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On my way back home to the United States, I had the pleasure of visiting the Singapore Airlines SilverKris Lounge located in Terminal 3 of Singapore’s Changi Airport. I last visited this lounge in 2022 and was really excited to revisit it, especially considering just how nice of a lounge it is. Here’s my review on the lounge, what I did to access it, and how I rate its food, aesthetic, and amenities.
How I Accessed The Changi T3 SilverKris Lounge
Singapore has some stringent rules when determining who can/cannot access this lounge. In essence, you must be flying on a Star Alliance business (or higher) class ticket to access this lounge. Even if you have Star Alliance Gold status, if you aren’t flying business class, you’ll be shuttled off the to the GoldKris lounge—remember, in the context of Singapore Airlines, Silver is better than Gold!
Singapore Airlines has developed this really nice table that basically outlines all relevant access criteria needed to enter this and other Singapore lounges:
In my particular case, since I was traveling on a Singapore Airlines business class flight, I was able to access the business class SilverKris Lounge.
When Does The Changi T3 SilverKris Lounge Open / Close?
This lounge is open 24 hours a day, which makes it awesome for any sort of layover or wait you might have at the airport. I’ve heard that some people will just sleep at the lounge for longer overnight layovers, but with all good things, I wouldn’t push the envelope too far...
Where Is The Changi T3 SilverKris Lounge Located?
After crossing immigration, the lounge is located towards the left side of the terminal on the second floor (Level 3). Here’s a good map from the Singapore Airlines website that details where the lounge is located. There are several escalator points that can quickly bring you up to the relevant area.
Initial Thoughts On The Changi T3 SilverKris Lounge: Wow... Spacious, Beautifully Designed, And Clean
Even though I’ve only been to this specific lounge one other time, I feel like being there is a reminder to how crazy some lounges can get versus some random Priority Pass lounges in the United States. Even upon entry, you realize just how nice this lounge is. When going up the escalator near Gates A1-A8, there is a huge wall facade with handmade glass flowers representing the Singapore Airlines Batik Motif.
Singapore Airlines Batik Motif glass wall
The general check in area shortly after all houses the various entrances for the first class Private Rooms and the SilverKris business class lounge. Here, the agent proactively went up to me and my girlfriend, scanned our boarding passes, and quickly allowed us into the lounge.
Logo outside of lobby entrance
Business class lounge entrance
There was this little sign plastered on a wall that actually gave a very nice visual description of the lounge (ignore the “you are here,” we are still at the “entrance” of the lounge in the context of this article!)
Map of the lounge
When going towards the business class lounge entrance after getting your boarding pass scanned, you can either take a left or right (at the Entrance seen at 1 in the map above). While I spent most of time in the left hand side of the lounge, the right hand side of the lounge features the bar and a very large, open seating area with lots of natural light.
Seating on right side of lounge
Official photo of bar
The mini buffet area here on the right hand side of the lounge had a different set of food options than the left side. While the options here were good, they were no where near as good as the options in the main food area. Nevertheless, the food tasted real.
Food at right side of lounge, which differs from left side of lounge
The left side of this massive lounge has a lot more to offer. There’s a section for customer support in case you need assistance with your reservations. On the opposite side of this area, there is also a cool section called “The Gallery” where you can interact with pictures and collections of items.
Service desks
The Gallery
Walking past this section, you’ll be greeted with the much larger left side of the lounge. Here, you can really see the design of the lounge coming together. Lots of browns, whites, grays, and blue all come together to create a very comfortable color palette.
General view of the lounge
Desserts/pastries section
Another view of right side general lounge area
Official image of the chandelier/living room area
In terms of various additional amenities, this lounge also had phone booths, self service bars (with some very expensive alcohol, like XO Cognac that retails for $100 USD a bottle), a children’s play area, and private working pods. While people were all occupying the pods when I was trying to get photos of them, I thought it would still be useful to show the Singapore Airlines photo of them, as I think the private pods are a very nice feature to have at these type of lounges.
Self-service alcohol section
Phone booth
Official photo of the private pods/work stations
The Food At The Changi T3 SilverKris Lounge: Lots Of Variety & Delicious
While some airport lounge food can seem a bit stale/boring at times, it’s apparent and clear to me that the food at the SilverKris lounge is very fresh and delicious. They have a very extensive staff team working throughout the entire food area here.
The food is divvied up into different sections. In the middle area, there is a very wide variety of hot food options, including dim sum, sticky rice, clam/seafood pasta, Indian food, and more.
Dim sum
Clam pasta
To the edges of this middle area, you will find two areas where chefs will actually prepare hot food for you. On one side is a Singaporean Laksa station, a classic of any Singapore Airlines lounge. On the other, a chef prepares pork chop with rice or mushroom pasta. I ordered both dishes and enjoyed them tremendously. The laksa has some massive shrimp, while the pork chop was really flavorful.
Laksa station
Singapore Airlines' signature laksa dish
Other chef cooked foods section
Pork chop with fried rice
Closer to the entrance of the lounge, there was also a desserts/pastries section. This section also had some prewrapped/premade food—although it is not totally clear to me if that food was for takeaway as well. You could also find fresh fruits and ice cream here too.
Desserts + pastries section
Fresh fruits + prewrapped sandwiches
In front of the middle area, there was also a hot drinks section. Here, you could self make some TWG tea or use one of the coffee machines to pour yourself a drink.
Teas + coffees
TWG tea selection
Overall, I was very impressed with this lounge’s food offerings. Rare to find a lounge with high quality food, nevertheless chefs who also make food live for you. I think the only thing that would further differentiate this lounge is if it offered a full a la carte menu, but I don’t think that’s totally possible given the volume of passengers this lounge services.
Notably, this lounge also offers barista made coffee at the car, but the hours are constrained between 6–10 am, which was not available for me at the time of this flight. Just another perk/amenity to consider.
The Bathrooms At The Changi T3 SilverKris Lounge: Clean & Impressive
In theme with Singapore and Changi Airport as a whole, the bathrooms at this lounge were pretty spotless and clean. Notably, this lounge also offers a shower and a baby care room.
Restrooms and showers
Clean bathroom sinks and mirrors
While I did not need to shower during my layover, I’ve heard the showers here have good water pressure and offer some pretty good lotions. Furthermore, the toilets here are all equipped with some very fancy tech, including some nice bidets and seat warmers.
My Overall Rating Of The Changi T3 SilverKris Lounge: 9/10
I rate lounges based on a few general criteria:
- Food Quality & Variety: 9/10
- Cleanliness: 10/10
- Interior Design: 9/10
- Unique Amenities: 8/10
As one of the Singapore Airline’s key lounges servicing Star Alliance Business Class passengers, this lounge ranks extremely highly in my book. The food quality is impressive for the volume of passengers they go through per day, and the presence of chef-made meals is quite a nice add-on. From a cleanliness angle, the staff at this lounge do a fantastic job making sure things are kept in great shape. Finally, amenities wise, this lounge is absolutely loaded with cool little things that help to elevate the experience that much more.
If we were comparing pure business class lounges to one another, I’d give this a solid 10/10. However, with the presence of first class lounges out there, I’m curious if they can impress me even further...
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