Guests are invited to celebrate the lunar new year at Makati Shangri-La, Manila with Chinese New Year festivities, room and dining offers that the whole family can enjoy.
To usher in the Year of the Goat, the hotel will have a festive firecrackers display at the lobby driveway and a traditional lion and dragon dance around the hotel on Chinese New Year’s Eve, February 18 at 11 p.m. and Chinese New Year’s Day on February 19 at 12:30 p.m.
A traditional treat popular during the Chinese New Year celebrations is the tikoy, also known as nian gao or year cake. A delicacy made of glutinous rice flour and sugar, the sticky, sweet confection symbolizes family unity, which makes it a popular gift amongst family, friends and business partners. Tikoy is available for purchase at Makati Shangri-La’s tikoy booth at the hotel lobby from February 2 to 22, and comes in shapes of round or prosperity traditional, purple yam, coconut and radish flavors. To place an order, call Shang Palace at (63 2) 813 8888 or e-mail shangpalace.slm@shangri-la.com.
Local residents are invited to have a rejuvenating staycation during this festive holiday with room rates starting at Php 8,888+++ for stays from February 18 to 20 in a Superior Room for two adults and two children below six years old, including breakfast buffet at Circles Event Café and a complimentary box of tikoy. Proof of residence must be presented upon check-in to avail the rate. To book a room, call room reservations at (63 2) 813-8888 or e-mail reservations.slm@shangri-la.com. Price is subject to 10% service charge and applicable taxes.
Gather the whole family at Shang Palace for a celebration of prosperity and success, and choose among four nine-course dinner menus good for a table of 10 persons: Gold for Php 19,888+++, Platinum for Php 22,888+++, Jade for Php 26,888+++ and Diamond for Php 66,888+++, available from February 2 to 22 for lunch and dinner. Guests may feast on unlimited dim sum, appetizers, soup, desserts and a choice of main course with the Festive Dim Sum Plus lunch on February 18 at Shang Palace and February 19 at Isabela Ballroom from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. for Php 1,388+++ per person. Prices are subject to 10% service charge and applicable taxes. To view the full list of the menus, log on to the dining offers page of www.shangri-la.com/makati.
Shang Palace also offers guests the traditional Yee Sang (or Yu Sheng in Mandarin), a raw fish salad consisting of over 20 ingredients, each one signifying blessings of abundance, success and prosperity. Some of the ingredients include pomelo for luck, pepper to attract money, green radish for eternal youth, daikon or white radish for a prosperous business, peanut crumbs to fill the household with gold and silver, sesame seeds for a flourishing business, and plum sauce for a sweet life. Yee Sang is available at Shang Palace from February 2 to 22.
Another signature dish available only this Chinese New Year at Shang Palace is the legendary Poon Choi, a casserole dish steeped in history as early as the 13th century in China’s Song Dynasty. Believed to be an emperor’s dish, poon choi became a distinctive delicacy suitable for large gatherings, consisting of abalone, pork, beef, lamb, chicken, duck, ginseng, fish maw, prawn, crab, squid, fish balls, shrimp, dried eel, dried mushroom, bean curd and radish. Due to the complex preparation of poon choi, advanced orders are recommended.
View the Chinese New Year dining offers and festivities by logging on to www.bit.ly/grandcny2015. For inquiries or reservations, please call restaurant reservations at (63 2) 814-2580 or e-mail rric.slm@shangri-la.com. Alternately, you may book a table online by logging on to the dining page of www.shangri-la.com/makati.
