The dual jet bridges were attached to the aircraft as soon as the engines were shut down. One great benefit of sitting in 1A is being first off the plane. I thanked the cabin crew as I exited the aircraft. Just like its counterpart in Hong Kong, Singapore’s airport is very large and modern. We had parked at Gate 44, which was ALL the way at the far end of Terminal 3, so it was a bit of a haul from the lounge, which was located at the other end of the terminal. It took me about 15 minutes to reach the lounge, after stopping to confirm at the SQ desk, located at the midpoint of the terminal, that I was headed in the right direction. As mentioned previously, my lounge invite was printed on my boarding pass. According to that, I only had access the Silver Kris First Lounge, which wasn’t a big deal after several huge meals that day. I was greeted at the entry way by a very attractive SQ agent, to whom I presented my boarding pass. After confirming my flight details, she asked me to follow her. We went on a little journey through the Silver Kris and Silver Kris First Lounges and into The Private Room.

Now, I didn’t get any pictures of the TPR as I was tired, but SFO777 kindly gave me permission to link to the pictures he took during his visit to the TPR.

The Private Room Photos

On the way, the agent had asked if I was my first time first time in the TPR, to which I answered yes. When we arrived, she gave me a quick tour of the lounge and found me an empty set seats where I could settle down. At the time the lounge was a bit full due to the bank of midnight flights; however, the lounge didn’t feel crowded. A waiter appeared a few moments after the agent had left, greeting me by name. He offered me a menu, which I declined for the time being, but I did order a water. A bottle of Evian quickly materialized with a glass, and poured with the same flair as a FA pouring wine. After reporting in the SQ Award Thread on my successful first flight, I settled down to catch up on a little work. I worked for a little over an hour and a half before feeling a little peckish, despite my numerous meals the last the 24 hours. So I headed over to the very nice dining room.

Dining Room

I was immediately greeted by a waiter, who invited me to sit anywhere I liked. After I sat down, he was by my side with a menu and offered me something to drink. I decided to go with a G&T. I settled for an order of the satay with rice cubes, after viewing the buffet options. The buffet options included fried rice, curry, and several more hot an cold dishes. As appetizing as the curry looked, I decided against it as I thought it was too heavy. The waiter took my order when he returned with my G&T and another glass of water. As promised, the satay was delivered 10 minutes later, and it was delicious. After eating, I went back to my original seat in the sitting area to finish up some more work. At about 1 hour prior to departure, I packed up and headed to a shower room, as I knew this would be my last shower before I arrived in Dallas, over 24 hours later. After I emerged from the shower/bathroom, I was greeted by an agent who informed me that boarding was about to begin. I thanked her and headed to the gate.

What did I think of the TPR? It was absolutely fantastic and certainly lives up to its name in terms of privacy. The staff was incredibly attentive without being overbearing. While it’s not quite up to par with the FRA FCT in terms of all of the bells and whistles, but it’s still a very worthy First Class lounge.