HomeAsiaSouth East AsiaSingaporeFragrance Hotel Selegie and Little India in Singapore By Marcos Detourist on September 2, 2011We went straight to Fragrance Hotel Selegie after a fulfilling dinner at Pasta de Waraku. Every passing moment is an opportunity to discover something new, especially if its in a foreign land. It took just one person to say the idea aloud to find out ALL of us were secretly plotting the same game plan: Taking a midnight walk in Little India. We visited Mustafa Centre despite the tiring 3-hour flight to Singapore. Great to know I’d be spending the next three days with like-minded travelers :D Midnight walk in Little India, SingaporeFragrance Hotel SelegieThe best thing about Fragrance Hotel Selegie was its super convenient location. Just a block away was the Little India MRT Station! From Fragrance Hotel Selegie, you could already start a walking tour of the historic buildings of Little India, shopping centres of Bugis (for gadget junkies wanting to score great bargains), or the luxury shops/malls of Orchard Road. Superior Twin Room of Fragrance Hotel SelegieWelcome surprise from Franz, the resident teddy of Fragrance Hotel. Although the budget hotel was no “Raffles Hotel,” the cute gesture more than made up for it.Mustafa Centre in Little IndiaI had already picked up a few items at the 7/11 store beside Fragrance Hotel, when I found out I didn’t have any Singaporean money on me. Grrr! I’d forgotten to change my US$ bills at the airport. We walked for around 15 minutes to Mustafa Centre, a 24-hour mall located along Syed Alwi Rd in Little India. There were two currency exchange stalls: one right inside Mustafa and another across the street from the mall (the currency exchange stall inside Mustafa offered better rates). Mustafa Centre in Little IndiaMustafa Centre is known to bargain hunters for offering low priced electronics, souvenirs, clothes, fragrances, and imported food items. Filipino tourists wanting to bring home pasalubong to their friends and family back home will discover a great selection of imported chocolates (from all over the world) at Mustafa. Oddly enough, the only thing I bought in Mustafa that night was a pack of Mackie’s Crisps (natural sea salt flavored potato chips from Scotland).Little did I know, the naturally salted chips went great with a can of Guinness beer I bought at the 7/11 store later that night. I wanted to celebrate my new ability to buy something at the 7/11 store (with the S$ bills I exchanged at Mustafa) :D Guinness, a popular Irish Beer, is one of my favorite beers but it’s not always available back home in Iloilo.Guiness and Mackie’s crisp, great Irish-Scot comboLittle India at DaytimeI wasn’t able to wake up early enough to make a decent walking tour of Little India :( I did take some quick snaps of the “Ellison Building,” which was just a couple of steps away from Fragrance Hotel Selegie before checking out. Beautiful street signage at Little India, Singapore Two-storey Ellison Building, once the tallest building in Singapore … obviously a looong long time agoEllison Building located at the corner of Selegie Road and Bukit Timah Road Facing Selegie Rd Facing Bukit Timah Rd and Bugis. Looking at my Google Map got me confused. A canal is supposed to run through Bukit Timah Rd, right?! turns out the canal was recently been laid over to expand the busy road. Albert Court Village Hotel Last glance of Fragrance Hotel SelegieAfter a great experience in Selegie, we were off to our next destination: the Singapore Flyer!Don’t leave yet. There’s more!Singapore and Malaysia Cruise aboard AirPhil Express…Manila to Singapore Flight: Arrival and Dinner at…19 Days Malaysia and Singapore Itinerary2 Days Ranakpur Itinerary — Ranakpur Jain Temple and…5-day Budget for Singapore, Legoland, and Sentosa TourSingapore Night Safari and first sight of the MerlionComments Micamyx|Senyorita saysSeptember 12, 2011 at 3:35 amI miss Singapore! I went there two years ago with some bloggers pero kulang sa time to do some photowalk.Mukhang ok yang Fragrance Hotel ah :D Cute ng teddy bear! Marcos saysSeptember 13, 2011 at 5:03 pmoo okay yung Fragance Hotel. Maganda yung location niya and for Singapore, it’s one of the cheaper hotels around. Kevin Nguyen saysNovember 2, 2011 at 2:01 pmDear sir/madam I am looking for 03 rooms for 06 persons, we are going to travel in Singapore from 25 November to 27 November. We want to rent the rooms in Fragrance Hotel system, maybe the best is in Little India area. Please help us to find the rooms. Thank you very much. Kevin Nguyen Posting of new comments is disabled temporarily.Connect with Marcos on:Detourista.comMarcosDetourist.comFacebookInstagramTwitterDetourista.comDiscover more travel guides and blogs about the Philippines and beyond by Marcos DetouristChoose your next destination: Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
Micamyx|Senyorita saysSeptember 12, 2011 at 3:35 amI miss Singapore! I went there two years ago with some bloggers pero kulang sa time to do some photowalk.Mukhang ok yang Fragrance Hotel ah :D Cute ng teddy bear!
Marcos saysSeptember 13, 2011 at 5:03 pmoo okay yung Fragance Hotel. Maganda yung location niya and for Singapore, it’s one of the cheaper hotels around.
Kevin Nguyen saysNovember 2, 2011 at 2:01 pmDear sir/madam I am looking for 03 rooms for 06 persons, we are going to travel in Singapore from 25 November to 27 November. We want to rent the rooms in Fragrance Hotel system, maybe the best is in Little India area. Please help us to find the rooms. Thank you very much. Kevin Nguyen