The Heritage Hotel’s new treat for locals

Locals are in for a new treat from The Heritage Hotel Manila. For only R2,198.00 net (price is inclusive of 10% service charge and applicable government tax), bookers can have a relaxing and comfortable overnight stay in a Superior Room.

Valid until Dec. 31, this room promo is for local residents and foreigners with ACR (alien certificate of registration) only.

Hotel guests of this 467-room deluxe hotel located at the corner of Roxas Boulevard and EDSA are also entitled to complimentary use of the fitness center comprising of the gym, sauna and jacuzzi; and the outdoor swimming pool with a poolside bar. For the more adventurous who want to relax and try their luck, there is a 24-hour casino located at three floors of the hotel.

The hotel is well known for its Restaurant Riviera which serves delicious food in its longest buffet dubbed as the “Mother of All Buffets” by no less than the late food critic Doreen Fernandez. Diners can still explore this whole month of October the exciting taste and range of styles of some Singaporean dishes reflective of Chinese and Malay influences, added to the wide and diverse international buffet selection in the Restaurant Riviera for only R822 net (price is inclusive of 10% service charge and applicable government tax). Try the popular Chili Crab, Black Pepper Crab, Hainanese Chicken Rice, Laksa (rice noodles bathed in coconut-curry gravy made from spices, herbs, dried shrimp, coconut milk and chili. (It is served with slices of fishcake, prawns and bean sprouts), Bak Chou Noodle (Minced Meat Mushroom Noodle) and Fried Hokkien Mee.

Diners must also try the sweet desserts Bubur Hitam and Bubur Terigu while enjoying a hot, frothy TARIK drink (meaning “pulled tea,” a tradition that originated in India). Dark tea such as Ceylonese tea is mixed with spoonfuls of condensed milk and evaporated milk in a big mug. It is then poured into another similar mug back and forth, going as high as you can, making the mixture milky and frothy.

Aside from these Singaporean specialties, there are 80 other regular items in the buffet, including the mouth-watering Singapore-style suckling pig, roast duck,the wok a la minute, shabu-shabu, fresh oysters and prawns in the seafood bar, and steaks. Not to pass is the hotel’s famous New York Cheesecake and Creme Brulee, among others.