First Look: Aerotel Transit Hotel, Singapore Changi Airport

Great article Siddharth, those room rates are great value... I know where I'm heading on my next 7hr layover at Changi T1.

Incidentally, where else in Asia might a traveller find "in-terminal" transit hotels?

So much better than at KLIA

Brilliant looking hotel.

This is just the old hotel that ive stayed at many times but now its way more expensive

I actually stayed here on 6 April as I had an 8 hour transit time in SIN and I have to say I was disappointed with the overall experience. I paid SGD $105 for a room (which equated to AUD $105 when my credit card statement arrived).  This gave me 6 hours of use. I could have opted for a lower room tariff but as that would have meant a shared bathroom I opted to pay more. Whilst there was obviously no view from the room I did find the room quite claustrophobic. Some complimentary bottled water was provided together with an assortment of tea bags. When I rang reception to ask if I could have a small amount of milk to add to my tea I was promptly told they didn’t have any fresh milk and that I’d have to make do with the powdered stuff. Importantly, the bathroom facilities were good. As it was early evening when I arrived I didn’t get to see or use the pool so I can’t add to the comments already posted. Don’t get me wrong the ability to put your head down and enjoy some privacy is worth a good deal however I am not convinced that what I got was worth AUD $105 for 6 hours. Kind regards to all

Informative. As a suggestion what about a story with a chart of major airports with airside transit hotels, the rates, if they are walk-up or bookable and facilities offered? I think that could be very useful.

This is the old T1 transit hotel (which I first stayed in over 20 years ago), having now undergone a makeover. You can indeed get a single room with TV but no bathroom for US$39 for 6 hours, which is not too bad. Includes pool and shared bathroom (private shower) access.

For more than that it starts to get expensive.

Much the same thing exists in T2 and T3, without the pool. And seemingly run by a different company. Basic single is SIN$55 (ie about AUD$55).

I stayed here on April 27th to and again on May 2nd after arriving back from Tokyo at 3am at Terminal 3. It was worth the walk around to Terminal 1 to try this brand out. For US$50 it is worth it. It is well insulated from noise. Was large enough in the single room to open my bags and rearrange what I needed and the power outlets were all multi adapted. While it is for a 6 hour stay, the staff were not heavy handed about getting you up and out of your room, except when you do drag things out for over an extra hour. There are multiple channels to watch on TV, mosltly in English. The meal, breakfast in my case was a simple Asian or Western style meal choice, made when booking in and served ready at a time set by you when you get up in the library/lounge area. The meal was small and light but I did not mind with the self served coffee and biscuits. I was able to relax in the lounge and watch TV there before I went through immigration into Singapore feeling refreshed and relaxed before my flight back to Sydney that night. This is a better value option than the transit hotels in Terminal 2 & 3 or a full scale hotel in Singapore when arriving late at night.

Yes this is a handy feature of Changi, although if you are connecting without luggage tagged to the final destination one still has to exit, collect luggage, store that at the luggage storage (landside), return to hotel, wake, go through immigration, collect luggage, check in and then immigration.

The pool is lovely if you have a 2 hour or more connection. It is, if I recall from last month, $SG19 includinhg a soft drink. It is staffed by friendly people and is a nice break from the corporate / branded experience that are most lounges.