Welcome to Lamana Hotel
We are flattered that you made the decision to stay with us as we aim to provide you with the best service each day of your stay. Understanding how hectic life can be when you’re away from familiar surrounds, we hope to make this stay a most pleasant experience for you from our complimentary 24 hour airport shuttle, business centre, secretarial services, in-room safe, concierge and foreign exchange. For the first-time visitor to Port Moresby, we are located in the heart of the capitals CBD close to the National Museum, Parliament House, Government offices, a major shopping centre & the University of PNG. Should you wish to visit any of these establishments, please contact our concierge service (ext. 511 or 420). Our friendly staff are happy to be of service 24 hours a day so enjoy the benefits of being a guest with us at Lamana and have a pleasant stay. Yours sincerely, Yiannis Nicolaou General Manager
Lamana Hotel, 1 Famagusta Street, PO Box 495, Waigani, National Capital District, Papua New Guinea Phone: +675 323 2333 / +675 7373 0600 Fax: +675 323 2444 Email: info@lamana.com.pg Web: www.lamanahotel.com.pg
Guest Services
ROOM SERVICE
Exclusive to houseguests, the gym is open 6am to 10pm daily while the tennis court is available from 8am to 6pm. Ext 300.
Available 6am to 10pm daily. K5 service fee applies. Ext 410.
CAFE PALAZZO Open daily from 9am to 5pm. Ext 567.
If you require replenishment of consumables, laundering, ironing, extra pillows etc. Ext 519.
SPICES RESTAURANT
CONCIERGE
Open daily 6am until late. Tidy dress standards do apply. Ext 565.
Can assist with wakeup calls, airport transfers, secretarial services, adapters and any miscellaneous queries you may have. Ext 511.
THE ITALIAN RESTAURANT Open daily 11am until late. Tidy dress standards do apply. Ext 564.
RIO’S BRAZILIAN STEAKHOUSE Open daily 6pm until late. Tiday dress standards do apply. Ext 566.
LANES TEN PIN BOWLING
HOUSEKEEPING
ATMS Located at the Gold Club members bar next to the pokies room.
LAMANA DENTAL CLINIC Located in room 2. Ph: 3124101. Free dental checks available with appointment.
Open daily from 11am until late. Fun for all ages, this is PNG’s first and only bowling alley. Ext 301.
SPA LAMANA
THE GOLD CLUB
HAIR SALON
Bars, bar food menu, live bands, resident DJs, poker machines, pool tables and promotions. Open between 9am to 2am Sun - Thurs & 9am to 4am Friday & Saturday. Tidy dress standards do apply.
Open daily 9am-6pm with appointment. Ext 561.
CONFERENCE ROOMS & BOARDROOM
FIREWORKS
To organize a conference or board meeting, contact our Functions staff. Ext 513 or 552.
Open daily 9am-9pm with appointment. Ext 563.
BARBER REPUBLIC Open daily 9am-6pm with appointment.
Lamana also caters for indoor and outdoor fireworks for special occasions. Call ext. 555 for an appointment or email: yiannis@lamana.com.pg
YOUR ROOM
SPARTAN GYM & TENNIS COURT
Additional Information
AIRPORT
IRON & IRONING BOARD
Jacksons Airport is approximately 5 minutes from the hotel without traffic. We have a complimentary airport shuttle service that leaves on the hour but you must contact our concierge (ext. 511 or ext. 420) to book this service a day in advance. You can also book a wakeup call at the same time. Be mindful that the latest check-in time for International flights is 2 hours and Domestic flights 90 minutes.
Please contact Housekeeping on ext. 519.
AIRLINES For reservations, amendments or information call during office hours 8am-5pm. You could also visit their websites for information or bookings after hours. Air Niugini (International) 327 3396 / 327 3485 (Domestic) 327 3300 Web: www.airniugini.com.pg PNG Air 7222 2151 Web: www.pngair.com
CHECKOUT TIME Our check out time is 11am. Late checkout can be organised dependent on room availability and a fee will be imposed. Please contact our reception on ext. 420.
DOCTOR Pacific International Hospital open 24 hours Ph: 79988000 St John Ambulance PNG Ph: 3031000 or 70219195
DIRECT DIALLING For direct dialing, please make a deposit at the hotel reception or leave a credit card authorisation for your phone to be enabled. Local calls dial ‘0’ followed by the number. International calls dial ‘000’ then your country code followed by the number.
LAUNDRY & DRY CLEANING Available daily, for same day service, collection must be made by 10am. Laundry bags can be found in your wardrobe drawer. You can contact our housekeeping (ext. 519) to pick your bag up. You should make a deposit at the reception via cash or credit card authorisation to ensure your laundry is done.
PREPAID PHONE CARDS Prepaid phone cards are available at the hotel reception for both Digicel & BeMobile. Cards are valued at K20/ K50.
TAXIS & CABS Available outside the hotel, however to ensure your safety, please contact our concierge to arrange a known cab company or driver. As some cabs don’t have meters, please ask our concierge staff to assist you with negotiating a price before taking the cab.
WAKE UP CALLS Please ensure to organise a wakeup call with our concierge (ext. 511/420) especially if you have an early morning drop off at the airport.
WIFI ACCESS There is complimentary WIFI in the hotel rooms and restaurants. To have additional access or for downloading bigger file types, you can purchase a Lamana WIFI card from the hotel reception. The cards are valued at K50 (150MB). Follow the instructions on the card to connect. Should you have any problems, contact our IT team on Ext 412 or Ext 433.
