ServiceWorld Chinatown (Chin Swee) Hostel

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9 out of 9 HostelBookers customers said that they would recommend 'ServiceWorld Chinatown (Chin Swee) Hostel'

ServiceWorld Chinatown is a unique new hostel located within Chinatown and has the Pearl's Hill City Park at its doorstep.

The ServiceWorld Chinatown Hostel is a premier hostel adjacent to People’s Park, the site of the original historic Chinatown in Singapore, which is located at the entrance of the Chinatown MRT Station. Chinatown is known for its exotic and colorful crowded streets, authentic shop houses and the long stretches of eating places in various cuisines, cheap souvenir shops and shopping centres. Although this hostel is located in a crowded Chinatown street, one can still get close to nature to enjoy morning exercise or take a stroll in a garden setting, because the entrance to the Pearl's Hill City Park is at the rear of the hostel building.

The ServiceWorld hostels in Singapore have won a number of awards. Awarded the title “Top Rated Hostel” in 2009, the hostel has also won “The Best Staff Award” by Hostelbookers in November 2008 through a million+ customer ratings. The Hostel was given the Fire Safety Certificate by the Singapore Government in October, 2009.

The ServiceWorld Chinatown Hostel often acts as a central point for the discerning guests to visit the historic sites in and near Chinatown and numerous tourist attractions nearby. It is well known as a starting point to visit every scenic point in Singapore, in view of its proximity to bus routes that lead to Orchard Road and Tanglin and to the Chinatown MRT Station. Above all, it operates a Tour Desk to help guests to make arrangements for tour and transportation, including cross border tours to Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand. The Tour Desk is manned by an experienced Travel Manager who works full-time.

Accommodation Information
This Hostel is indeed “A Home Away from Home”. It offers a very clean and comfortably spacious dormitory, a large kitchen, toilet and bathroom and a shower room. The Hostel is equipped with security-enabled electronic door systems and fire and smoke detectors for fire safety, a high speed wireless broadband connection for PCs, laptops, notebooks and PDAs.

Standard check out time is 12:00 PM. Check in is from 12:30 PM until 8:00 PM but special arrangement for late check-in can be made in advance through telephone or email.

Location Information
The ServiceWorld Chinatown Hostel is located at the junction of Pearl's Hill Road and the Upper Cross Street. The nearest MRT station is the Chinatown Station that connects to the East West Line to the Changi International Airport. It is located on a third storey of a commercial complex and a leading supermarket is just right downstairs so shopping for some necessities is a lot easier. It is very close to cheap eating places that operate on a 24-hour shift. One can walk within minutes to the famous Clarke Quay and Boat Quay along the banks of the legendary Singapore River, or to Empress Place, Raffles Place, Asian Civilization Museum, the Chinatown Heritage Centre, the Buddha Tooth-Relic Temple, Sri Mariamman Hindu Temple, the Chinatown Pagoda Street that is famous for its long stretch of shop houses. For shopping , especially for apparels and electronics, the People's Park Complex, People's Park Centre and OG Department Store are close by. One could also visit the many tourist attractions or take a swim at the beach in Sentosa Island by taking the MRT to Harbourfront which is only two MRT stations away. Also, the Keppel Railway Station is quite near for one to take trains to Malaysia. To go to Arab and Queen Streets and the Beach Road, one could just take a bus that takes one to Malaysia and Thailand.

Accommodation Information

The Hostel has a very clean and spacious dormitory with 14 beds, It has a large kitchen, a toilet and bathroom and a shower room.

Location Information

The ServiceWorld Chinatown Hostel is located at the junction of Pearl's Hill Road and the Upper Cross Street. The nearest MRT station is the Chinatown Station that connects to the East West Line to the Changi International Airport. It is located on a third storey of a commercial complex and a leading supermarket is just right downstairs so shopping for some necessities is a lot easier. It is very close to cheap eating places that operate on a 24-hour shift. So close to many interesting points in Singapore, imagine how much you can cut in spending on trains, buses and taxis. You can walk within minutes to the famous Clarke Quay and Boat Quay along the banks of the legendary Singapore River, or to Empress Place, Raffles Place, Asian Civilization Museum, the Chinatown Heritage Centre, the Buddha Tooth-Relic Temple, Sri Mariamann Hindu Temple, the Chinatown Pagoda Street that is famous for its long stretch of shop houses. If you like to shop for apparels and electronics, the People's Park Complex, People's Park Centre and OG Department Store are our neighbors few steps away. And because you won't leave Singapore without a memento of Sentosa, you can quickly travel to the island because Harbourfront, the stepping door to Sentosa, is only two MRT stations away. What's more, the Keppel Railway Station to take trains to Malaysia is a short walking distance from our hostel. Arab and Queen Streets and the Beach Road to take your buses to Malaysia and Thailand is less than 10 minutes by bus.