Booked a night at one of the premier rooms for my girlfriend's birthday. Really Chic. Was a tad disappointed at first though coz the premier room that i saw earlier at the ground floor was quite a fair bit bigger than the one that i got. (I was later told that all the rooms are different) Nevertheless, it still looked very nice and had a balcony (which the bigger room did not, though there was'nt much of a view)

A few gripes which concurred to some of the other reviews i read though. First of all, the aircon was really rather noisy. Also the soundproofing isn't all that great, so you can generally hear some sounds from the floor above.

Despite that, i still think the scarlet's worth staying. The service was great and the decor excellent, from the corridors to the reception desks to the restaurant. There's even a nice rooftop bar which offers pretty nice views. We enjoyed ourselves there.

Lovely hotel. Rooms small but not problematic. We booked an executive room which wasn't that much more expensive but seems to have been worth it, room faced to rear with tiny balcony, very quiet. Service was really good: prompt and friendly. Breakfast was good - lots of choice, if you want somethiing different just ask. Having stayed in the Swissotel Stamford (great views) on a previous visit I wanted a change. I found this location better and atmosphere much less impersonal. Roof top bar is pricey but you get a lovely breeze up there! Maxwell food court opposite has great cheap food, as do all the other food courts. Only problem we had was that taxi drivers seemed to find it hard to find so we stopped using the hotel name and got dropped off on the main road.

The location is great and the rooms are well presented and clean however they are far too small, once you have the 2 suitcases in the room there is no way you can move round, it is also noisy as the rooms look onto a carpark and the bin lorry passes most nights. The breakfast was disapointing but all in all a nice stay.
I would stay again but probably go for a suite to get away from the noise.

After pouring over reviews of singaorean hotels I made the decision to go for the Scarlet, despite warnings of tiny rooms and windowless rooms. I am really happy I made the gamble as it is exactly what I had hoped for, designer chic, dramatic, mysterious, unique... definitely not for traditionalists, as it is indeed much tighter than what we are used to, but I would say the boutique feel and uber hip atmosphere (even the air smells very new age) more than makes up for everything else. I stayed in a delux room, i.e. one level up from the most basic one, and it was comfortable enough. I imagine the executive rooms and suites would be much bigger though much more expensive. Service was always cheerful.
Free internet access too!

highly recommend to book early for good rates at Ssiabesthotel. They require at least two days in advance so I had to spend more by booking on Asiatravel. all up was about 205 sing dollars per night.