Somerset Bencoolen Singapore

“Great hotel & location.”

Great location, wonderful staff, and lovely apartment. We stayed here for 5 nights for a short family holiday. Prior to arrival the hotel contacted me for pre check in which included the option of a transfer from the airport. We took up this offer, and had a comfy ride to the hotel for S$80. ... more

Great location, wonderful staff, and lovely apartment. We stayed here for 5 nights for a short family holiday. Prior to arrival the hotel contacted me for pre check in which included the option of a transfer from the airport. We took up this offer, and had a comfy ride to the hotel for S$80. Check in was very easy, scan the QR code and fill in the form on your phone. Requested 3 room keys which was no problem. We had a 2 bedroom apartment which was a good size for the 3 of us. Comfy couch & very comfortable beds. Air conditioning in living area & both bedrooms ( although bedrooms share the same a/c remote). Somerset Bencoolen is well placed for the Downtown SMRT line, the station is just a couple of minutes walk from the hotel. Nearest supermarket is on Level B2 of Plaza Singapura - 10 mins walk away. We would certainly consider staying here in the future.

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“Perfect location, obliging service”

The lobby area is so prettily decorated it makes you happy. The pool upstairs is great. The restaurant on the ground floor is handy. The location is perfect. Right next to the MRT underground train station.

“Great location, comfortable rooms and good service”

I just spent nearly three months at the Somerset Bencoolen for work. Overall, my one bedroom apartment was a very comfortable stay in an excellent location right near Bencoolen MRT, and walking distance to Bras Basah and Dhoby Ghaut. While the rooms are a little older, they are very comfortable w... more

I just spent nearly three months at the Somerset Bencoolen for work. Overall, my one bedroom apartment was a very comfortable stay in an excellent location right near Bencoolen MRT, and walking distance to Bras Basah and Dhoby Ghaut. While the rooms are a little older, they are very comfortable with two AC units. Having a kitchen is handy. The location is impeccable, I was moved to a unit on the Bencoolen side which was very quiet and peaceful. I used both the gym and the pool. My only suggestion would be to vacuum a little more often, but housekeeping was generally very good. Would recommend a stay.

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“Probably a near perfect location”

Finding suitable accommodation in Singapore is a sizeable challenge. Balancing important things like location and proximity to preferred interests, closeness to an MRT station, motel ammenities and of course price, are all important. After 2 years planning (thanks to COVID) my family finally sett... more

Finding suitable accommodation in Singapore is a sizeable challenge. Balancing important things like location and proximity to preferred interests, closeness to an MRT station, motel ammenities and of course price, are all important. After 2 years planning (thanks to COVID) my family finally settled on Somerset Bencoolen and I write this almost at the end of a 2 week stay. I am happy to say that we have been very happy with our decision. The 2 bedroom 2 bathroom apartment was perfect for 4 people with plenty of room (it’s the 2 bedroom deluxe on the website). It had 3 air conditioning units including 1 in each bedroom and a full size fridge within the kitchen. It was clean, well appointed and showed only small signs of wear and tear. On the 9th floor we hardly noticed any traffic noise and had decent sleeps. There are 12 floors in total. The only noise that did grate occasionally was people upstairs, dragging their chairs around on the tile floor in the middle of the night! Not much one can do about that I guess. The roof top pool was sizeable and the water was very pleasant with no noticeable chlorine smell or taste. As some have said, there are some loose tiles but they are actually covering water drains for the pool so it is to be expected I think but not dangerous. Note the ‘spa’ is not heated but in these temperatures, it’s probably not needed. There is an Indian fare restaurant off the main entrance on the ground floor which is very handy and well priced, who also do takeaways (back to your room if you want). There are also plenty of food options within a few minutes walk in any direction as well. The blue line MRT station has 3 entrances within 100 - 200m of Somerset Bencoolen which is close and we used that every day. The 5th floor houses clothes washers and driers. Tokens valued at S$8.00 are available from the front desk. The machines are large and work well although at $16 for a wash and dry, not exactly cheap. Our room had a clothes rack in it and we were able to dry light items in our room, overnight in the air conditioning. TIPS: We obtained and used a Wise money card (and kept the digital version of it on phone), to pay for MRT rides and most other purchases to be honest. A really easily payment option and I certainly recommend it. Also, there is a very well priced food court nearby called Food Dynasty which is on the ground floor at the intersection of Bencoolen St and Bras Basah are. It’s very close, has quite a bit of variety and pricing is the same as found in Hawker markets which was a pleasant surprise. I’ll attach a couple of menus to this post. Food at supermarkets Singapore is not cheap and so it is not surprising that both tourists and locals, tend to eat out most of the time. We effectively didn’t use our kitchen cooking facilities. We had hoped for a deck off our apartment but now see that would be pointless as the heat outside would make siting there almost unpleasant so don’t get hung up on finding a unit with a deck.

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