[Review] YWCA Fort Canning Lodge, Singapore

This hotel is located just in front of Fort Canning Park, and behind Park Mall in the Orchard vicinity. It takes about 5-7 minutes to walk to Dhoby Gaut MRT (by shortcut through Park Mall's parking lot), which is the interchange station for 3 lines, green, purple, and yellow. And to Plaza Singapura, it takes about 10-15 minutes walk.So, it is very convenient from here to start exploring the city, as well as to go shopping :)

To go to Dhoby Gaut Station, you need to go to Park Mall's parking lot, which is located on the left side of the hotel, and find an elevator there. Go to the 1st floor, and you will come up inside Park Mall. Go out from the mall, and you will have to cross the road, and voila! The station is just in front of you! To go to Plaza Singapura, just cross the road one more time, go left and you will see the mall. On the way back, do the same, but this time, you have to go to the 4th floor using the elevator. If you are confused, ask the front office or the security guard, and they will explain it to you clearly.

We booked the Standard Twin Room through agoda.com, and we were assigned to the room in the 5th floor. The check-in staff served us politely and efficiently. The room itself is not really big, but it is more than enough for the two of us to put our 2 luggage and to wander around the room. The bathroom is not big, but efficiently designed. And I just love the water pressure, nice and strong flow of warm water!

 

 

The breakfast is quite good also, a mix of Asian and Western. They provide quite a lot variety of food, and they refill it every time it's almost finished. There was a chef standing by near the food, and he was very nice to help us get the food and explain it.

 

The only drawback I found from this hotel was the sound of the air-con. The air-con was quite noisy and at night sometimes it produced strange noises. I found myself difficult to sleep on the first night, but for the second night, I had no problem sleeping. One more thing, they don't have free wi-fi also, but it was no problem for us because we mainly used our time to go around the city. Oh yeah, we had to pay an additional membership fee of S$3.21 when we checked out (I asked the receptionist, and he said it was a one-time payment only).

Overall, I had a pleasant stay in this hotel, and I will use this hotel again in the future. Recommended? Yes!

Short info about this hotel
Address: 6 Fort Canning Road, Orchard, Singapore
Taxi cost from and to airport: around S$20
Price: about US$100 for Standard Twin Room (via agoda.com) + membership fee of S$3.21 if you are first-timer
Nearest MRT Station: Dhoby Gaut (about 5-7 minutes walk)
Nearby eatery: Food Court inside Park Mall
Hotel website: http://www.ywcafclodge.org.sg/