Raffles Hotel is a hotel in Bukit Merah, Singapore.[1] It opened in 1887. It is operated by FRHI Hotels & Resorts. It carries the Raffles Hotels & Resorts brand. It is owned by Raffles Hotels & Resorts. It has 115 rooms on 3 floors. It stands about 3.7 km from the centre of Bukit Merah.[3]

Overview

Raffles Hotel 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 colonial official Stamford Raffles, the founder of modern Singapore.

From “Raffles Hotel” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]

History and building

The hotel opened in 1887. It was designed by Regent Alfred John Bidwell. The building has 3 floors. [1]

Location

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Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 3.7 km from the centre of Bukit Merah. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Seletar Airport (XSP), about 16 km from the centre of Bukit Merah.[4]

It is one of 290 hotels in and around Bukit Merah recorded in Wikidata, 221 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Of the 147 with a recorded opening date, the earliest is Duxton Reserve Singapore, Autograph Collection, opened in 1860. See Hotels in Bukit Merah.

Other hotels within 1.5 km:

See also

References

  1. ^ Raffles Hotel (Q1538837). Wikidata. CC0.
  2. ^ Raffles Hotel. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-07-02.
  3. ^ Bukit Merah (Q4986926). Wikidata. CC0.
  4. ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
  5. ^ Hotels in Bukit Merah. Wikidata. CC0.

Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.

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