Raffles Hotels & Resorts

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Raffles Hotels & Resorts is a Singaporean chain of luxury hotels which traces its roots to 1887 with the opening of the original Raffles Hotel in Singapore.[2] The company started to develop internationally in the late 1990s. Since 2015, Raffles has been a part of Accor.[3][4]

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Raffles Hotels & Resorts
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryHospitality
Founded1989
Number of locations
18
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Omer Acar (CEO Raffles & Orient Express)[1]
ServicesLuxury hotels
ParentAccor
Websiteraffles.com
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History

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Raffles Hotels & Resorts was formed in 1989 to restore, redevelop and manage the historic Raffles Hotel in Singapore. The corporation also undertook the restructuring and management of the Raffles City development, thus laying the foundation for Raffles Hotels & Resorts to become a hotel management company. After a complete restoration, the Raffles Hotel reopened on 16 September 1991.[5][6]

In April 2001, Raffles Holdings acquired Swissôtel from SAirGroup for 268 million euros, thus increasing its room capacity by 139% to 13,500 units in 17 countries.[7]

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] The $2.7 billion deal was finalized in July 2016.[10]

In December 2020, Accor announced that it would be opening a new hotel in Moscow, next to the Kremlin, in the second half of 2022.[11][12] However, in March 2023, it was confirmed that the new hotel was cancelled due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[13]

Properties

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Raffles Hotels & Resorts operates at 18 locations worldwide with 5 more openings planned in 2023 and 2024.[14]

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Property No. of Rooms Country Year Opened Notes References
Raffles Hotel 115  Singapore 1887 Restoration [5][6][15]
Raffles Hotel Le Royal 175  Cambodia 1997 [16][17]
Raffles Grand Hotel d'Angkor 119  Cambodia 1997 [18][19][20]
Raffles Dubai 246  United Arab Emirates 2007 Newly Built [21][22]
Le Royal Monceau, Raffles Paris 149  France 2010 Restoration [23][24]
Raffles Makkah Palace 213  Saudi Arabia 2010 Newly Built [25]
Raffles Praslin, Seychelles 86  Seychelles 2011 [26]
Raffles Makati 32  Philippines 2012 [27][28]
Raffles Hainan 331  China 2013 [29]
Raffles Istanbul 181  Turkey 2014 [30]
Raffles Jakarta 173  Indonesia 2015 [31]
Raffles Europejski Warsaw 106  Poland 2018 Restoration [32][33]
Raffles Maldives Meradhoo 37  Maldives 2019 Newly Built [34]
Raffles Shenzhen 168  China 2019 [35]
Raffles Bali 32  Indonesia 2020 [36]
Raffles Udaipur 101  India 2021 Newly Built [37][38][39]
Raffles The Palm Dubai 389  United Arab Emirates 2021 Takeover [40][41][42]
Raffles Doha 132  Qatar 2022 Newly Built [43]
Raffles Boston Back Bay 147  United States September 2023 Newly Built [44]
Raffles London at The OWO 120  United Kingdom September 2023 Restoration [45]
Raffles Al Areen Palace, Bahrain 78  Bahrain December 2023 Restoration
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Raffles at Galaxy Macau 450  Macau Opening 2023 Newly Built [46]
Raffles Sentosa Resort & Spa 62  Singapore Opening 2024 Newly Built [47][48]
Raffles Jeddah 181  Saudi Arabia Opening 2024 Newly Built
Raffles Cairo 184  Egypt Opening 2025 Newly Built
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Raffles Residences

Raffles Residences is a collection of private residential suites and apartments that are serviced by Raffles Hotels & Resorts and are usually connected to a Raffles-branded hotel.[49] There are currently three Raffles Residences with more scheduled to be completed in the next few years.[50]

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Property No. of Rooms Country References
Raffles Estate Praslin 14  Seychelles [50]
Raffles Residences Makati 130  Philippines [28]
Raffles Residences Jakarta 80  Indonesia [31]
Raffles Residences Doha 49  Qatar [51][52]
The OWO Residences by Raffles (2023) 85  United Kingdom [53][54]
Raffles Residences Boston Back Bay (2023) 146  United States [55]
Raffles Residences Jeddah (2024) 188  Saudi Arabia [56]
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Raffles 1915 Gin

In 2015, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Singapore Sling, Raffles Hotels & Resorts partnered with London-based microdistillery Sipsmith to create a brand-made gin, the Raffles 1915 Gin.[57]

Soirées, Sojourns & Stories by Raffles

Released in 2018, Soirées, Sojourns & Stories by Raffles is a book highlighting the history and some of the iconic guests of Raffles Hotels & Resorts.[58]

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