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Three small things at once put Holiday Inn Express Clarke Quay first. IHG says breakfast is free with your stay, a rooftop 40-metre pool sits above 442 rooms, and Clarke Quay station, seven minutes on foot by IHG's count, is on the North East Line that ends at HarbourFront.
It's the only hotel in our twenty that says breakfast is free for every guest and also has a direct train to a terminal's station. By our routing the Singapore Cruise Centre is about 3.2 road miles (5.2 km) away, 7 minutes — so on a morning with luggage a taxi is the sensible way to finish.
IHG lists an on-site restaurant, The Great Room, and a happy hour from 5 to 8 p.m. It prints no luggage-storage statement and no room sizes, and says guests must be 18 to check in. There's no complimentary local shuttle, and parking is S$27 (about US$20) a day with 39 spaces.
Book it if a free breakfast and a train you can read the map for matter more than a grand lobby, and call about storing your bags between check-out and boarding.
Book it if
- You want a free breakfast, per IHG, and a pool on the roof.
- Your ship is at HarbourFront and you'd like a direct train to its station.
- You want a plain, big hotel with 442 rooms.
Look elsewhere if
- You need a restaurant or bar in the building.
- You're sailing from Marina Bay and want a rail link all the way.
- You need luggage storage confirmed.
Seven minutes on foot, then HarbourFront
IHG lists no shuttle and points you to ride-share through the front desk. Changi is about 14.6 road miles away on our routing, and the terminal we measure to is the Singapore Cruise Centre. Check the terminal on your pass, not our default.
IHG says there's no complimentary local shuttle and points to ride-share services and local providers through the front desk. It puts Changi about 12 miles away.
IHG's page says there's no complimentary local shuttle, and the front desk points you to ride-share services and local providers.
From SIN without a hotel shuttle
Changi Airport: 14.6 road miles from Holiday Inn Express Clarke Quay by our routing, roughly 26 minutes with no traffic. Clarke Quay from Changi is the MRT, changing at Tanah Merah or Expo, or a rank taxi.
Clarke Quay station, a seven-minute walk by IHG's count, is on the North East Line, which ends at HarbourFront, the station by the Singapore Cruise Centre. The terminal's own site names HarbourFront MRT as its station — it gives no walking time from the station.
Guest parking, if you drive: S$27 a day, 39 spaces.
IHG's page says there's no complimentary local shuttle, and the front desk points you to ride-share services and local providers.
Landing the morning you sail? Skip the night here and use the airport page's landing check.
Which terminal
SCCHoliday Inn Express Clarke Quay sits closer to the Singapore Cruise Centre at HarbourFront, 3.2 road miles (5.2 km) by our routing. Marina Bay Cruise Centre is 3.9 miles (6.3 km), 8 minutes. Your documents name your terminal. Our guide sorts lines.
Source: singaporecruise.com.sgDistance
~3.2 road mi, our routingIHG gives seven minutes on foot to Clarke Quay and Fort Canning MRT and says nothing about the ships. Our routing: 3.2 road miles (5.2 km) to the Singapore Cruise Centre at HarbourFront, a 7-minute taxi with no traffic.
Source: ihg.comBy train
Direct train to HarbourFrontClarke Quay station, a seven-minute walk by IHG's count, is on the North East Line, which ends at HarbourFront, the station by the Singapore Cruise Centre. The terminal's own site names HarbourFront MRT as its station — it gives no walking time from the station.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgTo the ship
No shuttle, per the hotelTake the cab with suitcases. The North East Line from Clarke Quay is the cheaper ride if you travel light, and it ends at HarbourFront, beside the Singapore Cruise Centre. Plan on a cab, not a shuttle.
Source: ihg.comBreakfast, then the North East Line
Two things here are in IHG's own words: breakfast is free, and Clarke Quay station is seven minutes on foot. The rest of the morning is yours to time.
A rooftop 40-metre lap pool is the draw. IHG also lists an on-site restaurant, The Great Room, and a daily happy hour from 5 to 8 p.m.
IHG's page says there's no complimentary local shuttle, and the front desk points you to ride-share services and local providers.
Free with your stay, per IHG: 06:30 to 10:30, and until 11:00 at weekends.
IHG gives seven minutes on foot to Clarke Quay and Fort Canning MRT and says nothing about the ships. Our routing: 3.2 road miles (5.2 km) to the Singapore Cruise Centre at HarbourFront, a 7-minute taxi with no traffic. With bags, book the cab the night before and keep the train for light luggage.
