carbuncle
06-05-12, 11:31
Saturday, May 05, 2012
The New Paper
Welcome to Condo Hotel
By Joyce Lim
They are located in the heart of
the city, near great local eating
places and popular shopping
destinations.
They are spacious, give you more
value for money and probably
offer more privacy than staying
in a hotel.
They are called condo hotels.
And they are rented out by
some condominium unit owners,
mainly targeting tourists to
Singapore, The New Paper found
out.
A spokesman for the Urban
Redevelopment Authority (URA)
had said in an earlier report that
leasing of apartments on a
short-term basis is not
authorised and constitutes a
planning offence.
This is because doing so would
effectively change the use of the
residential premises to serviced
apartments or a boarding house.
Not that it is stopping some
property owners, who are
openly advertising their
properties for this purpose
online.
A tourist, who wanted to be
known only as Daniel, told TNP
that he paid less than $1,000 for
a four-night stay at The 101
condominium on Beach Road.
The Korean-looking man, who
declined to say where he is from,
said he had learnt of the suites
for rent at The 101 from his
friend.
"For the amount of space and
privacy that I got, it was definitely
better than staying in a hotel.
The suite was cosy with a living
room, a pantry and a separate
bedroom," said Daniel.
The New Paper
Welcome to Condo Hotel
By Joyce Lim
They are located in the heart of
the city, near great local eating
places and popular shopping
destinations.
They are spacious, give you more
value for money and probably
offer more privacy than staying
in a hotel.
They are called condo hotels.
And they are rented out by
some condominium unit owners,
mainly targeting tourists to
Singapore, The New Paper found
out.
A spokesman for the Urban
Redevelopment Authority (URA)
had said in an earlier report that
leasing of apartments on a
short-term basis is not
authorised and constitutes a
planning offence.
This is because doing so would
effectively change the use of the
residential premises to serviced
apartments or a boarding house.
Not that it is stopping some
property owners, who are
openly advertising their
properties for this purpose
online.
A tourist, who wanted to be
known only as Daniel, told TNP
that he paid less than $1,000 for
a four-night stay at The 101
condominium on Beach Road.
The Korean-looking man, who
declined to say where he is from,
said he had learnt of the suites
for rent at The 101 from his
friend.
"For the amount of space and
privacy that I got, it was definitely
better than staying in a hotel.
The suite was cosy with a living
room, a pantry and a separate
bedroom," said Daniel.