so far i stayed furama, carlton(2x), cockpit (now closed i think), grand central, conrad.

any suggestions? thanks

Sentosa? (spelling maybe wrong)

Fullerton?

Fullerton - the rooms are small unless you wish to pay more for more space

what is the budget are we talking about here?

Romantic hotels are obviously the likes of Ritz Carlton ...choose the marina view...awesome. Slightly cheaper or comparable would be Oriental Singapore. Before renovation it was affordable to my pocket, after renovation....its beyond my reach already

Sentosa old beaufort hotel now called as Sentosa Spa hotel is one place you wanna take your love once...the minute you step into the room....you just wanna do it...trust me....its great

Other good ones is Swissotel the Stamford...try to get 55th floor onwards....the view is awesome

It would depend on what you want to use the hotel for. If it means only to sleep and shower....no need to spend so much...for budget ones ...not really budget like the sleezy hotels but the ones such as peninsula or excelsior ...which is in the heart of the town with so so bedroom

But if the rooms is for quality time with your love ones....I am the man for you to ask....Dr Love is in for consultation man

I always use ratestogo.com if I need a room urgently and last minute. But I also frequently chooses any promotion going on but if you fly to SG via SQ.....you will get damn good deals...some give you 50% off using your bording pass.

Ya some plases in Kallang you can rent the room by the hour.

By the minute oso have bro...if you cannot tahan

thanks for the insights guys. actually, it would be used just for sleep and shower. 4 of us (my high school buddies) are going there for a pleasure cum business trip. 1 of them have been around the world, 2 are 1st time out-of country travel, but all 3 are 1st time sin ja pour visitors.

they would much prefer one on the cbd, near to sim lim area. since most of us are interested in electronics and gadgets galore. being the former singapore resident in the group, i was the unanimous "tour guide". btw, we're all guys and 2 are ethnic fil-chinese.

i've been calling travel agents here in the phil., most hotels offered in their package tours are fr the " sleazy" hotel 81 & fragrance at geylang area to 3-stars summerview, oxford, grand central, bayview, to marina mandarin and the crown prince.

One place I can tell u not to go to is Hotel Peninsular in the City Hall area. there were rats int hat hotel. not sure if its still like that though.

But yeah..Ritz Carlton is greattttttttttttttt!!!!!!!!! love it!

yup got it thanks

this is near funan right?

which year you went there lar.....the hotel in joint with the same lobby as excelsior.....exterior it may not look nice but inside was renovated since 4 years ago..... I stayed there several times....its cheap...100++ a nite....good value for money considering its in the heart of the city

I have one suggestion for you....

book a budget flight to Singapore....dat depends on where are you coming from. But if the flight time is more than 2 or 3 hours....please use the ordinary airlines which serves food and drinks for free.,...comfort is more important than being so tight budget as you will spend more on others. Book your flight via the internet...there are many..

hotels.....this the best last minute hotel reservation website....

http://www.ratestogo.com/

peninsular no longer is cheap...now its S$160....sorry 1 quoted wrongly juz now

hotels near sim lim is albert court...a very nice boutique hotel...but the surrounding may not be pleasant as its juz beside the road with heavy traffice...difficult to get cab or parking spaces. Hotel bencoolen is also ner sim lim....but sleazy activities are on the offering as it is a 3 star property...unless you like this stuff as well....

Please try to look up at the website...and tell me your prefer hotel and budget and I will advice which hotel is the best for you

Dun worry about being near to the hotel....In SG.....everything is nearby and public transportation is splendid and affordable

i haven't stayed in any yet... but i heard they're quite expensive

I stayed in Hotel Bencoolen back 4 to 5 years ago and I think that hotel is pretty safe and is value for money.

The place my mom used to work at always booked that hotel for the clients...cause the office is near the area.
anyway..this was like 5 yrs ago.....yeah i remember when i was leaving..they were doing renovation work.

I think value for money hotels are YWCA at Fort Canning....but rooms are small.....but I think if there are 4 of the gang....stay in Ritz....share 4 person and ask for extra bed..... you stay in ritz especially the marina view rooms.....you would never ever want to stay elsewhere. Service is targeted at 100% nothing less and obviously beyond customers expectation...look for Mr Douglas Fernandez the manager on duty.....he will make your trip a memorable one

My fren got robbed at teh YMCA at Fort Canning... there are theives operating in that place!

Anyone tried to stay at the Hotel 81s that are dotted all over the island? I hear that they are pretty good and cheap! But avoid the ones located in red light districts like Geylang -- Hotel 81s there are actually bordellos!!

i really appreciate all the replies i've been getting from you guys.

ricochet, tangawizi,lostnexposed,caramel,Role Model,

xie xie!

i watch channel news asia on cable here in the phil., and there was this show that featured boutique hotels sprouting in the chinatown area. particularly at keong saik road. any insights?

haha..I always thought the YMCA at fort canning was relatively safe? cause i used to attend wesley methodist just behind that YMCA...lots of backpacking angmohs there...

Not sure if anyone mentioned the Marriott..but they're pretty moderately priced..
and also Carlton hotel((not sure if its still there but its in the city hall area next to Chijmes))...Dont confuse it with the Ritz Carlton yah?


erm..keong saik road.....it can get pretty seedy sometimes...and its like a mix of old and new....like..ud see a yoga place there and some hippish bar....n then ud see like a brothel....hehe...

