---
title: Bluelounge The Sanctuary
date: 2011-09-02 08:47:30
permalink: https://lesterchan.net/blog/2011/09/02/bluelounge-the-sanctuary/
author: Lester Chan
categories:
  - "Battery & Power"
  - "Case, Dock & Bag"
tags:
  - Bluelounge
  - charger
  - charging station
  - EpiCentre
  - Ion Orchard
---

Bought the [Bluelounge The Sanctuary](http://www.bluelounge.com/products/thesanctuary/) from [EpiCentre](http://www.epicentreorchard.com/) at Ion Orchard for S$189 and after a 10% member’s discount it cost S$170.10. The first time I saw the The Sanctuary was back in December 2009 [when I was in Hong Kong](https://lesterchan.net/blog/2009/08/14/hong-kong-here-i-come/) at [city’super](http://www.citysuper.com.hk/). It was the Dark Wood variant.

So far I have only saw The Sanctuary selling at EpiCentre at Ion Orchard, I have not seen other shops carrying it yet. I think there is at least 5 of them there when I got it last week. They only carry the Black variant.

The Sanctuary is an upgrade to [Bluelounge Refresh](https://lesterchan.net/blog/2011/05/10/bluelounge-refresh/). It is bigger and allows you to charge almost all types of mobile devices. I love it’s bigger surface area when compared to the Refresh as it allows me to place other things on it as well such as keys and wallet. I like how the inner tray comes with 2 surfaces, Faux Leather and Velvet. You can just flip over to either one to your liking.

However, I do have 2 complains on The Sanctuary, firstly there is only 1 USB port instead of 2 in the Refresh and hence you can only have 1 extra custom USB cable. Secondly, they should have 2 MicroUSB charging connectors instead of just 1 as these days most mobile phones are charged using MicroUSB port. On the other hand, the Refresh is meant more for Apple users as it includes 2 iPod connectors.

![Box Front](https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6205/6069061073_450f8e39e6_z.jpg)

![The Sanctuary Internal Workings](https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6186/6069064797_bd784439e0_z.jpg)

![Mobile Phones On The Sanctuary](https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6071/6069621334_e1457840e9_z.jpg)

[![A](https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6205/6069061073_450f8e39e6_c.jpg "A Flickr gallery by Lester Chan (@lesterchan)")](https://www.flickr.com/photos/lesterchan/albums/72157627492284898 "A Flickr gallery by Lester Chan (@lesterchan)")