Bencoolen Hotel

... to totally different weather from home. Got taxi and a wee commentary along the way to our only pre-booked accommodation of the trip. Bencoolen Hotel had great air con and a fabulous view (NOT!), but it was grand. Both wrecked but after a quick shower ...

... location that google map had identified for our hotel..........the receptionist was very gentle in pointing out that our reservation was at the Bencoolen hotel just up the road!   In The Bencoolen we had found a real little gem of a private hotel in ...

... about 3pm! Silkair Flight MI622 : 1040 – 1520 (Terminal 2) We decided on a taxi to the Ibis Singapore on Bencoolen, Hotel. After a settle-in coffee, we wandered over to the Sim Lim Square electronic centre. I needed a video battery and another SD ...

... streets at all. Indian wares everywhere and as I discovered Singapore was a short walk actoss the canal. I also discovered that the Bencoolen Hotel where I stayed with Helen is also a very short walk from where I am now. It's quite a stimulating here ...

... talking and only because I said we really had to get a taxi. Gord! We decided we’d try our luck with the hotel, Ibis on Bencoolen, and asked the taxi driver to take us over. On the drive through the city the first thing I noticed was just ...

...  Even though the heat in Singapore is oppressive, there's so much to see!! We stayed at the brand new Hotel Ibis Bencoolen, which is by far the nicest place we've stayed in Singapore ever (having previously frequented the illustrious Betel Box ...

We had a nice stay in th Ibis Hotel in Bencoolen St. Dinner with Ioana and Michel was very enjoyable and we had a lot to catch up on. Ioana dropped us off in Little India and we had a quiet walk back to the Hotel. Next morning we were off around the hotel ...

... not being able to find the street that our hotel is on. Even when we finally found the street (after Jill asked a construction worker), our hotel was buried somewhere in the back of it, which caused a further delay. (To my defence, note that I had to ask ...

... airport to hotel Really nice hotel and nice rooms, The first thing on the list after a quick shower in famous Raffles hotel for a Singapore Sling (shoud have looked at price list first!, drink in Singapore is expensive) Anyhow we treated ourselves to a ...

... half a day, they are a good way to get around the major sights. The bus took us around to places like Raffles Hotel, Merlion Park, Victoria Theatre, The Singapore Flyer, Clarke Quay, Telok Ayer Market, Chinatown, the Botanic Gardens and Orchid ...

... we have started the malaria tablets, Mums and Dads!).  I don't think the blog will be up to much as it's pretty much just going to be travelling, waiting at the airport and then going to a luxury 5 star hotel.  Happy Days! Suez & Andy xxxxxx ...

... with a couple of cold beers before bed.  A brief reconnaissance of the streets in the immediate vicinity of the hotel revealed several restaurants still open with tables and chairs on the pavement.  The food they were serving looked appetising ...

... and it sometimes helps, especially near the coastline.  Most places are well air conditioned, and there are escalators everywhere. The hotel seemingly has hard water, which is not a bad thing.  It's pretty excellent. The tap water does taste a ...

... that spreads out over an entire block and smells like a $2 shop. Seriously this place was insane. We then caught a cab back to the hotel to drop of our purchases (I had stocked up on Ritta Dark Chocolate that I found in Bali) and then cabbed it over to ...

... myself). We land in Singapore and catch the MRT to our hotel. By the time we navigate our way around we get to the hotel around 4.30-5pm which gave us enough time to freshen up and then head downstairs where Ken’s mate Ron was waiting to take us ...

... after losing a few hours traveling back and forth to the rail station, we sucked it up and booked 2 more nights in Singapore at our hotel Ibis - which hurt our budget a bit. We checked into our hotel and was to take a short nap and head out for dinner but ...

... than we had anticipated but after a few wrong turns on emerging onto the street at Bugis station, we eventually reached the Ibis Hotel successfully.  It was strange to be there again, in a room identical to the one we had started our adventure in, ...

It was great to have a sleep in and leisurely breakfast in the Hotel Restaurant! Shopping at Mustafa's was on the agenda this morning. We remembered Mustafa’s as a large store with many floors - it is still the same but has extended into another ...

... very pricey! Second day we went to 'Marina Bay Sands' - AMAZING place, if ever you go to Singapore you must stop in their hotel. Why? Well the place is three skyscapers (each much taller than the worlds biggest wheel next to it) which are joined on the ...