Singapore City Tour - The Raffles Hotel
The Hello Singapore team of Singapore walking tours guides
The famous Raffles Hotel was opened in 1887 by the Sarkies Brothers from Iran who named it after Sir Stamford Raffles, the Founder of Singapore. The hotel has changed ownership many times over the years. The one thing that hasn't changed though is the charm of the place. It is exquisite. For the past 130 years, people like Rudyard Kipling, Charlie Chaplin, Ava Gardner, Elizabeth Taylor, George Bush, Michael Jackson, Karl Lagerfeld and Christian Louboutin stayed here.If you are on your walking tour of Singapore, you will see quickly that many people take turns to take pictures of... The Doorman! People on Singapore tours from the airport come here just to take a picture of Narjan! He is the most photographed man in Singapore! He has been the doorman at Raffles for 25 years! He even has his own soft toy!After a Singapore excursion, this would be the place to have the famous Singapore Sling where it was invented!!!Ask your personal tour guide in Singaporeto take you here for your next Changi Singapore Tour!