Singapore : Royal @ Queens Hotel

2 weeks before our trip to Singapore last week, I decided on the Royal @ Queens Hotel at Queen Street, which recently underwent major renovation work and was offering a special rate for their Executive Room.

Royal @ Queens HotelThe funny thing about the name of this hotel is that, with taxi drivers you must call it as “Royal Queens” and omit the “@”.

We took a lot of taxi on this trip and one or two were not familiar with this hotel so the best landmark guide are Singapore Art Museum, St. Joseph’s Church or Sts. Peter & Paul’s Church as this hotel is along a quiet street.

On the morning of our flight, I called the hotel to re-confirm our late check-in and tried my luck at asking for a baby cot for Qi. When I told the staff that Qi is 2 years old (usually too old for a cot), she said that if the bed gets broken, we’d have to pay – I wonder if this means that if she’s below 2 and she broke the bed, she doesn’t have to pay?

We were happy that we checked-in at 10 pm with no problem and the baby cot was waiting in the room.

Our room was surprisingly small – for an Executive – so I can only imagine how the standard room size would be. But as claimed, our room was definitely recently refurbished because I could smell a little glue on the drawers.

Royal @ Queens Hotel

Royal @ Queens HotelThe room featured touch-screen system for all its lights switches and although the idea is very novel, I prefer the ordinary flip switches. Besides having only one location from where most the switches is controlled is not convenient.

In the bathroom, I didn’t quite like the glass countertop as the sink bowl was too high even for me (what more for the kids) and the water pressure was too strong that I got water splashes a few times.

The bathtub was great for the kids and they enjoyed it more than the swimming pool which was tiny.

Royal @ Queens HotelAllson Hotel was connected to our building via the 2nd Floor and is a short cut to the Victoria Street, a 24hrs food court on one side and a 7-11 store on the other side.

From our window, we could see part of the Allson Hotel, Singapore Management University, the Carlton Hotel and in the far distance, the Suntec Convention Centre and the Singapore Flyer!

The nearest MRT (City Hall) is about 10 mins walk away but a new Bras Basah MRT station is under construction and is practically outside the hotel.

Royal @ Queens HotelBesides the open air food court outside Allson Hotel, there is an air-conditioned food court a block away after the Singapore Art Museum called Kopi Tiam.

We had breakfast here for 2 mornings because our hotel decided to charge Eu $17 , their rate for kids 3 years and above – but was not worth it.

When I booked this hotel, free broadband connection was supposed to be included in the rate but the Front Office staffs told me that it’s chargeable at $6 for an hour, $10 for 6 hrs and $21 for 24 hrs (quite reasonable). Since my booking email did not include that particular remark, I could not argue on my case. However, when we checked out, we were not charged at all!

Royal @ Queens HotelFor the first 3 days, we had a musician as our next door neighbour . So we’d hear him practise on his instrument which sounded like violin. Once, however, he had friends over and they had a practice sessions. After 20 mins of an orchestra (lovely music if we were not trying to nap), I complained to the Front Office and they were immediately dealt with.

Basically, the wall was a little too thin and having an adjoining door made the matter worse.

One of the bellman took a liking to Qi and looked forward to meeting us whenever we return to the hotel. The Front Office staffs were helpful and friendly – and I’m pleased with how efficiently they handled my complaint about our neighbour. Our housekeeper was good.

In short, we enjoyed our stay here.

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**See also : Where devout Catholics must stay when in Singapore as this hotel is right in the middle of this area.

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  1. Reply marcia
    08/03/27

    hey,jewelle i setup a new blog with a new domain.I added this blog into my new blog.I hope you don’t mind.Geee!I miss going to singapore.It’s the best place to bring our kids for shopping.:)

    Good for you! Of course you can link my blog to yours and will do the same to yours too :-) Best place to bring kids, I agree but for shopping – no comment lah :-p

  2. Reply cindy
    08/03/27

    Wow, the room is beautiful! :)

    Oh I’d complain too if I had musicians practicing their music next to my room. I’m on a vacation not attending an orchestra!

  3. Reply jppmom
    08/03/27

    hi Jewelle! Just to let you kno that I enjoy reading all yer posts but sometimes I don’t know what to comment ;)

    Ai, since when do I insist that you must comment :-p No worries if you have nothing to say okay? I’m happy enough that you come in :-)

  4. Reply eastcoastlife
    08/03/27

    Oh…. you were in Singapore! :)

    Hope you enjoy your trip here. It was raining quite often and it shouldn’t be. The weather in March is usually quite hot.

    The Royal Queen has a good location, it’s conveniently situated to many eateries and shopping malls. Its Chinese restaurant serves good food too.

    It did rained a few days but not too much that it spoils our plan. It was actually better because some days it was cloudy so not as hot. We didn’t try the Chinese restaurant though.

  5. Reply osindak
    08/03/28

    wow Jewelle, the room looks pretty cool! :)

    It was nice and of course my “superb” photography “talent” made it even better…ahem :-p

  6. Reply BorneoMan
    08/04/22

    biasa bah! the hotel here really small,compare to sabah & sarawak


    Well, the area is also small. So which is the best middle range hotel in Singapore, in your opinion?

  7. Reply Chesna
    08/10/29

    This is great info to know.

  8. Reply Marjan
    10/06/12

    Dear sir/madam,
    Good day,
    I’m so interested about your hotel in an Iranian magezine in Malaysia,Kuala lumpur that would like to adveritse your hotel in our magazine.
    I’m looking forward of you to give me an appointment..
    Thank You for your coopertation..
    Your sincerely,
    Marjan

  9. Reply Jewelle Tan
    10/06/19

    Trying to decide if you are a spammer

  10. Reply mitzi
    12/08/05

    great review, jewelle!
    i’m planning to visit singapore and bring along my elderly parents. this hotel sounds excellent for my budget and itinerary.
    i’m a daily mass-goer, though. is there a catholic church nearby within walking distance? how far is it, and would you happen to have an idea about its mass schedule?
    thanks, and more power! =)
    michelle

    • Reply Jewelle Tan
      12/08/05

      Hi Michelle, this is an excellent area to stay in if you’re planning to attend Catholic churches!

      I think there are two on the same street, one is just in front of the hotel (Church of St Peter and Paul) and another on the same street, to the right, about 100m away (St Joseph’s Church). I attended a mass at the second church and it is a beautiful old church! And as you may know, there is an MRT station entrance also just outside the hotel :-) You can google for the churches for other info.

      Hotel itself is ok, room is a bit small and eating area is more about a block away. It’s a quiet street and when you take a taxi, ask for Royal Queens or ask for the Singapore Art Museum. Look at the google map to see your area. Enjoy Singapore!

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