It used to be most associated with Wild Wild Wet (or Escape Theme Park if you're of a certain vintage) but now is more typically visited by those looking to shop at the NTUC Fairprice of E!Hub or Don Don Donki.

Downtown East spans a total of 147,000sqm and was officially opened on 5 November 2000 (according to Wikipedia). For those residing in the far east of Pasir Ris, this is likely to be their port of call for the grocery run (the other typical location being Loyang East). But just how good is its carpark?

Manoeuvrability: Tight or not?

There's really nothing special to note here. Both the lots and ramps give you just about how much space you'd expect from a normal HDB multi-storey carpark.

7/10

Ease of navigation: Confusing or not?

Traffic in the carpark mostly moves in one-direction and it adopts a simple rectangular layout with each floor getting its own mezzanine section (so you drive up from 2 to 2B, and from 2B to 3, etc…). All these floors are even colour coded so there's really no chance of losing your way. You're honestly more likely to get lost on the way to Pasir Ris itself.

8/10

Lot availability: Crowded or not?

The first few levels are typically packed (floors 1 and 2 have direct access to the shops of E!Hub so you don't need to wait for the lift) but take the higher floors and there's sure to be empty lots available.

Bonus points! There’s a nifty grocery pick-up area at the first floor of the carpark. Tell your partner to wait here with the grocery trolley and you won't have to entertain any complaints about how you were not able to find a lot closer to the entrance of the mall.

10/10

Cost: Expensive or not?

Park here from 5:00pm to midnight on a Friday, Saturday, or Sunday and it's a simple $3.40 per entry charge. This drops to $2.40 per entry on the other days of the week. Enter before 5:00pm from Monday to Thursday and you'll be charged $0.026 per minute. On Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays this rate becomes $0.028 per minute.

Except for that $3.40 per entry charge when the weekends swing about, parking charges here are about par for the course for a heartland mall. But if you happen to be working around the Loyang area, don’t let any of these put you off visiting for lunch: There's free parking from 12:00pm to 2:00pm from Monday to Friday.

If this is still too expensive, parking rates go at $0.60 per 30 minutes or part thereof from 7:00am to 10:30pm, and $0.02 per minute or part thereof from 10:30pm to 7:00am on all days at the open air carpark along Pasir Ris Close.

6/10

EV Chargers: Can charge or not?

There's only two 120kW DC chargers and a single 11kW AC charger here. Find them by driving up to level 4 of the carpark. You'll need a Charge+ account to utilise these chargers.

6/10

Motorcycle lots: Bike-friendly or not?

There's only a few lots for motorcycles, located at a corner far from the entrance to E!Hub. Accommodation for riders isn't great here.

4/10

Accessibility: Can find or not?

The carpark is literally what you see as you’re driving along Pasir Ris Close to reach the entrance of Downtown East. You really cannot miss it.

7/10

Overall design: Good or not?

You're offered a decent parking space at a sensible price, and there's practically no risk of this carpark being full. Expect nothing more or less than an overall pleasant shopping/lunch experience.

6/10