Night at Changi airport lounges?
Aug 1, 2017, 7:47 am
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Came over here to ask this same question and conveniently this thread was at the top. I'm arriving on the same NRT-SIN flight in a few weeks and really don't want to spend another $250-350 USD for that night when I probably wouldn't even get to the hotel until 1 AM or later but at the same time I'll be concluding a "day" of 21 hours worth of flight time and 8 hours worth of layovers so any room with a bed and hot shower would be appreciated.
Does immigration ask questions if you arrive at midnight but stay in one of the transit hotels until the next morning? Looks like 8 hours in a M Room with shower would only be $104 USD, the Crowne Plaza isn't too much more than that. If I can find a hotel in the city with the 4th night free I'll just do that but otherwise one of the airside hotels sounds like a solid and far cheaper plan.
Does immigration ask questions if you arrive at midnight but stay in one of the transit hotels until the next morning? Looks like 8 hours in a M Room with shower would only be $104 USD, the Crowne Plaza isn't too much more than that. If I can find a hotel in the city with the 4th night free I'll just do that but otherwise one of the airside hotels sounds like a solid and far cheaper plan.
Aug 1, 2017, 10:39 am
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Does immigration ask questions if you arrive at midnight but stay in one of the transit hotels until the next morning? Looks like 8 hours in a M Room with shower would only be $104 USD, the Crowne Plaza isn't too much more than that. If I can find a hotel in the city with the 4th night free I'll just do that but otherwise one of the airside hotels sounds like a solid and far cheaper plan.
Are you traveling on your own? An S room at the Aerotel is totally adequate for one person as just a place to sleep the first night.
Aug 2, 2017, 2:46 am
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Yeah it is just me. Only reason the M room or the Crowne Plaza appealed to me was a private shower. Either way it'll be far cheaper than heading into town unless I go with a 4th night free place. I've been putting it off since my departure flight plans are still up in the air.
Aug 2, 2017, 10:26 am
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Don't know about the other room types, but I stayed in an S room in January and there were a set of bathrooms at the end of the hall, with each one individually having a sink, toilet, and shower.
Aug 2, 2017, 12:18 pm
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They do. Only the "budget" singles don't.
Aug 12, 2017, 7:24 pm
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Your post is confusing. Are you departing FROM Singapore to fly to another destination, or perhaps are you flying TO Singapore, or are you changing planes at Changi SIN airport and you have a long layover?
Aug 12, 2017, 11:44 pm
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Departing from Singapore. Can I check-in landside; go to the airside lounge for my food and drink, and then go to the crown plaza hotel (which I believe is landside)?
Aug 13, 2017, 2:31 am
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However, keep in mind:
- To get to airside at SIN you would pass through SG exit immigration.
- To get from airside to landside you have to pass through SG entry immigration and customs
Aug 23, 2017, 1:34 pm
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You check in, go through immigration but have no intension to leave the country.
People went on the free city transit tour, got back to airport, tried to go to land side again. Not allowed by immigration.
Oct 19, 2017, 10:04 pm
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Thinking of booking the Aerotel in Terminal 1.
My return flight is at 6 AM on ANA, which I believe departs from Terminal 2.
Is it too far to get from the Aerotel to T2 with luggage to check in and check a big suitcase?
My return flight is at 6 AM on ANA, which I believe departs from Terminal 2.
Is it too far to get from the Aerotel to T2 with luggage to check in and check a big suitcase?
Oct 20, 2017, 4:26 am
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The Aerotel is airside. In order to get to Aerotel, you have to first check in for your flight. You won't have your big suitcase with you at that point. Be aware some airlines only open check in 3 hours before the flight.
Oct 20, 2017, 8:56 am
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Ah ok, so you can do it when you land but you can't do it the night before you depart then.
I'm coming back from Bali the night before I depart so I thought I'd just stay at the airport and then if needed, I'd take the train or bus into the city for dinner.
For landside, the Crown Plaza is just as expensive as hotels in the city.
I'm coming back from Bali the night before I depart so I thought I'd just stay at the airport and then if needed, I'd take the train or bus into the city for dinner.
For landside, the Crown Plaza is just as expensive as hotels in the city.