Hotel G Singapore

The hotel is well designed and superbly situated. Very close to several MRT stations .. Bencoolen station is very convenient. Many food, shopping and grocery options closeby - including a vast array of vegetarian restaurants in a mall across the road. Typical Hawker Centres are closeby and Little India is walking distance. The staff are professional and helpful. The rooms are great .. compact in size but very functional (although a power socket closer to the bed would be ideal). The ice and water dispenser on every floor were very handy .. and a great idea. I did not dine at the Hotel restaurants .. though they appeared to be well populated by tourists and locals alike.

Check-in was slow and crowded in a very small airless room .. but breakfast was the key disappointment and a real let down. Tables were left dirty and not cleared the whole time I was there. Half the food is downstairs .. but cutlery is found only upstairs. Coffee is downstairs.. but tea upstairs. I could not find a tray to carry multiple items .. and I spent too much time getting things organised - so it was not relaxing or enjoyable at all. The breakfast food was ordinary .. nothing special to go back for more .. and over priced ... which is a shame because Singapore prides itself on food culture .. and the hotel sets such great standards in many other aspects of its service. I booked a Great King Room .. which boasts a 'City View' .. when I enquired at check-in if my room had a city view .. I was told no rooms have a city view .. the building is surrounded by other buildings .. my room looked into a back lane and over a few rooftops .. completely uninspiring..and false advertising. Lastly .. if you dislike the idea of bird feathers dangling above you in bed (as they hang from an artistic lamp shade) .. then I suggest you reconsider your options.