In G4, we pride ourselves when it comes to our work and the experiences of our guests. Not to mention the most important two elements, safety and comfort. When any of our guests check in, my Team G4 will painstakingly yet professionally explain the Do’s and Dont’s in the premises.

We have 25 cameras on the walkways and 24-hours ground staff so you can really be assured of having a pleasant stay with us.

With that, I’d like to introduce to you our house rules in the hostel that either irks you or makes you feel safe

The House Rules

Checking in and out Timing

Our earliest check-in time is 1pm and the latest check out time is at 12pm. This is to ensure that your beds are always prim and proper (We need that time allowance)

Strictly No Smoking

Our G4 hostel is a no-smoking hostel. Smoking could be done in designated smoking areas.

We emphasis on being environmental friendly and ask of the guests to turn off the lights and air conditioning when they leave the room.

Room/ Dormitory Limitations

No food in the bedrooms, you don’t want any bed bugs or funny creepy crawlers to come do you? We have small little pantry areas for you to use.

You’re also not allowed to bring external guests up into the hostel. I think this is only fair and in case your friends will might cause any trouble.

Do Unto Others as You Would Have Them Do Unto You

No noise zone after 10pm, so others can sleep. Sanitizing of hands for our internet kiosk stations is a must so you’ll have a clean keyboard and mouse to use. (Of course our staff will still clean them on a daily basis, but doesn’t it feel better? )

Luggage and Personal Belongings

Though this is a safe hostel, with all cameras and locker cabinets, you’re still advised to keep important things with you. Things such as passports and cash yada yada (:

Our Team G4 Rights

We reserve the rights to invite you to leave our premises should you violate or cause disturbances to your fellow backpacker’s. We’re powerful (err, kinda)

Download a copy of our G4 Station’s House Rules

Recently a guest was being banned in G4 for not adhering to our house rules. Currently there are 4 banned from staying with us. Luckily for everyone, every guests that has stayed with us are pleasant!

Now holla me if you have any feedbacks or inputs in which could make any backpacker’s stay a better experience with G4 (:

Hi everyone

It’s been awhile since the last update on our blog as we’ve been busy with transforming our hip and chic bistro for the one past year. Now that we’re back, do join us in the adventures of all the individual G4′ers who’ll share their experience with you on the Singapore Story.

Do contact us if you have any queries about staying with us in Singapore or even simple things like what can you do. Uh, yes we may be small, but there’s really a lot a lot of things you could really do here. Rest assure!

Hope you’ll join us during the crazy world cup season!

Hey all!

I’d like to let everyone know that we’re having some promotions in and out of G4 while improving your stay experience with us.

Photo credit: tubbyphunk, Flickr

There’re changes with rates for 6 to 8 bed dormitory, so if you’re coming over to Singapore, why not come save some dollars and cents, have good fun and night sleep with us!

We value all our guests’ feedbacks and are constantly improving. We’ve added sunloungers to The ROOF, a few new titles to our Nintendo wii, nice glass boards for you to dawdle and will be coming up with new menus for our ill-reputated breakfast (*coughs*)

Come, leave your mark with us here!

Our kind Backyard Bistro is featuring their brand new Gelato (nice stuff I tell you) and they’re offering it for free for 9 hours (from 12pm – 9pm)

Free Gelato from Backyard Bistro

Feel free to pop by and taste their ice-cream. I heard it’s Haagen Daaz ice-cream. Really good stuff

Many of our G4 guests have asked about the food around G4 Station and I’ve always asked back the same question”what kind of food that you like to eat?”  Because it’s a real complicating question to answer, since guests are spoilt for too many choices here! So now let me bring you the food trail around G4 ^^.

OK let’s start with the light food, for those who love to eat snack there is this one very famous local snack stall off all time OLD CHANG KEE. they serve from curry puff ( my all time favourite, yum yum ) to chicken nugget and they always make it fresh daily, coz the business is so good they don’t even have the change to keep it and sale it on the next day. The very good news, they’re just right across the street of G4 Station!

CHINESE FOOD

For those who like our local Chinese food and chicken rice. there this 4 famous stall that located just few steps away. 2 stall is our neighbour  (HALAL / no pork),

1 is just opposite G4 (HALAL) and another 1 is just 5 minutes walking distance( non HALAL).

