171 East Coast Road Santa Grand Hotel East Coast, Singapore, Singapore | (888) 962-8097
Modern budget-friendly boutique hotel in an historic building
In the Katong district near East Coast Park and its beach
Attractive guest rooms with AC, flat-screen TVs, mini-fridges, and kettles
All units have free instant coffee, tea, and bottled water
Some Executive rooms have furnished terraces
Rooftop pool terrace with a view of the surrounding area
Free buffet breakfast
Guests receive smartphones with unlimited calls and data
Free on-site parking
Free Wi-Fi throughout
Not within walking distance of downtown, and far from RMT
Some units are windowless and feel claustrophobic
Guest give breakfast mixed reviews
The Santa Grand East Coast is an attractive hotel in an historical shophouse building in the district of Katong. It's only a 15-minute walk to East Coast Park and its beach, but downtown takes 30 minutes on public transit. The property's 73 guest rooms are all smartly decorated, but they tend to be on the small side, and some lack windows. However, all are well-equipped, with AC, flat-screen TVs, mini-fridges, electric kettles, free instant coffee, tea, and bottled water, and Wi-Fi. Highlights among features include a rooftop terrace with an infinity lap pool and views of the city, and there's a free buffet breakfast, but it receives mixed reviews from guests. Travelers looking to stay closer to the center of town might want to try the Perak Hotel in Little India.
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Scene
A traditional, pre-war shophouse with a whitewashed facade and bright, stylish interiors
The Santa Grand Hotel East Coast is set in a traditional, pre-war shophouse with a whitewashed colonnade and an ornate facade decorated with Corinthian columns, intricate carvings, and white wooden shutters. The historic building has a modern extension that's several stories higher, clad in jagged, angular, metal panels in a moody slate-gray. The lobby is bright with floor-to-ceiling windows. The hotel tends to attract tourists looking to explore beyond the city’s downtown.
Location
Close to East Coast Park and the beach, but far from downtown and the RMT
The hotel is located in the Peranakan quarter of Singapore, in the Katong district. It's a seven-minute drive or a 15-minute walk to East Coast Park, a skein of richly forested greenery that stretches along the coast, with sports facilities, cycle paths, running tracks, and a popular beach. While the Katong district is well connected by road, the RMT isn't close by, meaning that downtown Singapore is a 15-minute drive away, or 30 minutes by bus. Marina and the Gardens By The Bay are a 15-minute drive away, but an hour by bus and RMT. Reaching Changi Airport takes roughly 10 to 15 minutes by car, or 20 to 50 minutes by public transit.
Rooms
Smartly decorated and well-equipped, but some lack windows
The hotel’s 73 guest rooms are all smartly decorated, with modern furniture, but they can feel claustrophobic and a bit dark -- some rooms, in fact, are completely windowless. Superior rooms have either a queen-size bed or two singles, wide crimson-velvet headboards, and desks with upholstered chairs. Deluxe rooms are much the same, although slightly larger. Family rooms are less attractive, with decor that's dated and chintzy, and have queen-size beds and add single beds. Some Executive rooms have terraces with tea tables and two chairs. Standard amenities include AC, flat-screen TVs, mini-fridges, electric kettles with free instant coffee, tea, and bottled water, safes, and free Wi-Fi. Bathrooms are basic but tidy, and they come equipped with shower/tub combos with removable rainfall showerheads, and vanities with basin sinks.
Features
Freebies include breakfast, parking, and Wi-Fi, plus a rooftop infinity lap pool
The Santa Grand Hotel East Coast's best feature is a rooftop infinity lap pool, with a separate hot tub and views over the neighborhood’s red-tiled roofs. There are also ample freebies, including a buffet breakfast (though guests give it mixed reviews), on-site parking, and Wi-Fi throughout. Guests are also provided with free loaner mobile phones, with unlimited data and minutes, and access to discounted events and museum tickets. There's also a small business center in the lobby that has multiple workstations and gets plenty of natural light.
