How to Compare Hotel Rates in Singapore
Unlike most major cities throughout Asia, Singapore does not have a wide range of inexpensive hotels. While cities like Bangkok, Thailand offer hotels for under $15 a night, you will be hard-pressed to find anything for a price that low in Singapore. However, there is a wide range of affordable hotels in Singapore.
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Explore Singapore neighborhood options. Rates in the downtown business sector are similar to those in downtown New York and Chicago. However, the Chinatown and Little India sectors both offer more reasonable hotel prices in safe neighborhoods. Little India will make you feel as if you are wandering the streets of Calcutta. As for hotels in Chinatown, you will be extremely close to the downtown business sector, and it might possibly be the cleanest Chinatown in the world.
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Compare the space offered by the hotels. If you're traveling in a large group and want to share a room, you will probably want to stay in the downtown business area. There are few hotels with large rooms in Little India and Chinatown, because most of the hotels in the areas are locally owned.
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Compare hotel amenities. A continental breakfast or pool will push the room rates up. Space within the city is at a premium, so hotels generally do not have pools on location. To save money, skip these amenities. Local street vendors are safe to eat from and inexpensive, and Singapore has plenty of nearby beaches.
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Book your room in advance to to save money. The further in advance you book your hotel, the cheaper you will be able to secure it. Booking online allows you to compare hotel amenities, by searching for hotels on a large travel site.
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