Peninsula Excelsior Singapore
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5 Coleman St Singapore, Singapore, 179 805, 6337-2200
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Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Stayed at the Peninsula Excelsior Singapore
Here is our first update. Had a great flight from Adelaide, Singapore Airlines are great. Checked in at the Peninsula Excelsior, first room we were allocated was **** and smelt like the smoking room at your local pub. So we went back down and were allocated a much better room, Helen did the talking naturally. Went to Raffles for the obligatory Singapore Sling (or three). Beers $18 a pint! Absolutely great decor and atmosphere. Not much time for sightseeing but had a long walk this morning. Hu...
Singapore, Singapore gregmce
We arrived safely in Singapore on Wednesday night after a 12 hour flight from Frankfurt, which wasn't half a bad as we expected it would be. We're loving it so far. We've been to the rain forest, had some great (cheap) food & we spent yesterday on Sentosa Island, a little touristy, but a lovely way to spend a day. Niamh had fish reflexology done, which involves sticking your feet in a pool of fish who nibble away at the dead skin on your feet, followed by a massage - Jen most definitely d...
Singapore, Singapore jenandniamh
Singapore To begin with, we love Singapore Airlines! Great service throughout the flight, excellent inflight entertainment and great drinks from the bar. We only had a night in Singapore which was enough to fit in a spout of shopping, eating and some bringing in the Chinese New Year (which coincidentally began at midnight on the 18th Feb 2007 - the morning of our first day as husband and wife). After getting to the Peninsula Excelsior (good size room, awesome view of skyline, bit musty smelli...
Singapore, Singapore mightylongway
Arrived in Singapore after a great flight. Singapore Airlines were fantastic. The Peninsula Excelsior was a reasonably priced hotel close to Chinatown and The Raffles Hotel. I found my way around this area easily, used the tourist ride-on bus... getting on an off at all the areas I wanted to see. Arab Street, Little India, Chinatown, The Raffles, Botanical Gardens etc. I walked a lot and found this a great way to see the locals and.... lots of tourists. Visited the market in Chinatown and ate...
Singapore, Singapore odells
Arrived in Singapore at approx 1700. Had a good flight. A few bumps (!) before we arrived with one passenger having a swoon (by my diagnosis anyway) midflight but she was fine. Nice to have a nurse on the flight! We checked in at the Penninsula Excelsior Hotel (I stayed there when I went to Greece) and headed off to The Raffles Hotel. Took Davey up to the "Long Bar" or Peanut Bar as it can be known and sat and did the beer, Singapore Sling, peanut thing. It was my second time there but Davey'...
Singapore, Singapore odells
I'm back on the road! I arrived into Singapore at 2.50am after a 5 hour flight from Perth on Tiger Airways. I paid $485 for a 'no frills' flight and that's exactly what I got. No service of any kind - no food, drink, entertainment etc. You had an option to pay the $15 to get a TV etc. but I left Perth with no Aussie or Singaporean dollars. I was impressed with the efficiency of the hostesses and my seat - 1A. I paid $25 to pre-book a seat and I wasn't disappointed, especially given that 1B wa...
Singapore, Singapore shanewilson
I'm really glad to have chosen Singapore as my first destination because it gives a fantastic introduction into Asian life. Of all the cities I've been to, I've never come across a city that is so clean, efficient, tidy, friendly and cheap. Even when waiting for a MRT train, I have to look very hard to find a bit of paper or mess on any platform. And talk about cheap... substantial meals can be had at $SG3 in any of the food stalls which are easy to find. Lau Pa Sat south of the Singaporean r...
Singapore, Singapore shanewilson
Okay it's for real this time. I may have lost my credibility with some of you with my last entry. However, the flight was totally predictable, except for the exact movies I watched and the food I ate. In these times of airline cutbacks, Singapore Air still gives good service. I had a whole row to myself from Seoul to Singapore which meant I could sleep a bit, and then not a wink of sleep at my hotel in Singapore, where I was in bed from 1:30 AM to 4:00 when I gave up. I had an amazing room - ...
Singapore, Singapore spintheglobe
Singapore was a wonderful surprise - clean, organized, civilized with lots of green areas.....and....sunshine! Good hotel in great location (18th floor meant super skyline views like in Hong Kong). After a swim in one of the pools, went for a walk along the river and the next day (New Year's Eve) did the hop on/off bus tour of the city. Ended up in Little India browsing in fascinating little shops and lunching in a cheap and cheerful - but very authentic - food mall (Yasmin would have been pr...
Singapore, Singapore thedunckleys
Historical Traveler Reviews of Peninsula Excelsior Singapore
Outdated hotel
Going Downhill - quickly
Had a great experience for 3 months
During my stay this hotel went out of there way to make my stay an enjoyable one, I was on first name basis with most of the staff and they were getting used to seeing this American roam the lobby on many occasions.
