Day Use Hotel Experience

[petet]

 

I came across some day-use hotels in Singapore doing an online search of "Day Use Hotel". It ranges from high-end options like ParkRoyal and Fairmont to more affordable choices like YMCA.

 

Has anyone here used the hotels for Day-Use before? Could you share your experiences?

In particular, I’m curious whether it’s possible to bring a friend or a masseur to the hotel without registering them.

 

[egal]

how bout fragrance hotels

[yangyang]

I have tried booking through dayuse/flow. But i usually book boutique hotels at chinatown, cause near my workplace.

 

Rates wise i think u can checkout flow, cause their rates are cheaper than dayuse.

 

Both guest staying are required to register when check-in. And also one downside is if you book for 2hrs, example at 10am, the room is till 12pm, if you come late at 10.30am you will still need to checkout at 12pm, is according to your booking timing you booked through the site.

 

Fragrance and hotel81 can just walk-in and check with them if got hourly rates room, but they still require both guest to register.

 

i not sure about rooms such as fairmont and all. 
 

so yea, just sharing my experiences

Edited January 12 by yangyang

[egal]

i wonder which hotels offer the cheaper rate

[cutejack]

3 hours ago, egal said:

i wonder which hotels offer the cheaper rate

There's one near dunman Road called lemongrass Hotel. If m not mistaken,offering hourly stay..went to book for a friend before pandemic. Witness many matured couples existing the premises in motorbike with wet hairs..🤣🤣

[doncoin]

At these hourly hotels, do the housekeeping staff change the sheets after the guests leave or do they just make the bed without swapping new sheets? (Just curious).

[mate69]

7 hours ago, doncoin said:

At these hourly hotels, do the housekeeping staff change the sheets after the guests leave or do they just make the bed without swapping new sheets? (Just curious).

 

Can't imagine not changing the sheets!

[singalion]

Some hotels at the Balestier Road stretch have over night rates that might be close to the 2 hour or half day rate of other hotels.

 

But don't expect any luxury. However, not all have these tiny rooms, some have bigger space. 20 - 29 sqm

Walk in is quite relaxed also.

Can be booked online by one person but can have visitors.

 

Some of the hotels slash prices if you just book a few days prior or got 7 day/ 15 day advance offers.

[lx]

On 1/13/2025 at 11:59 AM, singalion said:

Can be booked online by one person but can have visitors.

 

Can have more than one visitor and the visitors need not to register?

[singalion]

11 hours ago, lx said:

 

Can have more than one visitor and the visitors need not to register?

 

a) Different hotels have a different policy or check differently.

 

Often in these "budget"/ cheap hotels the receptionist is sitting in front of the CCTV.

If he spots that many persons enter one room, he might get suspicious.

 

Maybe better to book a twin share room, which can cater for 2 pax, then can have 1 visitor.

Visitors often in hotels are (officially by the rules) not permitted to stay over night.

The hotel can charge a third person fee.

But it all depends on the receptionist staff or whether the hotel checks on the CCTV or gets aware of any over night guest.

How many visitors can be accommodated besides the registered persons, depends on the hotel policy.

 

Best is to just bring your guests at different timings to the room.

(Many budget hotels don't have any lift security).

 

Bring also your own extra towels. As the budget hotels run like a family business, info easily gets to the reception that you asked for 5 new towels in 3 hours time.

 

 

b) Registration is also up to the receptionist.

 

Some of the budget hotels at Balestier, the reception area is away from the lifts or the lifts are hidden.

Same for the Geylang hotels. One chain actually has the lift outside and can't be seen by the reception.

 

If anyone comes to your room from the hotel staff and asks why got more than 3 pax in your room, just say that you received some food catering or a relative brought a gift. Just bring something wrapped in gift paper along or have some takeaway food packed with you. 

Have some explanation on hand.

 

Surely, it is easier to get a higher amount of guys into non budget hotels as budget hotels are small, have a small reception area.

Those Hotel81 are mostly very strict and ask everyone entering to identify himself/herself/oneself.

(The background is more to check if they can charge extra fees! )

 

 

 

[samdiggin]

Booked Studio M before. 1 person checkin while the other can wait at the lift lobby which is walled behind the checkin counter so...it doesnt look too sus. And theres good facilities there too like gym and pool. It was actually a 4hr booking for dayuse.

