Cherish the time with your loved ones during the holidays with good food and gift giving! Manila Marriott has exclusive dining offers for your holiday and New Year celebration, Santa chocolates that’s perfect as a gift or as a finishing touch to every feast, gingerbread cookies and chalet to bring life to the holidays, and on-the-go baked gifts for every person on your Christmas list.

Calendar of Festivities

The holidays is about spending time with your loved ones and catching up over a hefty feast. Celebrate the festive season with good food. Come together at Marriott Café on December 5, 12, 19, and 26 for a Festive Sunday Lunch (12 p.m. to 3 p.m.) with meat overload and barrels of seafood for P2,900 nett. On Christmas Eve (dinner from 11:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.) and Day (lunch from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. and dinner from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.), savor a flavorful buffet highlighting Roasted Pig and Pan-seared Foie Gras and Waffles for P3,200 nett. Come New Year on December 31 (dinner from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.) and January 1 (lunch from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.), indulge in Lechon, Oysters, and King Prawns at the buffet for P3,200 nett.

For CRU Steakhouse, start the Christmas countdown with a Festive Set for Sharing at P6,776 nett available from December 11 to 23, 2021. On Christmas Day, enjoy all of their best-sellers with a shortened menu on December 24 to 25, 2021 while on December 31, 2021 to January 1, 2022, enjoy a New Year Set Menu featuring the U.S. Angus Beef Tenderloin for P6,022 nett.

To add to the excitement for the coming year, a special New Year dinner buffet (starts at 8 p.m.) awaits everyone at the Manila Ballroom! For P7,388 nett, indulge in Fresh Seafood on Ice, Roasted Pig, U.S. Prime Ribeye, Dessert Extravaganza by Executive Pastry Chef Fil Afable, wine from Don Revy, and more while dancing the night away to the sounds of Higherground Band.

Apart from the festivities, a mass will take place at The Hub and The Den (7 p.m. to 8 p.m.) on December 24 and 31 for thanksgiving and to celebrate the reason for the season.

Gifts for Everyone

Find a gift for everyone on your list. Go beyond the usual presents with these tempting Christmas goodies. A Santa-themed dark, milk and white chocolate makes the perfect gift this season such as the Big Belly Chocolate Santa (75g) for P300, Chocolate Santa in Sleigh (90g) for P325, Christmas Chocolate Tablet (60g) for P350, and Golden Chocolate Christmas Tree (130g) for P550. It isn’t Christmas without gingerbread and the smell of mixed spices that creates a sensation of warmth. Bring life to the holidays with this popular spiced biscuit that comes in a Gingerbread Chalet (715 g) for P800 or a Gingerbread Man (60 g) for P70. Not a fan of gingerbread? They’ve got Holiday Cookies for P450 that comes in packs of eight and in various shapes from snowman, snowflakes, deer, and more!

Last minute gifts that’s good for sharing? You can never go wrong with fresh from the oven bakes. Fruit Cake has always been a staple, and Marriott’s version has all that makes a great fruit cake: glazed fruits, toasted mixed nuts, spiced mix, molasses, rum, apricot glaze, and dried fruits. This retails for P700. Another classic is the Yuletide Chocolate Loaf with bittersweet chocolate and espresso for P500. Among the selection of Christmas loaves are the Banana Walnut Chocolate Loaf and Cranberry Lemon Loaf—both for P500. There’s also the Stollen Bread (500 g) for P550 and Rum Raisin and Fruit Bread Pudding for P400.

Gift your special ones with the festive cakes for P1,300 each. They’ve got a bright red cake called Berry Santa Belt made of mascarpone mousse, raspberry gelee, dark chocolate mousse, almond sponge, red glaze, and chocolate Santa belt perfect for your festive table. If you are looking for something more indulgent, they’ve got the Christmas Forest Cake made of Grand Cru dark chocolate mousse, dark cherry compote, Kirsch syrup, Chantilly cream, maraschino cherries, cocoa sponge topped with red capped mushroom meringue, chocolate trees and twigs, and the Chocolate Nuit de Noel made of dulce de leche chocolate mousse, caramelized hazelnut, Maracaibo mousse, crispy praline, chocolate sponge, glossy chocolate glaze, and gold sparkle. For white chocolate and coffee lovers, the Winter Espresso Shards is for you. This cake is made of white coffee crème mousseline, caramel fleur de sel ganache, coffee bean praline crispy, mocha sponge cake, espresso syrup, sugar snowflakes, and white chocolate shards. Another cake for the taking is the Strawberry Crate, a creative take on the crowd-favorite Strawberry Shortcake made of vanilla sponge cake, honey yoghurt mousse, strawberry confit, chocolate crates, and Chantilly cream.

Aside from breads and cakes, another dessert to brighten up the holiday mood are tarts and pies.  The Apple Almond Streusel Pie is a “warm hug wrapped in a crust.” This pie is filled with green apples, caramel sauce, cinnamon powder, golden raisins, and topped almond streusel. Meanwhile the Asian Mince Crumble Pie is like a pie version of a mooncake filled with mixed nuts and seeds (almonds, walnuts, and dried winter melon, sesame, and pumpkin seeds), roast pork topped with butter crumble. Included in the selection are Pecan Bristol Ginger Tart and Pumpkin Five-Spice Pie. All these are retailed at P850 each. 

