Piling work on the four-storey building, which was designed by Chan Yee Lim, began in October 1952.
One of them, Loh Yoon Seong, was convicted of murder and sentenced to death in 1990,[6] while the other, Tan Swee Hoon, was jailed and caned for manslaughter and unrelated robbery charges in 1993.
[10] The hotel features a "plain and simple" façade, with walls made of reinforced concrete and windows framed with metal and accompanied by fixed ventilators either above or below.
Coin-operated scales can be found by the lift and mini-televations are mounted on the walls of the hotel's rooms.
"[12] According to Roots, which is published by the National Heritage Board, the restaurant is "popularly known for providing sumptuous Chinese vegetarian cuisine.