$750 for bomb shelter? Rental listing for Balestier room removed after rousing suspicion
If you've ever wanted to feel extra safe at home, this may be the room for you.
A user purportedly posted on Facebook group Room Rental Singapore to advertise a room at Balestier Road for $750 a month.
The problem? The room looks suspiciously like a bomb shelter, Shin Min Daily News reported on Sunday (May 12).
According to the now-deleted post, the unit is a two-minute walk from supermarkets and food courts, 500m from 13 bus stops, and near Boon Keng and Novena MRT stations.
Additionally, the landlord isn't residing in the unit and there are no agency fees.
Tenants are allowed to cook, use the pool and gym facilities and have visitors in the day.
In the fully furnished four-bedroom, two-bathroom unit, tenants will have access to a washing machine, dryer and refrigerator. Utility expenses are shared between tenants.
Netizens commented that the photo of the room that is for rent resembles a bomb shelter with air-conditioning installed, with little space left after the bed frame — which is pictured — is placed.