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City Centre Backpackers Hostel

41/A, Hongkong street, Singapore 059680, Singapore
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City Centre Backpackers Hostel
3.0 of 5 stars 13 Reviews
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Ireland
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33 reviews 33 reviews
Reviews in 31 cities Reviews in 31 cities
73 helpful votes 73 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 April 2012

This place is clean enough, but cramped. We had a private triple room which was basically just 3 beds, no safe, towels and only one plug in the room. AC worked OK, Shared toilets down the hall were fine,good shower.Hostel is ran by a husband & wife who seem to live there,the wife follows you around while you are making... More

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New York City, New York
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14 reviews 14 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 April 2012

I'm a seasoned traveler and I have stayed in every type of accommodation, but this is by far the worst place I've ever stayed in. Having stayed in several hostels in Asia, Europe, and Latin America I went in with an open mind, but what I got was too much. This place is dirty, cramped and smelled bad. How bad?... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 April 2012

This hostel is in a superb location and is run by a very helpful gentleman.However the room I had (a double to myself) I could barely turn around in. The bedding also was not the cleanest I have seen. I looked into the other smaller dormatories and they too were extremely cramped. There's tea and coffee facilities at all times,... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 January 2012

We chose it off a map for location - it was *perfectly* located between Chinatown, Clarke Quay (the funky nightspot part of Sing) and the Colonial District - and it was a dream in this regard with everything easy to get to. We over-paid for it, I think (though Singapore is horribly expensive full stop). The corridors and communal spaces... More

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Bangkok
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 November 2011

Stinky, smelly, damp and unfriendly. I had to sleep outside the room at the kitchen near public toilet, because my room STINK so bad. All the pictures are just too good to be true. I stayed here one night during mid October 2011.

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 October 2011

Unconveniently 2 level floors, first floor is okay. But second floor was located in 4th floor with so many stairs to climb. The room was so small we could barely move, and we already stayed the so-called DELUXE room. The carpet was not hoovered and stink. Group of family shouldn't stay here. Staffs were barely there, they were polite but... More

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London, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 September 2011

Great location. Good breakfast. Free tea and coffee all day. Free internet. TIny, simple rooms but comfortable. Bathrooms are adequate. All very clean. We had no trouble with noise but we were on the upper floor rather than off the lounge. We had no problem finding it.

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Washington DC, District of Columbia
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 June 2011

There are cheaper hostels in Singapore than this one, but since I was in Singapore for 36 hours as recommended by New York Times, I had to have a good location. The location is unbelievable. Less than five minutes to the nearest metro station, 10-15 minutes to Chinatown, and about 20 minutes to the Esplanade and Merlion statue. You can... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 May 2011

Upside: Great location - only 200m from Clarke Quay MRT station. Very close to restaurants and pubs. Also has free internet and Air Con which is a bonus. Downside: hard to find, paper-thin walls, they only take cash, the showers are terrible, rooms are tiny.

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41/A, Hongkong street, Singapore 059680, Singapore
Price range (per night):* 21 AUD - 41 AUD

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