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Review: Marhaba Lounge Singapore (SIN – T3)

Matthew Klint December 6, 2024December 7, 2024 8 Comments

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I appreciate that the Marhaba Lounge makes an effort to provide a more tranquil place to wait for your flight as well as food, drink, restrooms, and showers. But I just would not bother with this crowded lounge in an airport like Singapore Changi…

Marhaba Lounge Singapore Terminal 3 Review (SIN)

SkyTeam is the ugly step-sister at Singapore Changi Airport. While oneworld has many excellent lounges and Star Alliance has several nice Singapore Airlines lounges, SkyTeam has no nice lounge…just contract lounges. Garuda Indonesia uses the Marhaba Lounge in Termianl 3.

Marhaba is run by Dnata, short for Dubai National Air Travel Agency, which provides ground handling at airports around the world. The lounge is open 24/7 and also part of the Priority Pass network.

What I found, though, was a very crowded lounge:

a group of people sitting in chairs in a room with windows

people sitting in chairs in a room with large windows

people sitting at tables in a room with chairs and tables

a group of people sitting in a room with red chairs

a room with grey chairs and a screen

a table with a napkin and a plate of food on it

a long table with chairs in front of it — I appreciated the universal power outlets located throughout the lounge.

The food did not look fresh…this curry in particular looked like it came with a guaranteed trip to the restroom…

a dish of food on a stove

a buffet line with food containers

a group of silver containers on a black counter

a kitchen with a counter and shelves

a row of bowls on a counter

a display case with food on it

a counter with a container of food and a drink dispenser

a table with bowls and bowls of food

The limited drink selection included water, orange juice, beer, wine, coffee, tea, and limited spirits (lower-shelf vodka, rum, gin, and whisky).

a beverage dispenser with a drink dispenser

a coffee machine and other items on a counter

a group of bottles of alcohol on a table

The lounge does have restrooms as well as two shower suites. The shower suites are available on a first-come, first-served basis and there is no waiting list or attendant. You grab your own towels and have to wait for an opening. I did not see anyone cleaning the shower suites between uses.

a shower with a tile wall

CONCLUSION

Singapore Changi is such a cool airport that I just would not bother to spend much time in this lounge and probably skip it altogether. I enjoyed a nice cup of coffee while Augustine played and we also enjoyed the Butterfly Garden. Both were far better than this lounge. Maybe I’m being too hard on it, but when I also compare it to lounges like the Qantas, Qatar, and Singapore lounges…well, there just is no comparison. They are far better.

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Matthew Klint

Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.