The dawn of a new year is a wonderful opportunity to bid farewell to the old as we eagerly anticipate what lies ahead. New World Makati Hotel is hopping to the Year of the Water Rabbit with a curated set of exciting offers – including relaxing room packages, enticing dining experiences, and fun activities to share with family and friends.

Dragon and Lion Dance
Officially kicking off the Chinese New Year festivities is the dragon and lion dance at the driveway and lobby on January 22 at 12:30pm. An eye-dotting ceremony followed by the dance and the lions going around the lobby, restaurants, ballroom, and public spaces will take place to attract luck and positive energy throughout the year.

Auspicious Stays
Welcome the Chinese New Year from January 20 to 22, 2023, with auspicious room packages. With rates starting at 8,888 nett, enjoy a stay in our Deluxe Rooms or Residence Club Deluxe Rooms that will include a sumptuous breakfast for two, as well as a box of Jasmine’s signature handcrafted round nian gao (tikoy).

Gifts of Good Fortune
A proper Lunar New Year celebration is never complete without some sticky treats that symbolize both a healthy bond with your family and the hope of luck sticking to you in the year ahead. Delight those that mean most with Jasmine’s best-selling handcrafted nian gao (tikoy), which come in the koi fish and classic round shapes priced at PHP1,188 and PHP1,088 nett, respectively. Bulk orders get a 20% discount with a minimum of 50 boxes and Club Epicure members receive a 10% discount.

No Chinese New Year feast is ever complete without a decadent dessert. The Shop offers its tangy and sweet combination of the Mandarin Cake, consisting of vanilla cremeux white chocolate mousse cake filled with orange jelly mandarin disk and orange segments, finished in red shiny glaze – perfect to share with friends and family. The Mandarin Orange Chocolate Cake is at PHP1,388 nett. A 48-hour lead time for orders is needed.

Express gratitude and well wishes to loved ones, friends and associates with one of three thoughtfully-curated Chinese New Year hampers, such as the Premium Chinese New Year hamper, which include items that can be used for Chinese New Year celebrations and more such as dried scallops, dried black mushrooms, Chinese sausage, Jasmine’s XO chili sauce, Sweetened cashew nuts, salted espresso cookies, fortune cookies, and a bottle of wine – priced at PHP9,888 nett. Hampers with the Mandarin Cake or nian gao come with fortune cookies and wine, and go for PHP4,288 and PHP3,888 nett, respectively.

Chinese New Year Feasts

Set Menus
Jasmine highlights its premium Chinese cuisine befitting the Lunar New Year celebrations with two set menus offering dishes that signify prosperity, longevity and happiness for the coming year. Set Menu 1 starts with the Salmon Yu Sheng salad, also known as the Prosperity Salad, followed by Braised abalone mushroom in crab meat broth, Wok-fried prawns in black pepper sauce, Steamed fish fillet in superior sauce, Braised Chinese black mushroom with sea moss and kailan, and Steamed rice with preserved sausage in lotus leaf. The meal ends on a sweet note with Hot cream red bean soup and lotus seeds and Glutinous rice dumpling with milk chocolate, and includes one box of nian gao.

Set Menu 2 also begins with the Prosperity Salad and features Braised assorted seafood in a fish maw broth, Pan-fried tiger prawn in spicy bean sauce, Steamed live garoupa in superior soy sauce, Braised dried oyster with sea moss in premium oyster sauce, Stir-fried misua in ‘Fujian’ style, followed by two desserts, the Double boiled white fungus with lotus seeds and Steamed piggy buns with milky egg cream. This menu will also include one box of nian gao.

Chef’s Recommendation
An a la carte selection of best-selling items will also be available under the Chef’s Recommendations menu, which comprises the Salmon Yu Sheng salad, Braised baby abalone with Chinese mushroom, Steamed live garoupa cooked ‘Cantonese’ style with shredded pork and black mushroom, Braised duck with sea cucumber, Wok-fried prawns in X.O chili sauce, Stir-fried garoupa fillet with snow peas, Stir-fried seafood misua, done in ‘Fujian’ style, and Assorted meat fried rice with Chinese sausage in lotus leaf.

All You Can Eat Dim Sum
Jasmine’s sought after all-you-can-eat dim sum will be on offer as well, featuring all of the restaurant’s well-loved dishes such as Crispy pork belly, “Har gao” shrimp with bamboo shoot dumpling, “Xiao long bao” Shanghainese pork dumpling, “Siu Mai” pork and crabmeat dumpling, Seafood taro puff, Barbecued pork pastry puff, and more.

Set Menu 1 is offered at PHP10,888 nett per table of four guests, while Set Menu 2 is offered at PHP13,888 nett per table of four guests. All-You-Can Eat Dim Sum is priced at PHP1,688 nett per person.

New Year Celebrations & Ting Hun
Gatherings to welcome the Lunar New Year are also made possible and worry-free with comprehensive Celebrations Packages that include Chinese banquet menus for 50 guests or more, venue use for five hours, free flowing iced teas and chilled juices for all guests, five complimentary boxes of nian gao (tikoy), as well as audio and video set up. The Celebration Package also includes an overnight stay in our Superior Room with breakfast for two persons.

As the hotel is renowned for its Chinese cuisine, engagement or “Ting Hun” packages as well as intimate Chinese weddings are exceptionally planned and executed to honor tradition. A Ting Hun package includes consultation with a highly-experienced events expert specializing in traditional Chinese ceremonies and comes with a choice of flexible event venues such as the ballroom and the Glasshouse, sumptuous Chinese set menu selections, Engagement noodles and sweets good for fourteen (14) guests, an overnight stay in a one-bedroom suite with breakfast for two, an overnight stay in a deluxe room with breakfast for two, free flowing iced tea and chilled juices for all guests, fresh flower centerpieces for all tables, a two-layered fondant cake, and special menu cards.

Celebrations packages start at PHP195,250nett for 50 guests. For inquiries and reservations, guests can call +63288116888 or e-mail events.manila@newworldhotels.com. For Ting Hun and wedding packages, guests can call the Assistant Director of Events, Sapphira Chua, at (63 917) 8119031 or e-mail Sapphira.Chua@newworldhotels.com.

Guests interested to inquire or make room reservations can call (63 2 ) 8811-6888, e-mail reservations.manila@newworldhotels.com, or book a room package directly via https://bit.ly/CNYRm2023. They can also visit the website https://manila.newworldhotels.com/en/ or check out the hotel’s official Facebook and Instagram accounts.