▁wood ▁pan elling . ▁ ▁Ex terior ▁works ▁The ▁building ' s ▁ne o - class ical ▁columns ▁and ▁high - ce iling ▁ver andas ▁were ▁retained . ▁It ▁was ▁cl ad ▁in ▁Shang hai ▁pl aster ▁pan els , ▁which ▁have ▁been ▁restored . ▁The ▁own ers ▁converted ▁the ▁windows ▁back ▁to ▁be ▁hous ed ▁in ▁tim ber ▁frames . ▁Part ▁of ▁the ▁tunnel ▁under ▁Full erton ▁Road , ▁which ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁transfer ▁mail ▁onto ▁ships ▁waiting ▁in ▁the ▁har bour , ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁kept . ▁ ▁Inter ior ▁works ▁While ▁the ▁building ' s ▁exterior ▁has ▁been ▁conser ved , ▁the ▁architect s ▁had ▁also ▁to ▁transform ▁the ▁interior ▁into ▁a ▁five - star ▁hotel . ▁The ▁room ▁on ▁the ▁fourth ▁store y , ▁where ▁the ▁British ▁Governor ▁was ▁first ▁told ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁military ' s ▁decision ▁to ▁surrender ▁to ▁the ▁Japanese ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁was ▁converted ▁to ▁an ▁exclusive ▁l oun ge . ▁The ▁room ▁has ▁a ▁bar rel - v ault ed , ▁c of fer ed ▁ce iling , ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁kind ▁in ▁Singapore . ▁ ▁The ▁building ' s ▁historical ▁l ighth ouse , ▁which ▁used ▁to ▁guide ▁ships ▁into ▁the ▁port , ▁has ▁been ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁a ▁food ▁and ▁be verage ▁out let . ▁The ▁Full erton ▁Light , ▁a ▁revol ving ▁be acon ▁of ▁ 5 4 0 ▁kil oc and el as ▁mounted ▁on ▁the ▁roof ▁of ▁the ▁building , ▁was ▁installed ▁in