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Rent an R8 for $8,000 per day... not including the flight to Tokyo

Filed under: Coupes, Sports/GTs, Etc., Japan, Marketing/Advertising, Supercars, Audi, Lifestyle



The Peninsula Hotel in Hong Kong bought 13 Rolls-Royce Phantoms for shuttling guests around the city. The Peninsula Hotel in Tokyo has purchased just one car, and will leave the guest to drive himself. That car is an R8, finished in the hotel's trademark Brewster Green, with a gold Peninsula logo outside, and cognac leather inside. To avail yourself of it -- once you've gotten to Tokyo -- you'll need to book the Peninsula Suite, which goes for the ho-hum figure of ¥850,000 per night. That $8,000 U.S. every day to burble at single-digit speeds in Tokyo traffic, although you are allowed to take it outside of Tokyo. Come to think of it, the speeds probably don't matter -- if you have that kind of money, there's a good chance you've got an R8 or better in your own garage already...

[Source: Asahi via German Car Blog]

Boston hotel offers million-dollar Valentine's Day package, Bentley included

Filed under: Etc., Bentley

Still looking for a way to impress that special someone with that million dollars burning a hole in your pocket? How about this, the "Prelude to a Kiss" Valentine's Day package at the Taj Hotel in Boston?

The whole shebang includes an overnight stay in the presidential suite, a romantic six-course dinner for two, plus a few extra perks including a diamond necklace with matching earrings for her, a set of gold cufflinks for him, and a Bentley Continental GT in black with red leather interior thrown in just for good measure. It also includes breakfast in the morning, rose petals on the bed, and ballroom dancing lessons.

The package will cost you $1,069,000, of which $193,000 pays for the Bentley and some $866,000 goes towards the bling. "Prelude to a Kiss" is right... if that doesn't do the trick, we don't know what will.

Want more information? Click here for a PDF on the full package.

Thanks for the tip, Stu!

[Source: German Car Scene]

Ferrari hotel in the works?

Filed under: Etc., Marketing/Advertising, Supercars

Autoblog sibling Luxist reports that billionaire Steve Wynn is considering opening a hotel based on the exotic car brand as part of his Wynn Macau resort project in Asia. Wynn reportedly has already spoken with Ferrari chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo about such a possibility.

Wynn's hotel, Wynn Las Vegas (pictured) already holds a Ferrari dealership.  Personally, we're hoping Ferrari (which recently opened a driving school in Canada) will consider a second one below the 29th Parallel.

[Source: The Standard via Luxist]

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