Habyt Kada at Maxwell

We knew the room was small, but the worst thing was the non-existence of soundproofing! Anyone talking along the corridor (happened a few times from neighbouring guests) or on the streets (which also happens a lot from rowdy patrons from bars on Erskine Rd), every motorbike and lorry/truck that goes past the street, you can hear them all cos THEY ARE LOUD! If you’re a light sleeper, you won’t like Room 303. The sliding windows and external shutters don’t close properly either which didn’t help with noise. The bed is also too firm for our liking.

The lift though interesting at first, became a chore to use because if you try to call the lift from Level 1 to go up, and someone had not shut the gates properly at other levels, the lift won’t come down.

The washing machine in the room was also extremely noisy when in operation. The in-room poster said we could get complimentary laundry sheets but the QR code didn’t work. In our entire stay, we have not encountered a single staff member, kind of lacks any personal touch.

Self check in wasn’t easy and it mixed up 2 peoples bookings
You could hear the people in the next room even just plugging things in.
And we were on the 3rd floor and the rooftop bar was directly above our room and there was a lot of noise from early morning until late

A little bit noisy due to the hawker market next to the hotel.

Le personnel de l'hôtel manque de communication, je me suis retrouvée enfermé a l'extérieur de l'hôtel un soir car le personnel ne m'avait pas communiqué le bon mot de passe. J'ai donc appelé en urgence mais aucune réponse. L'environnement peut être assez bruyant surtout le week-end avec un bar a l'étage au-dessus.

We feel the rooms are a tad under prepared for our arrival. However, the team at Habyt was very quick to respond and remediate.

With the very active surroundings, the locality can get very busy with the noise and music transferring to the room although the quiet time periods are well respected.

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Being an older property, the hotel always felt a bit worn, particularly the bathroom. The shower screen is essentially decorative—water floods the bathroom floor every time. The water pressure is also extremely weak.

A few things to be aware of that weren't clearly advertised: the room is part of a shared setup with a communal kitchen, laundry facilities, and a space shared with the neighboring room. I didn't mind this personally, but it would have been helpful to know beforehand.

Noise is a significant issue. The walls are thin, so you can hear neighbors even if they're not part of your shared space. The washing machine in the communal area gets ridiculously loud during its spin cycle—if your neighbors do laundry past midnight, expect a rough night. Cooking sounds from the shared kitchen also carry through. On top of that, there's a bar downstairs and another on the rooftop, so expect noise until at least midnight.

The lounge/coworking space was cooled to freezing temperatures, and most of the workstations appeared to be occupied by hotel staff rather than guests.

The gym and spa are not operated by the hotel—they're separate providers. Confusingly, the gym pricing varies depending on who you ask, ranging from free to 30 SGD per visit.

Nowhere for us all to sit to eat but that was ok as we were out a lot or ate in shifts.
Also quite noisy some nights but that was to be expected right next to the food centre, MRT access and a few other eateries. Can’t expect all that and no noise either. Just bring earplugs if you can’t sleep through some noise.
Pretty clean, just a little dusty. Obviously no one uses the kitchen utensils as they were covered in dust as was the hot plate, easier and cheaper to get food from Maxwell food centre I suppose!

The main disadvantage in the smaller rooms (I was upgraded to a larger deluxe for the first three days) was that the walls were rather thin. I could hear the muffled conversations of people in the next rooms. The vintage elevator, apparently Singapore's oldest electric elevator was a unique experience, however, it was not always working properly if guests on other floors did not shut the gate. Whilst not an issue for me, guests with mobility issues or large luggage might have found climbing the stairs to 3rd floor rather difficult.

Le bruit de la rue très présent comme si il n'y avait pas de double vitrage. La musique du bar et des gens le fréquentant. Nous ne pouvions dormir que vers 2h du matin. Pas vraiment d isolation des murs.

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The floor of the room was not level in some places. Not obvious but you feel in when you stepped on them. Not a dealbreaker though.