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Backpacker Cozy Corner Guesthouse
Cheapest dorms in Singapore
Backpacker Cozy Corner Guesthouse
490 North Bridge Road, 2nd Floor
Singapore
Description
On the second floor above a coffeeshop across the road from the Hotel Intercontinental and Bugis Junction mall – Backpacker Cozy Corner has the distinction of having the cheapest dorm beds in Singapore. $10 buys a bed on the rooftop of the shophouse it's located in; in hot, humid Singapore this can be an unwise proposition, despite the ceiling fans. It might also be quite strange to be sleeping right by the 'bar' in the rooftop garden where other backpackers hang out. Other than the cheap rooftop beds, the standard dorm beds are available in fan and air-con rooms, with the former being haphazardly laid out – it seems every open area and corner has turned into a bunk beds with a ceiling fan – and the air-con options being better value. The entire guesthouse though is run by surly staff that seem to stick by the 'you get what you pay for' mantra; the badly ventilated, narrow configuration of the premises and brusque welcome ensures there's nothing cozy at all about this place, though it might be frontrunner in the race for a cheap, central place to crash when the other places are full.
Dorm Fan
10 (low season)
10 (high season)
Dorm A/C
13 (low season)
13 (high season)
$16 for female only
Sgl A/C share b'room
33 (low season)
33 (high season)
Dbl A/C share b'room
48 (low season)
48 (high season)
Added to Travelfish on: 11th August, 2007
Last visited or updated on: 11th August, 2007
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