departing soon, looks to us that Singapore hotels are a bit worrying. Either hugely expensive or pits with bed bugs (tripadvisor). Anyone stopped over, and any advice on hotels? Obviously the Singapore Sling in the Long Bar goes without saying!!!!
Thanks for any input.
Steve and the Dragon
Thanks for any input.
Steve and the Dragon
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I can highly recommend the Scarlet Hotel, near to Chinatown. Decent rates and very stylish rooms, a great change from all the bland chain hotels. Only a 10-15 minute walk up to Clarke Quay and Boat Quay too.
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prince of wales in little india, clean rooms and dorms above a great pub with the sort of staff that make it hard to leave!
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This website (see link below) was highly recommended on the http://www.flyertalk.com website for frequent flyers as the rates are better than on the Priceline/Expedia/Travelocity type sites:
http://www.precisionreservations.com...re-hotels.html
(I used to live in Singapore.....you may wish to avoid Geylang as it is a red-light area and in some of the hotels will not openly rent-by-the-hour but instead use the term (short-term) "transit" rooms LOL!)
http://www.precisionreservations.com...re-hotels.html
(I used to live in Singapore.....you may wish to avoid Geylang as it is a red-light area and in some of the hotels will not openly rent-by-the-hour but instead use the term (short-term) "transit" rooms LOL!)
Last edited by Englishmum; Oct 20th 2007 at 2:13 am.
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Departing soon, looks to us that Singapore hotels are a bit worrying. Either hugely expensive or pits with bed bugs (tripadvisor). Anyone stopped over, and any advice on hotels? Obviously the Singapore Sling in the Long Bar goes without saying!!!!
Thanks for any input.
Steve and the Dragon
Thanks for any input.
Steve and the Dragon
Also you must get some reflexology whilst your there, I am a reflexologist and have to say you wont get any better (painful tho!) I can recommend the people's park complex, there are so many places to choose from, and all so cheap $20 for an hour!! Orchid collection at the botanical garden was also amazing.
Darren and Vick
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hi steve
we are arriving in singapore on monday...we looked everywhere for digs that were not to expensive ...we came up with the YWCA near orchard road which is good for the shopping.i think we have paid 35 pound a night and the reviews are good
happy hunting
shell and mark
we are arriving in singapore on monday...we looked everywhere for digs that were not to expensive ...we came up with the YWCA near orchard road which is good for the shopping.i think we have paid 35 pound a night and the reviews are good
happy hunting
shell and mark
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Thanks everybody for all your good advice. We'll check out all your suggestions (after watching England give the Springboks a drubbing today, of course).
Nelsonpom, what was the name of your hotel as we really do want one with a pool?
Steve and the Dragon
Nelsonpom, what was the name of your hotel as we really do want one with a pool?
Steve and the Dragon
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Stayed at Fujirama. But you have to book thru Singapore airlines to get deal. They call it a singapore stopover. They pick you up from airport and give you lots of free vouchers and discounted stuff. Well worth it I thought. We spent 3 happy days there.
Darren
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Thanks Nelsonpom. Will look hotel up on internet. I flew with Singapore airlines last time I went to NZ - I only stayed in Changi airport at Singapore.
I found S/A very good - someone collapsed on the flight (this was at the height of bird flu) and the crew asked if there was a doctor on board - there were 5!!!
The Dragon
PS Hubby has memory of fish too!
Love the Eddie Izzard joke about the goldfish's 20 second memory!!!
I found S/A very good - someone collapsed on the flight (this was at the height of bird flu) and the crew asked if there was a doctor on board - there were 5!!!
The Dragon
PS Hubby has memory of fish too!
Love the Eddie Izzard joke about the goldfish's 20 second memory!!!