Accommodation - Value Hotel Balestier Review
- rebeccastossler
- Jan 16, 2020
- 1 min read
Prison cell - Expected better
2*
We stayed at this hotel for 4 nights during our trip to Singapore and we were resentful that we spent so much money on really poor accommodation.
The first room we were given had a used cigarette on top of the mirror in the bathroom, and the room smelt and looked dirty. I complained to reception, seeing as this is supposedly a 'smoke free' hotel and guests are fined for smoking in their rooms. Fortunately, they offered to give us a different room which was clean but still not great.
I describe the rooms as prison cells because they simply contain a double bed and a bathroom which has no shower cubicle or curtain; so the water soaks the entire bathroom. The rooms also have no windows and are very dark, small and basic. The corridors also make the hotel feel like a prison.
The standard of cleaning was also poor, as in both rooms there were clumps of black hair all around the floor by our bed which was gross.
The only positives of this hotel are that they have a bus stop right outside which takes you to Marina Bay and central areas (using the 130 & 145 services) and the rooms were quiet when we stayed.
We paid upwards of £75 a night over New Year for a hotel which felt like staying in a prison. I know that Singapore is an expensive place, but this really was a joke.
I would not recommend this hotel to anyone unless you are really desperate.
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