MARCO POLO ORTIGAS MANILA
Marco Polo Ortigas Manila welcomes the Chinese New Year with a set of worthwhile activities and dining options that guests are sure to enjoy.
On Jan. 27, a New Year’s Eve celebration will take place at its Grand Ballroom where live entertainment and calligraphy making will be offered. Feng shui cures and enhancers will be made available for display and selling as well.
Renowned feng shui expert Marites Allen will be present on Jan. 28 to share her complete forecast for the Year of the Fire Rooster. The long-standing tradition of dragon dance performance, widely considered to deliver good luck, will also be staged.
Executive Chinese chef, Raymond Yeung, will combine traditional and modern culinary techniques in his Yin and Yang set menus for lunch, which can be savored at the hotel’s Cantonese restaurant, Lung Hin.
Also available in Lung Hin from Jan. 10 to 31 are symbolic glutinous rice cakes presented in round cakes with yam and brown sugar flavors for P988, and special Koi-shaped coconut flavor for P1,188; and on Jan. 15 to 31 are delectable Golden Pineapple Pastry that comes in a box of eight for P888.
For more information about Marco Polo Ortigas Manila and its other signature dining outlets, call 720-7777, visit www.marcopolohotels. or e-mail to: manila@marcopolohotels.com.
THE MANILA HOTEL
The Manila Hotel invites everyone to partake in its festive events and gastronomic delights especially prepared for the Chinese New Year.
A colorful lion and dragon dance and an eye-dotting ceremony to be held at the hotel’s Fiesta Pavilion on Jan. 27 will definitely leave customers in awe. Completing the revelry will be a lauriat dinner with special dishes by Chef Sun Bing of the Mabuhay Palace.
Feng shui master Joseph Chau Kam Shing and his son Vittorio Chau will share their predictions for the year and will do a special blessing of prosperity, good health, and long life. Tickets are priced at P3,888 per person.
The Manila Hotel also offers the “Meet the Rooster” package inclusive of an overnight stay at the Grand Dame in one of its Superior Deluxe rooms during the Chinese New Year’s eve. Those who will avail will get a buffet breakfast for two at the Café Ilang- Ilang, one ticket to the Chinese New Year activity (ceremony, cocktails, and dinner), and a Feng Shui Essentials book by Mr. Chau Kam Shing for only P8,888.
In addition, those who will book The Manila Hotel’s Sunset or Sunrise Suites with stay period from Jan. 27 to 28 will be upgraded to Suite Chinese New Year package.
The Manila Hotel is located at One Rizal Park, Manila. For inquiries, contact 527-0011 or visit www.manila-hotel.com.ph.
PAN PACIFIC MANILA
The most important festival in Chinese lunar calendar will surely be a lot of fun with Pan Pacific Manila’s culinary offerings.
From Jan. 23 to 28, Pacific Lounge will showcase the delightful flavors of a Chinese banquet to be prepared by guest Chef Taipei of China Place and Pan Pacific Manila’s seasoned chefs. Lunch and dinner buffets will be offered for P1,000 and P1,288, respectively, per person.
Aside from the abundant buffet selection, guests will be treated to a traditional Chinese dragon dance to be performed at the lobby starting 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 27.
The hotel also has its “Lunar New Year Special” package, which includes an overnight stay with breakfast buffet for two plus an auspicious red packet dining credit of $8 per stay. This promo will run from Feb. 1 to 27.
Pan Pacific Manila is located at M. Adriatico cor. Gen. Malvar Streets, Malate, Manila. Contact 318-0788 or e-mail fb.ppmnl@panpacific.com for more details.
JINJIANG INN
The Year of the Fire Rooster is set to be welcomed with the traditional lion dance at Jinjiang Inn’s Ortigas and Makati branches on Jan. 28.
Until Jan. 31, a stay in either Jinjiang InnOrtigas (P2,800 per person) or Jinjiang InnMakati (P3,500 per person) will be inclusive of an overnight accommodation at a Business Room with breakfast for two persons.
Jinjiang Inn is a franchised hotel brand from the largest hospitality chain in China. Jinjiang Inn- Ortigas is located at San Miguel Avenue corner Lourdes Drive, Ortigas Center, Pasig City, while Jinjiang Inn-Makati is located along A. Arnaiz Avenue, Makati City. —