The price is varies from SGD $ 5 to $15 per pax, depend on the order

and if you guys walk around 5 min toward SIM LIM SQUARE you guys will find authentic Chinese food stall/ restaurant. that sell like ” Chili crab, roast meat, BBQ meat etc”

Food Courts

There are 2 food court around G4 and both are just a few minutes walking distance.

The 1st food court is the all time favourite food court at TEKKA MALL. the food court is located on the ground floor of the mall. they serve menu from indian to chinese food

Pic of TEKKA MALL

2nd food court will be the TEKKA FOOD CENTRE .The locations related to Tekka Centre Food Centre are represented by the flight path Superman would take between two points and may not be nearest by road. For example, Tekka Centre Food Centre is located 0.1 kilometre from Tekka Mall. it also located 0.1 kilometre from Ne7 Little India. Tekka Centre Food Centre is located 0.1 kilometre from G4.

The 3rd one is a newly open KOPITIAM which located at Blk 1 Rochor Road Rochor Centre # 01-506 (24hrs) (opposite TEKKA MALL)

OH MAN, this carroy cake look tasty!!!!

INDIAN FOOD

As our location is just few steps away froam LITTLE INDIA so there’s just too many option for indian food. so hereby i put a link that will link you guys for india food guide at little india. so india food lover click on the link www.littleindia.com.sg/food/food_index.htm

Famous Hawker Centre – Newton

Newton Food Centre (纽顿熟食中心) is a major food centre located in Newton, Singapore. The food centre was promoted by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) as a tourist attraction for sampling Singaporean cuisine. It was first opened in 1971 and it closed down in 2005 as the government wanted to revamp the food centre. The food centre then went through a major renovation before reopening on 1 July 2006.

The best places to eat in Singapore would be any hawker centre. The variety is astounding and the prices are low. There are many hawker centres, but Newton Food Centre must be one of the best. it’s easy to get to (just across from Newton MRT Station), it’s airy and there’re plenty of stalls to choose from. Most importantly, it’s still got the best oyster omelet, popiah, barbequed chicken wings and barbequed seafood (like stingray topped with sambal chilli) in the whole of Singapore. Shiok!!BEST!!

The best time to stop by Newton would be for dinner and supper. This usually means from 7.00 p.m. onwards. In the day, many stalls are not opened. More importantly, many stalls tend to have more than 1 stallholder – one in the day and one at night selling different foods. Inevitably, the night stallholder tends to be the “famous one”.

To go to NEWTON FOOD CENTRE you need to take bus no 48, 66 and 170 and it’s only few stop away from G4. Ask me or Waren or any of our friendly receptionists whoever is on duty at desk.

Affordable Restaurants

For travellers who prefer restaurants there are a few good restaurants at PARADIZ CENTRE ( 1 selegie road, 5 min walk). there are steamboat, japanese food, western food, thai, indonesian and lots more for you to discover

side and front view of PARADIZ CENTRE

DESSERT

The best dessert around G4 probably is the jelly beancurd (do hua). it so soft it will melt in your mouth slurpz.. and the best 1 is rochor beancurd, they do served other snack that goes well with their beancurd e.q egg tart, fried dough flitter (you tiao) etc. trust me IT’S GOOD.

ROCHOR original beancurd stall with its famous beancurd YUMMY!!!

But of course if you guys just wanna chill at G4 we do have a 24hrs cafe ” BACKYARD BISTRO” which serves chilled beer, great finger food, sandwiches and salad. by the way they also have pool table, free WIFI and sports channels. YEAH!!!!!

So this is the end of our food hunting for the moment, hope you enjoy it and hope you see you guys in G4. CHEERS!!!

Signing out,
Leo

Our kind Backyard Bistro has finally launched their discounts specially only for our guests at G4 Station!

25% OFF To All Items inclusive of Beer and Food Items! To qualify, simply present our key to prove you’re an in-house guest to enjoy!

Well, I’m a regular of their Hoegaarden pints since I’ve compared their pricing with the regular bars, they’re already competitively priced but with the additional of 20%… WOOT?!

2 Pints of Ice Chilled Hoegaarden White - Nothing Tastes Better!

They do serve quite a big variety of beers as well, your regular Tiger Beer in Asia, Heineken and San Miguel, which also happens to be their house beer together with Hoegaarden.

