Name: Hotel 81 Cosy
Address: 8 Jiak Chuan Road, 8, Singapore, 089263, SG

8/10

Excellent

21 Apr 2026

MAYFUONG

Room was clean, comfy bed, good cooling air con, location quiet, closed to eatery & tourist places, MRT stations, business district within walking distance. At Check In duty manager and receptionist of next day were friendly and helpful, assisted to extend another night stay. Would stay again whenever go to Singapore.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

06 Apr 2026

MAYFUONG

1st night check in duty manager and next day on duty reception personnel were friendly and helpful when checking and assisted to extend 2nd night stay. Very convenient location to waling distance to Buddha
's Tooth Relic Temple, Chinatown, MRT & Bus stations, close to many eatery places and shops, gallery, malls and market, rooms clean & comfortable with basic amenities.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

30 Nov 2025

Wayne D

This is a 2 star hotel. Rooms are musty smelling. Tub has no shower curtain and my taile

Self

4/10

Poor

02 Nov 2025

JUN MENG RICKY

Bed was hard and the blanket was just a bedsheet. Pillow almost flat and they only gave 2. Plus point was the huge mirror on one side of the wall which made the room look larger.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

13 Aug 2025

norman p

Won't stay or recommend the place

6/10

Pleasant

03 Mar 2025

William

Close to Chinatown

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 Feb 2025

Susan

Front staff very nice. Location excellent. Room and bathroom small. Bathroom could use a good cleaning due to mold from shower. Price was right and you get what you pay for. It worked for us.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

06 Nov 2024

Steven

We were not expecting luxury and we would have been disappointed if we were. Hotel adequate, staff efficent, polite and extremely helpful. Room was basic but hotel is clean if a little shabby but is locacted perfectly for getting around.

Partner

4/10

Poor

17 Oct 2024

Jasmine

My room looked nothing like the pictures.my entire bathroom was my shower. Room was very small. Sink was dirty. Wasnt even a place to place my laptop,
But 5-10 min to walk to like 6 different train station. And lots of food spots in the area

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

28 Aug 2024

jim

Great location. Close to everything

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

07 Feb 2024

Constantin

OK

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

30 Jan 2024

Fariz

Aircon

My stay was perfect. The only problem is with the aircon. We set to the coldest yet corridor aircon is much colder than my room.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

30 Nov 2023

Jaymuel

It’s near in food stalls and bus and met stations.

6/10

Pleasant

25 Sep 2023

raymond

the room was small, had to go to the 4th floor too my room, the lift only went to the 3rd floor, had to carry my bag and backpack via the stairs.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

29 Mar 2023

Razel

They clean the room everyday and change the bedding’s

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

07 Mar 2023

Lachlan

Very good cheap option hotel, only problem was the room smelt a bit mouldy and the shower had no glass so my bathroom got covered in water when i showered

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jan 2023

Sathorn

This hotel is near MRT maxwell. It’s good to travel.

Business Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Nov 2022

john

I enjoyed my stay at this hotel, very clean and centrally located near China Town. Montree at the front desk was very helpful and went above and beyond with assisting me. Thanks Montree and the rest of the staff, will definitely stay at this hotel again in the near future!

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

07 Oct 2022

GIM SUN

Enjoyed our stay in Spore.

Montree Ang very helpful and customer oriented.

TQVM.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

27 Sep 2022

Hung

Front desk was helpful.
Property condition was below average. Sewage odor appears every time using the bathroom sink, maybe because they did not install a “P-trap”?

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

08 Sep 2022

Verified traveler

dirty and expensive, falling apart

Omg where to begin, the only good thing here is the staff, the hotel is dirty and some places are falling apart. the price was pretty expensive also.

10/10

Exceptional

25 May 2021

Jing

Really friendly and helpful front desk

Manager Jimmy and Manager William were both so friendly and helpful while my mom stayed at the hotel! They patiently helped her order meals, book a taxi, and give her detailed explanations for directions wherever she needs to go! They made such a great impression that my mom reminded me multiple times to leave this review as a thank you note to them! She is truly grateful for all the help they have given her during her 2-week stay!

