blahter

It depends. Do you have an onward flight on SQ R/F? If not, you probably won't be able to gain entry to the TPR.

shuigao

If SIN is your final destination, then it will be unlikely that you will be allowed into TPR (or any lounge for that matter because SQ does not provide arrivals lounge access).

If you're only in transit in SIN then you would have access.

Not quite. Even if the departing flight isn't R/F, SQ grants TPR access so long as arrivals flight is in R/F.

Scoob72

Many thanks for the reply, Osmo -- to answer your question, I'm booked into the Ambassador Transit Hotel in T-2 (the one in T-3 was fully booked), though I am new to this hotel. I have booked a single room there, but have no idea what that might avail me of facilities-wise beyond a bed and a room.

I don't suppose you/anyone would know, Osmo, if the repair/construction work to the inter-terminal monorails is still ongoing or not? I've seen some notices online saying that the one which travels from T-2 to T-3 is out of commission and that I'd have to get a shuttle bus instead, but I wasn't sure if this was still the case or not?

Either way, Osmo / All, thanks so much for your great comments and replies!

MSPeconomist

Not if you're terminating at SIN. The SQ lounges are strictly departures lounges, where it's understood that the term departures in this context includes connecting passengers.

If you really want an arrivals lounge, one option is to book (and pay for) Jet Quai service.

If you're a PP member, there *might* be a new land side PP lounge at SIN, which would require a same day boarding pass but not a departure from SIN. Check the PP website for location and other details. Otherwise AFAIK all of the pay lounges at SIN are airside and probably would not let you purchase entry without a departing boarding pass, but you might want to check their rules (I assume they're posted on some website) to be sure.

MSPeconomist

The Ambassador Transit Hotel (I haven't stayed in the one in T2, but that shouldn't matter) gives you a room with an ensuite private toilet, shower, and sink. There's a small desk and desk chair, a place for a suitcase, a few hooks/hangers for clothes, and a color TV with remote having only a small choice of channels, IIRC the only English option is Channel News Asia, not CNN etc. You'll also have a small kettle for heating water, two cups, instant coffee, teabags, a packaged cookie/biscuit or two, and other supplies. The bathroom has basic toiletries (soap, shampoo, shower cap, facial tissues, etc.) and IIRC a hairdryer. Of course the hotel supplies towels, but there might not be washcloths in the bathroom. IIRC there's free wifi and a phone; they do wakeup calls. I don't remember an alarm clock in the room but you might be able to set an alarm in the TV.

There might still be a few budget rooms in T1/T2 without private toilet and shower facilities.

In T3, the rooms seem fresh, modern, and stylish in a minimalist way, but many of them do not have windows. [There is AC that you control.] The single rooms that I've seen have one double or queen sized bed.

The lobby mostly consists of a check in counter. IIRC there's a computer and printer for guests to use.

I don't recall whether there's free bottled water in the rooms, but my guess would be yes.

Scoob72

Thank you so much again, MSPeconomist! This is so comprehensively helpful and genuinely very much appreciated. I don't know my way around Changi at all, so I'm hugely grateful.

fimo

Lounge access upon arrival is only for Solitaire PPS and is not a separate lounge but the existing airside SQ lounge in T2/3. Just show your flight boarding pass.

Osmo

I forgot about the monorail repairs but you can take the monorail from T2 to T1 and then walk to T3 - we often walk all three terminals to stretch the legs and explore but the bus shuttle shouldn't be an issue.

Also, this says the North line is shuttle bus only so T2F to T3A still has a monorail?
http://www.changiairport.com/content...train-copy.jpg

Im booked for the first time in T2 next year, I usually prefer T1 as its bunker quite but happy to give T2 a try for once.

pbl22

I think he's talking about Priority Pass, not PPS.

fimo

Ahhh thanks for that clarification

Scoob72

Many thanks again for this, Osmo -- very much obliged.

NoStressHere

We are flying into SIN in 1st with a 6am arrival. Like an earlier poster, we would like to visit a lounge prior to heading to a hotel where the chances of a room being ready are slim. (no hotel booked yet). We are connecting in first on SQ using their layover option ,but 2 days later.

As I understand it, that will not allow us into any of the lounges based on our 1st class flight(s).

Yes?

WLG Base

Correct. No access.

Lounge access is based on the departing flight and a flight in two days time will not count.

Archieflyer

You might want to check your arrival info again. Flights from London typically arrive at T-3.

If the monorail is not operating, you might want to try the Transit Hotel at T-1 instead. It is nearer to T-3 than T-2.

Also, I believe breakfast is served on-board before arriving in Singapore. The breakfast in Suites is amazing and I doubt you would be able to get in any more food on arrival!

As a suggestion, you might want to try to catch the naptime in Suites (there is a bed for a reason!) & spend the 10 hour in transit, either catching a train into town (assuming you have a UK passport, you don't need a visa), or if you are less adventurous, take the free city tours that Changi organizes for transit pax.

fimo

Arrival gates are only assigned a few hours before landing, so there's nothing to verify, only historical information to go by.