The children have enjoyed a three day stay at Sentosa Island Resort were they made the most of the passes into some of the attractions Sentosa has to offer.
For the next part of our trip I have chosen some budget accommodation in Singapore’s’ Chinatown. Whenever we holiday I like to mix things up a little. I am not happy to always go the five star route, as I feel this can result in a sanitised generic holiday experience. So whilst I love my room service and buffet breakfast we have also stayed in an Ashram in Bali, a backpackers in Paris, and a boat on the Thames in London.
Tonight we are booked into The Porcelain Hotel right in the heart of Chinatown. I had been looking for a backpackers but with five family members to accommodate things got a little tricky. At a cost of only $220 for the two rooms, the hotel was only $60 more than accommodating the family in a mixed hostel dormitory.
We said goodbye to Sentosa Island resort and took a cab into Chinatown. I love how cheap the cabs are here. It is a reasonable journey and the cost was only $17. A similar journey in Sydney would have easily been $50+.
There is always a nervous moment or two for me when we arrived at accommodation I have booked online. That fear that it will be dodgy or dirty or both! I need not have worried. The hotel was located in a beautifully restored building located in a quiet one way street right, next to the MRT for easy transport.
Budget but beautiful, is how I would describe the hotel. Everything was brand new crisp, clean and white. While it was minimalist and stylish there were gorgeous designer touches such as the beautiful porcelain basin in the bathroom and the stylish mirror.
I immediately liked the style of this hotel so much more than our previous.
The room itself was tiny but perfect. The width was just enough for a double bed with space at the foot of the bed for shoes. The bathroom was a three in one deal with a hand held shower that you could literally use sitting on the toilet! …Not that I tried this!
We had a cute little miniature fridge. There was everything we needed and nothing we didn’t. Perfect
Oh and we finally had free internet! Yeh!
Mr GG and I shared the remainder of our Jabobs Creek Merlot and toasted to the next pat of our holiday.
As much as I felt the need to catch up on my internet usage, say hi to readers and update FB, it was time to explore Chinatown and find some food for the kids!
The first shop that took Mr GG’s fancy was a BBQ Pork shop. Every cut of pork was available smothered in a sweet paste and grilled to give a delicious smoky flavour. After consuming a large quantity of samples hubby decided on a mix of the sweet and the chilli meats. He purchased enough to give the average person a coronary condition.
Man cannot live on grilled meats alone so after getting the children to pose one last time we decided to find somewhere for dinner.
Next up, Chinese Night Market Singapore.
48 Mosque Street
Singapore
Tel (65) 6645 3131
