Raffles Hotel

Raffles Hotel in Singapore is a colonial hotel. The hotel was built in 1887, named after Sir Raffles. The hotel is operated by Raffles International Hotel Group in Singapore. This is a hotel famous for its luxurious suites, fine restaurants and history. There is a tropical garden, a museum and a Victorian theatre in the hotel. Raffles Hotel is to Singapore what Peninsula Hotel is to Hong Kong.

After the renovation of10.6 billion Singapore dollars, she regained her former charm and dignity. This all-suite hotel is adjacent to a new circular arcade, which is also colonial style. There is an antique museum, a Victoria theatre named Jubilee Hall and 70 retail stores in the hotel. This shop sells all kinds of famous brands, such as Tiffany and Louis Vuitton. In addition, there are boutiques selling local goods.

This hotel, which represents Singapore's colonial style, attracts a large number of tourists. Mao Mu, Kipling and Chaplin all lived here. It is not only a hotel, but also a tourist attraction in Singapore, attracting an endless stream of tourists every day. It's just that tourists can't enter many places here except hospital guests. Only ordinary tourists are allowed to enter the lobby, restaurant and the surrounding Raffles Garden (shopping center).

history

This hotel was founded by four Armenian brothers. At first, they built a colonial-style building (the main hotel building) with ten rooms between Beach Road and Bras Basah Road. The hotel will continue to expand in the next few years, including expanding other side buildings, improving the main building and building some recreation rooms and billiards rooms. Now the hotel has gradually taken shape.

The economic panic of 1929 had a great impact on Raffles Hotel, and the hotel finally had to accept bankruptcy protection. The financial crisis finally passed on 1933, and the hotel was finally taken over by a listed company (Raffles Hotel Co., Ltd.).

The hotel survived the Second World War, but it faced many difficulties in the war with Singapore. Including being used as a concentration camp before the end of the war. The Singapore government declared Raffles Hotel a national monument on 1987.

At 1989, the hotel was closed for further renovation and expansion, including the Raffles Hotel promenade. In September 199 16, the hotel reopened and returned to its heyday 19 15.

At present, Raffles Hotel belongs to Raffles International Hotel Group and has hotels in major cities around the world. Raffles Hotels Group also has another brand called Swissotel. Raffles Hotel Group is owned by Raffles Holdings, a subsidiary of Temasek Holdings, and CapitaLand, a subsidiary of Temasek Holdings, also holds a large stake in Raffles Holdings. In 2005, Raffles Hotel Group was sold to American businessman Colonial Capital Co., Ltd., a real estate company located in Los Angeles. In addition to Raffles hotels around the world, it also includes Swiss hotels.

A bad reputation and a good reputation.

Raffles Hotel has two outstanding things:

In earlier years, the hotel was famous for executing wild tigers killed in Singapore. And it is said that this behavior led to the extinction of a small number of tigers in Singapore. By the hotel's own admission, in August of 1902, the underground of the bar recreation room was the place where the death penalty was executed.

Raffles Hotel is the birthplace of Singapore Commander, a specialty of Singapore. 19 10, China bartender Ngiam Tong Boon (originally from Hainan Province) improved the cocktail Qintangni.

Celebrities who stayed behind

Celebrities who have stayed at Raffles Hotel are:

Joseph Conrad

Rudyard Kipling

William Somerset Maugham

Chaplin

Jean Harlow

No?l Coward

Ava ava gardner.

Elizabeth Taylor

Michael Jackson

Queen Elizabeth II