Raffles Hotel, Singapore
Built in 1887 and named after the founder of Singapore, Sir Stamford Raffles (seriously), the Raffles is a legitimately luxurious joint. Its hotel bar lays claim to being the spot where the last surviving wild tiger in Singapore was shot in 1902, and where the Singapore Sling was invented (thanks bartender Ngiam Tong Boon!).
The spookiness: it's also rumored that five days after the Japanese surrendered in WWII, 300 officers who were stationed in Singapore met up at the lobby bar for an evening of sake drinking, at the end of which they all ceremoniously fell upon their swords (...guess they'd had enough shots?).
Raffles Hotel
1 Beach Road, Singapore, 189673 
.jpg "How Comms Guru & Founder Of The PR Net Lisa Smith Put Her Stylish Stamp On The Industry")
.jpg "Who Are The Assoulines? Meet The Chic First Family Of Luxury Publishing")
.jpg "Who Is Nats Getty? The Oil Heir & Trans Activist Is Living Life Loud & Proud")
.jpg "Worldly Socialite Haya Maraka's Elegant Etiquette Tips For The Modern Lady")
.jpg "Haute Hostess Christine Chiu's Guide To Throwing The Most Fabulous Fête")
