Hotel Bencoolen at Hong Kong Street

Not worth it!

Cons: The room was very tired and several things were falling apart. One of the towels had a stain on it. The iron was also cracked and leaked water.

Avoid, unless you're a crime novelist looking for inspiration

Let’s start with a positive: the location is fabulous. A five-minute walk to Boat Quay gives you easy access to many of Singapore’s iconic landmarks, including the Merlion, Clarke Quay, Marina Bay, Little India, Raffles Hotel, and CHIJMES.

Avoid, unless you're a crime novelist looking for inspiration

Let’s start with a positive: the location is fabulous. A five-minute walk to Boat Quay gives you easy access to many of Singapore’s iconic landmarks, including the Merlion, Clarke Quay, Marina Bay, Little India, Raffles Hotel, and CHIJMES. Now for the property itself. This is not a hotel, it’s a very basic hostel pretending to be one. The moment we walked into reception, I had a feeling we were going to be disappointed. The lobby was dull, dark, and completely lacking any sense of warmth or welcome. The woman at reception seemed thoroughly uninterested, although thankfully another staff membe

Poor staff attitude, much better hotels out there for the£108 we paid

So we arrived early, 0930 12/03, and asked if there was early check-in but didn't expect the room to be ready so sat in the small reception area with another couple who were in the same position. The receptionist lady was very very miserable and spoke very little. We sat in reception in front of the lady for three and a half hours. The other couple got up and asked if a room was ready at 1230 and were told no rooms were free. At 1300 the receptionist changed and a nice guy sat down behind the reception, as another third couple arrived who had arrived even earlier than ourselves, and they asked

Poor staff attitude, much better hotels out there for the£108 we paid

So we arrived early, 0930 12/03, and asked if there was early check in but didn't expect the room to be ready so sat in the small reception area with another couple who were in the same position. The receptionist lady was very very miserable and spoke very little. We sat in reception in front of the lady for thre and a half hours. The other couple got up and asked if a room was ready at 1230 and were told no rooms were free. At 1300 the receptionist changed and a nice guy sat down behind the reception, as another third couple arrived who had arrived even earlier than ourselves, and they asked