We stayed at the Raffles in Singapore right before our stay at the Imperial in Delhi. I have stayed at Raffles many times but this was the first time since Jochem took over. I have always loved Raffles and all our stays there, and I loved it the most recent time as well. However, I did notice certain changes in the service and in the breakfasts in particular. I definitely got the impression that these were cost-cutting measures, and I wonder if some of the service changes at the Imperial are the same, reactions to a changed world economy, and to the fact that the customers are harder to come by! (Both Raffles and the Imperial were rather quiet compared to our other stays).