Wangz

Chinatown & the CBD


Curvaceous, metallic Wangz is a winner. A quick walk from Tiong Bahru's heritage architecture and hip hang-outs, its 41 rooms are smart and modern, accented with contemporary local art, sublimely comfortable beds, iPod docking stations and sleek bathrooms. Further perks include complimentary nonalcoholic minibar beverages, in-house gym, handy smartphone and a rooftop lounge serving well-mixed drinks, all topped off with sterling service.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Chinatown & the CBD attractions

1. Baba House

0.49 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…

2. Singapore Tyler Print Institute

0.55 MILES

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

3. Art Porters

0.55 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

0.58 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. Chinatown Heritage Centre

0.63 MILES

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

6. Buddha Tooth Relic Temple

0.68 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 …

7. Robertson Quay

0.69 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'…

8. Sri Mariamman Temple

0.71 MILES

Paradoxically in the middle of Chinatown, this is the oldest Hindu temple in Singapore, originally built in 1823, then rebuilt in 1843. You can't miss the…