What's brewing at the Marco Polo Plaza Hotel?

The excitement heats up as fans worldwide root for their national teams at the ongoing FIFA Soccer World Cup 2006. Soccerphiles eagerly await the scheduled play of their teams, propping themselves in front of television screens regardless of the time of day, while many have to contend with delayed telecasts and poor reception.

Now, soccer aficionados have more reason to cheer as Marco Polo Plaza Hotel offers a special treat. And nor even Beckham can beat this offer! LIVE telecast of the games are projected in the wide screen, and guests can choose to watch either in the outdoor ambiance of the Pool Bar or air conditioned comfort of the Lobby Lounge. Highlight of the treat is the "5 + 1 offer" of one FREE SMB beer for every order of five. And to this, a FREE mouthwatering pica-pica platter consisting of fried calamari with garlic aioli and calamansi, lechon kawali with native sauce, fried fish fingers with tartar sauce, crispy onion rings with remoulade and French fries and condiments. All for only Php 373.50 net. This promo is until the Cup's closing ceremony on July 10. There's also a Wine and Beer Buffet at Marco Polo, which treats guests to an eat-all-you-can cocktails, and an equally wine-and-beer-all-you-can promo for only P 550 +++.

Starting next week, a perfect setting for intimate cocktails, outdoor receptions and events needing dining under the stars will just be a drive away. Come Monday, July 10 at 7 pm, Marco Polo Plaza introduces its latest addition to its first-rate facilities - the Garden Terrace - in Filipiniana-themed affair.

To mark the unveiling of the Garden Terrace, which has a seating capacity of 600, guests will be regaled with a cultural experience that includes welcome greetings in various languages, a parade of fine cuisine and wine, a 15-piece rondalla, fireworks, dances and songs from various performing artists.

Lauded as "the Garden Dame of Cebu Hotels," Marco Polo Plaza is an urban resort hotel and is ideal for leisure and business travelers. The eighth addition to the internationally renowned Marco Polo group of hotels, it formally opened last April 27 with no less than President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo cutting the ceremonial ribbon, together with other government and foreign dignitaries, local and national media, as well as Cebu's who's who.