[ArchDragon]

On 1/13/2025 at 3:17 AM, doncoin said:

At these hourly hotels, do the housekeeping staff change the sheets after the guests leave or do they just make the bed without swapping new sheets? (Just curious).

I work in a hotel. And I can guarantee, they still give fresh new bed sheets for dayuse.

[singalion]

16 hours ago, samdiggin said:

Booked Studio M before. 1 person checkin while the other can wait at the lift lobby which is walled behind the checkin counter so...it doesnt look too sus. And theres good facilities there too like gym and pool. It was actually a 4hr booking for dayuse.

 

What was the pricing for 4 hour day use?

[HendryTan]

https://www.theedgesingapore.com/options/feature/hotel-daytime-booking-platforms-unlock-new-revenue-streams-hoteliers-says-dayuse

Hotel daytime booking platforms unlock new revenue streams for hoteliers says Dayuse founder David Lebée
Jasmine AliminWed, Feb 23, 2022 • 08:38 PM GMT+08 •  • 9 min read

It wasn’t very long ago when checking into a hotel for a few hours may cause a few sideways glances, but these days it has become a possible lifesaver for work-from-homers who need a change of environment, or who cannot work in peace at home due to noisy neighbours or disruptions. Thankfully, booking platforms like Dayuse offer a solution by curating an on-de- mand list of hotel rooms that you can book on the spot, based on your budget and needs.

 

Dayuse is bucking the traditional “per night” model and booking process to offer “dayscapes” on an on-demand basis, and between 30% and 75% cheaper than an overnight stay. It leads a growing pool of other daycation apps like Stayr, DayAway or DayPass created to meet the needs of time-stretched urbanites looking for unique ways to spend their day. Digital nomads aside, the rooms also cater to pleasure-seekers looking to pamper themselves with the hotel amenities, or travellers-in-transit who need a place to freshen up.

 

With the flexibility offered by the platform, guests can reserve a room for a few hours from 6am to 11pm, book without a credit card and pay upon check-in with the option to cancel for free up to the very last minute — all on top of access to a medley of upscale and restorative amenities.

 

Founded in 2010 by French national David Lebée, Dayuse started out as a browser-based booking platform but slowly branched into a mobile app catering to most parts of Europe. Then in 2015, the company raised EUR15 million in a Series A investment round — from venture capitalists Idinvest Partners and Partech Ventures, as well was renowned business angels Paul Dubrule (co-founder of Accor), Cédric Barbier (founder of Lesjeudis.com) and Charles Petruccelli (ex-president of American Express Travel)

 

— sparking off an expansion in the US, Hong Kong and now Singapore.

The seed money helped with overseas expansions and the recruitment of talent around the world. The company currently has 80 employees across four offices in Paris, Montréal, Hong Kong and Taiwan. By the end of 2021, Dayuse had a business volume of $175 million (82% of which was from the US and England), with more than 7,000 partnering hotels across 26 countries in 500 cities.

 

“Our y-o-y growth across hotel partners and users is a real testament that Dayuse is a very compelling proposition. We are certain that the daytime hotel concept is poised to become mainstream, and we will continue to evolve our offerings in tandem with consumers’ needs in the new normal,” says 40-year-old Lebée.

This key role in the transformation of today’s hospitality industry has not only made Dayuse a major player in the market, but also accorded Lebée bragging rights for his vision of “paying the right price for the right consumption”. A graduate from renowned Parisian culinary school Ferrandi, Lebée started his career in the kitchens of Méridien Montparnasse and the Marriot. After realising that life as a chef wasn’t for him, he became an in-house wedding and events planner for Hôtel Millenium Paris Opéra. There, he met hotelier Gilbert Costes who invited him to join the trendy Hôtel Costes as sales and marketing director before moving on as general manager of Hôtel Amour in 2008.

During his time with the Costes group, Lebée noticed a slow but quiet evolution in hospitality consumption. Increasingly, guests wished to book a room for just a few hours but traditional structures never had an appropriate service to offer. Seeing this as a lucrative trend, he created Dayuse.com along with his two partners, Eugénie Lebée and

 

Thibaud D’Agrèves.

