Where to stay in Singapore - Vintage Inn

So I think the best way to approach my Singapore/Malaysian blogging is through a chronological order recap and what better place to start then where we slept in Singapore. BTW Singapore was on the travel cards, honestly because flights were $400 aus return, woohoo. Nothing like a cheap deal, unfortunately accommodation prices in Singapore are crazy! I guess because it's a small island - a guy told me he could drive from one side to the other in 35minutes (might be pushing it) but gives you an idea of how small Singapore is. Our driver told us, they build up (apartments) down (subways) and outwards (man made extensions) in Singapore. Pretty impressive!

Anyway we rocked into Singapore at 3pm after our 7.5 hour flight and had been told to wait for someone, from our hotel, holding a sign - lots of people with signs but none for us :( after waiting for half an hour and people slowly disappearing we decided to take action, phone attempts, the info desk telling us to "wait a little longer" and finally through email we got a hold of them. An hour later (gah!) and we're being picked up, sort of a bummer start to our holiday but luckily things picked up after that. So the hotel we stayed at was called Vintage Inn, it was around $80 a night (cheap for Singapore) and this literally got us a bed in a capsule style hotel.

The hotel was new, so it meant it was clean and fresh + great decor.

From what we could tell it was run by a bunch of young guys. In our heads the story we gave them was that they were handed down riches by their parents, bought a hotel but didn't have it all clued on when it came to owning and running it. Quite possibly a complete and utter fabrication :p

For $80 a night though you can't be too picky and the guys running it were definitely nice enough, it was just little things like the tardy pick up, not cleaning the bathrooms everyday, not letting us know when they did things like change the locks... you've been warned :)

They do provide breakfast though so that might undo any wrongs!

As for our stay, since we had lots of activities planned we just used our accommodation to shower (shared facilities) and sleep. Now being from the QLD we're use to shops shutting at 6pm but in Singapore shops open late and close late which meant many of our fellow Vintage Inn room mates came in at midnight or later. I bought ear plugs so I was happy but yeah definitely something to consider if you're a light sleeper as only a curtain blocks you out from others!

Would I recommend Vintage Inn? Yup, it's a good option for cheapskate travelers, it's situated in Little India which was a fun area to explore and as long as you're not wanting to spend time in your hotel (and have ear plugs) you'll be set!

By the way my first impressions of Singapore? Lego! I instantly thought of a little legoland, manicured lawns, neat and clean, lots of trees and flowers.  Our driver told us that if a tree is knocked down for construction purposes in Singapore it's mandatory to plant a new tree, I wish we had that here in Australia!  Also, since Singapore is pretty much on the equator it was hot and humid, which I personally loved :) 

Okay next posts are going to be super photo filled, promise!