Victoria Hotel - Singapore

Victoria Hotel is a small building located along Victoria St., near the corner of Bras Brasah St., and in front of Bras Brasah Complex. It's one of the more affordable hotels considering its high ratings on sites like TripAdvisor and Agoda.

Victoria Hotel's facade.

The rooms are pretty much what you see on the photos they use to advertise. (Maybe our carpet could have used a bit of cleaning.) I did complain about the smell of our room, which, to me, seemed like cigarette smoke strongly masked with air freshener. The staff did say we weren't on a smoking floor but  were quite accommodating and promptly sent up a humidifier(?) that removed the strange odor.

Hotel Lobby

I'm pretty easy to please when it comes to places I stay in -- just as long as the bathroom is clean and the toilet flushes, I'm happy. So, I have nothing negative to comment about our stay at Victoria Hotel. I will state all the pros though:

• Good location in a quiet, main street.
• Accessibility: There's a bus stop in front of the building. For people who, like my husband, like the train, Bras Brasah MRT station is a less than 5 minute walk. Just turn a corner from the next building. Or you can use the back entrance. Singapore Art Museum's a hop away.
• Hot water! 
• Clean rooms (except for that funky smell we were greeted with, but that was easily remedied.)

Our bed. There's a spare pillow and thick blanket
in the closet.

Must mention: This hotel has FREE WIFI. This was actually prime consideration when booking a place and in Singapore, the combo of Free Internet + (relatively) Cheap Stay is a rare find. (Usually, there's wifi in the big, expensive hotels or the backpacker hostels.) I guess that's why it's popular with tourists.