Hotel Scarlet is full of character. A small, boutique hotel, it has friendly staff who catered for all our needs.

Upon check in, we were assigned a room without a window - beware of these if you like some fresh air! We returned to reception and we were immediately swapped into another room. While the rooms are on the small side (I prefer to call them cosy), there is plenty of room for a short stay. The rooms are very well fitted out and come with free internet.

The bathroom only has a shower and was starting to show a little wear - a bit of a refurbishment maybe necessary in the not too distant future.

The hotel is in a fantastic location and there are some very cool, local restaurants and bars within easy reach. The hotel also has a nice roof top bar for a singapore sling at sunset.

Breakfast was included and most food options were available.

Mine was a mall room but clean and luxuriously appointed, however a little disconcerting to not have a window, though not all rooms are like this. Good buffet breakfast included and beautifully presented. Friendly and helpful staff. Ideal for Chinatown.

Good location on the edge of China town, so plenty to see and do within walking distance. Sayed 2 nights on a stopover to NZ.The building used to be a row of shops, which explains the rather small (but adequate) rooms and strange multi level corridoors, but finished to a very high standard. Many rooms don't have windows, so upgrade & request a window if you need natural light during your stay. All the staff we dealt with were very helpful and friendly. No pool to relax in, but they do have a nice outdoor hot tub.

This hotel is ultra trendy and the rooms ultra small. In our standard room, the bed had to be placed on a strange angle to the corner of the room or you wouldn't have been able to walk around it.

There was also an annoying 25mm step between the bedroom and the bathroom......countless stubbed toes!!

The Scarlet is a very smart looking hotel, red and black decor, fashionable wooden antique furniture and only 5 minute walk to Chinatown. More suited to young people (most of the staff young groover types, but very helpful) I think.