The pool was incredible, actually the only negative I had during my stay. On a particular Saturday afternoon I ventured to the pool and was met abruptly by a considerable number of drunk American sailors. I longed for the quiet of Europeans, Aussies, and Asians I had on previous pool visits and I was glad they were only there for a single weekend.
I'll make sure to book with this hotel again on my next trip to Singapore.
Great Location needs a little tlc
Hotel is in an excellent location - especially with 2 small children
staff very friendly - possibly due to us having 2 blonde children!
Breakfast was great - good variety and plenty of it - even at 10am close down time!
No noise problems, huge room for us - we only booked a triple but had loads of room for the 4 of us
swimming pool great - and they have lovely showers and fresh towels, soap, hairdryer if you have a late flight - check out 12noon too which is good - and very efficient luggage storage system.
We were on an SIA stopover package and had loads of free things to do too - kids loved china town
I would stay here again for a couple of nights - great location - and as someone else said - do you need to spend much time in your room in a city like Singapore!
Very disappointing service at the Peninsular on a Singapore Stopover Holiday
Needless to say, I was extremely unhappy at having to sit in the hotel lobby with only my hand luggage for 4 hours until 12pm waiting for a room... It was possibly the worst experience to go through after a long flight when all you want is a shower and a change of clothes!! By 12pm, delirious from lack of sleep and extremely aggravated to say the least, I threw my toys out the cot a bit and demanded a room and was immediately given one!!! 3 hours sleep later I ventured out into the streets of Singapore and took it all in for a couple of hours - instead of the 8 hours I had thought would be available had I checked in at a reasonable time! SO make sure you check before booking at the Peninsular - check your arrivak time and make sure your room will be available when you get there - no matter what time!!!
Tacky ? Not a problem
What I can't understand are the people who will travel to Singapore and then spend time in their hotel room !
Sure, this place is a bit Miami Vice once you get past the lobby. But I saw the lobby twice - checking in and checking out. I didn't try the pool or the restaurants. And why ? Because this place is right in the centre of town, a 2 minute walk to the river, and less than that to a massive gadget-freak mall - plus its' very close to the City Hall underground interchange.
It's tall enough and well lit enough to spot in the distance as you wander around most of Singapore.
With one full day on Orchard Road, one on Sentosa and one in Chinatown, we spent our sleeping time in the hotel and that's it. We had a nice view and quite enjoyed the kitsch 80's glamour of the decor.
Everything worked and the staff were very helpful, but as we tend to use hotels in cities as crashpads rather than homes-from-home we don't tend to mind an odd bit of peeling paint or tatty carpet.
When I go back, I'll consider the hotel again, it's in a great spot and is very reasonably priced
Tired bedrooms, lovely reception, agree with what has been said before
But the bedrooms are a disappointment, our bathroom needed repair/refurbishment and there was little space for two cases in the room.
The only evening meal we had in was a dinner for 35 people in a separate room, so can't comment on regular dining. House wines here about £20 a bottle, but you find those prices throughout the Far East. Our Chinese Banquet meal was OK, passable, but not a patch on the one we had at the Chinese Restaurant at the SunTec Convention Centre the previous night, or those we had in Thailand later on in the trip.
I thought breakfast was acceptable with a wide range of items for all tastes - you can't expect European/US cooking in the Far East at this price!
Wholehearted agreement
The room-safe was not working and was not fixed despite our constant requests. The room had seen better days, but at least it was clean. There was also building work going outside somewhere whilst we were there and no-one likes a jack-hammer at 7.00am... I jest not.
Breakfast was a buffet style arrangement, but so unappetising and lukewarm that we decamped to McDonalds out of desperation. In its favour the hotel has a great location, but location and a great lobby do not a great hotel make.
Tired - a bit of a understatement
A bit tired!
It is a very centrally located hotel. Close to transport (MRT, Buses) next door to Chinatown, Boat and Clark Quay and their associated shops and eating places. I have always found it to be an excellent place to stay and have enjoyed the times I had there. In recent times it has been renovated and the two seperate Hotels are now linked and share a common lobby area, where once they were seperate. That renovation has been used in their recent publicity, but from what I experienced, during my last visit in June 2004, it appears that the only renovation has been that Lobby area.
The rooms, at least in the "old" Excelsior Hotel, have not been given the same attention. The paint in our bathroom was peeling and dirty. The toilet was broken and there was definite signs of wear around the bath and sink..
The bedroom itself had that tired look. The carpet was stained, the sheets threadbare and the fittings in the room were old fashioned, demonstrated by the ineffectual lighting of the room as a whole. Definitely a 1980's look in the 21st Century.
This is very unusual for hotels in Singapore. If there is one thing that has been demonstrated by the City and its inhabitants, over the years I have been visiting, it is that they keep up to date with service provision.
I will probably still stay at the Peninsula Excelsior again, I like its location.
I just hope they get rid of the tiredness.
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