I agree with the previous reviewer's comments. This hotel provides an acceptable sleep, but not much else. As a single traveller in Singapore, I found hotel prices very expensive, so opted for this one. However, once I saw the hotel and room, I was disappointed. It was really just too basic for my liking; like an office building that had been turned into a hotel (maybe it is).

The facilities were disappointing. The shower was cold one morning; the wireless did not work with the access code given (I later tried another one and then it worked), and the bed sheet was too short for the mattress - meaning my feet touched the plastic mattress cover all night. As I stayed over the weekend, Geylang (the redlight district as other reviewers have said) was very busy, and I could hear the elevator, voices and comings and goings in the hotel all night. I'm sure weeknights are better, but I used earplugs to sleep.

The staff were okay. They did upgrade me to a slightly better room when I complained about the one I'd been allocated. This gesture was appreciated, and made my stay a little better. When I was having Internet trouble, they asked me to bring my computer to the front desk for help, which I had to do several times. It would have been easier for them to just come to my room.

I'd probably spend more money next time, and stay somewhere nicer and near the city centre. Then it would feel more like a 'treat' for me too.

I used the Hotel 81 Geylang as a place to get some sleep before an early morning flight. For that purpose it sufficed, barely. Unfortunately,the whole of Geylang tends to have a redlight reputation, which is unfair. I have previously stayed at the Hotel 81Tristar, in another part of Geylang which was okay and nearby to fantastic food and historic Joo Chiat street. However, the area around Hotel 81 Geylang IS sleazy, with sex shops and prostitutes walking the streets. The food options were also lacking in comparison, with just a few smaller food outlets close by. The Old Airport Road Food Centre, possibly Singapore's best should be walkable, but I didn't try. The hotel room was about as basic as you can get. Bed with disposable pillowcases, desk but no chair, place to hang clothes, a disconnected television with a bare wire, no curtain or partition for the shower, which sprays on to the toilet, no view out of the window and tiny ants crawling around. The room felt hot despite the airconditioner, I could hear the noise from other rooms and the corridors smelled of cigarette smoke. At least the wireless internet was reasonably fast. I think it's S$10 per day, though free for reservations from the airport hotel desk. The front desk staff were okay, but not particularly interested. The Hotel 81 chain offers affordable accommodation in an expensive city, but I think I would chose one in a different area, should I need to stay in one again.