My flight from Narita was scheduled to get into Singapore at 12:30am. It didn’t make sense to book an expensive hotel if I was going to arrive late at night. I started looking into budget accommodations in the city and found a single room with a private bathroom for 55 SGD ~ ($43.92 USD) taxes included. The hotel was a budget chain in Singapore called the Fragrance Hotel. There are many Fragrance hotels within Singapore and I happened to book one right in the red light district called Fragrance Hotel – Sunflower.
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Narita Airport Satellite Terminal 2 JAL First Class Lounge
Japan Airlines 767-300 NRT-SIN Economy Class
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Westin Singapore Hotel Review Part 2
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The Sights and Sounds of Geylang in Singapore
The Sights and Sounds of Marina Bay in Singapore
The Sights and Sounds of Chinatown in Singapore
The Sights and Sounds of Little India in Singapore
The Sights and Sounds of Old Airport Road in Singapore
The Sights and Sounds of the Esplanade in Singapore
The Sights and Sounds of Tiong Bahru in Singapore
The Sights and Sounds of Orchard Road in Singapore
The Sights and Sounds of Orchard Towers in Singapore
The Sights and Sounds of Haig Road in Singapore
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Hawker Center Food Stalls in Singapore
The Various Eats in Singapore
Changi International Airport dnata Skyview Lounge
Changi International Airport SATS Gateway Premier Lounge
Changi International Airport SATS Rainforest Lounge
Japan Airlines 767-300 SIN-NRT Economy Class
The Sights and Sounds of Narita in Japan
The Various Eats in Narita Japan
Narita Airport T2 American Airlines Admirals Club Lounge
Narita Airport T2 Cathay Pacific First & Business Class Lounge
Narita Airport Main Terminal 2 JAL First Class Lounge
Narita Airport Satellite Terminal 2 Qantas Business Class Lounge
American Airlines NRT-LAX 777-200 Business Class
I ended up getting to the hotel at 1:30am because of the long immigration and customs lines at Changi International Airport (SIN). (I took the exterior picture the next morning.)
The front desk agent informed me that the Superior room I booked had been sold out for the night. She said that I was upgraded to a Deluxe room. I love upgrades!
The deluxe room consisted of a working desk and chair, TV, two complimentary bottles of water, and a coffee machine. The hair dryer was located outside the bathroom (more on that later).
There was also a queen size bed along with an air conditioner unit in the room.
The bathroom was an all-in-one combo, meaning that the sink, toilet, and shower are all in one room. That’s why the hair dryer was located outside.
It’s a basic no frills room and I only stayed there until 6am where I wandered around the streets of Singapore. Did I mention that there’s no Wi-Fi available at this hotel? That’s one downside, but 55 SGD, who cares? All I needed was a clean room to spend a few hours in and it suited me perfectly.
That is where I would have ended up if I didn’t get a BRG approved for the Crowne Plaza Changi in March. Nothing wrong with staying in a budget room. Why pay hundreds of dollars for a few hours of sleep?
my point exactly!
Sin is so deep south of Asia that every flight arriving into Sin from the US is in the wee hour. Did you take the taxi or bus to this hotel ?
I took a taxi