Raffles Hotel Singapore opened in 1887 in a rather somber-looking old bungalow known as Beach House. Declared a National Monument in 1987, the Hotel has grown from strength to strength. With its restoration and reopening in 1991, Raffles Hotel today stands as a jewel in the crown of Singapore's hospitality industry, renowned and loved for it's inimitable style and unsurpassed excellence in service and facilities.