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Hotel Bencoolen: Traveler Reviews

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#76 of 181 hotels in Singapore
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  • Rooms: 74
  • Address: 47 Bencoolen Street Singapore 189626 Singapore
Property Type: Hotel
  • Lodging offering guest rooms, a 24-hour front desk and a variety of services and amenities.
No Business Center No Fitness Center No Free High-Speed Internet No Free Parking Pets Allowed Restaurant No Room Service Swimming Pool
Check Rates: $170 (SGD248) Avg. Price
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Reviews of Hotel Bencoolen

( 5-9 of 18 )
“Would try another hotel next time”

Hotel Bencoolen

2 of 5 stars
Jakarta, Indonesia
Mar 23, 2008
2/2 found this review helpful

I stayed at standard twin room (elisabeth queen type} and paid SGD 103 per night on 20 & 22 March 2008. The room is shocking small, there is no chair due too limited space. The room is adequately clean while the bathroom somewhat clean. Furniture is old, and amazingly you can only switch off the AC (fan level and tempature are not function). And to switch on the AC again, you have to call receptionist. Housekeeping is closed on 19.00 or 20.00 so you cannot request anything after that.

Receptionists are not friendly even rude sometimes. Concierge men are friendly and helpfull (but i don't think the boy). There are no swimmimg pool only jacuqzi pool. Room is quite and sometimes cold (temp button doesn't work). Near douby ghout and city hall MRT, 5 minutes walk. Overall is OK for 1 night (max 2 nights) stay but I will look for another hotel next time

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — Location
    • Disliked — Unfriendly receiptionists
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Pisangbay's Summary
Date of Stay: March 2008
Traveled with: Family (extended)
Visit was for: Quality time with family
Age group: 25-34
Member since: February 02, 2006
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
    • 1 of 5 stars Business service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
probably not
I do not recommend this hotel for:
An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Pet owners, Families with young children, Families with teenagers
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Museums / Cultural / Historical sites
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Average price*: $170 (year-round)
“Just the job”

Hotel Bencoolen

Jan 28, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

Smallish but comfortable bedroom. Wireless internet available (though over-priced). Charming and helpful staff.

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nicall's Summary
Date of Stay: January 2008
Member since: January 28, 2008
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
    • 3 of 5 stars Business service
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Average price*: $170 (year-round)
“Happy that we could check-out early”

Hotel Bencoolen

2 of 5 stars
Den Bosch, The Netherlands
Oct 28, 2007
2/2 found this review helpful

One of the hotels in the city centre near Ochard road. We had to pay about 100 euro a day for the room, but the value of the room is not worth the money. The rooms were not clean, the boy at the check-in was very unfriendly and the equipment in the room was very outdated (including the not functioning a/c).

We where very pleased that the hotel's swimming pool was closed, this provided us a good reason to look for another hotel near Singapore. We found one on Sentosa Island which was the same price and a real winner!

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — The location
    • Disliked — The room, view, closed swimming pool.
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TripReit's Summary
Date of Stay: October 2007
Traveled with: Spouse / significant other
Visit was for: Quality time with family
Age group: 25-34
Member since: October 28, 2007
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
    • 2 of 5 stars Business service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
no way!
I do not recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Pet owners, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Beach / Sun, Shopping
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Average price*: $170 (year-round)
“Old classic hotel”

Hotel Bencoolen

2 of 5 stars
Singapore
Oct 24, 2007
1/1 found this review helpful

Checked into this hotel for one night with my girlfriend and my best friend late last year. Cost of room is $150 each. All four of us were so disappointed with the whole experience.

Bad points: The television were old and there were no cable channels available. Both of rooms were different. Mine had a bath tub, while my friend's home is only a shower head. The rooms also differs in sizes. Not sure how they allocate the rooms, though we feel that the prices should differ for the two rooms.
Hotel staff were not really friendly to us, maybe is because we were locals and not foreigners. They feel that there wasn't a need to treat us as guests.

Good points: Big comfortable bed for couples. Good location near town. Average breakfast, but friendly cook to whip up a nice scrambled eggs on request. Nice swmming pool located at the middle floors. Overall decor of room, nice classic feel to it.

Overall the experience is not worth the $150 per night. Definitely with the money, you can get a better hotel at other places.

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — Location
    • Disliked — Staff service and quality of rooms.
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chye82's Summary
Date of Stay: December 2006
Traveled with: Spouse / significant other
Visit was for: Romantic getaway
Age group: 25-34
Member since: October 24, 2007
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
probably not
I recommend this hotel for:
Older travelers, Great pool scene, Families with young children, Tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Pet owners, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Other
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Average price*: $170 (year-round)
“Overall is good if you are travelling on a budget”

Hotel Bencoolen

4 of 5 stars
Shah Alam
Oct 21, 2007
2/3 found this review helpful

Bencoolen St is situated within 10~15 minutes walk to Orchard Rd.

I stayed in a twin sharing room on the 7th floor. The room was quite large, enough for couple and wth a well equipped bathroom.It is clean and quiet too.

Staffs are friendly enough except for the front receptionist (female).
Overall is good if you are travelling on a budget.

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — Location
    • Disliked — Check in / front desk
This review is the subjective opinion of a TripAdvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
ajnone's Summary
Date of Stay: October 2007
Traveled with: Spouse / significant other
Visit was for: Romantic getaway
Age group: 25-34
Member since: October 21, 2007
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
    • 4 of 5 stars Business service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
absolutely!
I recommend this hotel for:
Young singles
I do not recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Pet owners, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Shopping, Other
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Reviews of Hotel Bencoolen

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Address: 47 Bencoolen Street, Singapore 189626, Singapore