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Sleepy Kiwi Backpacker Hostel - Bugis

2.5 star property

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Interior
Iron/ironing board, free WiFi
Dining

Reviews

6.4 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Kitchen
  • Breakfast included
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping
  • 24/7 front desk

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55 Bussorah Street, Bugis, Singapore, 199471
  • Place, Bugis Street Shopping District
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Mustafa Centre
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • Place, Marina Bay Sands Casino
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Airport, Singapore (SIN-Changi)
    ‪19 min drive‬

Room options

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Iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Mixed Shared Room (14 Persons)

  • 269 sq ft
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Shared Room, Women only (14 Persons)

  • 269 sq ft
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Mixed Shared Room (4 Persons) | Iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Mixed Shared Room (4 Persons)

  • 65 sq ft
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Standard Room (One Queen Bed) | Iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Standard Room (One Queen Bed)

  • 65 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Room (Triple Room) | Iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Standard Room (Triple Room)

  • 65 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

Standard Room (2 Beds)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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About this property

Sleepy Kiwi Backpacker Hostel - Bugis

Hotel in Kampong Glam
A bar/lounge, coffee/tea in a common area, and laundry facilities are available at this hotel. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, a 24-hour front desk, a computer station, and a library are onsite. Bathrooms are shared.
Sleepy Kiwi Backpacker Hostel - Bugis offers 35 shared accommodations with air conditioning and ceiling fans. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Guests can make use of the shared/communal kitchen. Guests have access to shared bathrooms. Bathrooms include showers. Irons/ironing boards and hair dryers can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.
A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A complimentary breakfast is offered. A computer station is located on site and wireless Internet access is complimentary.

This Singapore hotel also offers a library, a terrace, and multilingual staff.

Sleepy Kiwi Backpacker Hostel - Bugis has designated areas for smoking.

A complimentary breakfast is offered.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Offsite parking; discounts available

Food and drink

  • Free breakfast available
  • A bar/lounge
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Things to do

  • Library

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Computer station

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • 2 floors
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Shared bathroom
  • Shower

Food and drink

  • Shared kitchen access

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Ceiling fan
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Shared accommodations

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Express check-in available

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Cash deposit: SGD 10 per stay

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Backpacker Bugis
Backpacker Hostel Bugis
Bugis Hostel Backpacker
Green Kiwi Backpacker Bugis
Green Kiwi Backpacker Bugis Singapore
Sleepy Kiwi Backpacker Hostel Bugis Singapore
Green Kiwi Backpacker Hostel Bugis Singapore
Green Kiwi Bugis
Green Kiwi Backpacker Hostel - Bugis Singapore
Sleepy Kiwi Backpacker Hostel Bugis
Sleepy Kiwi Backpacker Bugis Singapore
Sleepy Kiwi Backpacker Bugis
Sleepy Kiwi Backpacker Hostel Bugis
Sleepy Kiwi Backpacker Hostel - Bugis Hotel
Sleepy Kiwi Backpacker Hostel - Bugis Singapore
Sleepy Kiwi Backpacker Hostel - Bugis Hotel Singapore

Reviews

Sleepy Kiwi Backpacker Hostel - Bugis Reviews

6.4

5.4/10

Cleanliness

7.2/10

Staff & service

5.6/10

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 9 out of 85 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 28 out of 85 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 25 out of 85 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 9 out of 85 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 14 out of 85 reviews

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Paul

Stayed 5 nights in May 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Rest room is not enough but nice staff

Rest room not enough..And not clean but nice staff .easy to go anywhere .

8/10 Good

Grace, Malaysia

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is clean ,location very convenience, only take 10mins walk can reach Bugis Village. I would say worth of money

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort

8/10 Good

alex, AUS

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Sleepy kiwi hostel Singapore

Cheap, bathrooms not clean at all. Beds are fine but not comfy. Staff are great. Only stay if your on a tight budget!

2/10 Terrible

breams, ph

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Terrible experienced!!!!!!

Upon arrival to their hostel they search for our confirmation in their database And unfortunately they didnt received our reservation sent by expedia We are forced to find another hostel nearby Terrible experience booking with expedia Our time is wasted finding another one with the same rate We forced to stay in hostel with higher rate. What if we didnt have an extra budget for that!

6/10 Okay

Fiorella

Liked: Staff & service

OK for travelers.

The service was very good, the recepcinist was very helpful. The double room is not nice but it has air conditioner. The bed looks like dirty and the bathrooms are disgusting. The location is excellent.

8/10 Good

Takanobu

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort

value for money

I stayed one night. actually I expected negatively due to its low price but once arrived, it's not bad. both atmosphere surrounding and the hotel was nice and I had no problem with sleep. but there is a guy who complained about bed bugs so I can't simply say all of beds are nice and bath rooms were sometime smelly. they should throw papers more frequently. the hotel gave me free breakfast and internet. that was nice. overall, it's worth for this price.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service

Worth the price you paid.

