Still don’t know where to celebrate Chinese New Year? Here are some ideas:
Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar
Usher the auspicious Year of the Tiger with Luckiest Deals at Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar. The iconic heritage and beach resort invites you to revitalize, reconnect and spend the Lunar Fest that guarantees a festive, safe and worry-free staycation.
Savor the Lunar Fest for two nights at Php12,000 nett or three nights,priced at Php16,000 nett complete with daily breakfast, Chinese-themed dinner with typical dishes and recipes, Balsa ride, complimentary rice cake setup in the room, and the main street parade with Batoneras and other local performances.
Booking Period : January 15, 2022- February 01, 2022
Stay Period : January 31, 2022- February 02,2022
Contact 09178729361 or email reserve@lascasasfilipinas.com for reservations. You may also visit www.lascasasfilipinas.com
Crystal Dragon
Look forward to Crystal Dragon’s Lunar New Year ala carte menu that is currently offered until February 6. The menu consists of culinary delights that symbolize good fortune, abundance, and happiness highlighting Crystal Dragon’s luxurious and enhanced rendition of the Yu Sheng, a popular Chinese New Year fare. The restaurant’s Prosperity Abalone salad consists of sliced abalone, colorful julienned papaya, pomelo, carrots, radish, onion leeks, chopped peanuts and deep-fried flour crisps drizzled with oil and sweet plum sauce. Customarily tossed by diners with shouts of well-wishes to invoke a prosperous year ahead, the belief is that the higher one tosses the salad, the greater one’s fortune will be.
The Prosperity Abalone Yu Sheng’s ingredients are thoughtfully put together to symbolize abundance of wealth and long life, with the abalone signifying abundance; the oil representing wishes for a smooth sailing year; the chopped peanuts and deep-fried flour crisps symbolizing prosperity, and the sweet plum sauce denoting a sweet and harmonious family relationship.
Also offered in Crystal Dragon’s special Lunar New Year menu are dishes to augur good fortune: braised dried oysters, sea cucumber, duo mushrooms in supreme soy sauce with broccoli; steamed live grouper fish in sour broth with white shimeji mushrooms; crispy roasted duck marinated in truffle sauce; slowly braised spicy pork trotter; steamed taro rice with Chinese liver sausage, lap cheong (Chinese sausage), mushroom and diced chicken; and pan-fried fragrant taro nian gao (tikoy or sticky rice cake) with pandan coconut compote.
Located on the upper ground of Nüwa Manila, Crystal Dragon is open from 12 noon to 11 pm. Reservations are encouraged by calling 8800-8080 or e-mailing guestservices@cod- manila.com. For more information, visit www.cityofdreamsmanila.com
Edsa Shangri-La, Manila
Usher in the year of the Water Tiger with auspicious dining and a collection of delicacies at Edsa Shangri-La, Manila. Feast on authentic Cantonese specialties with Summer Palace’s set menus for groups or families of 4 people. Choose among the Wealth set Menu priced at Php9,388++, Prosperity set menu priced at Php10,888++ or Longevity set menu priced at Php21,888++ from Chinese New Year Eve (January 31) until February 15, 2022, the day of the Lantern Festival which marks the end of the lunar year celebration.
A selection of Chinese New Year dishes is also available such as Fresh Salmon with Snow Pear Yee Sang, Seafood Poon Choi, and Crispy Squirrel Fish with Sweet and Sour sauce and Pine Nuts to name a few. To cap off this heavenly oriental feast, diners on January 31 and February 1 get to pick an ang pao bearing vouchers of up to 25% savings on the food bill for the guest’s next dining experience at Summer Palace.
Holiday Inn and Suites Makati
As a treat, catch the first promo deal of the year with Holiday Inn and Suites Makati’s Chinese New Year Flash Sale happening until February 2, 2022. Celebrate with Holiday Inn and Suites Makati as it offers an exciting deal for a staycation with your family and friends. Avail of the Flash Sale for a standard room at Php4,088 nett on weekdays, Monday to Thursday and Php5,088 nett on weekends, Friday to Sunday. The rate is for room only and good for single or double occupancy. An additional fee of Php 1,200 net to enjoy breakfast for two persons.
The stay period is from January 30 to September 30, 2022. Enjoy more time as you plan your staycation and indulge in a shopcation spree on any of your holiday breaks as Holiday Inn and Suites Makati’s direct access to Glorietta Mall gives you more options for an enjoyable vacation.
For bookings and reservations, please call +63 2 79090888 or email hism.reservations@ihg.com. The
hotel services and operations are in adherence to local government guidelines and subject to change
based on market conditions. Blackout dates apply on February 12-14 and April 15-17, 2022. This is valid
for direct bookings only.
Nobu Manila
Guests can ring in the Year of the Tiger with a roaring fare influenced by the new-style Japanese cuisine globally popularized by the legendary Chef Nobu Matsuhisa. Nobu Manila’s Chinese New Year ala carte menu, which is offered for the whole month of February, features an indulgent array of Nobu-style assorted sushi cups and maki platter of ama ebi (sweet shrimp), uni (sea urchin), yellowtail, tuna, hokkigai (surf clam), white fish, unagi (freshwater eel), scallop, and salmon. The menu also offers whole crispy lapu-lapu (grouper) with sweet chili cilantro sauce and assorted vegetables; and Iberico pork yaki udon, a noodle dish with Iberico pork jowl, tofu, shitake mushrooms, bok choy, and baby corn.
Located at Level 1, Nobu Hotel, Nobu Manila restaurant also provides a leisurely al fresco dining experience at the open-air floating cabanas. The restaurant is open Sunday to Thursday from 5PM to 10PM, and until 11PM on Friday and Saturday.
Reservations are encouraged by calling 8800-8080 or e-mailing guestservices@cod- manila.com. For more information, visit www.cityofdreamsmanila.com
At Home With…
Sheraton Manila Bay
Sheraton Manila Bay welcomes the Year of the Tiger with a trio of auspicious creations. Usher luck and sweeten your Chinese New Year feast by taking home our freshly baked Mandarin Choux for only Php165 per piece, Asado Pork Bun for Php155 per set of 3, and Chinese Custard Bun for only Php130 for a set of 3.
These delectable offers are available at the Sheraton Kiosk located at Robinsons Place Manila, Padre Faura Wing, Mall Entrance, and for delivery by calling 0253180788, 09175837294, 09175837326, or email reservations.manilabay@sheraton.com
Rémy Martin XO
The new year is all about removing the bad and ushering in the good. There is no better way to celebrate the Year of the Tiger but to indulge in opulence to attract prosperity into homes. People born in the said year possess courage, competitiveness, unpredictability, and confidence—characteristics that are also embodied by the iconic Centaur representing Rémy Martin. The renowned maker of the finest champagne cognacs introduces Centaur Odyssey limited edition Rémy Martin XO, lavish spirits to level up the new year celebration with grandeur and good fortune.
Cherry-hued home ornaments are common during the Chinese New Year. The color represents joy and drives away bad spirits. Rémy Martin XO is housed in a dazzling red coffret, making the drink a resplendent centerpiece on the dining table that matches the festivity’s vibe. Rémy Martin XO can be enjoyed by everyone in different ways, too. It can be poured into a glass neatly, on ice, or with a lump of sugar and three dashes of bitters. It is also a great gift to give during this time.
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