Plaza Premium Lounge Singapore review: I prefer hanging out (and eating) in the main terminal actually
Yes, there is a Plaza Premium Lounge at the Singapore Changi Airport (SIN). No, it’s not as impressive as one might think considering how amazing the rest of the airport is.
At least it’s quiet with a wide variety of private seating options. The food is pretty good as well. Just know that you’ll find a wider variety of much better food (and culture) from the food court in the main terminal.
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Location
The Singapore Plaza Premium Lounge is located in the International Departures area of Terminal 1 (one level up from departure gates).
It’s fairly centrally located (about an eight minute walk once clearing the security checkpoint). Note that you will have to walk past a very good smelling food court to reach it. Doing so may result in you scrubbing plans to visit this lounge altogether. It’s okay. It happens.
How to get in
Plaza Premium Lounges are some of the easiest airport lounges to get into. But wait! Before you reach up to high five the person sitting next to you in celebration of this fact, just know that easy access = a higher chance of overcrowding. Just sayin’.
Access is available to:
- Plaza Premium Lounge members
- Priority Pass members (which is how I got in, thanks to a complimentary membership via my Amex Platinum Card).
- Anyone willing to pay a one time entrance fee (which at the time of this writing is approximately SGD $50).
Layout
Unlike the Vancouver Plaza Premium Lounge I recently visited, the one here in Singapore is larger and more varied in both layout. This is a multi room lounge with both open and enclosed seating areas.
The first thing you’ll see once passing the reception desk is the self-service food bar. Adjacent to that is a cafeteria style seating area. Eat there if you must, but I recommend finding a seat in one of the enclosed pods opposite of the food buffet.
There’s also a nice patio area that overlooks terminal. Opposite of that is a larger open air seating area for those who may not like the dark and confined feeling of the main space.
Food and drinks
The amount of food available during my 7 PM visit seemed a bit lackluster compared to other Plaza Premium Lounges I’ve been in. I arrived expecting to find a full spread with a plethora of both hot and cold food to choose from.
What I found was a huge salad bar with what looked like a complete afterthought of limited hot food items. It was enough to make a full dinner out of, but let’s be real. The food court (just a stones throw away from this lounge) would’ve been a much better place to get dinner.
Although there is no bar in this lounge, alcohol is available in limited amounts. There’s not much but at least they’ve got the basics.
Pros and cons
This is a fairly decent Plaza Premium Lounge. However, Terminal 1 at the Singapore Airport is so amazing that I never feel the need to visit a lounge whenever I’m there. It’s more comfortable (and delicious) out in the main terminal IMHO.
Pros
- It may not look like it at first, but this is a fairly large lounge with plenty of room to spread out.
- Private seating areas everywhere!
- It’s extremely quiet. I’ve been to this lounge multiple times over the years, and it has always been as quiet as a library.
Cons
- The interior sections of this lounge are dark and dreary. I don’t mind, but you probably won’t like it if you crave natural light.
- The food may be free, but there’s not much of it.
- The selection of alcohol is limited as well. Connoisseurs of craft whiskey and fine wine will have much to pout about.
