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Post by oldie on Aug 26, 2017 16:19:53 GMT 7
Great news that they are automating it. At least now we can get through the stinkhole as quickly as possible when we have to go there. Next time try KL, the only airport I have been in where I had to effin enter the country to exit it to get another flight. I have travelled through KL many a time, and used the transfer desk in the arrivals hall. |
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Post by oldie on Mar 4, 2018 16:38:17 GMT 7
Has anyone stayed at any of the airside hotels at Changi?
I have a quick overnighter coming up and don't feel like passing immigration just to get some sleep.
$300 for 6 hours for 3 is a bit steep but typical of Singaporean money grabbing.
Plan B is to stay a few nights and waste another day at the zoo or the bay.
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Post by mistermember on Mar 4, 2018 17:48:07 GMT 7
Interesting fact about the place is that it was built by the Japanese using Allied POWs. Well, it seems this year the POWs have really outdone themselves. They must be proud. And tired- they should really be allowed to go home now. Is Tokyo ever going to cut them some slack? |
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Post by me on Mar 4, 2018 18:07:23 GMT 7
Has anyone stayed at any of the airside hotels at Changi? I have a quick overnighter coming up and don't feel like passing immigration just to get some sleep. $300 for 6 hours for 3 is a bit steep but typical of Singaporean money grabbing. Pl B is to stay a few nights and waste another day at the zoo or the bay. I haven't strayed at an inside hotel but have at theRaddison which has nice runway views and you can get everywhere easily because od the train right at the door. A bit pricy but worth it. I did not find the breakfast special though.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2018 1:54:56 GMT 7
Changi feels like it would have been lovely -back in 1984 that is.
I was sitting there once , minding my own business, when a lady who worked there approached me and asked if I'd participate in a survey for 10 minutes , and in exchange I'd receive a gift.
Ok , so question after question about Changi and Singapore, then finally it was gift time!
A fking Changi ballpoint pen!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2018 2:21:19 GMT 7
I logged in just to give that a like. The most overrated airport in the world. Care to tell us where you think is better. Swampy is better. The new KL airport is good. Its hard work getting from 1 end of Changi to the other with 2 young kids I can tell you that. Changi sprawls too much. |
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Post by oldie on Mar 5, 2018 2:29:23 GMT 7
We normally stay in Chinatown but not worth it for a six hour break in the middle of the night.
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Post by oldie on Mar 5, 2018 2:32:21 GMT 7
There are fa direct flights from Aust east coast to Bangkok now. Thai Airways is about it. Only a few years ago there was a great choice including BA and Qantas. A few fly direct to Phuket which is convenient if you happen to like Phuket as a transit. Once was once too often.
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Post by joko on Mar 5, 2018 6:37:17 GMT 7
Has anyone stayed at any of the airside hotels at Changi? I have a quick overnighter coming up and don't feel like passing immigration just to get some sleep. $300 for 6 hours for 3 is a bit steep but typical of Singaporean money grabbing. Plan B is to stay a few nights and waste another day at the zoo or the bay. There's a lounge there somewhere that offers 6 hours in a private room with free-flow beer and liquor for S$85 per person. Do that! |
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Post by oldie on Mar 5, 2018 10:06:51 GMT 7
Has anyone stayed at any of the airside hotels at Changi? I have a quick overnighter coming up and don't feel like passing immigration just to get some sleep. $300 for 6 hours for 3 is a bit steep but typical of Singaporean money grabbing. Plan B is to stay a few nights and waste another day at the zoo or the bay. There's a lounge there somewhere that offers 6 hours in a private room with free-flow beer and liquor for S$85 per person. Do that! As long as there is somewhere to lay down. Bloody good money spinner. Hire out a king bed for $50 an hour. Otherwise head to the cinema and crash in the seats for a while. |
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Post by me on Mar 5, 2018 13:14:33 GMT 7
Has anyone stayed at any of the airside hotels at Changi? I have a quick overnighter coming up and don't feel like passing immigration just to get some sleep. $300 for 6 hours for 3 is a bit steep but typical of Singaporean money grabbing. Pl B is to stay a few nights and waste another day at the zoo or the bay. I haven't strayed at an inside hotel but have at theRaddison which has nice runway views and you can get everywhere easily because od the train right at the door. A bit pricy but worth it. I did not find the breakfast special though.
I meant Crowne Plaza... the Raddison is where i used to stay in Bangkok till they moved. |
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Post by me on Mar 5, 2018 15:07:17 GMT 7
There's a lounge there somewhere that offers 6 hours in a private room with free-flow beer and liquor for S$85 per person. Do that! As long as there is somewhere to lay down. Bloody good money spinner. Hire out a king bed for $50 an hour. Otherwise head to the cinema and crash in the seats for a while.$ $50 an hour....... You get the bed and the contents for less than that in Pattaya |
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Post by oldie on Mar 5, 2018 15:16:42 GMT 7
As long as there is somewhere to lay down. Bloody good money spinner. Hire out a king bed for $50 an hour. Otherwise head to the cinema and crash in the seats for a while.$ $50 an hour....... You get the bed and the contents for less than that in Pattaya At my age sleep is more important. |
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Post by me on Mar 5, 2018 15:58:33 GMT 7
$50 an hour....... You get the bed and the contents for less than that in Pattaya At my age sleep is more important. Truth be told you do not really need a room for 6 hrs in changi. Scattered around are free recliner chairs which can give a fair rest. If you are not sleeping just bored go on the free bus tour of Singapore. I know we have seen it before but you do this without entering Singapore and gives a break. |
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