Capsule Pod® - 38 Upper Cross St

As private as a hostel gets. Bed is surprisingly big and cozy even with the curtain closed. Not a party hostel (when I was there), which I liked. Amazing location in Chinatown. Take the free walking tour of Chinatown with Monster Day Tours while you're there - it was great! Neighbourhood is very safe even at night. Enjoy.

Super friendly staff and very comfortable although the pod walls are quite thin so you can hear the people next to you snoring or when they're plugging something into the wall socket. However I definitely do highly recommend this place. It's in an unbeatable location and is very wallet friendly. You do have to check out early (10:30am) but you can leave your bags with them on checkout day if you still have time to explore before your flight out.

This place has an excellent location: just in front of Chinatown MRT station. It is okay in general and the beds are comfortable but the atmosphere is very weird. Their no shoes policy is not nice since you have to go to the bathroom outside of the building with flip flops that everyone uses. Plus, the only bathrooms that are downstairs are never clean. Don’t book more than 2 nights there.

I really enjoyed my stay at this hostel. The bed is very clean and comfy, the staff is super friendly, and all guests get free coffee, milk, and juice. The bathrooms are a little small (but it's clean and have hot showers).

Pros: great location very near to the metro and with loads of food options around (Chinatown complex is amazing). Very clean. Free coffee, juice and water anytime. The pods are new and nice but don't expect much privacy as the curtain is see through. Cons: way way way too little common room space for the huge number of people staying. There are nice tables outside but they are unusable when it rains and inside there's nowhere to sit. The downstairs bathrooms are microscopic and you need to shower standing over a toilet. The upstairs women's bathroom are way better! Shame that for the price there isn't even a soap in the shower... This place doesn't have much of a hostel vibe. Wouldn't recommend for solo travellers because socialising is not a thing here.

Just average experience because I only booked this hostel for a night and end up staying with my friend. It’s clean, convenient, got nescafe machine that serves several kind of drinks, easy check in and check out too. But check in time is pretty late and check out time is super early. Then stairs to climb up to upper bed is a little bit not comfortable.

Room is nice and tidy. Only downside is the bathroom with transparent walls. Common in Asia, but I never understood the point. Staff is quite nice, but not overwhelmingly so either. Location is good in terms of attractions and metro. The free water/coffee is a big plus.

Overall, I was happy with my stay here. Excellent location within a block of the train station and a very walkable area- easy walk to the Marina Bay. Nice staff, good hangout area outside (though I didn't find the other guests to be friendly/social at all- what's up with that?). Very cold rooms but warm comforter is given. Coffee machine was AWESOME- as much as you want. They provide free water and juice as well. Very clean- you'll have to remove your shoes at the front door. The lady there (who spoke English mainly) was kind enough to let me check in a little early. After flying for 30 hours, it was SO NICE to be able to crawl into my bed and sleep for 4-5 hours- I was OUT. Everyone was respectfully quiet inside the room. Also, I'm very claustrophobic so being able to pull down a shade for privacy was nice- instead of the "pods" they have at other places that look a little too closed in. The shower is located where the toilet is so if you go to the bathroom, the floor and toilet are always wet. They provide many flip flops to wear inside the bathroom which is helpful but you are also sharing those shoes with everyone else. Would be nice to know how often they wash them.