Capella, Cars and Comfort

Had a short getaway at Capella in Sentosa this weekend with my girlfriend. When we arrived at the basement carpark, we saw this mammoth and majestic Rolls Phantom and that set the tone for the rest of our experience at this exclusive hotel.


Spotted some other noteworthy cars. You can read about them in our new mobile blog here.


Capella is a 112 room 6-star resort-styled hotel including 4 historical colonial bungalows built in the 1880s to accommodate British officers.


After a quick and courteous check-in, a lovely lady walked us our room and gave us a run through, with highlights as follows:


Gorgeous view of three cascading swimming pools and the South China Sea.


Porcelain bath tub overseeing said view (albeit more restricted).


Touchscreen controls for launching nuclear missiles the lights, curtains, air conditioning, room service and probably tonnes of other useful functions.


HUGE vanity area. Great for the ladies!


Nespresso machine, iPod dock connected to Bose sound system. There's also a wall-mounted 46 inch LCD tv (you can see part of it lurking on top right hand corner of the picture) Great for me!


But what impressed me most is this handwritten note from the hotel's General Manager Micheal. I can't remember having ever received one from any other hotel.

Gangsta Phantom

This is what a slammed Chrysler 300C with tinted windows and chrome rims want to be when it grows up.

Rolls Royce's new V12

Rolls Royce is known for their reluctance to talk performance numbers like the usual car manufacturers. I think their rationale is that when you can afford a Rolls, you have transcended way WAY beyond comparing with Mr Jones' ride.

Being Carbon Clad though, we HAVE to tell you the numbers for the gorgeous example above which we seen recently - a twin-turbo V-12 engine displacing 6.6L and making over 500-hp. Torque figures have not been officially revealed but is speculated to be in the vicinity of a garguantuan 533lb-ft.

Oh, the 200ex experimental car housing this new engine is not too shabby as well.