Private Karaoke Singapore: K.STAR Orchard Central Rate Guide

A Thematic room at K.STAR's flagship costs S$25++ an hour on a weekday afternoon, and the price covers the whole room, not each singer. K.STAR, at 181 Orchard Road, #05-01 Orchard Central, Singapore 238896, sits on the fifth floor of the mall near Somerset MRT. Rooms run from small themed boxes to a party space for 100, so if your search for private karaoke near me in Orchard involves a big birthday or an office party, this is the venue built for it.

K.STAR was founded in 2017 by Sandy and Rain, who set out, in the words of the company's own story page, to redefine karaoke as a premium lifestyle experience in Singapore. The Orchard Central flagship came first and set the template for what the brand calls immersive themed karaoke: each room is decorated around a concept rather than left as a box with a sofa. The company now runs five outlets across the island, and its homepage counts 100 themed rooms in total.

That scale is the reason to choose K.STAR over a budget chain. The largest room takes up to 100 guests, which few karaoke operators in Singapore can match, and the room categories climb from Thematic and Premium through Panorama and Party rooms to VIP Party and VVIP suites. A company dinner-and-dance that wants singing instead of a ballroom can book one room rather than splitting across six.

Rates are per room per hour, before 10% service charge and 9% GST, and they change with the day and time. From Monday to Friday, between 1 pm and 8 pm, a Thematic room is S$25++, a Premium room S$40++, a Panorama room S$50++ and a Party room S$75++. On Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays in the same afternoon band, those four rooms cost S$30++, S$50++, S$70++ and S$95++.

After 8 pm the prices step up again. From Sunday to Thursday, the evening band from 8 pm to 3 am costs S$35++ for a Thematic room and S$115++ for a Party room. On Fridays, Saturdays, public holidays and their eves, the same rooms are S$40++ and S$140++. The VVIP suite sits at the top of the card at S$298++ an hour on those peak nights, so it is worth sharing among a large group.

Here is how the maths works for a typical office group. Ten colleagues in a Party room for two weekday hours from 6 pm pay S$150++ for the room, or about S$15 each before service charge and GST. Move the same booking to 8 pm on a Friday and the room alone is S$280++, nearly twice as much. If the date is flexible, the cheapest move is a weekday start well before 8 pm, so the whole booking sits inside the afternoon band.

If you are only two or three people, the per-room card looks expensive, and K.STAR's current promotion is the better deal. It prices a two-hour session per guest, from S$12.90++ on weekdays between 1 pm and 8 pm, and from S$16.90++ on Sunday to Thursday evenings between 8 pm and 3 am. A welcome drink is included, and the minimum is two guests. Ask for the promotion when you book, because the default quote will be the room rate.

Unlike the alcohol-free family chains, K.STAR is a bar as well as a karaoke venue. The drinks list includes draft beer at S$16 a pint, S$35 a jug or S$88 a tower, and Jinro soju at S$16. Every drink carries the same 10% service charge and 9% GST as the room, so add roughly a fifth to the menu prices when you estimate the night. A tower is the obvious order for a group of six or more.

The honest verdict on the VIP rooms: skip them unless you genuinely need the space. A group of eight will be comfortable in a Party room at S$75++ an hour on a weekday afternoon, while the VIP Party room costs S$168++ an hour in the same band, more than double. The extra money goes on size and decor, not on better sound or a longer session.

Weekday afternoons between 1 pm and 8 pm are the cheapest time across every room category, and they are also when the per-guest promotion is cheapest. Friday and Saturday nights are the most expensive and the most heavily booked, so make the reservation several days ahead for a group of more than ten. Call the Orchard Central line to book, and give the headcount so staff can match it to a room category.

If the flagship is full, K.STAR's other four outlets take bookings under the same brand, so ask the Orchard Central staff which branch has the room size you need that night. A walk-up alternative in the same mall is unlikely on a Saturday, so book ahead rather than relying on another venue having a free room.

For something quieter, cross Orchard Road and walk up Emerald Hill Road, a short lane of restored Peranakan terrace houses with ornate tiles, carved timber doors and shuttered windows. The street is a conservation area and makes a calm 15-minute detour before a loud evening. Come back down to Orchard Road and you are a few minutes from the lift up to level 5.

K.STAR, at 181 Orchard Road, #05-01 Orchard Central, Singapore 238896. Nearest MRT: Somerset, North-South line. Room rates are set for two daily bands, 1 pm to 8 pm and 8 pm to 3 am, priced per room per hour plus 10% service charge and 9% GST.

Weekday afternoon room rates: Thematic S$25++, Premium S$40++, Panorama S$50++, Party S$75++, VIP Party S$168++, VVIP S$198++. Per-guest promotion: two hours from S$12.90++ on weekday afternoons, with a welcome drink and a minimum of two guests. Draft beer costs S$16 a pint, S$35 a jug or S$88 a tower.