of the famous writers who had stayed there. The museum also displayed photographs of its famous guests and visitors. The Raffles Hotel Museum closed in 2012. In December 2015, the Fairmont/Raffles brands were purchased by the French multinational hotel group AccorHotels. A major renovation of the hotel was undertaken starting January 2017, and the hotel closed in December 2017 to allow renovation work to proceed. The rooms were refurbished and soundproofed, and the number of suites increased from 103 to 115. New technologies were incorporated and a new marble floor was installed. Its various food and beverage outlets were revamped, and the Writer's Bar formerly in a corner of the lobby given its own space. Its former Jubilee Theatre was transformed into a ballroom. The hotel reopened on 1 August 2019. Arcade Raffles Hotel has a shopping arcade with 40 speciality boutiques. The arcade also houses most of the hotel's restaurants. In popular culture Raffles is the setting for Ryū Murakami's novel and its film adaptation titled Raffles Hotel. The film was shot on location. The hotel was featured as a Japanese stronghold in Medal of Honor: Rising Sun. The hotel was where Nick and Rachel stayed when they arrived in Singapore in Crazy Rich Asians. Raffles Hotel was the subject of Paul O'Grady's Orient for Carlton Television. Raffles Hotel featured in episodes of the BBC/ABC co-production Tenko, with the majority of series 3 taking place in the hotel. The 2018 renovation was the subject of the TV documentary series, Raffles: An Icon Reborn In Malcolm Pryce's 2020 detective novel, 'The Corpse in the Garden of Perfect Brightness', the detective, Jack Wenlock, tracks down and interviews a contact at Raffles. Throughout the book, characters refer to the hotel rather unusually as 'the Raffles', rather than simply 'Raffles'. See also Stamford House, formerly leased as an annex for Raffles Hotel. Eastern & Oriental Hotel and Strand Hotel, other prominent hotels established by the Sarkies Brothers. References Further reading Andreas Augustin, Raffles, The Most Famous Hotels in the World. London/Singapore/Vienna, (1986) Chefs of Raffles Hotel, The Raffles Hotel Cookbook. Butterworth-Heinemann (2003). Fables From the Raffles Hotel Arcade. Angsana Books (1995). Raymond Flower, The Year of the Tiger. Singapore (1986). Gretchen Liu, Raffles Hotel style. Raffles Hotel (1997). Ralph Modder, Romancing the Raffles: A Collection of Short Stories. SNP Editions (2000). Ryu Murakami (Author), Corinne Atlan (trans.), Raffles Hotel. Picquier (2002). Maurizio Peleggi,