“I had so many requests from guests looking for a room for just a few hours to unplug, relax with their partner or simply work in a quiet space. There are so many hours between a check-out and check-in where hotel rooms remain empty. I thought it’ll be a great opportunity to capitalise on and plug the gap where demand and supply exist,” he explains.

 

On average, 70% of hotel rooms are empty most days. By optimising unused inventory, Dayuse enables hoteliers to generate incremental revenue and improve their bottom line — a real game-changer with the current hospitality challenges. Lebée believes this concept will become the de- fault as people yearn for new experiences.

“Cities offer some amazing properties that are totally unknown to their residents. My main motivation was to open up these places for local residents to explore while simultaneously providing a new revenue stream to hoteliers,” he continues.

 

Since its Singapore launch in 2018, Dayuse has become a fast-growing player in the “book-by-day” market. It currently lists over 100 top-tier to mid-tier hotels such as The Fullerton Hotel, The Fullerton Bay Hotel Singapore, Parkroyal Collection Marina Bay, The Scarlett Singapore, Naumi Hotel Singapore and Sofitel Sentosa Resort & Spa.

Not only do guests enjoy preferential rates on meals, beverages, treatments and more, they can also pre-book add-ons or create a bespoke day experience by contacting Dayuse’s dedicated “concierge” available by phone during office hours on weekdays.

 

How is Dayuse different from other hotel booking platforms?

Dayuse’s main difference is that it offers day stays for guests. From as early as 7am to late stays until 11pm, we curate the best hotels to enable guests to live an on-demand experience. We offer free cancellation until the last minute and require no upfront payments or card details when booking. These are pretty unique features.

Who would you say Dayuse is targeted at?

 

Dayuse caters to modern urbanites, 90% of whom are Singapore residents, while the remaining 10% are travellers looking for a place to rest during a layover, before a late departure, or after an early arrival. Of the local customer base, the business category represents 15% of remote workers (or digital nomads) looking to “work from hotel” or just a change in scenery to find new inspiration. The leisure segment represents 75% of our guests looking to rediscover hotels in their city and enjoy services that had, until recently, been reserved for overnight clients.

 

There’s no need for any complex logistics or planning. You can book a daycation on the day itself, for less than $90, and simply bring along your handbag!

What does it take to grow into a global brand spanning across 500 cities?

 

It’s definitely not easy. Inevitably, we made some mistakes but we learned from them. There are cultural differences and specificities within each market. We first started expanding in the French-speaking countries like Belgium and Switzerland in the second year of Dayuse’s existence and pretty quickly in other European markets. But after we received funding in 2015 thanks to various investors, expansion really took off, from recruiting more employees to opening up offices overseas.

Which country does fairly well on your app?

 

Hong Kong and Singapore are the best performers. Consumers in both countries have a strong mobile consumption. At almost 80%, Hong Kong has one of the highest smartphone penetration rates in Asia, with comparable counterparts being South Korea and Singapore.

How is Dayuse Singapore doing so far?

 

Since our inception in 2018, our hotel partners in Singapore and user base have continued to grow. Compared to November 2020, our hotel portfolio increased by 2.5 times, while bookings have registered a 350% uplift. Dayuse provides a solution for Singapore residents facing space or noise constraints at home, and also for anyone craving a luxury daycation with access to the spa, pool, fitness room or rooftop bar for a quick respite.

How do you work with the hotel partners to get them listed?

 

We have a business development team that contacts hotels and manages incoming requests. Dayuse carefully curates a selection of three- to five-star hotels based on high-value offering, location and on-site amenities. Many of our properties are highly accessible to airports, main railway hubs, business districts and trendy neighbourhoods.

What was the general reaction by hotels when you pitched this concept to them?

 

There can be some reluctance at the beginning but hotels understand very quickly the benefits they can gain with Dayuse including attracting a new clientele, developing incremental revenue, optimising unused inventory, and increasing their occupancy rate.

 

Was Dayuse affected by the pandemic?
The past 18 months have been one of the most turbulent times for the travel and tourism industry. Hotels in Asia Pacific experienced a decline in investment by 43% in 2020 alone with lows in occupancy and revenue per room. Pre-Covid, nearly 70% of hotel rooms were empty during the day, but this was exacerbated with a loss of travel due to the pandemic. Each market was affected differently based on its national restrictions and lockdowns but most were adversely affected to some degree.

