Of course, the Yuletide season is best celebrated at home, but if you and the family are looking to spend the holidays elsewhere, then look no further than Shangri-La at the Fort, Manila. The hotel offers you to take part in an array of staycation offers, festive feasts and some decadent treats because, after all, as they say, it’s the most wonderful time of the year.
Festive feasts and Yuletide treats
Enjoy a hearty Christmas lunch buffet at High Street Café for just P3, 600 net, inclusive of a non-alcoholic beverage package. The café boasts an impressive selection of holiday spreads and offerings. As for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day dinner buffet, you can get the alcoholic beverage package at P 3, 800 net. A noche buena spread is also available at P 2, 400 net from 10:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. on the 24th of December.
Meanwhile, at the High Street Lounge, you may get a Christmas-themed afternoon tea set created by Executive Pastry Chef Anthony Collar. The tea set is available up to December 26 for P1, 600 net, inclusive of coffee or tea for two people. You can also kick the experience up a notch with two glasses of bubbly at just P2, 800 net.
A selection of Chinese fare awaits you as well at Canton Road with holiday lunch and dinner set menus starting at P3, 288 per person, inclusive of a beverage package. You may also feast on the Festive Dim Sum set lunch at P1, 988 per person on Christmas Day, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The regular and a la carte menus are still available for ordering, too.
If you wish to celebrate in a more intimate setting, you can dine in one of the restaurant’s nine private dining rooms with the bespoke family set menus starting at P34, 888 for a table of 10 people.
Raging Bull Chophouse & Bar, on the other hand, is for all of you who want some premium Australian grain and grass-fed beef, fresh seafood selections and grilled items straight from the Josper Grill. The five-course Christmas Eve set menu is priced at P4,500 net per person, inclusive of one glass of bubbly, while the Christmas dinner set menu is priced at P4, 450 net per person.
For a feast fit for the family, visit Samba, which has a wide selection of fresh and flavorful dishes from Peru. Treat your loved ones to a five-course dinner priced at P 3, 200 net per person, inclusive of one tiki cocktail on December 24 and 25. The four-course lunch on Christmas day is priced at P 1, 900 net per person.
A selection of decadent sweets are also available for purchase until January 2, 2019 at the Festive counter at the hotel lobby. You may purchase a range of retail items, including honey-roasted boneless ham, roasted turkey with traditional siding, fruit cake, stollen bread, homemade Glühwein, chocolate truffles, pralines, gingerbread houses, assorted winter jams, cookies and hampers.
Gift of play and relaxation
Grant your children the gift of play and creativity through the fun and exciting activities at Adventure Zone at Kerry Sports Manila. For all Fridays of December, the facility opens its doors for a Christmas Sugar Cookie Decorating class from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
To cap off the festive season, Adventure Zone will also host a Holiday Pajama Party on December 28 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The rate per activity is priced as P 1, 000 net per child, inclusive of one adult.
The spa at Kerry Sports Manila, meanwhile, is here to help you unwind amid the holiday rush. Until December 31, the spa extends its off-peak promo rates from Monday to Thursday (1 p.m. to 4 p.m.) and Friday to Sunday (9 a.m. to 1 p.m.).
Within the period, booking any 90-minute massage outside off-peak hours also merits a bonus 30-minute treatment! This includes the following options:
- Hot oil hair and scalp treatment
- Chocolate and coffee body wrap or a 30-minute extension of the massage
Cheers to the New Year
The hotel also offers an extensive array of dining choices for guests to welcome the New Year as well. At High Street Cafe, a New Year’s Eve dinner buffet is available for P4, 000 net per person, inclusive of an alcoholic beverage package. A New Year’s Day lunch buffet at the café, on the other hand, goes for P 3, 200 net, inclusive of a non-alcoholic beverage package.
Aside from these, the High Street Lounge offers New Year-themed tea sets for two from December 27 to January 1, every 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. daily. The New Year’s Eve countdown party at the lounge will feature a special buffet spread of artisanal cheeses, premium charcuterie, hot appetizers and a carving station, plus a free-flowing serving of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages priced from 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. while jazz tunes courtesy of The Brat Pack will be playing in the background.
Canton Road will also be open, offering holiday set menus starting at P3, 288 net per person on New Year’s Eve and a Festive Dim Sum set lunch at P 1, 988 net on New Year’s Day. Raging Bull Chophouse & Bar, meanwhile, offers a four-course New Year’s Eve dinner set for P 5, 000 net per person, inclusive of a glass of bubbly. Lastly, Samba will showcase Peruvian seasonal specialties in a five-course dinner set menu available at P3, 350 net per person, inclusive of a welcome drink!
You can opt to bring in the New Year with the ones you hold dear in a cabana under the stars, complete with a six-course set menu and a complimentary bottle of champagne and personal butler service. This experience is priced at P 20, 000 net from 10 p.m to 2 a.m. On the other hand, a New Year’s Day lunch set is available at P 1, 900 net per person.
For restaurant reservations, room rates and other inquiries regarding the hotel’s festive offers, please call (63 2) 820 0888 or email slfm@shangri-la.com.
Holiday packages
‘Tis the season for festive fun with the family at Shangri-La Residences at the Fort, Manila for a staycation in a spacious, serviced and fully equipped one-or two-bedroom residence. The varying packages come with:
- Complimentary buffet breakfast at High Street Café (good for two persons)
- Daily complimentary access to Adventure Zone (up to two children)
- Access to the gym at Kerry Sports Manila
- Outdoor swimming pool access
- Complimentary local landline calls
- Complimentary wired and wireless internet access
- Late checkout (until 2 p.m.)
The offer is available for stays until January 6, 2019 (black-out dates on December 24 and 31, 2018).
