Teo Heng KTV Punggol Coast Private Karaoke: S$13 Before 7 pm

A small room at Teo Heng KTV Studio costs S$13 an hour before 7 pm, GST included, and the price is for the whole room rather than per head. The newest branch is Teo Heng KTV Studio, at 98 Punggol Way, #03-226 Punggol Coast Mall, Singapore 829857, open from 12 pm until 1 am on most days. Alcohol is banned and outside food is welcome, so if you want private karaoke near me in the north-east for a family or a study group, this is the room to book.

Teo Heng was founded in 1989 by Jackson Teo, and it built its following on cheap daytime rooms rather than late-night lounge glamour. The company's about page sets out the formula that still applies: rooms rented by the hour, a strict no-smoking and no-alcohol policy, canned drinks for S$1, and guests allowed to bring their own food. Nothing about the model has been dressed up for the new branch.

The Punggol Coast Mall outlet is the chain's latest. TheSmartLocal reported in July 2026 that it would open on 1 August 2026, in the mall attached to the new Punggol Digital District, the business park and university campus at the end of the north-east line. It is the only Teo Heng outlet with a Medium Plus room for eight, a size the other branches do not offer, which makes it the best choice in the chain for a group that is slightly too big for a medium room.

Every price on the official outlet page is per room, per hour, with GST included, and there are only two bands. Happy hours run from 12 pm to 7 pm, and peak hours start after 7 pm. A small room for four is S$13 an hour in happy hours and S$19 at peak. A medium room for six is S$15 or S$22, and the Medium Plus room for eight is S$16 or S$23. A large room for ten is S$17 before 7 pm and S$25 after.

Divide those numbers by the headcount and the value is obvious. Ten friends in a large room for three afternoon hours pay S$51 in total, or about S$5.10 each, before snacks. The same three hours from 8 pm cost S$75. Because the published rates already include GST, there is no ++ arithmetic to do at the end, which makes splitting the cost on the spot easy.

Bookings are taken by phone only. The outlet FAQ says calls are currently the only way to reserve, so there is no app or online slot picker. Call the Punggol number, give the room size and start time, and turn up on time: if your group has not arrived within 15 minutes and cannot be reached, the room is let out to walk-in guests. For a Saturday evening, call a few days ahead rather than on the day.

The no-alcohol rule is absolute, so this is the wrong place for a birthday that needs a beer tower. What you can bring is food. Pick up takeaway from the mall's food outlets or bring snacks from home, and let the S$1 canned drinks cover the rest. Smoking is banned too. That combination suits groups who would never get past the door at a late-night lounge in town: students celebrating the end of exams, families bringing grandparents along, and colleagues using a long weekday lunch.

Teo Heng's homepage says its songs are updated weekly, which matters to the regulars who come for the new Mandopop and K-pop releases. Do not expect themed decor, because the selling point is the price, not the furniture. Set up a queue of several songs before the first one ends and nominate one person to handle the selection, or the first ten minutes of an hourly booking vanish in arguments over the remote.

The honest verdict is that peak hours are not worth it for a small group. After 7 pm the small room jumps from S$13 to S$19 an hour, nearly 50% more, and Saturday nights are when the phone line is busiest. Weekday afternoons are the sweet spot, and on Saturdays and the eve of public holidays the outlet stays open until 2 am, so a late session after dinner is possible if you do not mind paying the peak rate.

If Punggol Coast Mall is fully booked, Teo Heng runs other outlets across the island, including one at Suntec City in the centre, and the same phone-only booking system applies. Call the next branch rather than waiting at the counter. If you have only a group of two or three, a small room is still cheaper per hour than most cafes in the mall charge for drinks, so a duet session is not an extravagance here.

The mall sits beside Punggol Coast MRT station, and the waterfront is a short walk north. Punggol Point Park, at the tip of the coast, has a boardwalk over the water and views across the Johor Strait towards Malaysia. It is at its best around sunset, before a 7 pm switch to peak rates. The paths along the coast are flat and wide, suitable for grandparents and pushchairs.

For a longer outing, walk east along the Punggol Promenade towards the bridge to Coney Island Park, a wooded island with a sandy beach and cycling paths. Allow at least an hour for the island alone, so it works best as a morning walk before an afternoon karaoke booking. Back in the mall, the Punggol Digital District buildings next door are worth a look for their new public spaces.

Teo Heng KTV Studio, at 98 Punggol Way, #03-226 Punggol Coast Mall, Singapore 829857. Nearest MRT: Punggol Coast, North East line. Hours: Monday to Friday, Sunday and public holidays 12 pm to 1 am; Saturday and the eve of public holidays 12 pm to 2 am.

Room prices per hour including GST, before 7 pm and after 7 pm: small for four S$13 and S$19, medium for six S$15 and S$22, Medium Plus for eight S$16 and S$23, large for ten S$17 and S$25. Bookings by phone only, and rooms are released after 15 minutes of no-show. Outside food is allowed. Alcohol and smoking are not. Canned drinks cost S$1.