Also enjoy free screenings of the English Premier League on huge projector screen when you enjoy your pint of ice-chilled beer. That ought to freshen and make you happy during the night stay with us at G4 (after getting tipsy, it’s nicer to sleep of course! )

Hi guys.. my name is Leo, i’m the morning duty front desk at G4. for those who had come and stayed at G4 or have some enquiries would probably had somewhat came across me for sure! So guys if you do remember me please leaves some comment ok good day.

The 1 squatting on the most left is me:)

G4 Station is a newly opened backpacker hostel. Our soft opening was actually held on August so technically we are just 2 to 3 months old ( small baby hostel ) ^^ and we had our official opening on 18 OCT 2008.

Some of the renovation that we’ve done Before we open, MAJOR renovation

But even though we are still young. we are proudly stand as a unique hostel with different concept from others which you might not be able to find similar hostel other than G4 in singapore (“,)

this is our main entrance after the hectic renovation

our most Favourite queeny room, I believe only G4 provide and our luvly, sparkling clean dorm room^^

Believe it or not with our super affordable rate that includes free breakfast, 24 hrs internet, Wifi, nintendo WII and video screening. oops there’s also rooftop for you to chill out too!

Not for get to mention that our very own cafe, Backyard Bistro just opened to enhance all the FUN

IRRESISTABLE, join us so you we one of satisfied and regular guest(”,)

COOL right!!! So what are waiting for guys… come book and be part of this lovely family of G4

CHEERS

Hi I’m Benson, your hitman and general consultant in G4 Station. You usually see me popping by during the day or the night or even hanging behind Backyard Bistro chilling out.

Now why should you really stay with us at G4 Station? There’re really like 99 reasons to go about with but I’ll truncate it and just list out 10. *Hmm

1. We’re Very New and Affordable

Really.. New!

Though Leo mentioned we’re 2 months old off the soft launch and official opening, our furnitures and fixtures alongside with our facilities are very, very new. Walk in, have a whiff of our beds and cupboards and you’ll get what I really mean.

And according to Waren on his previous blog entry, we’ve just revised the price for a promo during the peak period in December, talking about affordability! This is a good chance that if you’re transiting from a hotel to a hostel, you could try us. I’m sure you’d have no problems and who knows you might grow to like us more

2. Our Location is Pretty Ace

Forgive me other hostel friends, we’ve done our homework before we decide on this location and analysed it for long before opening this joint. G4 Station is just maximum 3 minutes away from Little India MRT Station (MRT is Singapore’s very own subway), in the middle of almost all 3 MRT Stations namely Bugis, Little India and Dhoby Gaut.

So you’re very much almost in the middle of everywhere within really short distance, walkable to Orchard, Bugis, a subway stop away from Clarke Quay and much much more spots.

3. We’re Almost Really Squeaky Clean 24/7

Forgive me if it isn’t after 10pm, but we have our two permanent staffs, Lixing and Ah Thiak who works diligently from morning till evening to make sure your beds, your bathrooms and your linens are well taken care of.

They’re really helpful and won’t hesitate to help you with your luggage upstairs even!

4. Free Internet PC Stations & WIFI Enabled.. BEDS!

During the planning phase of the premises, we’ve set aside almost 10% allotment of PCs for our guests to use.. free of charge. So what happens is that we have 8 stations which allows our guests to do video conferencing, Skype or whatever they wish.

4 Internet PC Stations, another 4 on Clarke Quay Floor

All computers are well taken care of and we requests that all our guests sanitise their hands before using the keyboards and mouse for hygiene purposes.

And if that’s not enough, our beds are WIFI enabled (pun intended) from the bottom all the way to the top on the 5th floor!

5. We Have Nintendo Wii!

Guests having fun swinging Nintendo Wii Controllers

Uhm. Bowling, Baseball and Tennis at our hostel? Yes, it’s all virtually possible with Nintendo Wii.

6. Helpful Staffs

During the interview process of getting our staffs, we had them screened really carefully. We had them on lie detectors, kinda like those variety TV show ‘Moment of Truth’. So here you go, we have plentiful helpful receptionists who’re on 24 hours standby and understands English perfectly like Waren, Leo, Joyce, Benson, Sidi and John.

All Helpful and English Speaking Staffs

Well sometimes they’re just being too helpful and joins in any kind of fun that guests are having (Like punching guests on boxing games with Nintendo Wii..)

