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In 2005, Colony Capital bought Raffles Holdings for $1 billion from the Singapore government. Raffles and Swissôtel joined Fairmont Hotels in the newly formed holding, FRHI Hotels & Resorts, in 2006. [8] In December 2015, Accor announced the acquisition of FRHI Hotels & Resorts, taking over the Fairmont, Raffles, and Swissotel hotel chains. [9]
Raffles Singapore is a historic luxury hotel at 1 Beach Road, in Singapore. It was established by Armenian hoteliers, the Sarkies Brothers , in 1887. The hotel was named after British statesman Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles , the founder of modern Singapore.
The Singapore sling is a popular gin sling originally made at the Long Bar, Raffles Hotel, Singapore. A sling is a drink historically made with sugar, hot or cold water, nutmeg, and a spirit such as gin, whiskey, rum, or brandy.
Raffles City is a large complex located in the Civic District within the Downtown Core of the city-state of Singapore.Occupying an entire city block bounded by Stamford Road, Beach Road, Bras Basah Road and North Bridge Road, it houses two hotels and an office tower over a podium which contains a shopping complex and a convention centre.
When Raffles Hotels was acquired by Fairmont in 2006, the smaller Raffles The Plaza hotel was again renamed, becoming the Fairmont Singapore on 12 December 2007. [ 7 ] Swissôtel The Stamford has 12 food and beverage outlets including JAAN by Kirk Westaway (awarded two stars in the Michelin Guide's Singapore edition), recreational facilities ...
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Change Alley is an air-conditioned shopping arcade in the financial district of Raffles Place in Downtown Core planning area of Singapore. Flanked by the skyscrapers Chevron House and Hitachi Tower , it is an alley that links Raffles Place and Collyer Quay .
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