InterContinental Asiana Saigon: Sweetest ever Tet as combined with Valentine’s Day celebration

The InterContinental Asiana Saigon today announces its range of dining and wining offers set to usher in the Year of the Tiger ahead of Vietnam's Lunar New Year celebrations. The tiger - a symbol of distinction and prosperity - is the perfect metaphor for Ho Chi Minh City's newest luxury hotel. This brand new hotel is set to celebrate Tet in style with its guests, as the restaurants lay out festive fare for the nation to rejoice in.
The Library - the InterContinental Asiana Saigon's stylish lobby lounge - will be offering a Chinese Royal afternoon tea at VND 400,000 per person from 10 to 23 February 2010. This indulgence includes a glass of Veuve Clicquot Rose champagne to celebrate Lunar New Year and a pleasant surprise on Valentine’s Day, which coincides with the first New Year’s Day, giving the guests the sweetest ever Tet holiday.
Market 39, with its seven interactive open kitchens will be offering dishes such as Abalone in garlic sauce, “Yee Sang”, Peking Duck, Suckling pig, “Nian Gao” on top of our lavish seafood selection to welcome the Year of the Tiger in our buffet lunches and dinners on 13th February - Lunar New Year’s Eve and 14th February - Lunar New Year’s Day & St. Valentine’s Day at VND 1,080,000 per person including free flow of Veuve Cliquot Champagne, Frontera Red and White wine, Tiger Beer, soft drinks, Ronnefeldt Tea and Illy Coffee.
Fast becoming known for having the best pizzas and Italian cuisine in town, trattoria Basilico, located in the sister residential tower on Nguyen Du Street, will be offering VND 550,000 per person Italian set menus for the Valentine’s day, once again including free flow of Duca del Poggio Prosecco, wine, beer, soft drinks, tea and Illy Coffee.
Yu Chu fine-dining contemporary Chinese restaurant from 10 to 23 February 2010 will offer an array of Chinese feasts fresh from the “Emperor's Kitchen” from which the restaurant takes its name. Festive menus such as “Bounty of Wealth”, “Prosperity”, “Longevity”, “Abundance”, “Fortune”, “Happiness” and a range of other special set menus priced between VND 999,000 and VND 1,800,000 including a glass of champagne are designed for Chinese food lovers to savor with friends and family. The InterContinental Asiana Saigon's signature restaurant is sure to delight even the most hard-to-please diners.
Besides, Purple Jade, the newest bar in the bustling Ho Chi Minh City, is the place to catch up with your friends or business partner or simply just to relax and enjoy great drinks duringTet Holiday.
With Tet coinciding with Valentine’s Day this year, Spa InterContinental is making sure that lovers are not overlooked in the Tiger-Tet frenzy of 2010. Spa InterContinental's 2,200,000 VND package allows a couple to enjoy a 2.5 hour spa treatment including a natural, fresh ingredient scrub, 60 minute energizing aroma massage, 60 minutes personalised Clarins facial massage. All guests will receive a complimentary glass of champagne on arrival, full use of swimming pool, steam rooms and saunas, and a 15% discount for any additional services.
"I cannot wait for my first Tet in Vietnam," said Mr. Thomas Schmelter – new Area General Manager, Vietnam. "In addition to all the exciting menus we have prepared for the season, we will also have a lion dance in the beginning day of the New Year to bring luck and prosperity to the hotel and guests. We are certain InterContinental Asiana Saigon will be the venue of choice for Tet celebration."
For a group reservation during Tet, any booking of 10 persons will receive an additional 10% discount for both food and beverage. For more information and reservations, please contact ++84 8 3520 9099 or email dine@icasianasaigon.com .
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