Overview
Located about a 1-minute walk from Farrer Park Metro Station in Singapore's Little India area, the Claremont Hotel Singapore is suitable for pedestrian travellers who prefer an economical hotel near public transit with a free breakfast and an in-room mini-fridge.
This hotel has 90 air-conditioned guest rooms, each offering cable TV, a coffee/tea maker (with free coffee and tea), a mini-fridge, a private bathroom and an in-room safe. Rooms offer one single, one queen, one queen and one double or two double beds. Wired Internet is available for SGD 2 per hour. The hotel does not offer wheelchair-accessible rooms. Both smoking and non-smoking rooms are available.
Hotel amenities include 24-hour reception, a business centre, Western Union money transfer service and guest laundry facilities. There is no on-site parking and pets are not permitted. Room rates include breakfast.
Sitara Restaurant is located around the corner from the hotel, and several other restaurants are located within a 5-minute walk of this hotel. Mustafa Centre, a shopping mall (open 24 hours), is a 3-minute walk southward. The National Museum of Singapore is about an 8-minute drive south, and Changi International Airport Singapore (SIN) is roughly an 18-minute drive east. (All distances and travel time estimates: Google Maps)
The GoodGuest reviews consulted for this editorial often had positive responses to the hotel's location, rates and breakfast.
Many guests were pleased with the hotel's location. They found it to be close to public transit, Mustafa Center, restaurants, shopping, City Square Mall and a taxi stand.
Several reviewers were satisfied with the hotel's rates. They described them as budget friendly, cheap and low.
The hotel's breakfast was the source of several compliments by lodgers. They described it as great, with a good selection of hot and cold, Western and Indian, items, as well as good coffee.
The Bad
Guest critiques for this hotel showed negative responses towards the rooms and staff.
While a few guests described their rooms as spacious and comfortable, numerous reviewers had complaints about the hotel's accommodations. They reported dirty rooms, cigarette odours, worn furniture and towels, broken fixtures, ineffective air-conditioning units, a lack of TV channels, cockroaches and mice.
The hotel's staff were a source of complaint by several lodgers. They were characterized as unhelpful with directions and suggestions, unfriendly, indifferent and rude.
Booking.com guest reviews rated the hotel 5.2 out of 10 from 176 reviews.
TripAdvisor.com guest reviews ranked the hotel #30 of 39 Singapore B&B and Inns with an average rating of 2 out of 5 from 151 reviews.
Expedia.ca guest reviews rated the hotel 1.9 out of 5 with a 44% recommendation rate from 75 reviews.
