Review: Singapore Airlines The Private Room

Too bad SQ doesn't kick it up a notch with their Private Room. Their on-board services are top notch, I wonder why they don't give the lounge a little something extra to put it on par with what you get in Frankfurt or Bangkok. I do like their decor though. It definitely screams "sophisticated gentleman's club". That lady from the Guardian would have a travel orgasm.

I've been in the PR 5 times. Each time I ask myself why I am here? It's nothing spectacular at all! My last Suites flight I did hang out and take a shower.

I bet children would have lots of fun in that small, stuffed monkey-equipped "play room."

PR I thought was nice, but I am disappointed that they don't kick up their ground services. Either a security post in the PR to go straight to the Tarmac and to the plane or buggy service to the gate. Was not a fan of the 15 min walk to que in a security line before boarding.

While I agree there is nothing spectacular about the PR, I am not sure what people are expecting? It's a quiet, refined atmosphere with a very nice menu (evening lamb shanks are superb) and reasonable selection of wines and spirits (okay, not the 40+ Scotch single malts that the FCT/Ls at FRA and MUC boast). I've been admitted a half-dozen times earlier this year when passing through SIN in F/Suites and the staff have been pleasant and helpful. On one occasion I was actually overnighting (the only person in the F side of the lounges) and since the lounge closes for a few hours between 2a and 5a I was escorted to a corner of the F lounge where they'd moved the chairs into position and provided me with a duvet and pillows to create a small "suite". The model here, as with the OZ F lounge at ICN, is the London men's club...no flashy bells and whistles, or gaudy extremes ala EK. (A place where Rod Stewart could sit waiting for his flight without being ogled and harassed by freeloading elite-status cardholders flying in J.)

The biggest drawback I find with all SQ's lounges at SIN is the lack of reading material. I compare this with the STARGold lounge in T3 which overflows with glossy envy-the-rich magazines!

Don't forget that the QF lounge in SYD is the best first class lounge in the world

Julius, from what I've seen people say, most would agree it's among the best, but not *the* best.

Wouldn't it be nice if there was even one lounge in North America that actually could be considered on par with these (as listed at the bottom of your post). It's such a wasteland here!

There is nothing wrong with a the quiet sophistication of the lounge, but they do need to do something for the pax analogous to the FCT (still the leader IMO)

Is there a similar F check-in area for T2? Or would one go to T3 check-in, visit The Private Room, then take the Skytrain to T2?

@ DavidB -- I think ultimately if they wanted to step up their game they could add a spa or something. But I think the biggest area for improvement would be more personalized service to/from the lounge. How much would it cost them to have someone escort you to the lounge from check-in, or more importantly drive you to the gate in a buggy or something?

@ Amol -- There is a first class check-in area, but not a "drive up" area like here.

I thought the buffet in the regular First Class area was much more attractive. The Private Room menu was quite limited. It's more exclusive but otherwise really not much better than the First Class lounge.

Amol: the T2 F SQ checkin is the first door of the same checkin area as the rest of the terminal, rather than the separate ramp like T3. They do have porters and will escort you into the F private checkin room inside the terminal.

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