Ciao Amore for Valentine’s Day at C Boutique Hotel, Baguio

MANILA, Philippines - C Boutique Hotel, a 17-room hotel and restaurant in Baguio City’s Barangay Gibraltar, features modern amenities to match its contemporary interiors. Owned by hotelier and resort-owner Charlie Leviste-Antonio, C Boutique Hotel features swanky design and hospitality, with tasteful touches in the rooms and bar. The hotel’s popular feature is its fine-dining restaurant, featuring a menu of traditional and innovative Italian dishes prepared with the finest locally sourced ingredients and imported elements. For Valentine’s Day, C Boutique Hotel features a menu designed by British chef Peter Golding for the hotel’s “Ciao, Amore!” Valentine dinner. The four-course dinner starts off with crostini con funghi, a mélange of mushrooms on crusty bread slices, followed by the refreshing minestrone verdure. For the main course, there is salmone su fonolo di spinaci or baked salmon with creamed parmesan spinach, or filetto grillato con pure’ di patate in olio tartufato, grilled beef medallions served on a bed of truffle-tinged mashed potatoes. For dessert there is panna cotta fragola with fresh strawberries from Benguet. All courses are served with the help of sommelier Giovanni Rondini of My Wine, and complimentary chocolate truffles from Padova, Italy, by chocolatier Villa del Conte, as well as a bouquet of roses. The “Ciao Amore” Valentine dinner is reasonably priced at P2,900++ for two, or P7,500++ with an overnight stay and complimentary breakfast for two, only available today.

For information, visit www.cboutiquehotel.com.

Sparkling wine at Diamond Hotel

Diamond Hotel offers its Valentine lunch buffet at P1, 800 per person, inclusive of a glass of sparkling or rosé wine; or the Valentine dinner buffet at P2,980 per person, inclusive of a glass of Piper Heidsieck. There is a kaiseki five-course lunch set menu at P1,500 per person, inclusive of a glass of sparking rosé or wine; or a Japanese dinner buffet at P2,980 per person, inclusive of a glass of Piper Heidsieck. At the Sky Lounge Music Bar there is a Valentine show with the music of Retro All Stars for only P988 net per person, inclusive of two drinks. All ladies get a complimentary rose and special gift.  The Cake Club at Bonifacio High Street offers a three-course set dinner for only P1,200 per person.

Diamond Hotel Philippines is located at Roxas Boulevard corner Dr. J. Quintos St., Manila.

For information, call  528-3000. 

Go Thai for Valentine’s: Benjarong’s set menu at Dusit Thani Hotel

Valentine in Venice at Dusit Thani Hotel

Dusit Thani Manila offers its “Valentine’s in Venice” at Tosca the Italian Grill. Ongoing until Feb. 16 is a five-course dinner set menu good for two persons with antipasti, zuppa, sorbet, Italian dishes and desserts served with two glasses of classic Moet & Chandon for P4,900. For today, Benjarong Royal Thai offer a set menu for two persons that includes Thai appetizers, salad, soup, main dishes and sweet desserts priced at P3,099.  At Umu Japanese the special kaiseki dinner for today is an offering of traditional Japanese appetizers, soup, mushimono, teppanyaki choices, rice and desserts at P2,500.  At Basix all-day dining restaurant, for P1,800 net per person, there is a dinner buffet inclusive of the guest’s choice of a glass of sparkling, red, or white wine. At Dusit Gourmet there are sweets available until Feb. 16 that include pistachio financier cake with mango mousseline and apricot jelly, and sweet seduction (crispy almond layer, Maracaibo chocolate, lime cremeux and banana jelly). Both cakes are available at P120 per slice and P1,100 for the whole cake.

For information, call 238-8888.

Stay the night: Deluxe room at Richmonde Hotel Ortigas

Ever thine packages at Richmonde Hotel

Richmonde Hotel Ortigas offers Valentine’s room packages including the “Ever Thine” package, which includes deluxe room accommodations and a choice between in-room service of chocolate-dipped strawberries and bottle of white wine or buffet breakfast for two at Richmonde Café, for only P4,000; “Ever Mine” Package, available on Feb 11 to 17, except today, includes deluxe room accommodations with a chef’s exclusives dinner set for two and buffet breakfast for two at Richmonde Café, for just P5,500; and “Ever Ours” package, available only today, includes deluxe room accommodations, a five-course New York-themed Valentine’s dinner with wine and breakfast buffet for two at Richmonde Café, for only P5,950.

Richmonde Hotel Ortigas is at 21 San Miguel Avenue, Ortigas Center, Pasig City

For information, call 638-7777.

Love at first flight: The helicopter ride from Traders Hotel

Helicopter tour of Manila from Traders Hotel

Traders Hotel, Manila offers  an overnight stay at a Premier Suite inclusive of a special set dinner at Kitsho Japanese Restaurant, after-dinner cocktails at the TLounge offering an astounding panoramic view of Manila Bay, in-room massage for two and complimentary full mini bar.   There is a one hour helicopter ride of the city with Champagne and fresh strawberries culminating in a stunning sweep of Manila Bay at sunset.  Limousine transfers to-and-from the take-off point are also included.  The experience is capped with an in-room breakfast for two persons and a bouquet of flowers.  Avail of this special Valentine escapade for  P143,000, available from February 13 to 17. 

For information, call 708 4888.