Thad's Boutique Hostel

Top choice in Chinatown & the CBD


Looking more like a cool dance club with its graphic artwork, neon lighting and cage walls, this self-proclaimed 'sociatel' is all about everything social – social media, socialising – you get the drift. A great place to make new friends and Instagram Live about it. Dorms come in four-, six- or eight-bed configurations and are superclean and supercomfy. There's also an on-site bistro and free bike rental.

Female-only dorms are available, and all dorms come with handy lockers in your sleeping space. Book at least one month ahead.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Chinatown & the CBD attractions

1. Singapore Tyler Print Institute

0.51 MILES

Established by the American master printmaker Kenneth E Tyler, the STPI collaborates with both established and emerging artists to create contemporary,…

2. Baba House

0.56 MILES

Baba House is one of Singapore's best-preserved Peranakan heritage homes. Built in the 1890s, this beautiful blue three-storey building was donated to the…

3. Art Porters

0.62 MILES

Located in a cute-as-a-button shophouse, the ethos of this art gallery is to share happiness with art. It exhibits contemporary artworks by local and…

4. Pinnacle@Duxton

0.64 MILES

For killer city views at a bargain S$6, head to the 50th-floor rooftop of Pinnacle@Duxton, the world’s largest public housing complex. Skybridges…

5. Robertson Quay

0.66 MILES

The most remote and least visited of the quays, Robertson Quay is home to some of the best eateries and bars along the river, including Mexican 'It kid'…

6. Chinatown Heritage Centre

0.66 MILES

Delve into Chinatown's gritty, cacophonous backstory at the immersive Chinatown Heritage Centre. Occupying several levels of a converted shophouse, its…

7. Hong San See Temple

0.7 MILES

Perched on a small hill, this imposing Chinese temple dates back to 1913. Its sloping tiled roofs and ornamented columns are southern Chinese in style,…

8. Buddha Tooth Relic Temple

0.72 MILES

Consecrated in 2008, this hulking, five-storey Buddhist temple is home to what is reputedly a tooth of the Buddha, discovered in a collapsed stupa …