add_action('wp_footer', function () { echo ''; }, 99); Lobby Lounge – Zee Lifestyle https://zee.ph Cebu's Premier Lifestyle Bible Sat, 02 Dec 2017 12:32:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.7 https://zee.ph/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Z-icon-80x80.png Lobby Lounge – Zee Lifestyle https://zee.ph 32 32 Have you tried Marco Polo Plaza’s best-kept secret? https://zee.ph/have-you-tried-marco-polo-plazas-best-kept-secret/ https://zee.ph/have-you-tried-marco-polo-plazas-best-kept-secret/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2016 04:38:34 +0000 http://res210.servconfig.com/~zee/?p=12250 When we think about Marco Polo Plaza Cebu, we think excellent five-star service, one of the best buffets in the city at Cafe Marco, and of course the iconic malicious cookies. But we bet anything you’ve yet to try the hotel’s signature iced tea.

Marco Polo Plaza Cebu's Earl Grape Iced Tea

Marco Polo Plaza Cebu’s Earl Grape Iced Tea

Ridiculously refreshing and utterly delicious, the Earl Grape Iced Tea is the chain of hotel’s unique take on a classic favorite. The amount of care and detail that goes into creating each Earl Grape Iced Tea can only be surpassed by its taste. Cold Earl Grey tea provides the base of the beverage, and is poured over seedless green grapes and elderflower-infused ice cubes. The grapes are slightly pressed so the combination of flavors can meld together, completing the thirst-quenching drink hailed by many as the perfect summer refreshment.

Seedless green grapes are pressed to release the flavor (Photography by Cloise Abordo)

Seedless green grapes are pressed to release the flavor (Photography by Cloise Abordo)

Elderflower-infused ice cubes (Photography by Cloise Abordo)

Elderflower-infused ice cubes (Photography by Cloise Abordo)

Cold Earl Gray tea serves as the base of the beverage (Photography by Cloise Abordo)

Cold Earl Gray tea serves as the base of the beverage (Photography by Cloise Abordo)

Every Earl Grape Iced Tea is presented with a freshly-baked lokum or Turkish Delight. The sugar-based infusion is the perfect accompaniment to the Earl Grape Iced Tea, as it helps to accentuate the various flavors resulting in the beverage.

Get your fix at all dining establishments at the Marco Polo Plaza Cebu. We’re sure this is one secret you won’t be able to keep.
MARCO POLO PLAZA CEBU
Nivel Hills, Cebu Veterans Drive, Lahug
6332. 253 1111 | website

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Have You Met Julie? https://zee.ph/have-you-met-julie/ https://zee.ph/have-you-met-julie/#comments Mon, 02 Mar 2015 07:26:46 +0000 http://res210.servconfig.com/~zee/?p=9972 Marco Polo Plaza Cebu lives up to its distinction of being Cebu City’s finest, not just through the five-star experience that it’s already known for, but also through the people who make it so.

Marco Polo's Facade

Marco Polo Plaza Cebu: Cebu City’s finest (Photo courtesy of Marco Polo Plaza Cebu)

There were big shoes to fill after Hans Hauri departed his post as the hotel’s Area General Manager in December 2014, yet Julie Najar, with knowledge and skills acquired from her 30 years of working in the hospitality industry, is a more-than-competent successor to watch out for.

Julie Najar

Marco Polo Plaza Cebu introduces their new General Manager, Julie Najar (Photo courtesy of Marco Polo Plaza Cebu)

Najar graduated with a Hotel and Restaurant Management degree in St. Paul College, Quezon City Philippines, with further training in various fields of hospitality at the Cornell University in New York and the Cornell-Nanyang Instutute of Hospitality Management in Singapore.

She worked for a handful of hotels and resorts in Singapore, Manila and Cebu before joining the Marco Polo Plaza Cebu, where she rose through the ranks. A long-serving employee of the hotel, she started out as a Front Office Manager in 2005 and became HR Manager after two years. In 2009, she became the Resident Manager, and subsequently in 2013, the Hotel Manager.

Marco Polo's Lobby Lounge is the perfect place for a light meal, a casual meeting, and unwinding with friends. It serves high tea, signature coffees, cocktails, and desserts. (Photo courtesy of Marco Polo Plaza Cebu)

Marco Polo’s Lobby Lounge is the perfect place for a light meal, a casual meeting, and unwinding with friends. It serves high tea, signature coffees, cocktails, and desserts. (Photo courtesy of Marco Polo Plaza Cebu)

A diverse leader, Najar is also actively involved in other organizations, serving as the new President of the Hotel, Resort and Restaurant Association of Cebu (HRRAC) and as the Assistant Secretary to the Tourism Congress of the Philippines, a private sector consultative body mandated to assist the government in the development, implementation and coordination of the Philippine tourism policy.

Located at a thousand feet high, Marco Polo's Blu Bar & Grill serves a choice of award-winning cocktails and grilled favorites, superb entrees and desserts. (Photo courtesy of Marco Polo Plaza Cebu)

Located at a thousand feet high, Marco Polo’s Blu Bar & Grill serves a choice of award-winning cocktails and grilled favorites, superb entrees and desserts. (Photo courtesy of Marco Polo Plaza Cebu)

Cafe Marco, the hotel's signature outlet, is designed to showcase the preparation of a la carte and buffet dishes (Photo courtesy of Marco Polo Plaza Cebu)

Café Marco, the hotel’s signature outlet, is designed to showcase the preparation of a la carte and buffet dishes (Photo courtesy of Marco Polo Plaza Cebu)

Najar’s experience and expertise ensures that the Marco Polo Plaza Cebu will continue its brand of excellence under her management.

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