S$27 a day, 39 spaces, per IHG, with no word on leaving a car through a cruise.
How it reaches 57
Distance earns 25 of 30, the train 12 of 20, breakfast the full 10 and the evening 10 of 15 — and no other hotel in the twenty collects a breakfast point. The ship column is zero here, as it is for all twenty. The scale tops out at 100.
A rooftop lap pool and The Great Room
The evening
Pool · Food or bar on siteA rooftop 40-metre lap pool is the draw. IHG also lists an on-site restaurant, The Great Room, and a daily happy hour from 5 to 8 p.m.
Breakfast
FreeFree with your stay, per IHG: 06:30 to 10:30, and until 11:00 at weekends.
Address
Magazine Road, Clarke Quay2 Magazine Road, Singapore 059573
Hotel website
S$27 a day, 39 spaces
Guest parking
Guest parking pricedS$27 a day, 39 spaces, per IHG, with no word on leaving a car through a cruise.
Source: ihg.comAt the terminals
HarbourFront S$2.80 (about US$2) an hourIHG's S$27 a day with 39 spaces doesn't say a cruise car is welcome. HarbourFront's lot costs S$2.80 an hour. Marina Bay's rate table isn't confirmed.
Not driving? The rail notes are the better read, and the parking page has both lots.
Source: singaporecruise.com.sgWhat IHG prints and what it skips
IHG sets check-in at 14:00 and check-out at 12:00. Where a tile below is blank, the page says nothing.
Check-in and check-out
Minimum age
Holiday Inn Express Clarke Quay gives no minimum age.
Extra fees
Not stated
Wi-Fi
Not stated
Parking for your stay
S$27 a day, 39 spaces
Breakfast
Free with your stay, per IHG: 06:30–10:30, weekends to 11:00
Pool
A rooftop 40-metre lap pool
Pets
IHG's page says pets aren't allowed.
Sail morning, on the clock
From the hotel’s published hours. Your cruise documents set your check-in window at the terminal.
Rooms
442 rooms — IHG's page lists wheelchair-accessible rooms in its photos.
Accessibility
Accessible rooms shown in IHG's photo gallery — no detail given.
On site
- EV chargingNot stated
- Guest laundryNot stated
- GymNot stated
- Pets allowedNo
Nearby, by the hotel’s count
- Clarke Quay and Fort Canning MRTa seven-minute walk, per IHG
Distances are Holiday Inn Express Clarke Quay's own, in its units.
Also worth knowing
- Pets aren't allowed
- No luggage-storage statement on the page
Call about the bags
The plain facts
- Check-in 14:00, check-out 12:00 — IHG says to contact the hotel about early or late.
- 442 rooms, per IHG.
- Parking S$27 a day, 39 spaces.
- Changi Airport is about 12 miles away, per IHG.
- Minimum check-in age is 18, per IHG.
- IHG's pages gave us no room rate — so ask what the full price comes to, ++ and all, before you pay.
Still unconfirmed
- Whether luggage storage is offered
- Room sizes
Everything above comes from IHG's pages, read October 5, 2026, apart from the sources we name. Ask whether the hotel will hold your bags after check-out — the page doesn't say either way.
If the train isn't the point
Before you commit: which line uses which terminal, what the terminal lots charge, and the grander hotels if the budget stretches.
Free breakfast, a pool upstairs, then the train.
Holiday Inn Express Clarke Quay, checked for your night before the ship: send the sail date, and nothing is charged on the form.
Free breakfast, the roof pool and the train: your questions
Is breakfast really free at Holiday Inn Express Clarke Quay?
IHG's page says it's free with your stay, served 06:30 to 10:30 and until 11:00 at weekends. Check your rate's terms when you book.
How do I get from Holiday Inn Express Clarke Quay to HarbourFront by train?
Walk about seven minutes, by IHG's count, to Clarke Quay station and ride the North East Line to HarbourFront, the station the Singapore Cruise Centre names.
Does Holiday Inn Express Clarke Quay have a pool?
Yes, a 40-metre lap pool on the roof, per IHG.
Can I park at Holiday Inn Express Clarke Quay?
S$27 a day, with 39 spaces, per IHG. It doesn't mention leaving a car through a cruise.
What time is check-in at Holiday Inn Express Clarke Quay?
14:00, with check-out at 12:00 — IHG says to contact the hotel about early check-in or late check-out. It's earlier than most of our list.
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