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  Singapore Hotel: Raffles Hotel Singapore Official Site, Luxury Hotel in Singapore
With its restoration and reopening in 1991, Raffles Hotel today stands as a jewel in the crown of Singapore's hospitality industry, renowned and loved for its inimitable style and unsurpassed excellence in service and facilities.
In multicultural Singapore it is not surprising that the visionary founders of Raffles Hotel were a quartet of enterprising Armenian brothers: Martin, Tigran, Aviet and Arshak Sarkies.
Raffles Hotel opened in 1887 in a rather sombre-looking old bungalow known as the Beach House.
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 Raffles Hotel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Upon the capture of Singapore by the Japanese on 15 February 1942, it is commonly said that the Japanese soldiers encountered the guests of the Raffles Hotel dancing one final waltz.
Raffles Hotel is reputedly where the sole surviving wild tiger in Singapore was shot and made extinct.
Raffles is where the Singapore Sling was invented.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Raffles_Hotel   (626 words)

  
 Raffles Hotel Singapore   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
This famous hotel was built in 1887 and declared a national landmark in 1987.
Raffles Hotel is located in the heart of Singapore's business and civic district, just 20 minutes from Changi Airport and a 2 minute ride on the MRT from the bustling shopping strip of Orchard Road.
Raffles Hotel is within walking distance to SISEC and Esplande - Theatres By The Bay.
www.singaporerooms.net /raffles-hotel.htm   (238 words)

  
 Raffles The Plaza in Singapore, Marina Bay   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Long associated with the ultimate in luxury, the Raffles name is synonymous with intimacy, discretion, sophistication and elegance.
Raffles The Plaza is ideally situated at the crossroads of Singapores business, cultural and shopping districts, offering 769 guest rooms and suites, 17 distinctive restaurants and bars and 80,000 sq.
Hotels here are fairly new with an emphasis on style and value.
www.asia-hotel.net /raffles-the-plaza-marina-bay-singapore   (396 words)

  
 Raffles Hotel Le Royal in Cambodia, Phnom Penh
Raffles Hotel Le Royal is the premier hotel in Phnom Penh, a hotel with those rare attributes of history and style.
The grand historic hotel fulfils all the requirements of a modern world-class hotel with its facilities and amenities, but imparts an old-world charm through its style and decor, which is elegant yet comfortable, classic yet casual.
Raffles Hotel Le Royal is only 20 minutes drive from Pochentong International Airport and within easy access of the main attractions such as the Royal Palace, Central Market, Russian Market and the National Artefacts Museum.
www.cambodia-hotels.com /raffles-hotel-le-royal-phnom-penh-cambodia   (419 words)

  
 Raffles Hotel, Hotel in Singapore   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
One of the last remaining Grand Hotels of the East, Raffles Hotel has been carefully restored to reflect the golden age of travel, the gentle age of the steamship, horse-drawn carriages and leisurely strolls on the promenade in far-off lands.
Grand Hotel Suites: Rare original prints, fine persian carpets and exquisite antiques are offset by wide airy verandahs, teakwood floors and 14 foot ceilings in the Raffles Hotel's spacious premier suites.
Raffles Inc. Staterooms: To meet the demands of today's discerning business traveller, the spacious state-room at Raffles Inc. skilfully combines modern business facilities with the elegant decor of yesteryear.
www.pacificislandtravel.com /asia/singapore/hotels/sin_raffles.html   (613 words)

  
 Raffles Hotel - Singapore hotels accommodation hotel guide
Raffles Hotel, Singapore is one of the few remaining great 19th Century hotels in the world.
Together with its rich history, Raffles Hotel is part of the very fabric of Singapore culture.
Raffles Hotel, Singapore is located in the heart of the convention, business and shopping district of Singapore and is a quick 15 km from the airport.
www.yourrooms.com /singapore_hotels/singapore/hotels/raffles_sg.htm   (225 words)

