York Hotel Singapore

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I arrived at my hotel about 6 AM at Hotel York...I was assured by the school I would be pleased with the accomodations.  By what I could tell, the location was nice, right near Orchard Road (Very big entertainment/food/shopping area) ...

... lives up to its reputation as first impressions of efficiency and cleanliness. Only took 1 hour from leaving plane to arriving at York hotel.  Taxi driver was wearing a face mask.  News reports suggest that this week will see swine flu reach ...

Sydney to Singapore on Egypt Air - not a good experience! York ...

... Road - Hotel Royal - Asphodel Inn Singapore - The Elizabeth - A Far East Hotel - York Hotel - Metropolitan YMCA Singapore - Copthorne Orchid Hotel Singapore - Garden Hotel Singapore - Royal Peacock ...

... is around $1,000 so that certainly keeps things clean here and I like it.  Complete opposite of say New York City.  Singapore consists of Malay, Indian and Chinese people and is a shopaholic paradise.  Today we spent the day walking ...

... in Hong Kong, being tourists and running around and not getting the rest we had intended.  We of course went to the Raffles Hotel and had a Singapore Sling (well Nat did, I had a G&T with "ice and slice") and ate at Little India, where for about ...

A rainy day in Singapore. Good for shopping and visiting musems. I'm glad we went on the flyer yesterday. Caught the MRT to city hall and walked back to Orchid Road later in the day. Had to book out of the hotel by 12n, flying to Bali tonight, got to ...

... to behold with all the clothes lines out the windows.  (I wonder how many people drop and lose clothing?).  Singapore was exceptionally clean and neat.  The shopping was not as good as expected. We probably wouldn't visit again except ...

... year’s biggest events: the Formula One Race, a hugely popular high-speed race by top performance cars through the streets of Singapore. Every hotel in town was bound to be packed. But maybe, I reasoned, just maybe, the hostels would be OK. My 2004 ...

... I found on the desk in front of the TV and no bath curtains in the bathroom! Well, it was only a budget hotel with reasonable price (around $170 Singapore Dollars), so I shouldn't have expected it too much. The following day, we left the hotel and took a ...

... us to stay at the Golden Landmark Hotel - conveniently located near the business, Arab, Little Indian, and shopping districts of Singapore. Passing through customs could not have been easier. We filled out a card on the plane stating that we will be ...

... . And we also got to be on a special effects set, which simulated a category 4 hurricane hitting New York! The evening was off to Raffles Hotel for a Singapore Sling, where the drink was famously created there in the Long Bar around 1915. The hotel itself ...

... . Being on the road finally caught up to me and I was exhausted my first weekend here. I only managed to get to the Raffles Hotel for a Singapore Sling than back to work. I AM on a business trip after all. I know, I have to keep reminding myself of that ...

... a thrilling luge ride, visited the Butterfly Park, viewed the city from above (via cable car) while taking note of Singapore's history at numerous multimedia attractions (namely 'Images of Singapore' and 'The Merlion'). A city we will definitely return ...

... , he was like our tour guide, telling us of all the places to go see and a bit of history of Singapore, a real happy guy he was. Turned up to our hotel, it was our little bit of luxury (especially after the night before in Mumbai) it really is a ...

... up, not lit up in the light, and we figured it would be amazing. There were thousands of people walking the streets; Singapore has as many people as New York City. On the street, there are stores like Calvin Klein, Gucci, Forever 21, Guess, and many other ...

... took in the sights, Orchard St., little India, the subway down to Marina South Pier, and of course Raffles Hotel. The architecture in Singapore is like none I have ever seen before. They have blended many styles, very successfully, throughout the city ...

... all of our meals for us!). It was Genie’s birthday so we toasted her and chatted about my time in Morocco and Singapore until Genie’s Uncle Frank arrived. Walked around the corner to 164 West 75th to a trattoria called Cesca where we had ...

... category 5 cyclone we had lunch decided to catch a taxi to the airport as we arrive back in Australia later tonight. We said bye to Singapore and hi to Perth after our 6 week trip came to an end a true experience I'll never forget. See ya Jordan   ...