Why You Should Stay At Hotels In Singapore Near Little India

Little India is the thriving enclave of Singapore’s large Indian community. This little pocket of India is one of Singapore’s best tourist attractions. During the daytime, this district is bustling with spice and gold traders, while at night, the streets light up to show off the many Indian restaurants.

When tourists from India come to stay at hotels in Singapore near Little India, they will find an escape from homesickness. In Little India, they can hear the melodies of familiar languages and eat familiar foods and dishes that they often cooked back home.

Little India, as the name suggests, is the centre for the large Indian community in Singapore. This is an attractive corner of the city that draws plenty of tourists. There are many hotels in Singapore near Little India for visitors who plan on spending time in the bazaars and restaurants here. 

Each year, several festivals attract thousands of visitors too.

Hotels in Singapore near Little India fill up quickly during the Deepavali Festival, held late in the year (usually October) as well as the Thaipusam Festival and the Indian school holidays along with neighbouring Bugis area.

Stay

In recent times, Little India is a haven for backpackers. This backpacker district has many hostels offering cheap lodging, as well as some of the more affordable hotels in Singapore near Little India.

1. Albert Court Village Hotel - Tastefully converted from pre-war shophouses, this boutique hotel is located diagonally opposite the Little India MRT Station, a block from Sim Lim Square and right beside the newly opened Lasalle College of the Arts.
2. Parkroyal on Kitchener - Probably the most upscale hotel in the neighbourhood, 5 minutes from Mustafa and the Farrer Park MRT. Good value if you're willing to pay a small premium.
3. Perak Hotel,12 Perak Road - A tasteful, small, private guesthouse in a renovated Peranakan-style building.
4. Madras Hotel@Tekka is ideally located right in the heart of Little India - a cultural heritage tourist spot of Singapore. Within walking distance to the Bugis train station and the Little India train station and bus stations, it is easily accessible from Serangoon Road via Campbell Lane opposite the Tekka Market or from Jalan Besar via Dunlop Street opposite the Sim Lim Tower. Approximate time to Changi Airport is about 25 minutes and to the shopping belt of Orchard Road takes about 15 minutes.

Shopping

Shopping is mostly done on the streets of Little India, where stalls sell a range of Indian-related produce and merchandise.

Tekka Market on Buffalo Road is one of the best places to find cheap goods. City Square Mall and Tekka Mall are two of the most unique shopping complexes in Singapore and both are found in Little India. Just outside of the district is Sim Lim Square, which is Singapore’s most important electronics shopping centre. The 24-hour Mustafa Centre stocks everything that you will ever need.

Eat/Drink

Food is the neighbourhood's choice commodity, where you find the authentic tastes of the entire Subcontinent in the area of less than one square mile? The flavours found in Little India are the real deal and not watered down for Western palates. The nightlife is low-key here, but there are a few British-style pubs on Serangoon Road that stay open late.

Little India is an amazing enclave of all things Indian and with its rich history and glorious present. Indeed, it is a place you must not miss when you come and stay in hotels in Singapore near Little India.