Raffles The Plaza

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莱佛士大厦 Raffles The Plaza

Alternative name	The Westin Plaza (former name)
Location	Bras Basah Road, Downtown Core, Singapore
Construction period	1980 - 1985
Primary usage	Hotel
Opening date	1986
Floor count	28 and 3 basements
Floor area	N.A.
Elevator count	79 lifts, 26 escalators
Owner	RC Hotels
Management	Raffles International
Developer	Tincel Properties
Architect	I. M. Pei with Architects 61
Main contractor	SsangYong Group
Website	raffles.com

Raffles The Plaza （莱佛士大厦) is the sister hotel of Swissôtel The Stamford located within the Raffles City complex in Singapore. It has a total of 769 rooms and suites housed within two 26-storey towers. Opened as the Westin Plaza in 1986, the hotel was refurbished together with Swissôtel The Stamford, formerly known as the Westin Stamford, and was renamed on January 1, 2002, with a change of management. Both hotels are currently managed by Raffles International. Raffles The Plaza currently houses Asia's largest spa RafflesAmrita Spa, and shares all sports and recreation facilities with Swissôtel The Stamford.

In 2005, the 117th IOC Session was held in the Raffles City Convention Centre, located in Raffles City. Most IOC members stayed in this hotel, as did several well-known figures who came to the city to support their cities' bids. In 2006, the hotel's service area in basement one became an expanded retail area of Raffles City with 50 new shops.