Intelligence Squared
Intelligence Squared
Intelligence Squared
Hotels with History | Raffles Hotel, Singapore, with Richard E. Grant and Jules Perowne
26 minutes Posted Sep 25, 2025 at 11:00 pm.
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This is an episode of Hotels with History, produced by Intelligence Squared on behalf of ⁠Perowne International⁠⁠.


On todays episode, Richard journeys to Singapore to explore the legendary Raffles Hotel. Discover how four visionary Armenian brothers turned a 10-room beach bungalow into a magnificent Neo-Renaissance palace, where literary giants found their muse, and some of the world’s most famous cocktails were shaken.


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