Easy Christmas

You’ve got a long Christmas gift list, but don’t know what to give? Manila Marriott’s festive hamper is the answer to your dilemma. Choose from a Christmas Hamper for P4,688 nett with a choice of Tisdale Merlot or Tisdale Chardonnay, Philippine Southern Blend Ground Coffee (120 g), Stollen Bread (1 pc), Marriott Fruit Cake (1 pc), Gingerbread Cookies (8 pcs), Chocolate Tree (1 pc), and The Fruit Garden Orange Jam. But if you love to customize your gift, you can also create your hamper and fill it with handpicked items from the Marriott Café Bakery.

Festive Table

Make your holiday fete feel like dining in a hotel with these all out savory yet hassle-free feast delivered to your doorstep! No need for tedious Noche Buena preparation, now you can have more time for bonding with your loved ones with a Holiday Feast Package perfect for sharing!

There’s nothing like a Roasted Pig as the star of the feast. The Roasted Pig Boodle Feast comes in whole (8kg) for P11, 888 nett and half (4kg) for P7,500 nett same with the Suckling Pig Boodle Feast that comes in whole (5kg) for P10,888 nett and half (2.5kg) for P8,000 nett. Both feast packages comes with Garlic Rice, Ensaladang Kamatis at Itlog na Maalat, Pancit Canton (1kg), Grilled Corn, Chicken Inasal Skewers (20 pcs for whole and 10 pcs for half), Grilled Bangus Belly, Liver Sauce (400ml), Spiced Toyo-mansi Sauce (400ml), and Ube Moist Cake.  

An entire gardens’ worth of aromatics and plenty of butter makes this turkey roast an absolute winner on your holiday table. This Turkey Roast package includes Whole Roasted U.S. Turkey in Herb Maple Glaze with Classic Stuffing (5kg), Three Cheese Whipped Potatoes (1kg), Oven Roasted Pumpkin Spiced Wedges (1kg), Green Beans Fricassee (1kg), Cranberry Apple Pecan Herb Rice Pilaf (1kg), Classic Giblet Sauce (400ml), Cranberry Sauce (400ml), Homemade Signature Pumpkin, and Walnut Pies. A 48-hour advance order is required. This feast for four to six is at P6,880 nett.

Apart from lechon and turkey, Executive Chef Meik Brammer is adding The German Roast Duck and Alaskan Snow Crab to his special festive feast packages. The German Roast Duck filled with Chestnut Sausage Stuffing and Dried Plums (3kg) comes with Potato Dumpling (1kg), Bacon Brussel Sprout (1kg), Baked Truffle Macaroni, Cheese Gratin (1kg), Peppercorn Sauce (400ml), and Apple Tart with Vanilla Sauce—all these for P4,980 nett. The Alaskan Snow Crab (1.5kg) comes with Pan Fried Snow Crab Dumplings (6 pcs), and Steamed Snow Crab with Longevity Chinese Noodles—all these for P8,624 nett.

Home for the Holidays

Make the best memories out of your next staycation this holiday season and choose to stay where you can celebrate brilliantly and still feel close to home. The Holiday Room Package includes an Overnight accommodation in a Premium Room, F&B credits valid at Marriott Cafe, CRU Steakhouse, Man Ho, and In-Room Dining worth P3,000 daily, P1,000 credits at Marriott Cafe Bakery (Jeepney), 20% off voucher (one time use) on any F&B outlets. Valid until January 15 (except December 31) minimum spend of P2,000 and maximum spend of P10,000. This room package is valid until January 10, 2022 for P11,888++.

A Gift that Gives Back

Share the joy of Christmas! With every purchase of a Christmas Paper Ornament, a donation will be made in your name to Save the Children Philippines. Each ornament will fund Project ARAL (Access to Resources for Alternative Learning). The project ensures that children ages three to 12 years old continue learning by providing age-appropriate educational materials that can be used at home. The paper ornament will be placed in Manila Marriott’s Christmas tree with your name on it for only P100. Apart from the paper ornament initiative, once again, Manila Marriott, Sheraton Manila, and Courtyard by Marriott Iloilo curates a Charity Hamper—a plush robe, two pairs of indoor slippers, and towel set complete with a tote bag. The proceeds from this initiative will help provide Noche Buena for families from Save the Children Philippines.

For Christmas treats, feast packages, and hamper, please call (0917) 859-9521. For reservation at Marriott Café, call (0917) 584-9560 while for CRU Steakhouse, call (0917) 659-5420. For staycation packages, please call (02) 8988-9999. For the New Year’s Countdown to 2022 tickets, call (0917) 514-4276. You may check Manila Marriott’s Christmas Brochure 2021 or visit www.manilamarriott.com for more information. To join ongoing conversations, follow @manilamarriott at Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Join Make it Marriott in Viber to be on the loop.