Pan Pacific Sonargaon: The Five Star Fantasy

Hasnat Karim Pintu

A messy street approach mingles at the juncture that brings four of the city's arterial road links to meet - known by the name of what shares aside this humming traffic congestion the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel, Dhaka. But once you are in it would take you not moments to forget how you did struggle to reach here, for you indeed reached Dhaka's “Oasis of Luxury and tranquility.” Ideally located in central Dhaka it gives the aura of a magnificent business-class hotel with a Renaissance profile. It's no wonder that this unique abode carries on the legend of the nation's glorious past with its iconic retrieval of the medieval identity Sonar Gaon or the Hamlet of Gold - the historic Moghul capital of Bengal.

Business travelers in particular and elite city dweller are often quoted having remarked so high of its built-in comfort, warmest hospitality and most personalized service products. What makes Sonargaon Hotel so unique has all along been a traveler's inquest and a host's pride. A modest den of the privileged and a true home outside home, Sonargaon, Dhaka's only luxurious hotel enjoys a blending of world-class accommodation with a patch of signature restaurants, especially its new Health Club that boasts with the city's biggest and, of course, latest swimming pool.

Among other amenities at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel, some improved service products are indeed of much interest to the city dwellers, especially health conscious families. Here is some unique features that Sonargaon now offers at par with other service products for its valued guests and for the community. Let's take the snapshots from the beginning, namely the Lobby to enter into “Dhaka's Oasis of Hospitality “:

The Foyer / Lobby Lounge offers to be Dhaka's premier meeting place. The wide Sonargaon Lobby Lounge would make your meeting further rejuvenated by finest coffee made by internationally trained baristas. The Lobby Lounge also offers tea and freshly baked treats. In the evening the lobby galore assumes a finest cultural ambience with live flute and table.

Known and admired for its incomparable world-class gourmet Café Bazar, named iconically with its Karwan Bazar vicinity, is located at the Lobby Level. It offers an ever-changing international selection with an extensive buffet or A la carte menu for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The new pool view in Café Bazar gives a natural feel for aquatic ambience.

Pan Pacific Sonargaon's exclusiveness lies indeed in its gourmet outlets that offer the best of the city. CIAO, for example, offers the only authentic treat of Italian cuisine in town, using the freshest of imported and local ingredients. CIAO's menus are ever changing, combining traditional favorites and modern cutting edge dishes. An extensive wine and beverage list is also a part of CIAO's exclusiveness.

The Pool Café that shares aside the Swimming Pool is Sonargaon's food zone that invigorates appetite for sumptuous gourmet served with an ambience of the Pool's blue vicinity. At Pool Café you will feel at ease discovering the perfect setting with best selection of gourmet foods ranging beef, chicken and mutton with salad bar. B-B-Q is offered every Friday and Saturday. Special B-B-Q for Eid Festival will be continued from 22 September 2009 to 26 September 2009.

Health -like comfort - is yet another Pan Pacific concern. That's what is manifest in the huge Health Club complex that offers fitness regime both to people and families who hold their health at the highest esteem. The Sonargaon Health Club privileges include steam bath, sauna, aerobics, indoor jacuzzi, swimming, massage and swimming lessons. The newly built Swimming Pool and an exclusive low -depth Kid's Swimming Pool offers both swimmers, learners, especially children ,housewives and corporate guys, on a privilege package system is dedicated to impart the swimming lessons in a riverine country like ours that is surrounded by water from all around.

The Health Club services are open for all. Children, housewives as well as corporate membership are in effect aiming to accommodate as much people as possible, looking for fitness and health warm-ups. These services include, modern equipped gymnasium, gymnasium Pool package, Swimming Lessons etc. Offers for all the privileges are currently going on.

Pan Pacific Sonargaon, Dhaka happens to be the nation's premier choice of convening social, academic as well as administrative functions. People as many as six internationally crafted meeting or banquet rooms viz. ( Grand Ballroom, Chitra, Meghna, Nirala, Surma and Titas ) with all the facilities required to hold programs ranging from a small family meet to a widely attended seminars, local and international conventions with the support of a built-in six-language interpretation system.

With its privilege and bounties, service and track record in hospitality Pan Pacific Sonargaon, Dhaka is often made the first choice of accommodating visiting stately dignitaries and they, like other valued visitors around the year, carry back the priceless impression of truly Bangladeshi hospitality being here for hours, days, weeks even for months together. For locals who can have the access and have the values to enjoy the goodness of life, the Pan Pacific Sonargaon will gorgeously remain a home outside home.