It's one of Singapore's most iconic buildings, and after the bastion of British colonialism that is Raffles Hotel, one of the oldest likewise. Goodwood Park Hotel celebrates its 110th birthday this season, and then for a grand heritage hotel that's been common this long, this indicates surprisingly suitable for its age. A bit history lesson -- Goodwood Park Hotel Singapore was created in 1900 since the Teutonia Club for the expatriate German community in Singapore. Three Jewish brothers by the family name of Manasseh bought during the property in 1918, registering it in 1922 as a restaurant-café-entertainment establishment under the name "Goodwood Hall." Goodwood Park Hotel's Poolside Place In 1929, the Manassehs turned Goodwood Hall on the Goodwood Park Hotel to cater to traveling businessmen from Malaysia (then called Malaya). The hotel became one of the best-known hotels by the end of a typical 1930s and among its visiting luminaries from that period was the Duke of Windsor, then the Prince of Wales.In 1963, Goodwood Park Hotel was bought over by Malayan Banking Group as well as in 1968, it changed hands again to become the property of the late Tan Sri Khoo Teck Puat, a former managing director of the bank. The accommodation underwent massive renovations and expansion when Mrs Mavis Oei, the hotel’s current chairwoman as well as the eldest daughter of Tan Sri Khoo Teck Puat, took over. But among the many biggest milestones for GoodWood Park Hotel was in March 1989, when its tower was gazetted as a national monument by way of the Singapore Preservation of Monuments Board (now known since the Singapore National Heritage Board) The past is probably not as grand as Raffles Hotel's, nonetheless the hotel has been through a number of Singapore's more tumultuous times, that offer Japanese occupation of WWII. And to commemorate the 110th anniversary, Goodwood Park Hotel is offering two promotional packages for guests to experience the heritage of the building.
