I was really dissapointed with our travel agents selection of Garden Hotel. Looks like it may have been a good hotel when it started out but it has not been maintained at all since then. The rooms smell musty. The walls have water leakages and the carpets look like they have not been cleaned for years. The same goes for the curtains. The hotel is rated 3 stars but I wouldn't even think it was 1 star. The taps in the bathroom leak and the bathroom is so dirty and shabby. The housekeeping staff seem to be just changing the sheets and towels
and not cleaning the room at all. The buffet breakfast was not up to the mark. The management seems to be not interested at all in providing service. The attendants who were to take our luggage downstairs at the time of checkout were rude enough to tell us to hurry up as they had several checkouts that day. The captain / manager at the reception was extremely rude and lacked any kind of etiquette. He needs to be pulled up by his superiors for this though we didn't complain about him. All in all, we were given a raw deal in Garden Hotel though the pricing of the rooms was reasonable, the service and upkeep of the hotel didn't make it worthwhile. I would not recommend this hotel to any one and would advise you not to be taken up by the pics on their site. Its better to pay a little more and get a better place to stay in S'pore than Garden Hotel.

This was my second time at the Garden Hotel. The first was ten years ago and the old place hasn't changed much! The taxi driver told me that it was one of the swishest hotels in Singapore when it first opened, which I would guess would have been in the sixties. It's one of those slightly sad hotels that was obviously top of the range once, but hasn't had any money spent on it since the day it opened. Having said that, it's pleasant enough and I would be very happy to stay there again. My room was an excellent size and had a nice view overlooking the swimming pool. The staff were very friendly and efficient. Given the low price (£28) I paid for my one night stopover, I was surprised to find that a very good buffet breakfast was included. The location is a little bit away from the major hotels in downtown and from Orchard Road, but in a pleasant and quiet residential area. Transport is really no problem as there is an MTR station about ten minutes walk away, or alternatively, taxis in Singapore are inexpensive. I'd definitely recommend the Garden. It's got everything I would want at a third of the price or less, of the big name places in the city centre.

We stayed at the Garden on our way home from 2 months backpacking around Eastern Europe. I agree with some of the comments made in the previous review. The hotel looked like a 'throw-back' to the early 90's. The carpet in the halls was not great and the furnishings looked as though they had seen much better days. BUT we enjoyed our stay. The rooms were big, the staff very friendly and the breakfast choice was basic but huge. It included 3 types of cereal, toast, pasteries,fruit, baked beans, eggs, hash browns, sausages, fried rice or a noodle dish, tea, coffee, 2 types of juice.
Considering the price and the closeness to Orchard road, this hotel is okay. If you like a hotel that has staff to do everything for you, including opening doors, then is not the hotel you should choose. But if you like to have your own space but be able to access satff as you need them, then this is just the place.

We also enjoyed the roof top pool, which was quiet.

Stayed here on 15 and 16 July 2006. NO creepy crawlies BUT the furniture pieces were old..there was a MUSTY smell..had to buy a can of spray to spray the room..even then...the smell was there...breakfast was okay but limited choices...all in all...not worth the money i paid for...i rather pay more and get a better hotel.

Dr. Teh Chee Seng
kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia