Need SIN hotel recommendation
I will be spending one night in Singapore (a first visit) following a trip to India in November. Can anybody recommend a place considering the following:
Post India I will look forward to a pool/gym First visit so decent location for sites/food stalls I arrive at 7 am and leave the next day for an 8 am flight so decent airport access. I'm flying Singapore Air - are their hotel discounts offers worth it? Where would you stay? MANY THANKS * |
Conrad Singapore for sure is a can't miss. i've used that hotel exactly as you are looking to - to relax after a trip to India and before the long journey home.
There's a nice pool, many restaurants within walking distance, cabs are cheap. If you're already missing India right after leaving, little India is a 5 SGD fare away too! :) Biggest plus is it's a very nice room at their price level. Also, I've always been able to get into my room there right away even though I'm trying to check in at 8AM/9AM (other hotels have made me wait until noon). |
Originally Posted by 1k-all-the-way
I will be spending one night in Singapore (a first visit) following a trip to India in November. Can anybody recommend a place considering the following:
Post India I will look forward to a pool/gym First visit so decent location for sites/food stalls I arrive at 7 am and leave the next day for an 8 am flight so decent airport access. I'm flying Singapore Air - are their hotel discounts offers worth it? Where would you stay? MANY THANKS * The Conrad is always a good tip (though they have raised prices quite a bit over the last months) as is the Inter-Continental. More upscale would be RC, FS, Shangri-La, Oriental, Raffles, Fullerton. On Orchard/Scotts Rd you got the Grand Hyatt, Marriott, Hilton (needs a make over). Cheers ... |
I'm also a big fan of The Conrad. The pool is very nice, The Raffles Hotel and shops are an easy 10 minute stroll away, and the Conrad's lobby is a lovely place for afternoon tea.
Check out the Longbar Steakhouse for lunch (noon-2 p.m.). The fixe prix lunch is a steal. FTer extraordinare, PremEx, turned me on to it. The Conrad is in the CBD, but there is a halfway decent mall, Suntec City, where I go to select a few cigars to take home and smoke after lunch in the Long Bar, next door to the Steakhouse. There's also an A/C'ed hawker center there. It's not fantastic, but is good and cheap. The better option is to take a short cab ride to La Pau Sat hawker center (outdoors, 24 hrs.) or a slightly longer cab ride to Newton. Those are they only ones I've been to, and hawker afficianados all have an opinion. They may be better ones. The East Coast Seafood Center is also a blast for dining. Just amazing. Sorry, I'm getting a little carried away. :o At street level across the driveway from the hotel is a nice German brauhaus which is open late. |
Hello, you can find some hotel recommendations on the following thread
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showt...1&page=1&pp=15 As Demue has mentioned, most hotels come into mind based on your criteria. Perhaps you can let us know more, like your budget, style of hotel (contemporary, traditional), shopping (cheap, souvenirs, departmental stores, high end) then we would be able to recommend something closer to your needs.
Originally Posted by essxjay
...a slightly longer cab ride to Newton.
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Thanks for the tips so far. budget wise i'd prefer to pay $100- 175 US. I'm not much of a shopper, would like to eat, see older parts of town - china town, little india style, etc. hotel wise i'm flexible - but since a pool/gym is important it puts me into a certain catagory, no?
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Hey 1k-all-the-way, noticed that you started another thread on the same topic in the Asia forum too, but i'll consolidate everything for you...
Originally Posted by 1k-all-the-way
i'd prefer to pay $100- 175 US
but since a pool/gym is important it puts me into a certain catagory, no? But if you are looking to stay in the newly refurbished and reopened Marina Mandarin (MM), their pool is still under refurbishment. see older parts of town - china town, little india style, etc. As for the zoo (mentioned in the other thread started in the Asia forum), the zoo is located in Northern part of Singapore, there are no hotels near it, hence your best way there is via cab. I think most people would recommend the Night Safari over the zoo, but I have not been there for eons, so I'm sure someone else in this forum would be able to tell you more. Any thoughts about the Oriental? Particularly it's location. The Oriental juz reopened, hence everything is very new. So far, I have only heard good things about it, some have even said that it is better than the RC nearby. Location wise, like I mentioned above, it's 10 minutes walk to the subway, and is within easy access of the highway to and from the airport. A Review of the Oriental Singapore (after refurbishment): http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=442223 would like to eat Hope this helps!!! :) 1 day is too short to eat all the food there is, and see all the sights there are!!! |
SQ 319 you're a treasure trove. many thanks. thinking of the oriental, swissotel, or conrad right now.....Best rates from web sites like asia travel?
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Originally Posted by 1k-all-the-way
SQ 319 you're a treasure trove. many thanks. thinking of the oriental, swissotel, or conrad right now.....Best rates from web sites like asia travel?
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So I picked the Conrad but they are very full and rooms are 390 S. Too much. Maybe the Oriental?
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The Holiday inn parkside near orchard road has good deals on asiabesthotel... anyone stayed there?
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390S is expensive, IMHO. The RC can be had for S$265 on their weekend rate (assuming you will be on a weekend). The RC weekday rate is around S$350.
For a more intimate feel, the FS is also a good bet in my book (I'm typing this from their 20th floor pool deck on WiFi :) ). |
Thanks. I booked the Oriental at $125 US. I've heard good things about the renovation. opinions?
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Daytime pool access in SIN?
Thanks to all who offered all the hotel advice in my other post.
Before I stay over in SIN, I'll have a 6 or 7 hour layover on my way to India and plan to come to town for a little lunch someplace (suggestions welcome). But I'm also a dedicated lap swimmer and wonder if anybody knows a public or hotel pool where i can pay to swim? I know there's a pool at the airport , but it seems small for real swimming. Anybody have thoughts or experiences on this? |
Not sure about hotel pools, but there are plenty of public swimming pools dotted around Singapore. The closest ones to Changi Airport are at Tampines and at Bedok, both of which are accessible by subway (change at Tanah Merah interchange), or by taxi (for less than $10). The entrance fees are around S$1.50 (slightly more than USD$0.80), i think. All public swimming complexes have a competition pool for laps and it shouldn't be too croweded, especially if it's before 5 on a weekday.
Tampines Swimming Complex http://www.ssc.gov.sg/SportsWeb/sw_c...244&artID=3612 Bedok Swimming Complex http://www.ssc.gov.sg/SportsWeb/sw_c...244&artID=3538 One tip though, wear some sunblock if you're swimming around midday... You don't wanna get sun-burnt!! |
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