SOFITEL Overnight & SPIRAL’s Champagne Breakfast!

Read First: Planning Your Awesome Sofitel Escape

SOFITEL is one of the best “staycation” escapes for Manileños because of its awesome sunset experience; Spiral – the best buffet in Manila, and Le Spa — a favorite massage experience for couples.

We have blogged about this a number of times through the years, and it continues to be our favorite hotel resort in Manila:

• A Suite Romance Anniversary
• Best Buffets in Manila: Spiral, Sofitel
• Planning Your Awesome Sofitel Escape
• Spending the Night at The Imperial Suite, Sofitel

Here’s an updated photo essay of a Sofitel “Staycation” experience and SPIRALS’ Champagne Breakfast:

2013 Luxurious Sofitel Escape Series:

• SPIRAL: Guide to Asia’s Most Dynamic Interactive Dining Experience @ Sofitel Manila!
• LE SPA “Duo” Couples Romantic Ritual @ Sofitel
• SOFITEL Overnight & SPIRALS’ Champagne Breakfast!
• SOFITEL: SPIRAL’s Ultimate Sunday Champagne Brunch!?

SOFITEL Overnight Experience

Galette chocolates, for the wife, and gummy bears, for the kids, welcome you to your Sofitel room.

We stayed in a Superior room with a king’s bed and very soft pillows with their signature super comfortable bed called Sofitel MyBed. (with Free Wifi)

Check out the updated room rates here: Sofitel Philippine Plaza Room Rates

The restroom is spacious and with French- bath amenities.

It has a balcony that overlooks the city or the bay.

For babies, you can have a crib and cute teddy bear as sleeping companion.

I love their  attention to details specially to make the kids stay longer to have more fun by using  the  “Little Prince “theme.

Best of all, there’s a Gymboree where you can leave your kids to play all they want!

It’s very spacious and there are different classes: Play & Learn, Arts, Music and Preschool classes.

Make sure to call to know the schedule of the classes and the free play time.

GYMBOREE Sofitel
Operating Hours: 9am to 5pm daily
Play Time Fees: P260 for hotel guests, P320 for walkins, P160 for 10th floor club member. 
Email: sofitel@gymboree-ph.com
Telephone: +632 551-5555 local 7088 

For golf enthusiasts, you can enjoy the aqua golf facilities where you  can drive the balls to the Manila Bay.

The best part of the stay is watching the breathtaking Manila sunset.

 

Hammocks are conveniently located for your sunset viewing pleasure.

Sometimes you get to witness a romantic sunset wedding.

Here’s a tip for couples: Book the Jardin D’ Eden couples room in Le Spa for your couple’s massage from 4-7pm.

Check out: LE SPA “Duo” Couples Romantic Ritual @ Sofitel

It has it’s own private balcony so that you can watch the sunset with your special someone.

For dinner, don’t miss to experience the Spiral’s Interactive Buffet 🙂

Check out: SPIRAL: Guide to Asia’s Most Dynamic Interactive Dining Experience @ Sofitel Manila!

 

SPIRAL’s Champagne Breakfast

The Spiral’s breakfast gets my vote for the Best Breakfast Buffet in Manila. The buffet offerings are totally different from the SPIRAL’s Dinner and Sunday Brunch Buffet.

Most guests would start with the most-raved-about feature of the buffet – the Cheese Room.

You have a choice of different freshly baked French bread.

You can select from  a good variety of fresh whole fruits, 

and sliced fruits.

The French station is converted into an egg station,

… with a nice hard-boiled egg’s nest presentation.

In the teppanyaki section, you can order from a limited selection of meat.

I love the Japanese rice for breakfast,

… with the sausages and hams in the churrasco section.

There are good selection of vegetarian dishes in the Indian section.

You have to try the Indian Pancakes,

… with exotic condiments that you can mix and match with your breakfast.

In the Chinese section, a freshly steamed Hainanese chicken is available,

… with different noodle soup options, and

… with wide variety of ingredients.

 

There’s a good selection of dimsum (but no hakaw for breakfast), 

… and dimsum desserts like our favorite buchi 🙂

You can choose from three different versions of congee…

… with all your favorite toppings and condiments.

I love the Kim Chi in the Korean section to mix with my rice to add a spicy “sting” to it.

The best part of the breakfast buffet are the Filipino options.

I love their sweet angus beef tapa version

… and their tocino.

Fresh Fruit Juice is available,

… and sometimes their own cooler concoctions or vegetable juices.

You can order pancakes, French toasts, and waffles.

If you want to be healthy, go for the muesli and the preserved fruits options, or

…choose from a wide variety of fresh yogurt!

My kids enjoyed the yogurt buffet, 

different chocolates, and

… chocolate fondue.

To top it all, they serve unlimited champagne during the weekend!

This is simply the perfect breakfast for our family!

After breakfast, you can go to the cold swimming pool waters of Sofitel.

Although, the kids are still not allowed to slide, we enjoyed playing around the rocks and the waterfalls.

Overall, it’s one of our most memorable family escapes right in the heart of Metro Manila.

Highly recommended for balikbayans and tourists, for “staycations” and  celebrating anniversaries.

SOFITEL LUXURY HOTELS Philippine Plaza Manila
CCP Complex, Roxas Boulevard Pasay City 1300 Metro Manila, Philippines
Official Website: www.SofitelManila.com
Sofitel’s Facebook: Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila
SPIRAL’s Facebook: SPIRAL MANILA
Twitter: @SofitelManila
YouTube: Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila
Email: FBReservations@SofitelManila.com
Telephone: +632 832-6988 or 551-555 Loc. 6988

SOFITEL Staycation Series 2014

• SOFITEL: Ultimate Foodie Staycation Experience!
• LE BAR: Romantic French Wine Pairing Dinner
• LE SPA: Secret Wine Lover’s Treatment at Jardin d Eden
• SPIRAL BUFFET: 10 Reasons Why We Love SPIRAL!

2013 Luxurious Sofitel Escape Series

• SPIRAL: Guide to Asia’s Most Dynamic Interactive Dining Experience @ Sofitel Manila!
• LE SPA “Duo” Couples Romantic Ritual @ Sofitel
• SOFITEL Overnight & SPIRALS’ Champagne Breakfast!
• SOFITEL: SPIRAL’s Ultimate Sunday Champagne Brunch!?

2007-2009 SOFITEL Blog Posts

• A Suite Romance Anniversary
• Best Buffets in Manila: Spiral, Sofitel
• Planning Your Awesome Sofitel Escape
• Spending the Night at The Imperial Suite, Sofitel

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Full Disclosure: Our Awesome Planet was invited to stay overnight stay as their guest courtesy of Sofitel Philippine Plaza Hotel Manila but I wrote this blog post myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I have no business relationship with any company mentioned in this post or any organization promoting it. As a policy, I don’t accept advertising from food and travel places we feature in the blog. 

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