REVIEW – Singapore Airlines : The Private Room First Class Lounge [Breakfast Service], SIN T3

The highly unnecessary waiting area at First Class check-in – Singapore Changi. I can’t imagine this facility ever being so full that the space is required.

With an abundance of golden white marble and sleek leather chairs, this even beats the TG F check-in at BKK. It also benefits from being entirely walled off from the rest of the terminal, rather than just being behind a tall partition.

An eerily quiet airport in the early hours of the morning

Even if the airport is quiet, it is totally awesome to have your own dedicated immigration and security channel, away from the masses

The SilverKris Lounge, accessible to those in business class and a mere gateway to those of us fortunate enough to be flying in F

I’ve got a golden ticket

Upon showing this ticket to the lounge guardians I was personally escorted through the Business Class lounge; past another reception desk that was guarding the First lounge; through the First lounge and past the final gatekeeper, who checked me in to The Private Room.

I really dig the slightly old-school departure board behind this desk (and of course the giant Rolex clock above it). Being in TPR transports you back to a bygone era of locomotive luxury and this initial space sets the tone perfectly.

The main seating area. Very elegantly furnished with plenty of personal space for each passenger.

The dining room. This picture really illustrates one of the best features of the lounge, the high ceilings. This and a decent view are two must haves for a top class lounge, in my opinion. These features go some way to removing you from the feeling of being in a regular terminal building.

Can you spot the only other guest in TPR?

The breakfast menu

First things first: let’s begin with an expertly prepared double macchiato

I love SQ’s branding with the various different coloured stripes at the top of the boarding pass. It reminds me of collecting football stickers as a kid. If this was a football sticker, it would definitely be a 1995 foil Eric Cantona

The dim sum was passable but by no means great. The skins were quite thick and stuck to the chopsticks in a way that the best dim sum never does

I couldn’t fault the Dom though