Raffles Hotels and Resorts

Raffles Hotels & Resorts is a collection of luxury properties located in major cities around the globe. Each hotel is designed to have its own distinct personality. Raffles Hotels & Resorts is owned by Fairmont Raffles Hotels International, a Canadian-based hotel company with over 105 hotels in 31 countries worldwide under the Fairmont, Raffles and Swissôtel brands. The company also owns Fairmont and Raffles branded Residences, Estates and luxury private residence club properties.

Raffles Hotels & Resorts was formed in 1989 to restore, redevelop and manage the Raffles Hotel. The corporation also undertakes the restructuring and management of the I.M Pei-designed Raffles City Development, thus laying the foundation for Raffles Hotels and Resorts to become a hotel management company.

The Raffles Hotel reopened after a complete restoration on 16 September 1991 to international condemnation. In 1997, the company opened the restored Grand Hotel d'Angkor in Siem Reap, Cambodia, marking the launch of its luxury resort brand. Thereafter, Raffles Hotels and Resorts further expanded its portfolio of properties with the acquirement of two European hotels; Brown's Hotel in London and Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten in Hamburg. The Raffles’ lifestyle concepts were also extended to Europe through the opening of two signature restaurants – 1837 in Brown’s Hotel and Doc Cheng’s in Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten.

In the year 2000, Raffles opened a new concept of health spas, named Amrita Spa, in Raffles City, Singapore, Raffles Hotel Singapore, Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten, Grand Hotel d’Angkor and Hotel Le Royal in Cambodia and Merchant Court Sydney. The name ‘Amrita’ is an ancient Sanskrit word meaning the ‘elixir of youth’. October 2000 marked the arrival of the Raffles International brand to North America with the acquisition of L’Ermitage, Beverly Hills, located on Burton Way.

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