Western Islands Vacations from ￥64,337

It's not Raffles or even The Hilton so don't expect too much, but it is very cheap and therefore superb value. Excellent hot power shower. Comfortable bed. One of the staff - probably the boss - is extremely helpful. Another staff member leant me a phone plug so that was great. ......Raffles would have cost me £1,600. This hotel cost me £40......

The room size and equipment were great, but it's ridiculous that there isn't a SINGLE hook anywhere to hang your towel, shirt, or pants. I had to pick up cheap suction hooks from Daiso, so I had places to hang items that were frequently used. Sure the wardrobe has a bunch of hangers but you don't want to stuff your used day-pants in there. Makes no sense. The room cleaning only happens on Wednesdays, so you'll also need a hook to hold your garbage in a separate plastic bag. The garbage bin in the room is just too small for a week's worth of trash. Walls are thin, you'll hear your neighbors or room mates talk on their phone, and all the activity in the shared living space - this was esp apparent when my neighbor was cooking, doing laundry, inviting her friends over, etc. The 100 year old, very slow lift is cool the first time... but a real pain in the ass to use. You have to pull open two very heavy metal gates, and pull to close them (and ensure they're very closed) before you can hit the button to go up or down. Usually by midnight the lift will stop working... because the bargoers that use the lift forget to close the gates after they've gone to the top floor. And when new guests come in or out, everyone is very confused who should be helping to open or close the inner/outer gates. It's a nightmare when you're a regular guest and all you want to do is just enter or exit the hotel on the 3rd floor. Often, just waiting for the lift takes forever - if it comes at all.

This hotel is in a residential/light industry area, which resulted in people always being around, which made us well safe. There are two very good hawker markets close by, with good, well priced fod.

I was ripped off by an Expedia computing error by $180 on top of a $240 bill for this hotel. All I get on complaining when ask for the money back is no reply sites and surveys like this I have been with them for years...they seem to be on the down

Probably the Best shared living space hotel I’ve ever stayed at. Clean, close to everything, cheap, and they even have a place upstairs to get massages after waking the city all day