Value Hotel Balestier
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It was officially my first time in Singapore. The only other time I had been in Singapore was a few years back during a flight transit, so I didn't see anything but the Changi airport at that time. This time, I'm ready to explore Singapore!
And what better way to start off than the Singapore Flyer? However, the first adventure would be to …
Asia!
I arrived in singapore at 7pm, took off most of my layers and stepped outside into the sauna. splurged on a hotel and spent most of the evening watching high quality tv shows with subtitles and using my internet for the first time in months! in the morning i went for a long walk along orc*************e of the longest shopping streets in the world. …
What a 'fine' city
We headed to Singapore knowing little more than it was pricey, strict and the scene of an embarrassing British defeat in WW2. The city itself though was actually pretty good. It was extremely clean, modern, the people were super polite and it had a character about it. We checked into our 'value' hotel (In Singaporean terms) which turned out to be …
Singapore
... was interesting and the building was beautiful. In front of the marina bay sands hotel was a mall that we went to cool off in as the weather had changed to sunny and humid! We had lunch outside though and it was really strange as there were Christmas songs playing and it was baking hot! The mall also had Christmas trees and decorations- does not feel like Christmas is coming at all to us. We then went to the garden by the bay which had been constructed ...
A taste of shopping
... with the best dumplings we've tasted.
While Rich and Michael had fun car racing on the video machines, I checked out the shops and grabbed a few must-have bargains!
After getting a fresh, hot pretzel we grabbed a taxi to go our to an industrial area where we had been told we needed to drop off Richard's watch which we'd bought here last time we were here ...
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TravelPod Member ReviewsValue Hotel Balestier Singapore
“ Good Stay ”
Reviewed Oct 1, 2011
The staff were friendly and the room was clean. However, we could hear everyone's voice from the hallway and vice versa. Plus they charge extra for internet use.
This review is the subjective opinion of a TravelPod member and not of TravelPod.com.
“ Good value for money but no dining facilities. ”
Reviewed May 22, 2011
My wife and I along to another couple on business trip arrived at VH-Balestier around 3PM on a Sunday and check-in was a breeze. They charged us for S$109 for a standard double room at the 4th floor but after seeing that the room did not have any windows we asked for one that had windows. Reception was very accommodating. They immediately transferred us to another room with a window but we had to pay another S$10.00 extra to get a room that had a view of the back street alley on the west side. Air conditioning was good so the hot afternoon sun did not really bother us.
The following Monday they charged us for only S$99.00 plus S$10 extra for a room with a window. Front desk personnel were always smiling every time we talked to them and they were very helpful in getting directions. You can also rent the computers in the lobby to google for directions @ S$4.00 for half-hour use.
Room is adequate for our needs with a queen-size bed that's quite comfortable, not too hard not too soft. We were able to doze off right away as there was no noise coming from the traffic outside. Hotel room door was quite secure.
There's an LCD TV hanging right in front of the bed and bedside switches for the lights. There's no telephone charge for city calls. You can get an extra pillow for S$5.00.
Bathrooms are average size although the whole bathroom floor can get wet as there are no shower curtains. No problem with the hot shower. Standard bathroom amenities are available.
When we checked out on Tuesday morning the front desk staff agreed to have 2 medium sized luggages stored in their baggage room because we were going to Kuala Lumpur that evening minus the extra luggage.. We picked it up at around 3AM Friday when we got back from KL and the front desk staff did not complain.
By the way, there are 3 Value Hotels in Singapore so you have to clearly inform the cab driver you want to go the Value Hotel on Balestier Road.
There are no coffee shop or restaurant facilities in the hotel so if you want to take breakfast there's a noodle house around the corner that opens at around 7AM or you can buy some snack foods and sandwiches at the 24-hour convenience store by the side entrance near the hotel lobby. Right across the hotel is a 7-11 store that's also open 24/7.
The hotel provides 2 bottles of mineral water daily.
There's a bus stop right in front of the hotel doorsteps so commuting to Orchard Road is only about 10 minutes ride and the bus to Vivo City in Harbour Front/ Sentosa is about 25 minutes away. There are several buses that stop every 10-15 minutes to take you to different routes. All routes are displayed in the bus stop.
Overall, I would give the hotel a very satisfactory rating and I would recommend the hotel to travellers with average needs.
This review is the subjective opinion of a TravelPod member and not of TravelPod.com.
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