After my day trip, I needed a place to chill out until my flight to Chennai. Singapore Airlines offers premium lounge services to its “premium” passengers. The airport also has lounges on a pay per service basis. The lounge I used was Plaza Premium Lounge situated in Terminal 2 - Level 3. They run special offers from time to time.
The lounge
The lounge was clean, featuring a number of facilities. For S$30, you get: free flow hot & cold beverages, salad bar & freshly prepared light snacks, comfortable seating area, international newspapers & magazines, shower with amenities, internet access, and free local telephone calls. The shower facilities are reasonable, but I wouldn’t say are 5 star standard. The internet was easily accessable, and the unlimited snacks/food makes for fulfilling relaxation. They also feature a gym, oxygen, massage therapy, nail care, and napping facility. The main lounge area is filled with couches, and has an area to store your luggage, and suits.
One of the quirks of the lounge is the balcony (to view aircraft) is accesible as a one way, so once you enter it - to come back into the lounge you will need to circle the lounge, and make your way to the main front entrance. They have a range of magazines to keep you busy, and newspapers. Not many people use the lounge, so it is not cluttered nor busy. They really do need chase style lounges, so people can lie down and relax. Or, you can do it my way which was to join two couches together and lie down with a magazine to read. The aircraft departure / arrival details are available on a separate computer - but there isn’t a glistening plasma which spits out information. Never mind, Changi airport has plenty of these to satisfy (including Panasonic’s world’s largest plasma - 103“).
Plaza Premium Lounges are available in Hong Kong, China, Kuala Lumpur, and Vancouver as well. Drop by and relax!
Inside tips
* Its S$30 per 5 hours, so if you have > 5 hours transit time - you can easily afford to pay a quick visit to downtown Singapore before coming back to relax. Read more about free tours.
Suggestions
* A couple of chase lounges will be really useful for the traveller who wants to stretch their legs.
* The 2 computers at one corner of your lounge are not visible at all. Perhaps move them to the other end. Get Firefox installed too!
Rating - 8/10 (Great)
I wouldn’t say it was 5 star quality, or service but certainly very useful for the traveller who just needs something more than the plentiful public lounges in Changi. The free food, drinks, internet, and local calls is attractively priced at S$30. The strong Aussie dollar really comes in handy.