7. Movie Screenings

I wouldn’t say we have the best collection in terms of movies, but hey, we have a comfy 42 inch LCD TV mounted with a Asus E*PC. So you can watch youtube videos anytime too. Also take note that we have a really cosy rooftop terrace on the top floor which is perfect for socialising, booze and watching TV too.

8. In-house Shower Gel and Hot/ Cold Shower! Really Safe Environment

Hmm, nothing to boast about, but our Lavender 2-in-1 shampoo and showergel is smells pretty good if you forget to bring yours. Also our hot/cold shower is 24/7 on for your enjoyment

I’d like to reiterate on the safe environment because it has got nothing, absolutely nothing to do with the cameras I’m going to mention. We have a total of 25 wired cameras pin-pointing all angles of the premises apart from the shower rooms.

In case anything happens, with a press of a red button, the Singapore SWAT team will be activated.

9. Backyard Bistro Screens Soccer and Sells Booze

Ah you should look at our Bistro. They sell good beer at affordable price. Currently they’re working on price discounts for our in-house guests too but that will have to wait since they’re newly opened (Just 2 weeks old). We have them serving everyone breakfast too!

Just look at the ambience of Backyard Bistro

And they have cable TV for soccer channels, so if you’re a fan of sports like the Formula One, Barclay’s Premier League (The Former EPL) or La Liga, head down behind for their projector screening of the matches!

You have pool table to play too if you’re bored.

10. We Listen

At G4 Station, we listen. That’s why we insist on guests filling our feedback forms so we could work and improve on the stay and experience with us. Of course, things like having a lift and double glazed windows would take sometime, but it’ll come.. (I hope )

We Listen, Trust Us

Though it’s becoming more like a hotel, but we reckon this should be the segment that we’re hitting on. Giving our guests the ace experience, that’s why we brand ourselves as ‘Your Premium Backpackers’ Inn‘ There are really many more reasons but I’ll stop here in case people starts complaining.

So hopefully there isn’t any hestitation now from you to start booking with us for your next trip to Singapore. Seeya and hope you’d holla me when you see me!

Hi everybody, I am Waren here, a guy you will see at the front desk during the night. Those who had stayed in our hostel before and remember me don’t forget to leave a comments ^^ Pardon my english and spelling if you can’t understand what i am trying to get across=p Let me be the first one to start the ball rolling..

Hi. I’m Waren! The Dark Knight of G4 During the Night. Cheers!

The Good News

Guess what? Yes! Our price per person for our dormitories has been reduce as of today! The new rate (Please check our website) is to be launch with our official grand opening on Sat(181008).

Make a reservation with us now, or you will regret choosing another hostel which is dirty, small, and does not provide freebies and service like we do=p

The Grand G4 Station Opening

Ok ok, let’s get back to our grand opening on Sat(181008). Although it is my off day, but still make the effort to come down and join this ceremony as i felt it was a important day for G4 station.

G4 Station Team Cheese~!!

Oh gosh! It was damn crowded that fateful day haha..Even though the Air-con was on full-blast and at the lowest, i still feel the same inside or outside the building lol..The Start of the ceremony begin with the blessing from the Chinese lion dance and Kirin dance. It is believe that the noise =.= they make will ward off all evil and eventually bless this place with good luck..It ended with “cai qin” and arranging a quote in Chinese using orange which is ”Yi ben wang li” which mean prosper to your business..Sorry for the noise cause to the guest who were here that day. Here are some of the photos of the events:

After that, there is this traditional ritual going on by the monk we invited to bless this place, each and every room of our building must be open so that bad luck goes away and good luck will enter. I did not follow, but what i saw is the monk started a series of chant and the guest followed them around the building. (Didn’t manage to take the pic of the monk cause they were shy) lol

After that it is buffet time!! Hm..no photo of the food we ate blame our photographer!! Just joking Jody=p Chill chill=) Anyway after that is a series of photoshooting and some games at our Backyard Bistro muahaha..I am going to end this with a series of photo..Thank you for spending your time reading this ^^ Have a nice day! All the best to G4 Station.

Special thanks to the team that day and the families member that helped out.

* All photos taken was provided by Jody Tan our so-so photographer* (LOL don’t kill me if you see this)

Heres the rest of the pics that our angry photographer send us after seeing what i wrote lol..

Opening