If you are on a tight budget, but still want to travel - You shouldn't be scratching Singapore off your list! There are many ways on how you can travel to this expensive city, enjoy and have a decent place to stay! I will share our experience with one of the Backpacker's hostels in Singapore here.
Our was a booking done a week before our travel date. My friend was supposed to take us in but there are some unforeseen circumstances so I had to book for me and my friend going to SG. I tried BOOKING.COM and as for our experience in this hotel, it sure was quite pleasant overall.
Total Spent for 5 Nights in this hotel was only Php3,150 for each person. Yes, that is 5 nights! It was safe, we leave our things in the locker and come back (luckily) that none of our things left in the bed was touched by anyone else or was missing. IF you are travelling with at least 2 or 3 of your friends, you can get one section to your self... so its pretty much "private" to some extent ;)
Pros:
It is cheap!
The location is easy to find
The location is close to almost all Singapore attractions (except the zoo) :P
The location is minutes away from Chinatown center! Hawkers and shopping place
The location is minutes away from the train station/s
The place is clean
They have free water. Buy a bottle of water from convenient stores and then bring it home, refill in the dorm. ;)
They have Wifi
Lockers that can fit your "travel light luggage"
Ironing, Washing of Clothes available
Foods / Restaurants nearby is cheap > go to Chinatown Complex or Chinatown Food Street! there is no need to get inside the restaurants! They will only charge you with service fees, etc.
Cons:
Its noisy at night since there are Bars at the ground floor of the building
Shared Bathroom (have to wait for others to finish, be early)
Privacy can be a bit of a problem especially if you are not used to sharing a room...
Do not forget to bring your own adaptor, btw. But if you forget, you can head to the nearest supermarket in the Chinatown and buy yourself an adaptor so you can charge your devices. :P
The receptionist was also easy to talk to, she speaks English well, and she's a Filipina so we did not have troubles chatting and asking questions from her... she also was helpful. :D
There are also many other hostel in the area. I was also told that just another block from our place was the Beary Best Hotel. Its also dormitory style. a bit costly than the one we stayed in.
Our was a booking done a week before our travel date. My friend was supposed to take us in but there are some unforeseen circumstances so I had to book for me and my friend going to SG. I tried BOOKING.COM and as for our experience in this hotel, it sure was quite pleasant overall.
Total Spent for 5 Nights in this hotel was only Php3,150 for each person. Yes, that is 5 nights! It was safe, we leave our things in the locker and come back (luckily) that none of our things left in the bed was touched by anyone else or was missing. IF you are travelling with at least 2 or 3 of your friends, you can get one section to your self... so its pretty much "private" to some extent ;)
Pros:
It is cheap!
The location is easy to find
The location is close to almost all Singapore attractions (except the zoo) :P
The location is minutes away from Chinatown center! Hawkers and shopping place
The location is minutes away from the train station/s
The place is clean
They have free water. Buy a bottle of water from convenient stores and then bring it home, refill in the dorm. ;)
They have Wifi
Lockers that can fit your "travel light luggage"
Ironing, Washing of Clothes available
Foods / Restaurants nearby is cheap > go to Chinatown Complex or Chinatown Food Street! there is no need to get inside the restaurants! They will only charge you with service fees, etc.
Cons:
Its noisy at night since there are Bars at the ground floor of the building
Shared Bathroom (have to wait for others to finish, be early)
Privacy can be a bit of a problem especially if you are not used to sharing a room...
Do not forget to bring your own adaptor, btw. But if you forget, you can head to the nearest supermarket in the Chinatown and buy yourself an adaptor so you can charge your devices. :P
The receptionist was also easy to talk to, she speaks English well, and she's a Filipina so we did not have troubles chatting and asking questions from her... she also was helpful. :D
There are also many other hostel in the area. I was also told that just another block from our place was the Beary Best Hotel. Its also dormitory style. a bit costly than the one we stayed in.
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