During my wild review trip, I finally had the chance to visit The Private Room, which is Singapore Airlines’ most exclusive lounge. The airline completely overhauled its lounges at Changi Airport within the past couple of years.
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Share your questions, experiences, and thoughts below.
The window is definitely for PG13 purposes. In Asia you get that in spa/massage rooms as well to kind of show that there is nothing to hide.
The lights are definitely a problem though I guess!
Lights: wear a sleep mask.
Window: hang a jacket over the door to cover the window slit.
I would be going to town on my girlfriend. NC-17
Well you'll arrived in Indonesia shortly, hope you got nice hotel in Jakarta if you decide to stay. I work at CGK airport, not the best airport but I hope you enjoy your short stay in CGK.
Yes I experienced the same as well. Just drifted off to sleep and bang all the lights were on. I had a good 4 hour wait time and figured a 1:30 nap would be great. No it’s essentially a 45 min Power Nap. Then bang wake up and out.
As per what @WS have stated.
When the lounge was built, it was illegal under the authoritarian regime for 2 men to engage in 'public indecency' acts.
One of the tools the British Empire used exercise total control over it's colonies. Not surprised they followed the authoritarian doctrine.
At least Singapore and Malaysia can still coexist. Unlike the other trap set by the British that is going on right now.
The reimagined lounges have had quirks from the beginning. In the business section, the hot and cold water dial in the shower room that I used was installed in reverse. Specifically, turning the dial to the red section resulted in cold water and turning the dial to the blue section resulted in hot water. Moreover, the shower and the area just in front of the shower were the same height and the shower door opened outward. That meant that the shower door pushed the bathmat away. As you'll see in hotels, typically showers have slightly raised floors so that a shower door swings higher than the bathmat. Alternatively, some shower doors open inward. I pointed these quirks out to a manager in the opening days of the lounge a couple of years ago. They fixed the dials of several showers but left the shower door issue in place. I hope that this will be fixed before someone slips on the wet floor.
Woah… someone needs a history lesson! Some truth to your 2+2 but you’re arriving at 5 every time!
Well, if it's too dark inside the room, then there would be no point in having a spy window. So I guess it all makes sense? Either they are trying to discourage you from having sex in there or they want to see it.
There certainly are a few technical quirks around. While I did not experience the lights issue (on 2nd of November), I found the banging of doors quite annoying in the nap rooms. Additionally, the two departure monitors constantly tried to connect to my phone, and did anyone notice the regular cracking sound on the speaker system in the lounge area? I guess they are experiencing issues with their electrical installation.
Oh, and by the way.. at least shower room 3 in TPR still pushes away the bath mat, not to mention the loud gargling noise from the drain..
Had the exact same situation last week found it very uncomfortable to get changed with the big window in the door … that has to be fixed !
I wonder if the window is some kind of legal loophole to make it "not a hotel room" and not subject to hotel regulations? Just a wild guess, though.
Why are you okay sleeping in a first class seat without a lockable door (and in most cases without walls). But suddenly it is uncomfortable to do the same thing in a lounge with a door and ostensibly the same people on the ground? It is not a hotel room, it’s a nap room. Most map rooms don’t have beds or doors.
I agree the lights are annoying, I will ask when I’m there next week.
@ John -- Well I was more caught off guard than anything. On a plane it's normal to change into pajamas before you go to sleep. So I guess if you wanted to do the same in this lounge, you'd have to change and then walk across The Private Room in your sleepwear. It feels stranger to do that on the ground than in the air.
@Ben But don't you have experience walking around terminals in your PJs? I seem to recall a story you posted years ago 🙂
Getting a comfortable eyeshade and a box of earplugs is the first thing I learnt after living communally.
@ mangoMan -- Hahahahah, you have amazing memory, thanks for reading for so long! So yes, that's a mistake I didn't want to repeat, especially at the airport that was the scene of the "crime."
Maybe the lights turn on when someone is standing next to the window and inserts a quarter into the slot next to it?
The window is nothing a black cloth and reversible tape couldn’t fix. A little pedestrian but quaint. Just make sure you lock the door and stay somewhat clothed in case the cops arrive and take you to be caned for having an explicit nap.
I think you are not meant to change or strip down in the room. It is probably for sleeping while clothed. The bedding is for ease of cleaning. If so then the window is just to see if the room is occupied. Not sure why the lights besides some low key lighting.
LOL I saw a guy in his Emirates PJs at DXB recently, reminded me of your story from years ago.
The existence of a 3 inch wide window certainly wouldn't preclude me from changing in that room. What are the odds that someone happens to look in for the 15 seconds that I'm standing there in my underwear? Super low. And if they do...so what?
Hi Lucky. Just been to the Private Room and used the nap rooms recently. No issue with lights turning on randomly, so maybe they have fixed that issue. Also was able to fully turn the lights off in the room, maybe discovered accidentally. First you press Off, which would turn the room almost dark like in your photo. Then you can press Dimmer and this takes it all the way down. Maybe this will be helpful to someone else.
just change in the nap room.... the odds of someone looking into the room at the same exact moment of 30 seconds you put on your PJs in negligible..... this whole discussion is silly, as others have said, you sleep on the plane in various seating configurations with no problem