# Hotels with History | Raffles Hotel, Singapore, with Richard E. Grant and Jules Perowne

An episode of [Intelligence Squared](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/708371900), 25 Sep 2025, 26 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6ae4779753fe55e775c1ac6c/e/381a9994-792d-11f0-8255-2f5b97ff43b3/media.mp3

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. Follow on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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