Marhaba Lounge Singapore: fairly average

The Marhaba lounge in Singapore offers a fairly decent service for a contract lounge, but it’s a bit out of step with the overall standard of excellence at the airport.

After a short night in Singapore, it’s time to fly to my final destination, Bali. I’m traveling with Garuda Indonesia, which doesn’t have its own lounge and sends its customers to a contract lounge, the Marhaba Lounge.

You will find a summary of the articles on these holidays in Singapore and Bali at the bottom of the page.

Lounge location

It is upstairs shortly after passport control (in Singapore, you go through security at the gate… keep this in mind when calculating how long you need to leave the lounge) in one of the huge duty-free areas, which are actually like shopping malls.

Given the size of the airport and depending on your boarding gate, it is likely that you will have to walk quite a long way to reach it.

Eligibility

It is accessible to elite and business passengers of airlines that send their passengers there, of which I do not have a list.

It is also accessible to holders of various cards, including Priority Pass, and offers paid access.

Design and layout

The lounge consists of a single long room.

Not really ugly, but not pretty either, and absolutely no charm. Comfort is also fairly average when the lounge is full, given how cramped it is due to the layout of the tables and chairs.

Catering

The buffet is located in the middle of the lounge.

As in Asian salons, there is an abundant selection of hot and savory dishes, which I prefer to what is typically served in European lounges.

Butter chicken (excellent), chicken sausages, hard-boiled eggs, local dishes, and of course rice.

Bread, pastries, and fruit are also available.

As for drinks, there are the usual hot beverages.

Soft drinks and beer.

Wine.

Not an exceptional offering, but at least it filled you up, and the butter chicken was really good.

Facilities

The lounge has toilet and shower facilities.

Atmosphere

Calm when I arrived, but less pleasant later on when the lounge filled up due to the high density of seats, which were very close together.

Bottom line

Ultimately, a very average lounge, which is all the more noticeable given that the other trade shows on the platform are generally of excellent quality.

Articles about these holidays in Singapore and Bali

#	Type	Post
1	Diary	Preparing for a trip to Singapore and Bali
2	Lounge	Air France lounge, Roissy Terminal 2G
3	Flight	Paris-Gothenburg, Air France, Business Class
4	Hotel	Radisson Blu Scandinavia Gothenburg
5	Restaurant	Koizen Goteborg
6	Lounge	The lounge, Goteborg
7	Flight	Gothenburg-Paris, Air France, Business Class
8	Lounge	Air France La Première lounge, Roissy 2E
9	Flight	Paris-Singapore, Air France, La Première
10	Hotel	Aloft Singapour Novena
11	Lounge	Marhaba Lounge, Singapore
12	Flight	Singapore-Denpasar, Garuda, Business Class
13	Hotel	Le Méridien Bali Jimbaran
14	Restaurant	KO Bali
15	Hotel	The Laguna resort and spa, Bali
16	Lounge	Garuda International Lounge, Denpasar
17	Flight	Denpasar-Singapore, Garuda, Business Class
18	Hotel	The Singapore Edition, Singapore
19	Restaurant	Jumbo Seafood Ion Orchard, Singapore
20	Restaurant	Kotuwa, Singapore
21	Diary	Stroll around Singapour
22	Lounge	Qantas First Class Lounge, Singapore
23	Flight	Singapore-Paris, Air France, La Première
24	Lounge	Air France La Première lounge, Roissy 2E
25	Flight	Paris-Amsterdam, KLM, Business Class
26	Flight	Amsterdam-Gothenburg, KLM, Business Class
27	Hotel	Draken, Gothenburg
28	Restaurant	Bulot, Gothenburg
29	Lounge	The Lounge, Goteborg
30	Flight	Gothenburg-Paris, Air France, Business Class
31	Diary	Debriefing of the trip to Singapore and Bali