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Raffles Hotel has rooms available on Latestays
with special bargains for the next 28 days, starting at
SGD 1,035. |
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 The five suites in the Main Building are known as the Grand Hotel Suites. They are distinguished by their premier location in the Hotel, their spaciousness and elegant appointments, and the quality of the antiques and artwork displayed.
The term “Grand Hotel” is a very special one indeed It conjures up images of elegance and grace, gleaming brass and soothing service. A Grand Hotel is noted for its charm, its history and, of course its legends.
Whatever its architectural style, a Grand Hotel has the aura so characteristic of all things beautiful. At the same time, it has its own unique character; a Grand Hotel must be true to its surroundings and have its own eccentricities.
The remaining five Grand Hotel Suites, take their inspiration from the romance of travel in a bygone age. One is named after a once grand Singapore hotel - Raffles’ greatest rival - Hotel de L’Europe. The others are conferred place names now consigned to history books - Cathay, Temasek, Golden Chersonese and Straits Settlements.
Suite Layout and Furnishing
- Original 14-foot ceilings and common verandah
- The Grand Hotel suites feature a parlour, two bedrooms, pantry and a private balcony.
- Elegant period furnishings including Oriental carpets arranged on teakwood flooring
In-Suite Features
- Individually controlled air-conditioning
- Two colour television sets with remote control
- Over 25 cable television channels
- Mini bar/refrigerator
- Hair-dryer
- Overhead fan
- Broadband Internet access
- Two international direct dial telephone lines and an additional line for computer modem or fax hook-up facility
- Electronic safe deposit box
- Bedside control panel
- All suite doors are installed with double lock, safety latch and eye viewer
- Smoke detector and sprinkler
- Emergency call button on in-suite telephone
- Daily newspaper delivery
- Daily turndown service
- Laundry and dry cleaning
- Slippers, bathrobe, valet stand and private dresser
- In-suite directory of services
- Luxurious toiletries
| Cathay Suite |
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Cathay is the name for China introduced to Europe by the most legendary of all travellers - Marco Polo.
It is derived from “Khitan” or “Khitai”, which designates several Mongolian tribes who conquered the northern part of China and is Persian in origin.
The Cathay Suite has some antique Chinese furniture and appropriate artwork to complement the theme. |
| Golden Chersonese Suite |
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Golden Chersonese is the name given to the Malay Peninsula in Roman times. It first appeared on a map by Ptolemy, the Greek mathematician, around 200 A.D. and continued to appear on maps up to the 16th century. (“Chersonese is the Greek word for Peninsula).
The name was resurrected by the 19th century traveller and writer, Isabella Bird, with her book ‘The Golden Chersonese: Travels in Malaya in 1879”.
Between the two world wars, the fast train between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur was christened :The Golden Chersonese”. |
| Hotel De L'Europe Suite |
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The Hotel De L’Euorpe was Raffles Hotel main competitor until it closed in 1933. Older than Raffles for several decades, it stood at the corner of Seah Street facing the Esplanade.
The original hotel building was redeveloped in 1907 into an architecturally grand structure that rivalled Raffles Hotel. It was demolished in the 1930s when the present Supreme Court was constructed. |
| Straits Settlement Suite |
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The Straits Settlement (Singapore, Penang and Malacca) were administered from Singapore. The term was in use during the years Raffles Hotel was in its heyday.
The name ‘Strait Settlements’ conjures up images of steamy jungles, rubber planters, rich tin mines and the writings of Joseph Conrad and Somerset Maugham. |
| Temasek Suite |
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Temasek is the ancient name for Singapore. In the Temasek Suite, Raffles Hotel pays tribute to the island’s distant and legendary past before the days of the Malacca Sultanate and the early European traders.
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