The best hotels in Asia to celebrate Easter
A Champagne Brunch in Cambodia
Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor, the iconic luxury heritage hotel in Siem Reap, Cambodia, is celebrating Easter with its signature Sunday Brunch at Cafe d’Angkor featuring fresh seafood, cold cuts, glazed ham, grilled tiger prawns, butter-baked mussels, ribeye steaks, themed chocolates and cakes. Children are also invited to take part in a fun-filled Easter egg hunt and face painting. Brunch is served from 12pm-3pm, and the Easter egg hunt will start at 4pm. The special Easter Sunday Brunch is priced from $60++ per person. Guests can add unlimited champagne, wine and mimosas for $35++ per person. A guest mixologist from Raffles Hotel Le Royal’s fabled Elephant Bar will host a pop-up bar during the celebration. For more information, please visit www.raffles.com/siem-reap/experiences/champagne-brunch/.
Easter-themed treats, egg hunts, face painting and more in Ho Tram, Vietnam
Melia Ho Tram, a seaside property a short drive from the busyness of Ho Chi Minh City, has family festivities kicking off on Easter Friday and running all the way through Monday. Activities start early on Friday the 29th with bunny face painting and a jumping bag game for kids at 8:30am. At 2pm the focus switches from faces to nails with bunny manicures at Elyxr cafe. There’s also an Easter-themed afternoon tea running each day at Elyxr with treats like mini carrot cupcakes, chocolate nests with mini eggs, and scones served with jam and cream (VND450,000++ per set). On Saturday there’s Easter egg decorating for children in the morning and a candle parade at 6pm. Sunday is what all the kids have been waiting for: an Easter Egg hunt from 10:30am. Adults will appreciate the “Bunny Hop” happy hours with holiday-themed cocktails and mocktails at certain times at the various dining outlets at the resort. There’s also a range of long weekend only desserts, including hot cross buns and a cupcake Easter egg nest. https://www.melia.com/en/hotels/vietnam/vung-tau/melia-ho-tram-beach-resort
Plenty of Family Fun on Vietnam’s Cam Ranh peninsula this Easter
A bonfire with marshmallows, Easter egg scavenger hunts, Easter egg painting, a kids mini golf tournament and Easter movies aired at indoor and outdoor cinemas are among an array of complimentary experiences on offer for guests at family resort Alma daily from March 30 to April 1. Alma will also host other complimentary activities such as face painting, a garden exploring tour, Easter card making, kite competitions, water guns at the kids pool, afternoon outdoor games, and making giant bubbles. A clown and Alma Bear mascot will entertain the kids with balloons. Italian trattoria La Casa will serve an “Easter Pizza”, Alma Food Court’s French Bakery will sell Easter cakes, and American Bar and Lounge will concoct an “Easter Bunny Martini”. Alma’s “Hoppy Easter Staycation” package, valid from March 15 to April 7, is underpinned by stays in a one bedroom Superior Suite and a two bedroom upper floor Oceanview Pavilion for USD 152 and USD 292 per night respectively. The package’s bunch of inclusions range from breakfast for two adults and two children to a 150,000 VND F&B credit per adult per stay and a 15% discount on Le Spa treatments. For further information or to make a booking, visit alma-resort.com, call +84 258 399 1666 or email info@alma-resort.com
Indulge Chocolate Egg Coffee and Easter Chocolates in Mui Ne and Cam Ranh
The Anam Mui Ne and The Anam Cam Ranh will celebrate Easter with various indulgent treats on Sunday March 31. At The Anam Mui Ne, The Indochine restaurant’s breakfast buffet will feature a hot chocolate live station and serve Easter chocolates, chocolate pastries and cakes. The resort’s intimate Saigon Bar will serve unique chocolate egg coffee, and the kids club will host an Easter egg painting activity. The Anam Cam Ranh’s breakfast service will include colourful chocolate eggs, hot cross buns and egg pancakes. The resort’s kids club will host an egg hunt and handicraft activities. From 11am-3pm, The Anam Cam Ranh’s Saigon Bar will have a ‘buy one get one free’ promotion on selected cocktails. Visit.theanam.com, email The Anam Mui Ne on info.mn@theanam.com and The Anam Cam Ranh on info.cr@theanam.com or telephone The Anam Mui Ne on tel. +(84) 252 628 4868 and The Anam Cam Ranh on +(84) 258 398 9499
An Easter Feast on the Beach at Koh Samui
Banyan Tree Samui will host a High Tea Buffet on Saturday, 30 March, from 2pm – 5pm at The Edge, a restaurant so named due to its vertiginous views overlooking the resort and the sapphire sea below. The High Tea will be accompanied by a live band, as will the resort’s Easter Sunday BBQ Buffet the following day at beachfront Sands Restaurant where the Mango Bongo Band will entertain diners from 7pm till 10pm. Guests at this spectacular venue will also be treated to a fire show and a veritable Easter basket of barbecued delights. For more information or reservations, contact: samui@banyantree.com or telephone +66 077 915 333.