Raffles Hotel , Advent 2021

It has been almost 2 years , short by a month , since writing a review .. longest period in recent times since my last flight ( must be more than 60 years ago with no flying or hotel stay when this possibly might have occurred ) !  So rusty that this has taken awhile to put together ..

Route taken to Raffles , arrived by car .. sorry forgot how to re arrange photos

View of the wing where the suite is and Raffles Courtyard enroute to the lobby

Was looking forward to the annual huge live traditional CHRISTmas tree in the centre of the lobby but it was not to be . Shipment of all tall trees has been delayed , wonder if the containers will arrive by mid December . Will post photos then .

Instead the lobby area was set up as usual for afternoon tea . One walks past to get to the residents area to the suites .

Entry to suite opens to a small living area to the left and a table with the minibar along with TV on the right

 
The minibar is like a trunk , nice touch of how it was like to travel especially aeons ago , decently stocked 

The bed is very comfortable 

A comfortable size but not generous AMANs or MOHK suites

Deep bathtub for a comfortable soak , beyond is the door behind the tub opening to the ' WC ' room

Note the bathroom floor tiles 

Every suite has a dedicated butler and this helps . With quite a number of hotel F & B outlets as well as others on site along with those in the area including Raffles City ( Fairmont & Swisshotel  too ) across the street , one is spoilt for choice too where dining , shopping and other attractions distract  / tempt .

Decisions , decisions , decisions .. butler suggestions and thoughts come in handy .

Service throughout was pleasantly attentive .

As hinted / mentioned above , dining at Raffles is a joy , even though missing some options before this recent renovations .

Some of the meals we had have been posted in Dining Buzz while figuring out how to write here again . Going to take a break to see if this shows up alright and resume the review later .

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We were in the Lobby Lounge for Festive Afternoon Tea on Sunday . Also the Long Bar , Butchers Block . Popped into non hotel outlets but onsite in the Raffles Arcade area like Singapore Coffee ,  Burger and Lobster   

The Fairmont and Swisshotel looming above the shopping arcade .. the Long Bar , Butchers Block and Singapore Coffee are located in the wing you catch a glimpse of on the right . As you can well imagine , it can be quite a trek to reach some of the dining options . As an example , Burger and Lobster , is at the far end . The walkways are all al fresco  ..

While the standard of the fare at the hotel are high , the prices are correspondingly so . Perhaps they reflect her iconic status being a Grande Dame . For instance , did not realise that the Festive Afternoon Tea cost the same as the FS 190 CHRISTmas set dinner ! The Four Seasons CHRISTmas tea is also about half it !  That said , the atmosphere at Raffles has a different cheery vibe .

2 iPads are provided in the suite . These are quite handy to manage lighting and such .

If one is driving , the covered carpark is ample and provides easy parking .

Classical music is usually played , even in the public washrooms .
These happen to provide respite from the open air walkways being sufficiently air conditioned too .

Do note that because of the current situation , one has to reserve times for swims in the rooftop pool or the gym .

This can be considered a boon as it becomes like your private gym or pool