Stopped at the Miramar for 3 nights following stays in KL and Penang.My party included wife and 16 year old daughter and 12 year old son.
We were directed to 2 rooms on the 13th floor that were smoking rooms which we immediately rejected.
We were relocated to rooms 907 and 909 in the main block.The rooms were adequate but required refurbishment as they were tired.Apparently the rooms in the more modern wing are better and housed China Airlines personnel.
There were only 2 lifts which made for a lot of waiting time,breakfast was fine although hetic and the weekend compared to week mornings.Happy hour 4-8 in the bar was a bonus.
The hotel was a 15 minute walk to the nearest MRT station at Chinatown or Clarkes Quay,taxi $3/5 SPD was a better option due to the heat.,ensure you take a metered Cab.
We did all the tourist attractions but despite being spotless Singapore lacked character and was expensive.

We went to Chinatown,Little India (avoid on a Sunday it is busier than Calcutta!!!),Raffles,The Zoo and Santosa (What an awful experience that was)

Santosa is undergoing major development making the Cable Car ride in from Mount Faber a dusty experience!!.The beaches and Coves look better from the air and indeed when we reached them were not useable due to oil pollution.

I cannot see how the authorities can allow this to have been developed so close to a major shipping lane,the place the attractions are totally manufactured and expensive,please do not waste your time or money visiting

We stayed here for 3 nights en route to Australia.

Our room was fine and we particularly enjoyed the buffet dinners and breakfasts in the restaurant.

The staff were very helpful.

The hotel is maybe a little remote, but the free shuttle bus worked well and if it had been a little less humid we could probably have walked further. There were always taxis available.

The pool area was a little neglected but we did have an enjoyable swim one evening. There were no pool towels but on ringing some were brought up immediately.

We had an early departure and were pleasantly surprised to have full breakfast facilities available at 5am.

All in all a good base when on a stopover.

My husband and i stayed at this hotel for 2 nights at the end of Feb.We did not like it at all. Our first impression was "How Nice' but then we got to our room!!!!,,we were given a room with 2 single beds..hubby wasnt impressed..but on top of that it was a smoking room and absolutely stunk of cigarette smoke.There was no clock or radio either. The breakfast was only passable.I didnt like the location as it was further away from chinatown than we expected.I wouldnt recommend this hotel to anyone.

I spent 8 nights at Miramar Hotel with my family but did not appreciate my stay as much as I would expect it.

Do not expect to have beautifull and nice rooms as you will see on the web page.

Location: not far from Chinatown, one of the favourite tourist place

Room: the hotel is old and the carpet smell (from the elevator to your room) is there to confirm it. To reduce the bad smell, just put the AC below 15 degrees and open the door for about 5 mns.

Restaurant: better to eat in some restaurants outside the hotel (Food Junction, No Sign Board...). The one in the hotel was not good for my taste unless you go for the ''a la carte'' menu.

Baby cote: the first was broken and fixed with a tape, second broken as well and the third and last one was old (see picture).

Water: Better buy some bottles of water before going to your room or be prepared to pay for 5 $S for a small bottle. I use to see one bottle offered per person per day but not a the Miramar. You will have to pay.

Personel: that is a good point. The personel is nice and helpfull for direction and advises on how to enjoy your stay.