Changi Matters

[marks]

It's an hour ride to changi! What are they expecting in 2hrs. Can you imagine doing that with kids, like the brochure suggested? I know the road between the airport & the water is 10km by itself. Looks easy on the map until you hit the 32 degrees outside. Even the "close" east seafood center is 40 mins.

 

[Cruiser Elite]

Transitting through Nov 23 I noticed the big double story DF store middle T3 finally open after like 28yrs construction - however I did not check it out.

But this morn with a bit of spare time I did - prices over top but remember upstairs in old store you could get a mini coughtail for free? Well now in new store you can get a full blown free coughtail prepared by robots - see here.

 

[daft009]

Transitting through Nov 23 I noticed the big double story DF store middle T3 finally open after like 28yrs construction - however I did not check it out.

But this morn with a bit of spare time I did - prices over top but remember upstairs in old store you could get a mini coughtail for free? Well now in new store you can get a full blown free coughtail prepared by robots - see here.

Will try that in March! Thanks

 

[Cruiser Elite]

Never noticed this SLIDE in T3 Arrivals before:



cove? FFS what you doing to me? No doubt you and Mrs cove have been riding this adnauseum on your walks to / fro CP and you never told me about it - what gives?

 

[TomVexille]

Never noticed this SLIDE in T3 Arrivals before:

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cove? FFS what you doing to me? No doubt you and Mrs cove have been riding this adnauseum on your walks to / fro CP and you never told me about it - what gives?

Don't get stuck in that one as well

 

[JessicaTam]

Never noticed this SLIDE in T3 Arrivals before:

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cove? FFS what you doing to me? No doubt you and Mrs cove have been riding this adnauseum on your walks to / fro CP and you never told me about it - what gives?

But it has been there for years!

 

[Cruiser Elite]

But it has been there for years!

If it’s been there so long why haven’t you posted a ‘Slide Report’?

 

[JessicaTam]

If it’s been there so long why haven’t you posted a ‘Slide Report’?

I don't think I could fit in order to a report justice.

 

[stm1sydney]

Tbig double story DF store middle T3 finally open after like 28yrs construction

prices over top

Tanqueray 1L at S$27.50 or buy two for 10% off - sensational price! It's the proper stuff at 47%.

 

[AIRwin]

Tanqueray 1L at S$27.50 or buy two for 10% off - sensational price! It's the proper stuff at 47%.

Is it on special for a limited time?

 

[serfty]

On and off with varying levels over the last year or so. Best I have done was:

Changi Dollar vouchers

I'm very excited to be sitting in SQ J soon. The wife is excited to visit Changi shops. Does anyone know if the Changi $ are available again as they were pre-pandemic? I think it was $20 each last time.

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

 

[stm1sydney]

Is it on special for a limited time?

Sorry, not sure. But the S$27.50 list price seems standard, and that is still very cheap.

Correction: I just checked my receipt. It was S$27.00 list, with 20% off if buy 2! That is insane.

 

[docjames]

Itinerary suggestions for what to do (family) at Changi with a ~5hr connection on return leg from EU, arriving SIN ~1830, dep ~2330 on a Sunday night (I note some things open later only on weekdays - mostly in public/Jewel)?

I assume we’ll be locked in “transit” side of things meaning Jewel and anything “public” will be unavailable? Not sure I want to deal with immigration / emigration just to visit the jewel (which i note a number of attractions close circa 930pm).

Any highlights we should ok for?

(Clearly buying the Tanqueray is on the list and I assume it’s a deliver to gate due to the security screening requirements?)

 

[stm1sydney]

(Yes, if AU is your destination, duty free is deliver to the gate, so you need to purchase it 90(?) minutes before flight time.)

Five hours is effectively four hours I suppose, so if you did not want to enter Singapore, you could visit the butterfly garden and orchid garden, take the skytrain past the Jewel waterfall, have a swim at the T1 aerotel (expensive for a family though), or just chill in the lounge if you have access (?).

It's easy enough to enter Singapore with the on-line SGAC (no fee - do not accidentally go to third party sites), so you could visit Jewel, or taxi/uber to East Coast for chill crab and black pepper crab, or Changi Village for more (better value) local food. Or just walk down to the staff canteens in the basements of T1 and T2.

 

[Cynicor]

Yeah, it’s ridiculously easy to enter. So unless you have lounge access to whittle away time, I’d wander jewel, have dinner then head back in and find somewhere to just chill from 9:30-11ish

 

[I love to travel]

Any views on whether the Jewel wing or the old wing for Crowne Plaza is better (standard toom)? Quiet room is paramount

 

[daft009]

Any views on whether the Jewel wing or the old wing for Crowne Plaza is better (standard toom)? Quiet room is paramount

Never had any issues with noise or otherwise everytime we've stayed at the cheaper old wing.

 

[I love to travel]

Never had any issues with noise or otherwise everytime we've stayed at the cheaper old wing.

Thanks. The two wings are the same price atm for the dates I am looking at which I found a little suprisiing.

 

[Rich]

Sorry, not sure. But the S$27.50 list price seems standard, and that is still very cheap.

Correction: I just checked my receipt. It was S$27.00 list, with 20% off if buy 2! That is insane.

Price rise. $27.10 less 20% (buy 2+) yesterday!
Very happy. The cheapest gin they had at Lotte too.

 

[ellen10]

We stayed in the jewel wing recently, very nice and comfortable room and quiet.