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

19 May 2021

AZMI

Ok but rude staff over at counter

Was alright just that one of the staff at the counter was rude in his tone.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

15 Mar 2021

Verified traveler

Quiet Secret hideout

Set in a quaint corner of Chinatown I love the quietness atmosphere surrounding it. Give u that relax mood far from the busy city. Pls get Housekeeper to frequently scrub the bathtub & prefer entering room with a nice smell.
Lots of quirky Cafes & pubs to check out 5mins walk to Chinatown main attraction

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

Friendly, efficient, excellent service.will come back again

Friends_and_family Partner

8/10

Excellent

28 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

Great location, friendly staff, clean room and basic facilities.

Leisure Friends

4/10

Poor

19 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

Better hotels out there

Not comfortable. Pay $20 more and get a much better place. The shower is on top of the toilet

6/10

Pleasant

25 Apr 2019

Felix

no breakfast?! this isn't nice. hotel should have a restaurant.

8/10

Excellent

04 Apr 2019

Chi

Staff service is good, but the price is a little bit pricy

Partner

2/10

Poor

29 Mar 2019

Isaac

the staff lack of customer services skills. the ac and the tivi don't work. No window

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

06 Mar 2019

Elizabeth R

Gross. The hotel was just gross. There was black mold on windows and bathroom door frame, room felt so dirty, smelled of cigarette smoke and laquor, bed was hard as cardboard and so uncomfortable. Only positive thing was location.

Friends

4/10

Poor

13 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

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Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

18 Jan 2019

nicoleta

Staff very helpful and friendly!!

First night we been struggle to sleep the mould smell in the room was shocking next day we asked for room with window , don’t be tricked by the air conditioner as mould smell is extremely strong from the moment you walk in the reception doors. We been moved to room 501 it was not mould there, so we extended our stay , manager was very understanding. I will used it again only for the room 501!!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

07 Nov 2018

A

Pretty spacious rooms, but very simple. First room had strong smoke odor, and I asked to change. Hotel facilities are old. Overall good experience.

4/10

Poor

24 Oct 2018

Kian Huat

Disgraceful to see such hotel in Singapore in this

So disgusted that I did not even stay for more than an hour! Noisy, dirty, rundown & unfriendly!

4/10

Poor

11 Oct 2018

Robert

I bought deluxe queen bed room and was given a lower room on first night saw roaches In room and the second night after I complained to staff there and exspedia was Offered a deluxe queen room
But only stayed two nights
So glad I didn’t book 30 days
Exspedia provides a special service to these hotels and they should provide excellent service to those who book sight unseen
Only one bottle of water and one coffee for two people
Yes I was given two when asked but you would think they would know two people two bottles of water and two coffee.
Hotel I was offered was what I should have been given to begin with
I am not going to have to ask for every little thing

8/10

Excellent

08 Aug 2018

Shiji

Heart of the China town and close to public transp

This hotel was located in China town which is close to city centre. The room was comfortable and all the hotel amenities were very perfect. One of the staff was very friendly that he borrowed us his umbrella when we needed. I was so happy to stay there.

6/10

Pleasant

06 Aug 2018

Verified traveler

Nice location, convenient to travel around for food and public transportation. Good WIFI. Bed makes quite some noise and sofa quality is a bit poor.

2/10

Poor

03 Aug 2018

Verified traveler

Totally different from picture in the site

Don’t go, full of bad smell, noise and dirty, location feel terrible for personal safe

8/10

Excellent

29 Jul 2018

Verified traveler

Decent.

Pretty decent. Good location with lots of food around ranging from dirt cheap to michelin star graded restaurants. For those who drink, theres plenty of bar n clubs around tht MIGHT suit ur personal needs.
Away from the main road, therefore pretty quiet just the way i like it.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

25 Jul 2018

Henry

Great location, professional friendly staff.

Great location, professional friendly staff. Smokers in room previous and smelt.

4/10

Poor

04 Jul 2018

Michael

Noisy hotel in Chinatown

Noisy, many people coming and going at all hours, seems like rooms are rented \"by the hour\".
Smoking is also a problem, I reported this to management (they attempted to freshen the place with fans, not sure they enforce the legality of \"NO SMOKING\"

Family

4/10

Poor

16 May 2018

Rachel

Better to Stay in a Nicer Hostel

You should know that this hotel is also rented by the hour. \"Couples\" come all throughout the night and then the cleaning service loudly cleans their rooms for the next customer. Expect loud noises throughout the night as the walls are very thin and the hallways very echoey. The first room they gave me was horrible. It smelled like mold and cigarettes. They moved me to a nicer room downstairs. Neither had windows so they were quite dank. Although the hotel is listed as non-smoking, the hotel staff turn a blind eye. The hallways both upstairs and downstairs were filled with fresh smoke and no one stopped the smokers. The staff themselves are nice and helpful and the location is nice if you like China Town.

