After reading a number of reviews on trip advisor we checked that our room had a window, which it did, a very big one. when walking in the room we realised what everyone meant we could litrally open the door and flop onto the bed. The bathroom was very small but was very luxurious. We did have a few problems with ants on our first day but after mentioning it to the staff by the time we came back from a spot of shopping they had cleaned the bathroom from top to bottom again (we had only arrived a few hours before) and put down ant killer which then when we went out for dinner they came and sorted again.
We ate one night in the restaurant the food was lovely and very special though nothing traditional, if you want it traditional food, go to one of many of the food markets the food is good and exciting.
The location is the best in the city for culture and variety no street full of shopping malls but beutiful streets and the buddidst temple at the end of the street is a perfect way to start the day.
The front desk were fantastic at helping out suggesting iteneries and sorting out taxi's, even when we came in burdoned with shopping in the pouring rain they were so helpful even taking the shopping up to the room for us!
Overall great Hotel, fantastic service though small rooms

We stayed at The Scarlet for 7 days. It is ideally located across the road from Chinatown, is in the heart of the Financial CBD and is within 5 min walking distance of two MRT stations (train).

The Scarlet is an impressive boutique hotel with very professional and friendly staff. There is no need to dine in for any meals because the famous Maxwell Hawker Centre is literally across the carpark from the hotel where one can sample all the local delights with the locals!

The room is very small at The Scarlet so do not overpack. This establishment is ideal for the single traveller or a couple, definitely NOT for the family.

Besides the fantastic location, amazing architecture and friendly staff, The Scarlett also offers FREE unlimited broadband internet in each room - so bring your laptop!

Accommodation rates in Singapore are exhorbitant and The Scarlet is one of the most affordable option when we booked.

There is quite alot of positive online reviews about The Scarlet, however I was quite disappointed when I visited it during my birthday last year.

We booked the deluxe room but, there were no open windows and the room was small & in an odd shape. There was no bathtub in the small bathroom as well. However, to their credit, at least the room was clean.

Basically, there was just nothing for me to rave about, especially when it costs more then SGD$200.

We stayed for 4 nights on our way back from Australia. For the level of service and design detail this place gets 5 stars.

Our room did have a window so can see that people may have been unhappy if they arrived to find they did not have one.

Although the room was on the small side we did expect this from the description on the website. The quality of the room and design made up for its small size.

Staff were very helpful and friendly, we only had breakfast 1 day at the hotel which was great although a little expensive. Being in the heart of China Town there are some great cheap food stalls near by.

The main downsides to the Scarlet were:
1) the roof restaurant food was not that great they really need to work on the menu and train the waiting staff a little better. We would not recommend eating there for the price, there are plenty of places that have better food near by
2) we did not expect that a service charge would be added onto our room bill. We were told this was on the website when we booked but was a shock to have to pay more than we expected

Apart form these 2 things though we were very happy with the hotel and would stay again.