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You’re A Big Big Girl In A Big Big World – Part 11

Another off the beaten track travel suggestion: The Taj Lake Palace Hotel n Udaipur, India. The Palace hotel floats like a beautiful white ship on the serene waters of idyllic Lake Pichola. Book this hotel or others at http://www.mycen.my/ Picture from Agoda. #mycenuniquehotel

Hotels In Singapore

If you ask the average Malaysian which hotel he or she remembers, it”ll probably be the iconic Tang’s Hotel at the corner of shopping haven Orchard Road. It is now known as the Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel. Of course many will also know the landmark Marina Bay Sands.

While compiling the list for Budget Hotels In Singapore, I saw many new and exciting hotels. Singapore is a popular tourist destination and an international convention and exhibition center.

Doing this list for all hotels, brought back many memories as I have stayed at places such as the Holiday Inn, RELC, the Robertson Quay Hotel, the Copthorne Orchid, Sentosa Island resort, East Coast Park chalets, the Marina Mandarin, which once a coveted luxury hotel, now overshadowed by many newer rivals such as the Marina Bay Sands. There were many others I can no longer remember but it is nice to see so many still in operation.

During one year while attending Broadcast Asia and CommunicAsia or maybe one of the air shows, I couldn’t find a single available room. It was scary to be stranded in a modern city state. Yes indeed, Singapore has many hotels but the shows attract many visitors and trade people.

I wish things were more organised online in those years and I intend to make it easier to find a hotel on the island. According to the Singapore Tourism Board (STB), there were 413 hotels with 63,850 rooms as of 31 December 2016.

Here is a non exhaustive list but it should set you off on a good footing. These are hotels costing above RM250. For smaller and cheaper hotels, see also Budget Hotels In Singapore.

Here we go: http://www.mycen.my/hotels-in-singapore/

You’re A Big Big Girl In A Big Big World – Part 10

The Huilo Huilo Montaña Mágica Lodge, Chile or the Magic Mountain Lodge in Chile is all the rage among folks from the West. I suppose it is like staying at the Taman Negara Resort, our own National Park, except the chalets’ integration with trees and plants is not as beautiful. Book this hotel or the one in Taman Negara at http://www.mycen.my/ Picture from Agoda. #mycenuniquehotel

Budget Hotels In Singapore

Received a spate of bookings for Singapore hotels recently. Looking at prices, they have become very costly for us Malaysians. Historically, Singapore’s and Malaysia’s currency started off on par. With current exchange rates, hotels in Singapore are no longer affordable to the average Malaysian. Old time favourites with Malaysian visitors such as the YMCA is now about RM 460 and the RELC is RM 350 a night.

I am making this list of hotels under RM 250 a night. Prices may change and some offers may no longer be available in future. Please check rates and always book early. Although Singapore has many hotels, rooms can be impossible to find when there is a big show or event in town. The list may be useful for those going for a rock concert or a trade exhibition. You must know where to look. Some can still be had for as low as RM 43. Look for hostels as capsule and pod accommodation are more expensive in Singapore.

Or you may be one of many Indonesians or Thais gong there for weekend shopping. Even if you are a Singaporean, bookmark this list as eventually someone will ask you: Where to find cheap hotels?

http://www.mycen.my/budget-hotels-in-singapore/