During the 1970s, Metropole guests went to the hotel’s bomb shelter whenever American bombs rained down to stay safe. — Metropole Hotel
There are just a few hotels around the world that, when their name is mentioned, are instantly recognised as venues most travellers aspire to visit at least once in their lives. You probably know some of these hotels: Raffles Singapore, the Mandarin Oriental in Bangkok, Thailand, The Peninsula in Hong Kong, and the Eastern and Oriental in Penang.
In the early days of the colony, Singapore was synonymous with Raffles, as it was the only place to stay in this part of the Far East.
