Singapore: Travel Tips, Trends? Ideas & Insights?

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On 11/26/2023 at 5:24 PM, TLCOhio said:

From Travel+Leisure magazine this morning, they had this headline: “I Stayed at 60 Hotels This Year — This Is the One I Can't Stop Thinking About" with this sub-headline:  "The iconic Raffles Singapore has more than 135 years of history — and it's one of the best hotels in Asia.”

 

Here are some of the reporting highlights by Katie Lockhart: “It's a hotel older than the country it sits in; if the walls at Raffles Singapore could talk, they would have lots of stories to tell. From bringing an orangutan to the pool to meet Michael Jackson and Elizabeth Taylor to serving Rudyard Kipling cocktails as he penned “The Jungle Book,” Singapore’s grande dame has welcomed dozens of dignitaries, celebrities, and authors since it opened in 1887. ”

 

Here is more interesting history and background from this profile for this famed hotel: "It has come a long way since its days as a 10-room bungalow offering an elegant reprieve from the Southeast Asian heat. Today, it houses 115 suites, with an updated grandeur that suits its A-list clientele.  In 2019, after its 2015 acquisition by Accor, it got a chic top-to-bottom refurb, but don’t worry, it kept its timeless charm. The doorman still ushers guests into the grand, three-story lobby, where the famous grandfather clock has been chiming since the hotel opened."

 

Glad in late February 2024 that we will be staying across the street from the Raffles Singapore at the JW Marriott South Beach.  Close for us to visit, but where we are staying offers a better value/rate.  

 

From the hotel website and used in this magazine profile, here are two lovely visuals for the Raffles of its exterior and interior.  Looking classy and great??

 

 

Full story at:

https://www.travelandleisure.com/raffles-singapore-hotel-review-8405291

 

THANKS!  Enjoy!  Terry in Ohio

 

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Fun fact, the JW Marriott used to be the NAAFI when the British military still had a presence there.  They would go to Raffles over the road for a splurge for dinner/ drinks.

My dad was based there during the 60’s and we took him back a few years ago - his memory had a few gaps due to the alcohol 😂