The original Capitol Theatre project was, said The Straits Times on opening day, “fraught with difficulties and seeming impossibilities, but the present beautiful edifice emerges as a glorious example of the ingenuity and resourcefulness of man”. It was built in just 10 months, which is – at time of writing – exactly how long it has been since The Patina, Capitol Singapore’s once-busy Facebook page was last updated.
Staying on Rosewood Hotels and Resorts is offering an extra night’s free accommodation at 16 of its upmarket properties worldwide. Most – such as The Carlyle, in Manhattan, and the Rosewood Washington D.C. (stay three, pay for two nights at both till September 4) – are in North America, but you can get a free fourth night at the Rosewood Beijing until December 31. Rosewood London is offering a third free night until September 10, and Rosewood Castiglion del Bosco, in Tuscany, Italy, is giving a fourth night for free until November 18. See the More Rosewood deal under “Offers” at rosewoodhotels.com for the full list.Deal of the week Westminster Travel’s two-night Shanghai package starts from HK$2,050 per person (twin share) for flights and accommodation at the Pentahotel. Closer to the downtown area and similarly priced from HK$2,170 is the Sunrise on the Bund Hotel, which, like the Pentahotel, gets mostly positive online reviews. Further upmarket, Hyatt on the Bund is better value from HK$2,470. Do note, though, that neither the Hyatt nor the Sunrise is actually on “the Bund” as most tourists know it, but in the newer North Bund district (which was set up in the 1990s, supposedly to boost tourism and raise land prices). The Peninsula, which is on the Bund, tops the price list from HK$4,050. Flights with Cathay Pacific or Cathay Dragon, daily breakfast and travel insurance are included with these prices, which will be available until the end of October, but with a HK$200 surcharge from July 7. For more hotels, details and reservations, visit westminstertravel.com.ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7tK%2FMqWWcp51kuqKzwLOgp52jZL2wv9NmpJqfka%2B2r7GOramarpWhfKK%2B06KapZ1fZ316hI9ybGian6S4qrrGZp%2BorF2ovbO1zaBkq7GfoK6vecmap5qmXZ%2FCtMCMm5ycmZ2aeqat0qKcqw%3D%3D