Originally Posted by
astonmartinv8
Thanks for this. Good to hear someone who has done that. I think the plan would be to book a return next day, stay overnight nearby (somewhere that would be comfortable if the stay was a little longer!!).
Yeah, plenty of decent hotels around Changi, also halfway to the city assuming you had no desire to be 'downtown' and didn't mind Grab to get around much. I like the Hotel Indigo at Katong, which is I believe on a bus line to/from the city and Changi, although of course after your on-arrival test you're supposed to use 'private' transport to get to your hotel instead of public transport. I've got a mate who often stays at the 'Grand Mercure Singapore Roxy', in the same area. Also this puts you close to the East Coast Lagoon hawker centre (good reports of Haron Satay at stall #55).
Key questions remaining are 1) is the temp facility open 24 hours as I would be arriving at around 21:20hrs and 2) how quickly are the Changi PCR on-arrival test results given as I would need the result before the 00:45hrs return just over 27 hours later?
1. Yes it is, and I would strongly suggest booking your test online, it costs no more and it's your best chance of skipping any queue. The whole in-and-tested-and-out process took me under 10 minutes. Here are some pics of the facility from my visit last month.
(If you're interested, my article on the whole VTL flight experience is at
https://www.executivetraveller.com/n...ian-vtl-flight)
2. My Changi test was done at 2.30pm and the results lobbed into my inbox at 7.30pm, so that was bang on five hours. We were told to expect 5-6 hours turnaround (the Singapore Gov't says to allow up to 12 hours), so if that holds true for your test, then it'll work well because by the time you wake up for breakfast your results will be back. Of course, it'll also mean you'll need to order room service for dinner because after being tested around 9.45pm you won't be allowed to leave your room until you get the results.