Review: Singapore Changi Airport Transit Hotel

This might be a dumb question, but are you able to leave the hotel, run around the airport, and return to your room?

That's a nice looking room!

Hey Lucky,
Thanks for this detailed article w/ Changyi Airport transit hotel.
With SQ flying directly from SFO-SIN arriving late at night starting this fall, this would be a good option if i chose not to go outside the airport. Very informative!!!

Nice review of the Aerotel at Changi. I was thinking about the Ambassador hotel the last time as an option but seems the Aerotel is better with the private showers.

By the way, with the Changi Wifi, you can just go to the Info desk at the airport and they'll give you the pin with your Passport. (those pin texting service can be finiky especially with international numbers). At least the WiFi is reasonable fast to get work done.

Ps. Are the the legendary "luckycoins" on FlyerTalk? Any chance there's going to be another KIX-SEL trip report? 😉

Oh and if you wish for some free walking tours in Vancouver, please do book a flight from SFO to YVR. Send me an email to the comment email 😀

@Garrett: Yes. The room is a hotel room. You have a key. So you are free to roam around T1, T2 and T3 to visit the 24 hour shops and restaurants.

I have only stayed at the transit hotels at SIN T2 and T3. T3 is a much much much better terminal than T2, and the T3 transit hotel just seems nicer - maybe because of the nicer terminal. The T2 and T3 transit hotel rooms are pretty much identical. T3 has a free movie lounge next to the hotel check-in desk.

Also, Changi airport offers free Singapore city tours to transiting pax. You just need to show your passport and onward boarding pass. I have not taken this tour, however.

Hey, you actually did research this time!

Looks nicer than some Hiltons I've been in recently... Also you should have gotten the Hainanese Chicken Rice! I can't imagine visiting SG without having one (even if only for seven hours). Granted, it won't be hawker centre quality but prob still decent.

Love SIN as an airport and Singapore as a whole.

If you are looking for a day stay at an airport hotel, this website
https://www.between9and5.com
will list available properties for the same day arrival and departure.
Once you know where you want to stay, you can also try booking directly with hotel.
I am not sure whether Crowne Plaza Changi Airport offers a day rate but they have guaranteed late checkout up to 6 pm as far as I remember. Was upgraded to suite last time.

Question about the pool, if just paying for a swim and not a room, are there changing rooms where one can also keep luggage? Is access limited for a certain amount of time?

Thanks.

If you have an overnight stopover in Singapore, I highly recommend the Crowne Plaza at Changi Airport. It is probably the best airport hotel I have ever stayed in and whilst you have to clear immigration to access, you won't be disappointed.

@54austin:

I did just that. I had a couple of hours transit and went to pay to use the pool. There is a locker room, just like at a local swimming pool. There were about a dozen lockers big enough for a large roller, a couple showers, and washroom toilet stalls. They provide you with a towel. There is also a bar there if you want to purchase a drink.

I really had a lot of fun there, but didn't actually see many planes land/takeoff (its not under a runway). But you can look out to one side and watching plans on the apron at gates come and go.

Would definitely do it again. One more tidbit: Sunscreen is a must!!!

@Paul:

Thanks for the follow-up. One more question, do the lockers have a keypad to set a passcode or should I bring a small lock?

Thanks for the info!

I am trying really hard to remember... I think it was a pay locker where you insert a coin and twist to lock and pull out a key that you can bobby pin to your swimsuit.

Just stayed there a couple weeks ago. Absolutely the best transit hotel we've used, so agreed with you. (Word of warning: Don't EVER use the transit hotel in Delhi!!! Total sleaze...) We had checked out Ambassador, one of the other transit hotels at Changi on our way to Bali and this one is new, impeccable, far superior. For us, worth the walk and train to get to from the terminal we arrived at. For such a short stay, it was worth not having to leave the airport to stay at the Crowne Plaza, which was considerably more $$$. Also agree that Changi is the most user friendly airport anywhere, a delight! Puts others to shame. Wish there was a global system of superior transit hotels like these....just dreaming....

Can you use the in transit hotels if you are arriving for a cruise? Our transit is arriving international flight in very early am while it is too early to check into traditional hotel and taxis are reportedly double the price at during the night. Would far rather do several hours in the transit hotel to rest after day and a half of travelling, explore the airport and/or do the tour before heading to the ship.
Any thoughts? next flights would be couple of weeks later due to water and ground transport.

A plane lover question : Any of the transit hotels actually have rooms that overlook runways or taxiways or gates (with lots of traffic hopefully) ? Thanks for the very informative article. B

@Bo
I am not to sure about transit hotels that overlook runways but the Swiss First Class Lounge has it own hotel like rooms and has a private balcony overlooking gates and taxiway/runway I haven't stayed/been to the the lounge though ch ck out Luckys Reveiw https://onemileatatime.com/swiss-first-class-lounge-zurich-review/

Hello. Thank you for sharing such an informative video.

I'm will be transiting at changi airport next month with my two other friends. Although there are three of us traveling together, I'm planning to book a room(with only 2 beds). May I know if they allow 3 people to share a room with two beds? Will the receptionist do head count when we check in.
Thank you=)

Late to the party... pros and cons of staying airside vs. landside (Crowne Plaza)?
Thanks