Famous guests include Liz Taylor , Charlie Chaplin and Somerset Maugham . Hotel opened in 1887 and became a much loved British colonial bolt-hole . In 1902 a tiger apparently got into the billiards room and hid under a table . It 's head bartender Ngiam Tong Boon invented Raffle in 1915 .
Famous guests include Liz Taylor , Charlie Chaplin and Somerset Maugham . Hotel opened in 1887 and became a much loved British colonial bolt-hole . In 1902 a tiger apparently got into the billiards room and hid under a table . It 's head bartender Ngiam Tong Boon invented the Singapore Sling in 1915 .