Brunei: December 2024: Day 3: Singapore layover

Index
Day 1: San Francisco
Day 2: Flying
Day 3: Layover
Day 4: Brunei
Day 5: Christmas
Day 6: Return

Brunei

Dec 2024: Day 3: Jewel Changi

Premium Plus (premium economy) breakfast is okay. More substantial than it used to be.

The great thing about evening arrivals into Singapore is being able to see the waterfall at Jewel Changi lit up at night.

One of my favorite sights in an airport.

Christmas colors.

Maybe next time I'll bring a 10-20mm instead of trying to do a pano.

Hakka Yu for a late dinner.

I think I counted up to 7 chefs hard at work, even at 9:30pm.

Bamboo shoots and pork intestine was delicious. Would order again.

Pork and peppers was good too.

Eyes bigger than stomach. o_0

Yotel Jewel Changi is a branded as a Yotelair location. Lobby.

Lobby.

They have a nicely done lounge/dining area.

Reverse angle of the lounge area.

A few hallways have some character, the rest ... do not.

Standard room, 10 square meters.

Bathroom.

I dislike the lack of a proper shower door.

Reverse angle.

Storage is efficient, with a fold-out table at bottom.

Made it to Singapore a full 24 hours later than expected. Probably didn't need to eat an actual dinner, given that the pre-arrival meal on United is pretty passable in Premium Plus (premium economy), but walking around Jewel Changi on the way to the hotel lead me past Hakka Yu's new location at Jewel Changi. Eyes were definitely bigger than stomach after 17+ hours in an airplane, but the bamboo shoots and pork intestine were delicious, and the regular pork and peppers were tasty as well.

With the last-minute flight delay and correspondingly necessary hotel change, ended up at Yotel at Jewel Changi for the night. Rooms at the Yotelair are just as small as promised (10 square meters/107 square feet), but if all you are is there to sleep for the night, they're cheap enough, complete with showers, and even an on-site gym.