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Mövenpick Staycation 2014

April 15, 2014

Singapore: The Gap Year Hostel

April 10, 2014

Seeing my teammate's business trip posts made me miss Singapore and my trip, which I dubbed to be the best vacation I have had yet. This also made me realize that I still haven't posted about one of the most frequently asked questions about this trip-- Where did you stay in Singapore for 10 days?

Rates

I stayed in a relatively low cost hostel, which is apparently situated in an area filled with other hostels. The Gap Year Hostel became my top choice mainly because of the price offered for what seemed to be a decent and clean hostel through pictures. Mostly, I paid 17 SGD/night and 19 SGD on some days (weekends). I've learned that it is cheaper to book your stay via Hostelworld rather than Agoda and other hotel booking sites. Heck, even the walk-in rates are more expensive! If I recall correctly, I think it's 22 SGD per night and 26 SGD for weekends.

I only booked four nights in advance and in order to book the rest of my stay, I had to book it online instead of just paying over the counter. The receptionist said there wasn't anything they can do about the price.

You can view the cheapest rates of Gap Year Hostel here.

Common Area

The Polaroid Tree made up of photos of Gap Year Hostel's customers.

Being the good document-er that I was (and of course, I'm kidding), I was only able to take one photo of the common area. Using this photo as the reference, at its right will be the two computers that can be used by guests. Beside the computer desk is the big circle rattan couch, where it's so easy to doze off. In front of the couch is the reception area that's the first thing you will see when you enter the hostel.

Going back to the photo for reference, in front of this is where you will find the DIY breakfast set. It's not much of a breakfast, but it's pretty much the usual thing you'd get in Singapore hostels. I'm talking about coffee, bread, peanut butter and jam. There is also a fridge where they sell bottled water, canned juices and canned beers. I compared with convenience store prices and the hostel's was actually cheaper. At the left side of this picture is a bookshelf filled with an assortment of books, from travel guides to novels. I read on a review somewhere that some of these books were actually left or given by guests. Beside the bookshelf is a sofa set where the guests can do their socializing.

Since I know it might be hard to picture out everything I said, here's my best effort to show you the layout via MS Paint!