  
 Raffles Hotel - Luxury hotels Singapore Singapore Historic accommodations -
Raffles Amrita Spa is an exclusive sanctuary for the private use of Hotel residents, the spa presents a whole new concept of enriching and invigorating the body and mind.
The Raffles Hotel Museum looks at the history of Raffles Hotel largely in the context of the Golden Age of Travel.
This period, roughly 1880 to 1939, saw the rise of popular tourism and coincided with the opening of the Hotel, its early rapid expansion and its heydays in the first decades of century.
www.circumvista.com /raffles.html   (905 words)

  
 Singapore Hotels - Special Internet Rates.
Distinguished by its premier location, Raffles Hotel Singapore is elegantly appointed with tastefully selected antiques and artwork.
Raffles Hotel is the grand olde dame of buildings in Singapore, located on Beach Road.
The hotel also features 18 spacious state-rooms outfitted with a separate bedroom and office, designed specifically for the corporate executive on the move.
www.hotelclub.net /hotel.reservations/Raffles_Hotel_Singapore.htm   (313 words)

  
 RAFFLES HOTEL, SINGAPORE - STAYS OF DISTINCTION - Orient Asia - Goway Travel Experiences
Raffles Grill is the Hotel's premier fine dining venue featuring French continental cuisine created by Master chef and the renowned Raffles attentive yet discreet service.
Inspired by legendary exploits of Frank Cavendish, an adventurous planter who retreated to Raffles Hotel every weekend in the early 1900s as a respite from the rigours of plantation life in Malaya, the house specialties are succulent prime cuts of meats and seafood, marinated with the flavours of the Orient.
Located in the lobby of the Hotel, this bar is a tribute to the writers who have stayed at the Hotel or written about it.
www.goway.com /orientasia/china/china_stays_raffles_act.html   (553 words)

  
 Raffles Gateway Hotel, resort in Nadi, Fiji   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Raffles Gateway Hotel offers friendly and affordable accomodation for both the holiday maker or business person travelling to the South Pacific.
Situated right opposite Nadi Airport, Raffles Gateway is the perfect stop-over hotel od the ideal stand-by lounge prior to airport check-in, where our very comfortable accomodation and friendly service will allow you to relax and unwind on your way to or from your holiday destination.
Raffles Gateway you can order your meals from your room or enjoy the meals in one of our restaurant area.
www.pacificislandtravel.com /fiji/hotels/raffles_gateway.asp   (451 words)

  
 Raffles Hotel Singapore - Discount Singapore Hotel Reservations
The Raffles Hotel, Singapore is between Orchard Road and Marina Square, in the heart of Singapore’s business and civic district.
Impressively restored the Raffles Hotel combines modern facilities with the charm of it’s colonial past.
Hotel rates per night are inclusive of 1% government tax, 5% goods & service tax and 10% hotel service charge.
directrooms.com /singapore/hotels/raffles-hotel-singapore-277.htm   (266 words)

  
 Raffles Hotel, Singapore | itravelishop.com
I wonder if at the hotel bar they will still be mixing a cocktail so synonymous with a time and a place that it will be famous the world over.
The Raffles legend began on the 1st December 1887 when the Sarkies Brothers, then proprietors of the Eastern and Oriental Hotel in Penang, opened their doors to the Raffles Hotel, named after Singapore's founder Sir Stamford Raffles.
Also worth stopping by is the Raffles Hotel museum, well worth a visit for a look at the hotel through the ages, as well as to find out the story behind the runaway tiger.
itravelishop.com /raffles_hotel_singapore   (995 words)

  
 Raffles Hotel, Singapore
Built in 1887, Raffles is now a national monument and one of the world's last grand 19th C hotels.
Raffles' excellent service and food is framed within a setting of classical architecture and tropical gardens.
Somerset Maugham, Rudyard Kipling, Joseph Conrad and Charlie Chaplin were among the hotel's guests.
www.planetware.com /singapore/raffles-hotel-sin-sin-raff.htm   (103 words)

