Some hotels you stay in because you just need a bed for the night.
Other hotels you stay in to embrace your true royalty and live in luxury for a glorious twenty four hours or more. Then there’s Singapore’s Raffles Hotel — designed specifically for those times you need to fully embrace your most baller self.
After 2 years undergoing arguably the world’s most highly anticipated renovations (overseen by acclaimed design firm Aedas) the new Raffles has been revealed in all its opulent all-suite glory. Think doormen dressed in full livery, polished teak verandahs and ultra-ornate colonial architecture inside and outside. It’s less a hotel and more of an entire historic experience.
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So who else is booking flights to Singapore after that one too many reds tonight?
A bit of history for our well-informed readers: Raffles is one of the few remaining great 19th century hotels in the world. Named after Singapore’s founder, Sir Stamford Raffles and built by the Sarkies Brothers, the team responsible for many of the most luxurious and historic venues in the region.
And to quote Raffles themselves;
“No visit to Singapore is complete without a stay at Raffles; tradition demands it.”
So, now we all have an excuse to stay there when our fancy friends us why we are travelling to Singapore. “For the ‘historical experience’” and “tradition demands it, darl!”
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Other than the affluent history, stunning location and admirable architecture, there’s 9 restaurants and bars, including exclusive collaboration eateries with French Master Chef Alain Ducasse and renowned Chinese chef Jereme Leun. Honestly we’re struggling to find reasons not to go.
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The only thing stopping us now is potentially the $1200 per night price tag (starting at).
Well, we guess it turns out you CAN put a price tag on class.
