Pan Pacific Singapore Celebrates “20 with 20”

The Pan Pacific Singapore has embarked on its biggest ever promotional campaign, a 20 day feast of events to mark its 20th birthday.

[Pictured: During current Chinese New Year festivities the vast atrium inside the Pan Pacific – the highest in Southeast Asia – has become one giant multicoloured lantern.]

Twenty days of festivities that began last Friday and run through the end of the month include some 20 different specials on dining and accommodation in the multi award winning 37 level hotel located on Raffles Boulevard in Marina Square.

In one of the most high profile promotions, the hotel has invited three renown guest chefs to create a series of gastronomic extravaganzas during the 20 day long ‘birthday party’.

From February 11 – 28, two highly experienced Japanese chefs are preparing an impressive 7-course Kaiseki-style lunch and a sumptuous 9-course Kaiseki-style dinner in the hotel’s signature Keyaki Restaurant.

Plum wine, sesame tofu, chirashi sushi and red miso soup are among the culinary specialities of a Kaiseki dinner which is noted for its abundance, variety, colour and use of quality ingredients.

During this celebratory period the Pan Pacific Singapore is also offering a number of special room promotions including accommodation in an Executive Business Floor room for S$220 nett.

[Pictured: The Pan Pacific’s location adjacent to the Suntec International Convention and Exhibition Centre makes it a popular choice with delegates.]

The offer includes access to the Bering Suite, an intimate lounge where complimentary breakfast, afternoon canapés and evening cocktails are served.  The offer includes a S$20 food and beverage credit.

The Executive Business Rooms have been particularly popular with delegates attending conferences and meetings in the adjacent Suntec International Convention and Exhibition Centre, said Michael Schmitt, Director of Marketing, Pan Pacific.

There is seamless connectivity between our 775 room hotel – the third largest in Singapore – and the high-tech convention centre as an elevated walkway joins the two facilities, he added.

Australia is the fourth most important market for the Pan Pacific Singapore with corporate, FIT leisure travel and group traffic all contributing to the high ranking, he said.

In the increasingly competitive hotel environment of Singapore I feel that much of the hotel’s success and high occupancy over the past 20 years [currently it’s 80 per cent on a yearly average] has been due in large part to the high level of personalised care we provide all guests and the choice we can offer our guests, most notably in our room types and f&b outlets, said Mr Schmitt.

For instance, we have a two level Pacific Club which offers among a number of features round the clock butler service, Herman Miller ergonomic chairs, Hansgrohe massage showerheads in luxurious marbled showers, complimentary car transfers within the surrounding financial district on weekday mornings, complimentary wired/wireless high-speed Internet access, 24 hour access to the split level Pacific Club lounge where there’s an always stocked pantry and truly magnificent views of the city skyline and Marina Bay, he added.

[Pictured: The affordable pampering, high service standards and numerous inclusions of the Pacific Club have made it a favourite with Australian business travellers.]  

On the feasting front, the hotel which took out the title of Asia’s Leading Business Hotel in last September’s World Travel Awards has made it mark with discerning diners.  “All of our eight f&b outlets are either distinguished or award winning”, said Mr Schmitt.

Located on level 37, Hai Tien Lo where such Cantonese standouts as ‘Sliced Peking Duck with Goose Liver Mousse Accompanied with Crispy Wassabi Prawn’ and braised whole Abalone are available is a mainstay on the annual list of best restaurants in Singapore.

The Rang Mahal which is decorated with works in granite and unique madhubani paintings has an award winning menu of authentic traditional favourites that have been given modern twists in presentation, he said.

Another innovation at the Pan Pacific Singapore is Brunch, an al fresco restaurant located next to the palm shaped pool.  (The inviting pool has an underwater sound system!)

This is the first restaurant in Singapore to serve a la carte brunch through the day, every day, said Mr Schmitt.

Regardless of the restaurant “we encourage our associates [the hotel’s distinctive name for its staff] to wear their traditional costumes during celebration periods, he added.

As well, we frequently introduce special dishes and regional flavours to our various menus during the many festivals that are regularly held in multicultural Singapore.  It’s just one more way to keep ahead of the competition, said Mr Schmitt.

The hotel has set up a special website for its 20th birthday celebrations, visit: www.celebrate20.panpacific.com

Report by Thomas E. King, TravelMole’s Travel & Lifestyle Editor