  
 Raffles International - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Raffles International is a Singapore-based hotel chain in the Raffles Holdings group, which is in turn owned by Los-Angeles, CA based Colony Capital, LLC.
The group manages two brands of hotels under their arm, Raffles and Swissôtel, with 41 hotels and resorts in 35 destinations, including the historical Raffles Hotel as the flagship.
Raffles Hotel, Singapore is the flagship hotel of Raffles International.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Raffles_International   (401 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Raffles Hotel: Books: Gretchen Liu   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Raffles Hotel is not only about Singapore; it is about the personalities, adventurers, entrepreneurs, authors, Heads of State and celebrities who have made their way and continue to make their way through Raffles Hotel.
Raffles Hotel — Book and save with Hotels.com.
Raffles L'Ermitage Hotel Beverly Hills — Reservations at the ultra-luxurious raffles l'ermitage hotel in Beverly hills, California.
www.amazon.com /Raffles-Hotel-Gretchen-Liu/dp/9813002638   (1029 words)

  
 Raffles Hotel Singapore Continues Pursuit of Excellence / June 2004
Raffles Hotel Singapore’s continued passionate pursuit of excellence, setting the standard for the best in service and quality in Singapore, have, since the beginning of this year, won eminent praises and a record number of noteworthy awards from well-heeled travellers and highly esteemed publications.
Raffles International is formed in 1989 to restore, redevelop and manage the world-famous Raffles Hotel, to restructure and manage the I.M. Pei-designed Raffles City mixed-use development and to lay the foundation of an international hotel management company.
Raffles Hotel is placed alongside the Great Wall of China, Taj Mahal of India, Grand Canyon of the US, Pyramids of Egypt and Lake District in England.
www.hotel-online.com /News/PR2004_2nd/June04_RafflesSingapore.html   (1285 words)

  
 Raffles Hotel Singapore - Raffles
Somerset Maugham once called the Raffles Hotel the legendary symbol for "all the fables of the Exotic East".
Each of the 103 suites at the Raffles Hotel Singapore is a veritable turn of the century showpiece with its fine carpets, antique furniture and original etchings.
Raffles has a tradition of fine dining, carefully preserved by its award-winning chefs.
www.asiatraveltips.com /RafflesHotelSingapore.htm   (620 words)

  
 Raffles Hotel Le Royal Vietnam. Raffles Hotel Le Royal Raffles Hotel Le Royal Vietnam Raffles Hotel Le Royal in ...
Raffles Hotel Le Royal is the premier hotel in Phnom Penh, a hotel with those rate attributes of history and style.
Reopened in 1997, after a careful restoration and refurbishment programme by Raffles International, the grand historic hotel fulfills all the requirements of a modern world-class hotel in facilities and amenities, but imparts an old world charm through a style and decor which is elegant yet comfortable, classic yet casual.
Raffles Hotel Le Royal is on 20 minutes' drive from Pochentong International Airport and within easy access of the city's attractions like the Royal Palace, Central Market, Russian Market and National Artifacts Museum.
www.viethoteltravel.com /travels/show_pgid_14_aid_245_1.htm   (965 words)

  
 Raffles Beijing Hotel Opens After Nine months of Careful Refurbishment / June 2006
Raffles Beijing Hotel will be the stage to showcase the legendary Raffles hospitality for the very first time in China, extending a new level of unprecedented luxury and service excellence in Beijing’s most distinguished address.
Raffles Beijing Hotel is destined to be like our other Raffles hotels around the world - internationally renowned, well-loved by its residents, the local community and a global audience”.
Raffles Beijing Hotel is a promise of splendour, an exclusive world of peerless privilege and refinement, quintessential of the Raffles legend.
www.hotel-online.com /News/PR2006_2nd/Jun06_RafflesBeijing.html   (849 words)

  
 RAFFLES HOTEL, SINGAPORE - STAYS OF DISTINCTION - Orient Asia - Goway Travel Experiences
Raffles Hotel opened in 1887 in a rather somber-looking old bungalow known as Beach House.
With its restoration and re-opening in 1991, the hotel today stands as a jewel in the crown of Singapore's hospitality industry, renowned and loved for it's inimitable style and unsurpassed excellence in service and facilities.
In multi-cultural Singapore, it is not surprising that the visionary founders of Raffles Hotel were a quartet of enterprising Armenian brothers; Martin, Tigran, Aviet and Arshak Sarkies.
www.goway.com /orientasia/singapore/si_stays_raffles.html   (183 words)

