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BEIJING

American National Day offer

Grand Millennium Beijing's CBD Restaurant offers a wide range of typical American barbeque foods for a lunch buffet on July 4, and a Sunday brunch the following day, to celebrate America's National Day. 98 yuan per person for lunch buffet, and 368 yuan per person plus 15 percent surcharge for Sunday brunch. 010-8587-6888

Try char grilled barbeque at Westin Beijing Financial Street's outdoor Zen garden. Sample sizzling premium imported meat, fresh seafood, exquisite sides and buckets of chilled international beer to match. Available on every Thursday and Friday from 6 pm-10 pm until Aug 31 at 228 yuan per person. 010-6629-7815

Seafood buffet

Raffles Beijing Hotel's East 33 launches its weekly seafood nights, featuring succulent Boston lobster, king crab, fresh shucked oyster, prawns, Norwegian salmon, scallops, and shells, which are displayed on a bed of crushed ice. Free flow of soft drinks to complement the dishes. 6 pm-10 pm, Friday and Saturday. Cost is 298 yuan per person, plus 15 percent service fee. 010-6526-3388 ext 5171

Chill out at Doubletree by Hilton, Beijing at the hotel's swimming pool on a landscaped rooftop garden, and try the BBQ along with free flow of beer, wine, soft drinks, accompanied by music, plus lots of party food. Cost is 158 yuan net per person. 11 am-4 pm every Sunday. 010-6338-1999 ext 1628

Jacob's Creek wine dinner

Phillip Deverell, brand ambassador of Jacob's Creek, will come to Hilton Beijing on July 17 to share with you four of the company's finest wines, together with Hilton's sommelier Julia Zhu. The wines will be paired with a four-course meal at One East. Cocktail starts at 6:30 pm at Zeta Bar, and dinner starts at 7:30 pm at One East. Price is 488 yuan per person, plus 15 percent surcharge. 010-5865-5030

Kempinski Sanya is offering a "Family Getaway Package from 1480 yuan a night" for this summer, specially tailor-made for families and kids. Customers can spend quality time with kids at the tropical resort that comes with its own private beach.

150-0899-9937

SHANGHAI

Blackout brekky

Hyatt on the Bund's Vue bar serves up an American-styled breakfast buffet from 8 am to 11 am on July 22 to give guests a spectacular view of the solar eclipse. Located on the 33rd floor and overlooking the Bund, Vue should afford a perfect view of the once-in-a-lifetime total solar eclipse. Early bookings are recommended for the 298 yuan-per-person breakfast.

021-6393-1234 ext 6330

Revolving lunch

A semi-buffet lunch at the Jin Jiang Tower's 41st revolving restaurant runs Monday to Thursday (88 yuan) and Friday to Sunday (98 yuan). It includes one main course, sashimi, hot dishes, hand-made desserts and six summer drinks.

021-6415-1188 ext 84105

Ningbo delicacies

Through July and August, the Hilton Shanghai's People on the Water restaurant is promoting scrumptious Ningbo delicacies for lunchtime guests. The four-course lunch (60 yuan) includes steamed egg pudding with minced pork, curried chicken with potato and steamed pomfrets with soy sauce. The five-course set menu (120 yuan) is ideal for a quick gathering of four to five persons.

021-6248-7777 ext 1830

Ice cold brews

Sheraton Shanghai offers a wide selection of ice-cold beers to keep cool this summer, including draughts like Heineken, Australian bottled beers like Victoria Bitter and Crown Lager, and local brews like YanJin Beijing for between 35 yuan and 50 yuan.

021-2602-2222

Heavenly bed

The Westin Bund Center Shanghai brings a special summer room offer to celebrate 10 years of Heavenly Bed. The 1,388 yuan package includes a one-night stay in a deluxe room with one complimentary breakfast, 300 yuan credit for the Banyan Tree Spa and 50 percent off any Heavenly product with any stay of three consecutive nights. Offer ends Aug 31.

021-6335-1888 ext 7520

(China Daily 07/04/2009 page8)