6/10

Pleasant

31 Jan 2018

Ei Ei

Location is not bad.

The rooms are very small. We can't even move.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 Dec 2017

Giselle

The room is big, I love how they renovated the place. Its 5 to 10 mins walk to Chinatown, MRT is also accessible. Lots of posh restaurants around. Will stay again.

8/10

Excellent

04 Dec 2017

Jim Seet

Accessibility to eateries.

Generally it's an okay space but many wear and tears are starting to show. Definitely not for anyone who wants room to be perfect.

2/10

Poor

19 Nov 2017

Pico

Smells like smoke in the room

When I checked into the room, the room smelled like someone was just smoking in there. I called the front desk and they moved me to another room where it didn't smell like smoke that much. But the there is no vent and the bedding had smell of smoke so I ended up having a huge headach the next morning. Do not stay here if you are a non smoker.

10/10

Exceptional

15 Nov 2017

Verified traveler

Cosy

It felt cosy, just like the name

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Oct 2017

Neale

Great Hotel in the middle of Chinatown

Had a great stay at Hotel 81. Very handy location in the middle of Chinatown. 2 minute walk to food stalls and all Chinatown has to offer. Walk across the street to MRT Station. Hotel staff were super friendly and helpful. Could not fault them. Allowed us to check in early at 11.00am instead of 2.00pm. Looked after our bags until check in allowing us to go and get some breakfast. Hotel whilst compact has plenty of room to get around bed. Very clean and quiet room. We had great sleeps and given a late checkout at no extra cost. Overall great Hotel, great location and great staff. Highly recommend.

4/10

Poor

28 Sep 2017

ngg

Nice close to china town

It was not bad but just noisy and first night of the room had no window was very smelly

6/10

Pleasant

24 Sep 2017

Loc

Closed Room

Close to chinatown, but sewer stinks the bathroom really bad. And windows are shut tightly.

6/10

Pleasant

21 Sep 2017

Loc

Sewers PROBLEM!

For this price range, this hotel is an OK place to stay. The bathroom is very smelly of sewers, and the hallway is stink of smoking stench. Other than that, it is OK.

8/10

Excellent

27 Mar 2017

Jennifer

Great budget friendly hotel

I loved this little hotel! It was in a great neighborhood with lots of bars and restaurants. It's perfect if you only need a place to sleep and shower. It's small, but enough for the great rate. Bathroom fixtures were a little dated but my room was clean and functional for me. Very friendly and helpful front desk staff.

2/10

Poor

08 Feb 2017

casper

should be motel not hotel

room smells like smoke and can't get rid of it. throughout the night, people come in, have one night stand and leave, then housekeeping comes in and clean the room. can hear phone ringing from the other room all night long till 6AM. reception calls the room to check if the guest wants to extend their hourly rented room. basically can't really sleep because of the excessive couple and cleaning noise, cigarette smell in the room.

10/10

Exceptional

01 Feb 2017

Rafael

Convinient location

Very close to Chinatown about 5 min walk..depends how fast you walk. Nice location and quiet. Chinatown MRT sta is also there 3 stops away from Bayfront STA. where great shopping is done. Will definitely stay there again. Great price

Partner

2/10

Poor

13 Dec 2016

Verified traveler

Easy walk to the city, old and needs renovating

The wifi password and logon was kindly taped to the phone in the room! Pity it was incorrect! When the wifi worked, which was only half the time it was fairly slow. Noise was common from outside the room, especially late at night from returning guests and early morning from hotel staff.

10/10

Exceptional

27 Nov 2016

George

Hotel 81 Cozy, great little hotel for a few nights

All of the staff were friendly, helpful and courteous.

Partner

2/10

Poor

10 Sep 2016

erin

Room was small, smelt like cigarettes

Small room, smelt like cigarettes, had no separate shower. Also, the bed gave me a rash all over my arms. Worst hotel I've been to, I've paid 10$ for certain rooms and gotten a better hotel than this. Way overpriced for such garbage. DO NOT GO!

