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Visit singapore , getting to know Raffles hotel !

Raffles Hotel is a colonial style hotel, known for its luxurious accommodation and superb restaurants. Within the hotel it has a tropical garden courtyard, museum, and Victorian-style theatre call jubilee.



To Many Singaporeans and travelers, Raffles Hotel was remembered of the 1970s. Taking a trishaw ride to the main door and walk through its spacious ballroom and enjoy a "must have" pink gin sling. Singapore Sling was invented by bartender Ngiam Tong Boon around 1910 from Raffles hotel.





In the eyes of the tourists Raffles Hotel was a charming, Tropical, Unique colonial building.



But in1980s the hotel was closed for major renovation and the hotel really need a new facelift at that time. Little did we know, Raffles hotel went through many major decision before the renovation. The hotel was re open on September, 1991 after a facelift of S$160 millions. Today the Raffles Hotel has a private in house guest area and a public area where group of tourist can have lunch or tea and to buy a Raffles T-shirt. You can see tourists come here to take a picture at the main entrance.

Source : Singapore, Tourism & Me and Wikipedia



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