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here are a few hotels in the world whose
names have become virtually synonymous
with the cities in which they are located –
and none more so than Raffles Singapore.
Named after Sir Stamford Raffles, founder of
Singapore, Raffles Singapore was built 125 years
ago, more than a decade before the turn of the
nineteenth century. It soon became the haunt of
business tycoons, the great and good, rogues and
adventurers, politicians, movie stars, authors and
journalists.
Visiting writers included Rudyard Kipling,
Somerset Maugham and Noel Coward, a host of
foreign correspondents – all of whom fed in the
stories and legends, fact and fiction, which have
clung to the hotel ever since. Through their stories,
the Long Bar, the Palm Court and the Bar & Billiard
Room with its tiger, became familiar to people
who had never even been to Singapore. Today
these stories remain and are relished – but time
has not been allowed to stand still at Raffles.
Today, Raffles Singapore is the proud flagship of
the nine strong Raffles Hotels & Resorts, with sister
hotels in Paris, Dubai, Cambodia, Seychelles,
Beijing, Manila and Makkah. The company is
embarking on a new phase of expansion, with
openings in Istanbul, Jakarta and Hainan in China,
over the next two years.
With a compellingmix of cultures and styles, every
hotel in the Raffles family has its own individual
personality, with its own story to tell and its own
sense of place. However, each one is proud to
draw on that timeless essence of Raffles – to
deliver thoughtful, personal and discrete service
to well-travelled guests – whether it is one of the
legendary Raffles butlers, a brilliant sommelier, a
gifted spa therapist, or a beach attendant with a
wonderful big genuine smile.
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Raffles Singapore
A legend inspires a growing family of unique hotels and resorts worldwide.
One of the world’s most iconic hotels, Raffles Singapore
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