Worth the price you paid. Great location and affordable price

2/10 Terrible

Samantha

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Rooms with rats

Rats running around this place and the rooms, staff not helpful at all

6/10 Okay

L&F, NZ

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Wotif booking error

Unfortunately it booking did not show up on their system. However, the staff were awesome in finding us a room and getting it sorted for us. Relaxed place, I enjoyed the location.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
pros the staff was very kind the breakfast was good the location is very good. near 3 differents train station stops cons there is not rooms like 6 or 10 beds in a room. there is just like a one big room with a lot of beds. it felt if you were in a scared labyrinth. there are just 3 showers and they were extremely dirty. never cleaned before the beds looked like if they were dirty too the air condition was so bad because there is just a big room without doors

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Sleepy Kiwi

Firstly it is actually called sleepy kiwi. This place was awful. The reception staff were very nice but the room and the bathroom were disgusting. Nothing about the place felt clean. The dorm wasn't even in a room, was basically just beds along a hallway. Don't stay here.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
I like the environment in this hotel. It makes me feel comfortable when I staying there. But I would like to suggest owner please add more shower room or washroom if possible as there are 14 persons in one dorm.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Bedbugs

This hostel is shabby, expensive, and has bedbugs. Several showers are broken, with mould growing in the walls and ceilings. Rooms are small, beds are not comfortable or particularly clean. Staff were friendly enough.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good location, that's it.......

Not kiwi at all, do not speak very good English, very not accomodating or helpful. Bed was covered in hair, and had not been washed and no sheets. Seemed like local residents lived there and no backpacker vibe. No walking tours like on the reviews and never got instructions on the lockers and they very tiny. Great location in the heart of the cultural area of Singapore with the sultan mosque & Malay heritage centre close by.

10/10 Excellent

Caitlin, Boston

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great location, really good value!

Overall great hostel experience, although I should note upfront that the hostel I stayed at is actually called "Sleepy Kiwi"-- "Green Kiwi" is a different location and caused me much initial confusion when I arrived at the wrong location. It seems hotels.com has not updated the name yet, but the location in Bugis is excellent. The beds were comfy, AC worked well, light breakfast but nice to have, and the location and staff are truly stellar. Lots of restaurants and shops and even a beautiful mosque right outside the front door! Only complaint is there was no soap in the bathrooms to wash your hands, and it would have been awesome if they provided towels.

6/10 Okay

MOHAMMAD IZWAN, Kuala Kangsar, Malaysia

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

awesome neighborhood!

Only 1 night stay for short visit but the atmosphere of the surrounding neighborhood is awesome! lots of spot to visit, halal and great eateries everywhere, local nightspot and just next to awesome looking mosque!

4/10 Poor

Ryan, Paris/Philippines

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

BED BUGS

The most disappointing part of my stay were the bed bugs in my bed. I couldn't even sleep well because they kept on biting me. So at 3 in the morning i realised that there were no more guests coming in, so i transferred to another bed not only once but twice. The bed bugs were just so crazy and scary. I hope they will change all their beds and sheets. They also have to improve their toilet because it's quite disgusting at times. Singapore is like the cleanest city in the world and this hostel should give justice to that title, they seriously should improve their facilities. I also don't like the idea of leaving my shoes downstairs, hello? my shoes are loubotins and raf simons.

8/10 Good

Laura, uk

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent location and really helpful staff. The breakfast wand coffee was lovely. The room was small but is looked out onto one of the best streets in Singapore.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
The staffs are approachable and friendly. The location is accessible to MRT and bus stations.

8/10 Good

Gustavo

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Tara, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was a great little spot outside the mosque. Great little breakfast in the morning with toast and fresh fruit even a free coffee :) nice chill hostel!

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

10/10 Excellent

Janice, Christchurch, New Zealand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

1st time in a Hostel but not my last.

At 60 years old this was the first time I had ever stayed in a hostel. Though most of the other guests were probably in their 20's we met some very interesting people and didn't feel at all out of place. All of the staff were exceptionally helpful and friendly, especially Benjamin who helped this computer illiterate lady with sorting out my ongoing flight check in when I was getting panicky, and printed off everything I needed to make our ongoing trip less stressful. The beakfasts were great and an added bonus. It was in a very interesting part of Singapore, great restaurants all along the pedestrian street, and great for relaxing and people watching. Prices were very reasonable. My only criticism is that there are few bathrooms for the size of the place, but the building is over 100 years old so it would probably be difficult to build more. I would definitely recommend this place to others.