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Hotel Grand Central: Traveller Reviews

3.0 of 5
22 Cavenagh Road | Orchard Road, Singapore 229617, Singapore
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Hotel Grand Central
Ranked #244 of 265 hotels in Singapore
2.0 of 5 stars 244 Reviews
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Hong Kong, China
2 reviews
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8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
“Average Rooms, bad Indian food .The only good part was we got it cheap & tours organised well”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 February 2012
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I visited the Grand Central, Singapore a few months back with my family but was not satisfied. It is at walking distance on Orchard road and at a short walk from major MRT station.

Hotel and rooms- hotel is undoubtedly at best locations as suggested by www.antilogvacations.com. Staff was not good at hospitality. Infact ,The only saving grace was the cheap rates & good services by Antilog Vacations.We selected this hotel so can’t blame them as they gave us as many as 5 other options & told about this property
cautiously..

But Anyways Rooms were good enough with double ac and fine bed. Toilets and bathrooms were a big time trouble for us, dirty and stained. The shower nozzle threw water everywhere except where it was required. The bathroom floor flooded every time as water ran off the edges of the bathtub and across the floor.

There was only one window which opens to some corridor. We felt like we live in a tunnel or something..At the buffet breakfast dining hall, again there was no cleanliness; the glasses kept were of plastic. Breakfast services can be improved. Refills took a long time. Poor supervision during peak breakfast hour.

Some of the photos make this place look reasonable however takes note of the dirt and grime in some. I took photos however the existing shots on record here in Trip Advisor are sufficient the advantage of having a good location definitely doesn’t outweigh the disadvantages of the shabby rooms. I'm sure there are many other hotels in the same area that offer a whole lot more service and cleanliness for the same price.

..Our Bad Luck.. Over all an average experience of hotel but good experience of tours

Room Tip: dunno wht to say.tk the rooms near reception
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  • Stayed December 2011, travelled with family
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Hotel is old,dirty and substandard for price paid,saving grace is location”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 January 2012
1
person found this review helpful

This is a 1 star hotel in prime location charging above value charges.
Should have got the hint when taxi driver when he said it was a very.. Old hotel.

The 1st room we paid for was a premium room.Walked in and instantly smelt as someone had been cooking food,bath tub rusted and dirty with mould on ceilings.

A complaint to front desk got us moved to the 8th Superior room.Guess what? Same style and quality room as 1st room. Issues were rusted bath,mould on ceilings,fixtures 15 yrs plus old,carpet dirty so could not take off shoes.Plus beds were so hard that you felt as you were sleeping on a plank of wood.

On travel companions stayed in a room similar but experienced a night with little sleep as air conditioning was full blast as thermastat was broken with card board over half of vent.

Paid for a breakfast which was held in some third world dinning room with plastic cups,plastic covers on round clustered tables in smelly room.Only eat there once in our two night stay as didnt want to get food poisoning from lack of cleanliness.

If you leave your luggage expect it to sit in the foyer tied together by string.

Location is good as great foot massage facilities across the road.At the top of Orchid plaza across the road, great restauants around 8th floor.

Word of advise,find another hotel in Singapore to stay at.

  • Stayed January 2012
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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  • Stayed July 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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“Good Location”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 January 2012

This is the cheapest hotel we can find in Orchard Road. Stayed here for 1 night only. Checked-in at 10am and we left our luggages in the room which are to be cleaned up later. The room was big, bed was comfy, but the toilet & bathtub looked a bit uncleaned with old stains. Shower water was very small, which is a bit annoying. The bathtub is using the traditional knob to adjust the water hot/cold. Location was superb, once out from the hotel you can see all the big malls from street-to-street, which you can shop like crazy. As this hotel is located near to the far end of orchard road, the walk to the central shopping areas like paragon, takashimaya, ion orchard,etc took around 10mins walk. If you are plan to visit other parts of singapore like clarke quay, bugis, expo, etc. You can walk to the Summerset MRT (5mins walk) which is located inside the 313@ summerset mall. Superly convenient to tour around Singapore. Will definitely choose this hotel in my next shopping trip.

  • Stayed January 2012, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“should be 1 star or 2 star hotel, not worth for 3 star hotel”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 January 2012
1
person found this review helpful

i think i would just point out the main things that i really want to say and make it short:
1. check in was smooth, the FO assistant has a lovely face but unfortunately she acted badly( lay her head on her hand while i was fill up the confirmation form), her skirt was too short.
2. poor room condition. air con couldn't be set, a lot of rubbish under the bed, there is a hole to next room near the side table (which is terrible)
3. the only compliment for this hotel : a friendly bellman.

  • Stayed December 2011, travelled with family
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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Address: 22 Cavenagh Road | Orchard Road, Singapore 229617, Singapore
Price range (per night):* 135 AUD - 231 AUD

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