I was on SQ 857 arriving at Gate A3 and the 777 would turn back to HK for the 3:30pm flight.
The T-3 is amazing, compared to T-2 and the high ceiling and increased natural light does miracle to it.
My first impression of the new Silver Kris Lounge... so far...
Overall:
- High Ceiling and increased natural light make a dramatical different in the overall ambience.
- The Marble floor with brown colored carpet adds elegance to the lounge.
- Business Class section has the typical blue-ish and purpleish color scheme, but a warmer color.
- First Class lounge uses a more beige colored tone (beige leather walls are visible).
- As of now, no restroom facilities at the lounge... not sure when the shower facilities be ready... but be fore-warned! I will ask on my way out (if I remember)
First Class Lounge:
- The Beige color leather theme and the brownish tone definitely adds more elegance to the product, which matches SQ's own brand new onboard products.
- The furnitures are all designer type with a mix of Orientalism and Western modern style. There is a subtle Asian/Oriental theme, such as the chairs with the gold leaves design and the stools with the subtle Asian design. The bar has a Asian style pattern on top, and the Asian theme is definitely in the background, unlike CX, very Western design.
- There are nice big armchairs.
- Seating capacity - it does not look much larger than before, which concerns me for future references. As of now, the SKL F section is packed in the morning (well there are two different terminals now).
- Only two computers - SONY VAIO...
- Food area - I don't like it... It is too much like a canteen and the dining area lacks the exclusiveness of first class. It is still self-service with staffs assisting. The food selection is very disappointing - not much improved from the past. But I am here on the first day and on a non-traditional meal time.
Business Class lounge:
- It is a large lounge with lots of space, so the concern of the lounge being packed does not apply for the J section.
- The New Dining area is large and I honestly think the food selection in Business Class is better with at least three rows of various cold and hot food. (F only has a single row of food.) There is a also a long cafeteria design, which is not too fine by my book, but acceptable for Business Class.
- New MAC computers dominate the new Business Center, but still no printing service.
In general, I think the new T-3 SKL is a major improvement from the past, and finally achieves a flagship lounge standard, but my top lounge is still Lufthansa's First Class Terminal and CX's "The WING" and "THE PIER" are still nicer.
Pictures will be posted on a separate post and later, as I arrived into KL.
Oh - no one stopped me from using the new T-3 lounge, even though my flight was departing from T-2.
Carfield
PS. Feel free to post questions here and I will try to answer it from memory.
The T-3 is amazing, compared to T-2 and the high ceiling and increased natural light does miracle to it.
My first impression of the new Silver Kris Lounge... so far...
Overall:
- High Ceiling and increased natural light make a dramatical different in the overall ambience.
- The Marble floor with brown colored carpet adds elegance to the lounge.
- Business Class section has the typical blue-ish and purpleish color scheme, but a warmer color.
- First Class lounge uses a more beige colored tone (beige leather walls are visible).
- As of now, no restroom facilities at the lounge... not sure when the shower facilities be ready... but be fore-warned! I will ask on my way out (if I remember)
First Class Lounge:
- The Beige color leather theme and the brownish tone definitely adds more elegance to the product, which matches SQ's own brand new onboard products.
- The furnitures are all designer type with a mix of Orientalism and Western modern style. There is a subtle Asian/Oriental theme, such as the chairs with the gold leaves design and the stools with the subtle Asian design. The bar has a Asian style pattern on top, and the Asian theme is definitely in the background, unlike CX, very Western design.
- There are nice big armchairs.
- Seating capacity - it does not look much larger than before, which concerns me for future references. As of now, the SKL F section is packed in the morning (well there are two different terminals now).
- Only two computers - SONY VAIO...
- Food area - I don't like it... It is too much like a canteen and the dining area lacks the exclusiveness of first class. It is still self-service with staffs assisting. The food selection is very disappointing - not much improved from the past. But I am here on the first day and on a non-traditional meal time.
Business Class lounge:
- It is a large lounge with lots of space, so the concern of the lounge being packed does not apply for the J section.
- The New Dining area is large and I honestly think the food selection in Business Class is better with at least three rows of various cold and hot food. (F only has a single row of food.) There is a also a long cafeteria design, which is not too fine by my book, but acceptable for Business Class.
- New MAC computers dominate the new Business Center, but still no printing service.
In general, I think the new T-3 SKL is a major improvement from the past, and finally achieves a flagship lounge standard, but my top lounge is still Lufthansa's First Class Terminal and CX's "The WING" and "THE PIER" are still nicer.
Pictures will be posted on a separate post and later, as I arrived into KL.
Oh - no one stopped me from using the new T-3 lounge, even though my flight was departing from T-2.
Carfield
PS. Feel free to post questions here and I will try to answer it from memory.
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