Originally Posted by
Budapest
The Transit Hotel's website says: "Please do not Clear Immigration and Customs as Ambassador Transit Hotels are situated on level 3 within the Transit Mall. Note: Luggage claim is after Immigration." If I don't clear Immigration, how do I get the luggage? Thank you for clarifying.
The whole point of staying at the Transit Hotels within the airport secured area is that you are transitting through and your bags are checked onwards via Singapore - which means you don't need to collect your bags. You will be restricted from moving out of the terminal.
If you want to collect your bags and all that, you will need to stay outside of the secured area. The only airport hotel at Changi Airport is the Crowne Plaza - whose rates are more than what the transit hotel charges.
Alternately you may try some of the hotels near the airport - but they are not 'airport' hotels per se.