4/10

Poor

07 Jul 2016

huiyin

not a happy stay

the furniture is old, and noisy at midnight.

Family

8/10

Excellent

12 Jun 2016

Verified traveler

simple and clean

The hotel design is simple and clean
Near to the Chinatown area.
Just the lobby area quite small

6/10

Pleasant

20 Nov 2015

Verified traveler

OK budget hotel

Nice staff, descent facility but expected more with this price tag. Confusing location, make sure the taxi driver know which hotel you are going... Taxi cannot stop in front of the Hotel 81 at Chinatown which is better known. If you got it wrong you'll have to walk to the taxi stand across the road and make sure the driver know this place

8/10

Excellent

06 Nov 2015

Gerry

centrally located in Chinatown close to everything

We spent five days in Singapore on mainly a \"walking\" vacation. We walked to all the downtown venues and sites and used the inexpensive and efficient public transit network where necessary. Since almost everyone spoke English experiencing all that the city had to offer was very easy. We found very inexpensive, clean food vendors everywhere offering a variety of different ethnic cuisine...all delicious. One thing not to be surprised about is the cost of wine (and alcohol generally). If you are traveling from a Western country you may be shocked to pay three times as much for the same bottle of wine as at home.

It was hot and humid during our stay and were told it is the \"cool\" part of the year. Our consumption of water was very high particularly since we spent a lot of time outdoors. It was a pleasure to enjoy a very cold beer at the end of the day (along with most Singaporeans). I say this because I am not normally a beer drinker. It was a bit uncomfortable sometimes moving from the hot, humid outdoors to the cold and dry air conditioned interiors of buildings.

2/10

Poor

07 Mar 2026

Daniel

Det var et udemærket HOSTEL, men ikke et 2-stjernet hotel. Det var bare et kedeligt lille værelse med et lille badeværelse med bruser i midten og mangel på elevator til 4. Sal. Men det værste var sådan set at det overhovedet ikke lignede det der var på billederne. Kan være de havde andre værelser der så bedre ud, men det virkede som ren svindel.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

12 Oct 2025

Wanning

設備老舊但住起來還算舒適。附近全部是酒吧但隔音還不錯。地理位置不是太好

Self

2/10

Poor

13 Jan 2025

Josh

部屋の壁が薄いのか、隣室の音が聞こえて眠れなかった。変な臭いもする。

Business Self

2/10

Poor

04 Jan 2025

Marco

Unfassbar

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

16 Sep 2024

Michael

Zeer kleine kamers, maar vooral geen geluidsdichte kamers. Veel lawaai snachts en zeer harde bedden.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Jul 2024

Rona

Location

Close proximity to restaurants and metro. Helpful staff who allowed us to check in 3 hrs before.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Nov 2023

LI HUI

沒有冰箱

10/10

Exceptional

04 Oct 2023

Tanaka

MRTの駅に近いですし、チャイナタウンも歩いてすぐのところに有りますので、交通の便は非常に良いです。受付の人達は礼儀正しくて感じ良かったです。夜は外のレストランから音が聞こえますが、私はそれほど気になりませんでした。

Business

10/10

Exceptional

09 Feb 2023

YUKOLTHORN

ที่พักอยใน China town เดินทางสะดวก ใกล้ busและ MRT มีพี่มนตรีเจ้าหน้าที่คนไทยคอยให้บริการ สามารถติดต่อสอบถามขอคำแนะนำได้คร้า

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

11 Apr 2022

Verified traveler

차이나타운 남쪽에 위치한 오래된 모텔

차이나타운 남쪽에 있어서 위치는 조금 애매하고 가격은 3성급 이상 호텔인데 실상은 한국 모텔급입니다. 이 가격에 있을 바에 몇 만원 더 주고 더 좋은 호텔로 가는게 좋습니다. 건물이 굉장히 오래됬고 온수는 계속 나오지 않고 끊겨서 기다렸다가 사용해야 합니다. 방카드도 아니고 아직도 열쇠로 문 여는 곳입니다. 호텔이 90년대 수준입니다.

Self

4/10

Poor

06 Jan 2020

カイちゃん好き

部屋の温度調節ができず凍えて寝ました笑
チャイナタウンから少し歩きます。あたりは飲み屋が多くて夜も賑やかですが部屋に入ると、あまり気にならなかったです。

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

30 Nov 2019

Nhat Thanh

Good location