7 Hotel Staycation Packages For A Foodie Getaway
If you appreciate great food along with a luxurious hotel staycation, here are all the places to make your booking.
With leisure travel still limited, hotels have been rolling out staycation packages with plenty of novel ideas to cater to locals, from activity-packed staycation packages to those that include heritage tours. Among these are staycays that nod to food lovers, with hotel stays boasting dining deals and even ice cream-themed experiences.
For gourmands looking for an escapade, these foodie staycation packages offer the best of both worlds – creature comforts together with delectable food.
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Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts is bringing guests on a sweet escape in more ways than one.
If ice cream is your favourite dessert, then make a booking for its Häagen-Dazs Staycation, with stays at either Shangri-La Singapore or Shangri-La Rasa Sentosa.
Not only will your room be decked out in an ice-cream theme for lots of fun photo ops, you’ll also get to bring home an exclusive Häagen-Dazs collectible cushion, teddy bear, bath bomb, face mask, coaster set, picnic mat, and cooler bag.
While you’re there, don’t forget to check out the personal mini freezer that’ll be chock full of Häagen-Daz stick bars and mini cups to indulge in. Just leave room for a special dessert featuring the ice cream company’s classic flavours.
From $499 nett for a night’s stay at Shangri-La with breakfast for two at The Line. From $599 nett for a night’s stay, or $1,088 for a two-night stay at Shangri-La Rasa Sentosa, with daily breakfast for two. The packages are exclusively available on the travel and leisure booking platform Klook for stays starting Oct 1 to Nov 18.
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For the ultimate food-lover, Hilton Singapore has three options, including its popular Opus Steak-cation, that’ll accommodate up to two adults, and two children under 12 (on a complimentary basis using existing bedding).
Meat lovers, go for the Opus Steak-cation (from $265++ per night) which includes dinner for two with a choice of the Opus premium sharing steak or the new premium grilled seafood dining experience. You can also indulge in a free flow of wine for two hours.
Alternatively, there’s the Prosecco, Seafood & Valrhona All-Chocolate High Tea Set Staycation (from $245++ per night), as well as the Il Cielo Gourmet Staycation (from $345++ per night) with Italian-Japanese delights from the award-winning il Cielo Italian Restaurant.
Hilton Singapore is at 581 Orchard Road. Singapore 238883. For more information, visit its website.
A stay at The Clan Hotel, which just opened this year, makes for a compelling getaway on its own, but the hotel is elevating it with the Craft and Cook Experiential package.
Apart from a two-night stay in the Master Series Premier Room and four-course dinner for two at Qin Restauant, you can also choose to take part in a culinary tour or a sandal-making workshop.
For the culinary tours, you can hop on either the Discover Hainan or Discover Hokkien tours, where you’ll visit the Hainan Singapore Association and Hokkien Temple respectively. This is followed by a cultural cooking and culinary experience. These, however, require a minimum of four people for the session to begin.
For those into a hands-on crafting session, you can go for the Craft Sandal-Making Workshop by Shoe Artistry instead.
$1048 nett for a two-night stay. The Clan Hotel is at 10 Cross St, Singapore 048417. Visit its website for more information.
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If brunch is your jam, The Capitol Kempinski Hotel Singapore’s your place. Together with 15 Stamford by Alvin Leung, the hotel has rolled out a “Brunchkation” that gets you a fabulous Sunday brunch experience for two together with a night’s stay in your choice of room, from a Deluxe Room to the Stamford Suite.
For brunch, be treated to a six-course menu with Chef Alvin and 15 Stamford’s Chef De Cuisine Jay Siaw’s signature breakfast-inspired dishes. The experience includes a sharing platter of seafood on ice, a charcuterie board, snack portions of the likes of foie gras and fried baby squid, mains as well as a cheese wagon and free-flow dessert.
From $488++ per night, valid until Dec 31, 2021. 15 Stamford by Alvin Leung is at The Capitol Kempinski Hotel Singapore, 15 Stamford Road, Singapore 178906. Visit its website for more information.
Shake up your staycay with a complimentary cocktail-making workshop at Beast and Butterflies’ mixologist Vladyslav Yesepiv, which comes as part of the hotel’s Mix & Stay package. During the workshop, you’ll learn how to make your own boozy beverage using various syrups, tinctures, and bitters.
You’ll also get a daily breakfast for two, a complimentary M Social Cocktail Shaker, or top up $25++ for a second set of cocktails for two.
Prices start from $190++ for a night’s stay. M Social Singapore is at 90 Robertson Quay, Singapore 238259. Available for stays till Dec 31, 2021. Visit its website for more information.
Yet to check out instant noodle-themed playground Slurping Good? The hotel has teamed up with its organisers to launch a new staycay package that includes two admission tickets to the event — frolick in interactive rooms, check out a 1.7-metre-tall Cup Noodles installation, or slide down various noodle slides.
That’s not all. You’ll also get Slurping Good! tote bags inclusive of an official merchandise voucher as well as an Eatbox voucher, claw machine tokens and instant noodles. The package also comes with an It Takes Two Burger Box from 25 Degrees Burger & Liquor Bar that’ll be delivered to your room.
As for your stay, you’ll be holed up in the hotel’s king-bedded Good Room.
$155++ per room per night. Hotel G is at 200 Middle Road, Singapore, 188980. Visit its website for more information or to make a booking.
While there’s no overnight stay, Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel’s ‘English High Tea Daycation’ promises a daytime getaway that’ll have you feeling rejuvenated.
What you’ll get: The use of a luxurious deluxe room for eight hours (7am to 5pm), together with a delectable English Afternoon High Tea at the Lobby Lounge. Plus, you can even go for a dip or a workout at the swimming pool and gym (by appointment only).
Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel is at 320 Orchard Road, Singapore 238865. Visit its website for more details and to make your booking. Available till Dec 31, 2021.