However, at Dayuse, we held up pretty well because we cater to locals and urbanites. We offered a service that was the only option to escape the daily grind. Locals were keen to get out of their house for fresh air and were looking for new experiences and places to explore without breaking the bank. Dayuse also catered to remote workers who wanted a change in environment to find renewed motivation after working from home for some time.

 

What’s next for Dayuse?

Looking ahead, Dayuse will continue to expand on its hotel partnerships and boost its offering with unique, curated experiences as well as multiply our staycations packages and supply by 10 times. Recently, we launched our Staycation Offers in Asia (Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan) to cater to clients looking for a new type of micro-stay where they can enjoy an overnight retreat with a dedicated theme: food and beverages, wellness and spa, romantic escape and more.

Ultimately, we want to cement our position as the one-stop go-to platform for hotel experiences. We also want to be the leader in educating people about travelling within their city, living new experiences and enjoying hotels in their neighbourhood.

 

[Midori]

I used dayuse to book hotels like intercontinental , soloha (now closed), Nuve Urbane and Paradox. The rooms are very good and clean. Hotel guests need to register for sure. This is for guests’ safety. 

[samdiggin]

On 1/20/2025 at 1:27 PM, singalion said:

 

What was the pricing for 4 hour day use?

$120 ($60 perpax)

[youthisforyou]

Used Flow to book daycation from 3-9pm for 143 (including tax) at holiday inn orchard city. Good stay, clean bed too, I get to be naked throughout

[suntan78]

Any recommendations on Day-use hotel with Swim pool?

[radiusulnar]

I must confess when I see day use / hourly bookings, I have a negative impression. But since all the 5* hotels are now also offering this, I guess the negative image is being lost or else they won't risk their branding.

[iKneadyou]

On 1/12/2025 at 11:04 AM, petet said:

 

I came across some day-use hotels in Singapore doing an online search of "Day Use Hotel". It ranges from high-end options like ParkRoyal and Fairmont to more affordable choices like YMCA.

 

Has anyone here used the hotels for Day-Use before? Could you share your experiences?

In particular, I’m curious whether it’s possible to bring a friend or a masseur to the hotel without registering them.

 

I’ve had many clients who uses day use services to get away from home during their WFH days and engages me for a massage. 
Yup no need to register your partner/masseur except for Hotel81 and Fragrance

[Malabird]

I have a friend who works in hotel Jen and others, he says the the registration is to endure any group activities - birthday party, slumber party and hot session are within control, for all hotel guests’ safety and to be accountable to the law enforcement agencies.

 

by the way, hotels are considered ‘public commercial premises’ under URA, so it is legally not allowing LGBT physical activities. It’s a rule that relevant agencies have not strictly enforced it (yet). 

 

Edited yesterday at 07:18 AM by Malabird

[singalion]

Not sure the previous post can be considered as correct.

 

The "public space" in Hotels are public commercial premises, but I do not think it will encompass to the private hotel rooms.

This due to the reason that not everyone from the public or having any public purpose can access the individual hotel rooms.

 

The Hotels Act, Hotels Licencing Regulation defines what is "illegal activity" in a hotel.

 

Since Section 377A has been abolished I don't think what you call "LGBT physical activity" (gay sex?) is disallowed in hotel rooms. 

 

However, such activity in a hotel public toilet might be illegal, I mean any toilet, sauna, steam room, swimming pool, gym (outside of the hotel room but inside the hotel).

 

Section 31 has a definition what "illegal activity" in a hotel refers to. 

There is one reference to sexual acts:

Quote: "any sexual exploitation of a child or young person, sexual assault or rape"

But these refer simply to sexual criminal offences and not common sexual activity.

 

The point is: If straight sex between persons of different sex is permitted then due to the abolishment of criminality of homosexual sex (aka 377A), those sex acts

between two members of the same sex are permitted also in hotel rooms.

 

On the registration of guests: This shall simply ensure that the maximum capacity of the hotel rooms are complied with. 

Most hotels provide for a maximum number for the usual hotel price, if there are more persons, then you would need to pay for an additional guest (bed) etc etc.

If the maximum number is exceeded would require to book another room.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited 3 hours ago by singalion