Originally Posted by
Lounge Expert
Superb TR mate...
I dont agree however about the less than grand reviews of Raffles Hotel. Maybe its a cultural thing, but a hotel with so much history and sophistication lends itself to a word that has become less and less relevant: Class.
IMHO its sister E&O Hotel in Penang is the best hotel in the world based on value for money:-:
Class was a word
best applied to this hotel perhaps a decade ago.
Tour groups by the busload to look round the grounds and drink at the bar do not add to an air of sophistication. A similar atmosphere with tourists coming and going can also be found at...........well...........the Burj al Arab!