SilverKris FC Lounge/The Private Room & Changi Airport for optimal experience?
Mar 17, 2019, 1:24 pm
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SilverKris FC Lounge/The Private Room & Changi Airport for optimal experience?
This is a question for those familiar with the SilverKris First Class Lounge and The Private Room at Changi Airport. I have a 25 hour stopover in Singapore with an 11:55pm flight back to NYC in July. I'm already going to see sights earlier that day, so I don't need to take advantage of the free city tour...
I would like to take advantage of my Singapore Suites experience. I want to spend a decent amount of time in the SilverKris FC Lounge and have dinner in The Private Room before my flight. Also, Changi Airport is an attraction in itself with plenty to check out there...
How many hours would I need at the airport for an optimal experience? I don't want to feel rushed. Thanks for your input!
I would like to take advantage of my Singapore Suites experience. I want to spend a decent amount of time in the SilverKris FC Lounge and have dinner in The Private Room before my flight. Also, Changi Airport is an attraction in itself with plenty to check out there...
How many hours would I need at the airport for an optimal experience? I don't want to feel rushed. Thanks for your input!
Mar 17, 2019, 7:10 pm
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Other than that, in terms of time, you probably know how much time you want in the lounge. Maybe 3-4 hours? If you want to explore some of the things Changi has to offer - really hard to tell - maybe add an hour or two depending on what you want to do with the time. If you have plenty of time, and feel inclined, you could also go for a swim/relax (for a small fee) at the pool in T1 before heading to T3 to have dinner in TPR (in which case add a little more time).
Mar 17, 2019, 7:19 pm
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So you arrive at 10:55pm and depart at 11:55pm the next day.
Do you need to collect luggage? If you don't (i.e. luggage checked all the way through to NYC) then you could overnight in the transit hotel, then wake up and have breakfast in TPR before heading to the city for your sightseeing.
Then I'd come back at around maybe 9.30-ish to have late dinner in TPR and rest before the flight. Changi Airport is great but IMO not that great that I'd purposely spend hours there exploring.
Do you need to collect luggage? If you don't (i.e. luggage checked all the way through to NYC) then you could overnight in the transit hotel, then wake up and have breakfast in TPR before heading to the city for your sightseeing.
Then I'd come back at around maybe 9.30-ish to have late dinner in TPR and rest before the flight. Changi Airport is great but IMO not that great that I'd purposely spend hours there exploring.
Mar 17, 2019, 9:12 pm
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At the end of the day it's just an airport. An hour to look around T3 and a couple of hours in TPR for dinner prior to your flight would be enough.
Remember you can use the First Class Check in Building at T3 when you return to the airport.
Changi Airport
You can go for a swim, visit the butterflies, have a drink in the cactus garden, watch a movie, go shopping, ride the train between the terminals.
Remember you can use the First Class Check in Building at T3 when you return to the airport.
Changi Airport
You can go for a swim, visit the butterflies, have a drink in the cactus garden, watch a movie, go shopping, ride the train between the terminals.
Mar 18, 2019, 12:41 am
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If you have time on arrival perhaps take a quick spin of the terminal/Jewel and see for yourself what is of interest to you and how much time you would want to allocate. I always feel it depends on each person's prior airport experience and objectives (is is just checking out a new airport, are you shopping for something, using services) how much time one would need at an airport. But my guess is 3ish hours should be sufficient.
Mar 18, 2019, 1:03 am
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The other thought, unless planning to miss the first meal service on your flight, I'd actually tend to go for dinner first, then explore airport, and maybe come back to TPR to relax before the flight. Always good to space your meals to avoid overindulgence 
, and thus put time between your meal in TPR and the service onboard.
, and thus put time between your meal in TPR and the service onboard.
Mar 18, 2019, 1:18 pm
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I'm staying at the Conrad Singapore and I'm only doing carry-on for the return. I like the idea eating dinner in The Private Room and then exploring Changi. I wasn't planning on missing the first meal service.
I have another question: I was planning on exploring the Gardens by the Bay, Cloud Forest, etc during the daytime. I see that the earliest Gardens night light show is at 7:45pm. I was planning on missing this, but I think I would be kicking myself if I did. Do you think the show is worth coming back to at night? I was going to ask the Conrad for a late check out and to hold my bags until I was ready to head back to the airport...This means I would leave the Marina Bay area at 8:30pm for the airport.
I have another question: I was planning on exploring the Gardens by the Bay, Cloud Forest, etc during the daytime. I see that the earliest Gardens night light show is at 7:45pm. I was planning on missing this, but I think I would be kicking myself if I did. Do you think the show is worth coming back to at night? I was going to ask the Conrad for a late check out and to hold my bags until I was ready to head back to the airport...This means I would leave the Marina Bay area at 8:30pm for the airport.
Mar 19, 2019, 5:33 am
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You can go for a swim, visit the butterflies, have a drink in the cactus garden, watch a movie, go shopping, ride the train between the terminals.