Hotel Waterloo Singapore - Handwritten Collection
Singapore · Bras Basah-Bugis
A 502-room Handwritten Collection hotel on Waterloo Street in the Bras Basah-Bugis arts district, opened late 2025, minutes from Bugis and Bencoolen MRT stations.
ibis · Select-service
Bugis / Bencoolen Street
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A 534-room budget ibis on Bencoolen Street, a 5-minute walk from Bugis MRT, with recently refurbished rooms and a 24-hour bar.
Last updated August 13, 2026
ibis Singapore on Bencoolen is a 534-room economy hotel on Bencoolen Street in the Bugis arts and shopping district, a 5-minute walk from Bugis MRT interchange station. All rooms run a compact 18 square metres with the brand's signature Sweet Bed by ibis, and the hotel completed a full guest-room refurbishment in early 2025 adding smart TVs and USB-C charging. There's no pool, but guests can use the in-house gym, TASTE restaurant for its all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet, and Le Bar, open 24 hours. Reviews consistently praise the central Bugis location, friendly and attentive staff, and clean, well-kept rooms, while some note the rooms and bathrooms run small even by ibis standards.
| Address | 170 Bencoolen Street, Singapore 189657, Singapore |
|---|---|
| Brand Sub Brand | Ibis |
| Neighborhood | Bugis / Bencoolen Street |
| Star Rating | 4 |
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The hotel is about a 5-minute walk from Bugis MRT interchange station, which connects the East-West and Downtown lines. From there, guests have a direct MRT link toward Changi Airport, and it's a short ride or walk to Orchard Road, Chinatown, and the Marina Bay area.
No, the hotel does not have an on-site swimming pool. It does offer an in-house gym, a 24-hour bar called Le Bar, and TASTE restaurant, which serves an all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet with international and Asian dishes each morning from 6 to 10am.
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A 502-room Handwritten Collection hotel on Waterloo Street in the Bras Basah-Bugis arts district, opened late 2025, minutes from Bugis and Bencoolen MRT stations.
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