Some hotel 81 is indeed good like the ones in Chinatown...dun worry no sleazy activities

Keong Saik....avoid at all cost

Can you tell me about your budget or not bro.....instead of asking us about all the areas or hotels in Singapore

You coming from phil.....take cebu airways..cheap and better than Jetstar.....that's what my maid told me

Keong Saik Street has my yoga chill out place and bar ... i'd stay there cuz it's got great vibes. I can't stand these plasticky concrete high-rise hotels. Gimme a room with a ceiling fan anytime...

yup you are probably rite....anyway they dun bother you cuz you increase the population. The men will have more freedom or choices

someone told me there is an equivalent of nana plaza (bangkok) in geylang.... can someone point me in the right direction?

i've stayed in pan pacific hotel,my room is soooo big and they have a large lcd tv too but they're really expensive >.<
if u're looking for a cheap one,maybe u should try royal @queens.been there before,and I think it's quite nice too.

with the F1 thing coming up...hotel prices are back to 1995 prices....its so so expensive.....hotel 81, fragrance ..etc are tourist choice these days....anyway got free entertainment downstairs with the option of bringing to your room

u got the ticket prices for the F1 race yet?

When i went to Singapore i went to this Hotel name...Phoenix (not so sure)
but I always have a dreamed to go on that famous Raffles Hotel ( I hope i got that right..)

Phoenix? It's gone bro... they are now building some luxury condominium hotel office complex i dunno what... freaken nightmare construction...

Nope....I'll watch TV ....can see better

You can always hang out at Raffles Hotel....many side cafes around the hotel....but to stay a nite....its juz $1,300 per nite...that was early last year prices.....aiya....with that .,...you can get a good honeymoon at Banyan Tree for 2...4 days 3 nites with spa package

Ohh wow....yeah but honeymoon is not exactly what i was planning now....

honeymoon is a figure of speech lar....when two lovebirds make out....cant believe you that sotong meh?

I've stayed at the le meridian, Pan Pac, Mandarin(next to Pan Pac), Shangri La, Conrad, and the one opposite the road to Le meridian on Scotts Rd. To me a hotel is a hotel is a hotel. The Marina Mandarin was abit old and needed a room facelift but all the opther hotles were of an appropriately high standard.

^ nah I hate old hotels...gives me the creep and also sometimes a bit yucky.
and one more thing the food there should taste good and they should have room service 24/7

eh..dont most hotels provide room service 24/7?!?!?! at least all the ones Ive been to have provided this!

Hmm..good foood? Definitely save up for Raffles! I love that revolving restaurant on the top floor though Im not sure if its still there( i mean the revolving part).

Another good one would be that hotel restaurant that Anthony Bourdain went to....but I cant remember the name!!!!

BTW...I have a friend who wanted to visit Singapore in August...but had no clue the f1 race was gonna be on..and he said the hotel prices are CRAZY..even the budget hotels have been marked up!!! SO he ended up changing his vacation time to october! hehe

Whcih Raffles are u talking that has the revolving restaurant? You don't mean the old Raffles Hotel do u? That's like $3000 a night. But if u mean the Westin Stamford, that has been renamed as the Swisshotel. And the resto at the top is called the Equinox... it may have changed its name again...

Anthony Bourdain ate at alot of places in Singapore, including Geylang hee hee!

Yeah, prices in hotels with a view over the marina and F1 circuit is charging up to $5k a night. If HDB flats were built closer to the marina, the owners for sure would be renting out their rooms at $500 a night too!!!

haha..yeah...westin stamford/swisshotel...for some reasons i always call that raffles hotel because of the shopping centre. anyway...yeah..i used to go to the revolving restaurant all the time...but like a long time ago..when the restaurant was called "compass rose". anyone remember that? or am i seriously old?!?!

I know, I once paid $17 for chicken rice in a hotel. I'd arrived late and was too tired to go out looking for food, which I'm sure would have been cheaper ieven taking into account the taxi fare and taste better then what I got.

Heeeeyyyy, Geylang serves some of the best food in Singapore. I'm cut my wife's parents live in Jurong East, so far from the better food in the East.

Lost? Were u drunk in Compass Rose?
I don't think i ever saw it revolve!!!!

would like to visit Singapore someday.

hahahaha really ?? where mate ? hahaha $17 bucks.

^^ maybe at Raffles hotel or Fullerton.

Yeah..Compass Rose was a revolving restaurant. Think I went there at least 3 times. Wait..unless Compass Rose changed its name to something else and I didnt know about it. But Im pretty sure I went there before they changed it to Equinox.

Its meritus mandarin at orchard road...hainanese chicken rice. Back then it was said to be the best in singapore. these days it cost $25 I think. Had it once before....nothing fantastic....its an entree....so its a little comforting to pay little higher in a hotel. The meritus mandarin is the indonesian favourite hotel. On sundays they have mass in the ballroom

Rico's right. It was the Meritus Mandarin and the reason I tried it was becasue they claimed they were the best Chicken Rice in Singapore, and it wasn't. I'm so embarassed, I feel like a such a foreigner......... but I guess I am .

back to the hotel thing.....yesterday a fren from malaysia was asking me to check on the budget hotel in singapore for his parents coming down for a holiday sort.....my god....all the prices have gone up like crazy. Peninsular hotel used to be the cheapest of the lot for 100++.....these days its $412....albert court used to be $120 something....now its $377++

check the website ...RATES TO GO

I think hotel 81 and all those $hit hole hotel is what people can afford next

Aiyoh.. ask them go to Batam lor!!!!!