The Scarlet SingaporevsWink Capsule Hostel @ Chinatown
Both The Scarlet Singapore and Wink Hostel are rated highly by experts. On balance, The Scarlet Singapore is preferred by most reviewers compared to Wink Hostel. The Scarlet Singapore scores 76 with praise from 8 sources such as Rough Guide, Jetsetter and Frommer's.
The Scarlet Singapore
33 Erskine Road, Singapore 069333, Singapore
From $160/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Frommer's
"Glamour drips from every chandelier onto the polished black marble floors of this groovy little boutique hotel." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"Billed as Singapore’s first luxury boutique hotel, this 80-room property is located in Chinatown, surrounded by eclectic shops and late-19th-century buildings." Full review
Rough Guide
"Housed in an impressive shophouse refurbishment, this boutique hotel has an exceptionally extravagant lobby."
Condé Nast Traveler
99.6
"To be openly sexy in Singapore is unusual, but the 80-room Scarlet is just that, thanks to smoked-mirror ceilings, gilt wallpaper, black-marble floors, and red-velvet banquettes." Full review
Star Service
"Raffles may have the history, and The Stamford the height, but The Scarlet holds its own among the city's limited number of boutique-hotels." Full review
Jetsetter
"A decadent boutique property in Singapore's atmospheric Chinatown." Full review
Lonely Planet
"Dark, luscious Scarlet offers great service and svelte rooms just around the corner from drinking hot spots Ann Siang Rd and Club Street." Full review
Michelin Guide
"With more emphasis on decadent creature comforts than immediate visual shocks...there’s a private gym, called Flaunt, as well as an outdoor jacuzzi and a meeting room called Sanctum." Full review
Wink Capsule Hostel @ Chinatown
8A Mosque Street, Singapore 059488, Singapore
From $246/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
- Laundy Room
Frommer's
"Caters to a new breed of young-at-heart backpack style travelers...those who can afford something more high-end but prefer the camaraderie and communal environment of a hostel." Full review
Oyster
Budget
"The Wink Hostel caters to tech-loving backpackers, and it gets a few budget travelers who have more disposable income than the traditional hosteler." Full review
Lonely Planet
"Located in a restored shophouse in the heart of Chinatown, flashbacker favourite Wink merges hostel and capsule-hotel concepts." Full review