  
 Luxury Hotels and Resorts: Raffles Hotels and Resorts, Fairmont Hotels and Resorts Official Site
Raffles Hotels and Resorts and Fairmont Hotels and Resorts have combined their efforts to offer guests a greater selection of extraordinary global destinations.
Distinguishing itself by the highest standards of products and services, Raffles Hotels and Resorts is a collection of luxury hotels located in key destinations around the globe, including Singapore, Beverly Hills, Beijing, Hamburg, and Montreux, Switzerland.
Across Europe, Asia and the Caribbean, each of its hotels is a treasured landmark in its respective destination,and provides one of the most memorable experiences elite travel offers in this world today.
www.raffles.com   (159 words)

  
 Raffles Hotel | Hotel Review | Singapore | Frommers.com
Always at the center of Singapore's colonial high life, it's hosted balls, tea dances, and jazz functions, and during World War II was the last rallying point for the British in the face of Japanese occupation and the first place for refugee prisoners of war released from concentration camps.
In 1987, the Raffles Hotel was declared a landmark and restored to its early-20th-century splendor, with grand arches, 4.2m (14-ft.) molded ceilings with spinning fans, tiled teak and marble floors, Oriental carpets, and period furnishings.
Raffles is the only hotel in Singapore where you can play out the colonial traveler fantasy, and it can be a lot of fun.
www.frommers.com /destinations/singapore/H30819.html   (485 words)

  
 Raffles Hotel in Singapore, Marina Bay   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Declared a National Monument in 1987, the Hotel has grown from strength to strength.
With its restoration and re-opening in 1991, Raffles Hotel today stands as a jewel in the crown of Singapores hospitality industry, renowned and loved for its inimitable style and unsurpassed excellence in service and facilities.
One of the restaurants at the hotel serves delicious French cuisine while the other serves delectable seafood.
www.asia-hotel.net /raffles-hotel-marina-bay-singapore   (402 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Raffles Hotel to become U.S.-owned   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The 117-year-old Raffles Hotel is perhaps Asia's most famous hotel because of its elegance and its connections with the city-state's colonial past.
Raffles Holdings' hotels are mostly in large Asian and European cities, including Beijing, Osaka, Amsterdam and Berlin.
Raffles Holdings is leaving the hotel business because it doesn't want to spend the "significant capital investments" to gain the size needed to compete globally, chairman Cheng Wai Keung said in a statement.
www.usatoday.com /money/biztravel/2005-07-18-singapore-usat_x.htm   (429 words)

  
 Raffles Hotel Singapore : Accomodation Singapore
Raffles Hotel Singapore opened in 1887 in a rather somber-looking old bungalow known as Beach House.
In the event flight details are not provided 7 days prior to arrival, the Hotel reserves the right to accord a check in time of 1400 hrs and a check out time of 1200 noon.
Raffles Hotel is the Singapore most graceful landmark, whose charms now include a shopping arcade, a museum, romantic courtyards and Victorian-style threatre Jubilee Hall, a popular venue for film scr..
www.holidaycity.com /raffles-singapore/index.htm   (205 words)

  
 Raffles The Plaza, Singapore : Five Star Alliance   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
At Raffles The Plaza, Singapore, you can expect the same exemplary service that you're accustomed to, while enjoying a fresh contemporary experience. Raffles The Plaza is ideally situated at the crossroads of Singapore's business, cultural and shopping districts, offering 769 guest rooms and suites, 16 distinctive restaurants and lounges and 80,000 sq.
Raffles The Plaza is ideally situated at the crossroads of Singapore's business, cultural and shopping districts, offering 769 guest rooms and suites, 16 distinctive restaurants and lounges and 80,000 sq.
Hotel Is On The Junction Of Beach Road And Basah Road.
www.fivestaralliance.com /luxury_hotel/singapore/raffles_the_plaza   (476 words)

  
 Raffles Hotel Singapore, Hotels In Singapore, Singapore Luxury Hotel, Raffles Hotel Singapore
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• Established in 1887, Raffles Hotel is recognized as one of the world’s great hotels.
• With its unique blend of tropical garden settings and classical architecture, the hotel is the legendary symbol for all "the fables of the Exotic East".
www.luxres.com /HotelProfile.asp?Hid=SINRAF   (81 words)

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