If you are looking to stay away from the multinational hotel chains and the overcrowded and overrated Orchard Street chaos, yet still be in a great location, then the Scarlet hotel is for you. This hotel is located on a quiet street one block away from Chinese Buddhist temple and takes up nearly the whole block.

Fraser Place Robertson Walk: In Singapore they call this type of accomodation a "service apartment." Sort of an Embassy Suites on steroids. They have 1 bedroom to 3 bedrooms suites. Each has multiple TVs, a complete kitchen with microwave and convection oven and a washer/dryer.