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Singapore is home to many established hotel chains of international
renown, but it also offers many less known, but not necessarily less
impressive lodging facilities. Here are some of them:
COLONIAL DISTRICT
 New
7th Storey Hotel
Well run and reliable, the New 7th Storey Hotel at 229 Roncho road has
four bed dorms. The doubles (the more expensive ones have their own
bathrooms) are spacious and clean. Pluses include garden patios on which
to sunbathe and bike rentals are available from S$2.50 per hour.
Internet facilities are also available.
 Waterloo
Hostel
This spick and span, Catholic-run operation is one of Singapore’s best
hostels. Its dorm sleeps eight and there’s a variety of other spacious
rooms (you’ll pay more for ones with attached bathrooms) all with
breakfast included in the prices.
 YMCA
International House
This place has a handy location at the colonial district end of Orchard
Rd. Although the rooms are average, the place has good facilities,
including a fitness center, rooftop swimming pool, squash and badminton
courts, billiard room, Internet and a restaurant that serves dishes that
wont cost you an arm and a leg.
 YWCA
Fort Canning Lodge
Has similar list of facilities to YMCA International House and has a
good location. The five-bed dorms have air-conditioning, TV and attached
bathrooms, the standard rooms are quite stylish with wooden floors.
CHINATOWN
 Backpacker
Cozy Corner Hotel
There’s neither anything particularly "backpacker-ish" nor cozy about
this hotel, but the rooms are freshly-painted and clean.
Chinatown Homestay
This simple guesthouse provides decent-sized clean rooms.
LITTLE INDIA
Inn Crowd
If only all hostels were as welcoming as this brightly painted and
well-equipped one is. The air-con dorm sleeps 16 in bunk beds. Rates
include breakfast, use of a locker and free Internet access in its comfy
ground-floor lounge. The one double room is quite cozy and has a TV set
and video facilities.
MacKenzie Hostels
In a quiet area southwest of Little India is this clean, well-run
hostel. The cheapest rooms are tiny and windowless, but the others are
fine and there’s pleasant open patio, laundry facilities and a kitchen.
Little India Guest House
The rooms are stripped to bare essentials at this guesthouse in the
heart of little India – doubles have a bunk bed with a double bed on the
base and single on top. All share common bathrooms, which are very
clean.
Cactus Hotel
This simple hotel, handy for Lavander Food Square and the buses to
Malaysia, offers reasonable rooms with attached bathrooms.
ORCHARD ROAD
New Sandy’s Place
In a residential home (so there’s no sign) this guesthouse is a couple
of minutes walk from Newton MRT, next to the Alliance Francaise range
from a broom-cupboard single on the 1st floor to a spacious double room,
with fan and attached bath, on the 3rd floor. Breakfast is included.
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