Deluxe Room TV Channels
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Star World National Geographic MTV Fox Sports 2 ABC Imparja TV Wan Action CNN Discovery Fox Movies Premium EMTV Lamana Hotel Promotions
Executive Room TV Channels
35 1 Info Channel & ABC Radio 36 2 ABC New 24 37 3 ABC 38 4 7 Central 39 5 Imparja 40 6 41 7 GWN 7 42 8 SBS 43 9 ABC Australia 44 10 Trace Urban 45 11 ABC 2 46 12 Fox Life 47 13 FX Homeland 48 14 CNN 49 15 Euro News 50 16 CNBC 51 17 Bloomberg 52 18 53 19 AI Jazeera 54 20 France 24 55 21 Lotus Macau 56 22 MTV 57 23 TV Wan + 58 24 TV Wan Action 59 25 TV Wan 60 26 EMTV 61 27 NBC TV PNG 62 28 Cinema One 63 29 SBC 2 30 64 65 31 Disney Junior 66 32 Animal Planet 67 33 Disney Channel 34 Nickelodeon
BBC News Sky News Australia Eurosport Outdoor Channel Cartoon Network Discovery Channel Discovery Travel, Living, Cooking (TLC) Discovery Turbo Discovery Science National Geographic National Geographic Wild History Crime & Investigations Boomerang Fox News Fox Sports E! Fox Sports HBO Cinemax Fox Movies Premium
Ten 3ABN TBN
Daystar
Room Service Available 6.30am to 10pm on ext 410. Room service fee K5.
Grilled Breakfast Bacon, eggs, sausages, tomato, baked beans, toast K55 Eggs Benedict Toasted rye, 2 poached eggs, smoked ham and hollandaise K45 Cheese Omelette Farm fresh eggs with tasty cheese K35 Breakfast Steak Sirloin steak, eggs, tomato, baked beans, toast K59
MAIN DISHES Available 10.30am-10pm Fish of the day K79 Lamana Burger Greek style pork patty with sliced tomato, cucumber, lettuce and mint yoghurt sauce K45 Chicken Schnitzel A classic schnitzel served with caper and anchovy, salad and chips K55 Fish & Chips Reef fish fillets in crisp crumbs with chips and tartare K45 Buffalo Chicken Wings Spicy chicken wings with our famous dipping sauce K39 Spaghetti Bolognaise A northern Italian beef bolognaise, tossed with durum wheat russo spaghetti K55 Penne al arrabiata Fresh tomato sauce with basil and chilli pepper slow simmered K49 Osso Buco Slow cooked veal with celery, tomatoes, carrots and fresh herbs K95 Tasmanian Salmon Atlantic salmon fillet, orange zest with corn polenta, sweet potato mash and an exotic salad K95
Natural Grass Fed Vanuatu Beef Rib eye on the bone T Bone Sirloin Baby pork ribs Eye fillet with grilled tiger prawns
K85 K85 K85 K95 K110
All steaks are garlic rubbed and char grilled with vegetables and the day’s potato. Mushroom sauce or pepper sauce available upon request.
SALADS Greek Salad Caesar Salad
K39 K39
SIDE DISHES French fries Garlic greens French salad Mash potato
K15 K15 K15 K15
BREAD Garlic Bread
K22
INDIAN Butter Chicken Beef Vindaloo Goan Fish Curry Prawn Masala Vegetarian Jalfrezi Dal Makhanwala Dal Tadka
K63 K63 K63 K63 K61 K61 K61
FOOD AND BEVERAGE
BREAKFAST Available 6.30am-10.00am
Room Service Available 6.30am to 10pm on ext 410. Room service fee K5.
PIZZA - CLASSIC ITALIAN STYLE K55 Margherita Napoli tomato, buffalo mozzarella, basil and extra virgin olive oil Hawaiian Roma tomato sauce, ham and pineapple and fresh rocket Supreme Seafood, chicken, pepperoni , ham, capsicum, kalamata olives and oregano Oceania Diced fish, prawns, mussels, capsicum, onions, and kalamata olives Four Seasons Capers, mushrooms, artichoke, bell peppers, anchovies, and kalamata olives Meat Lovers Beef, shredded chicken, ham, sliced tomato and mushrooms DESSERTS
Kahlua Tiramisu with roasted coffee sorbet Panna Cotta with fruits and strawberry sorbet Warm Chocolate Brioche Pudding with vanilla ice cream Chocolate Fondant with vanilla ice cream Mango & Banana Pudding with caramel ripple ice cream Cheeses a selection of cheeses with fruits, almonds & crackers
This menu was updated June 2019
K55 K55 K55 K55 K55 K65
Our Restaurants Service at the restaurants can go until midnight, however if the dinner rush is over we may close earlier so do call the restaurants by 9.30pm to confirm the days closing time. Also note tidy dress standards do apply.
SPICES RESTAURANT (EXT. 565) Opening daily at 6am with our tasty breakfast buffet of freshly made pastries, fruit smoothies and more. The a la carte menu offers authentic tastes of India as well as lunch time specials from our Rush Lunch menu. We highly recommend the Thursday night Spices buffet dinner.
THE ITALIAN RESTAURANT (EXT. 564) Beginning lunch service from 11am with a menu that serves a taste of Italian classics and pizzas fresh from the oven, this ambient venue is the perfect place to dine either indoors or on the outdoor terrace. Our Sunday Italian lunch buffet from 11am to 3pm is highly recommended if you want a taste of all things Italian.
RIO’S BRAZILIAN STEAKHOUSE (EXT. 566) Open from 6pm through to midnight, the Rios menu brings you flavours of Brazil from seafood to seasoned steaks. Make sure you try the churrasco, a variety of barbequed meats carved at your table by our gauchos. The churrasco is available Wednesday to Sunday evenings from 6pm.
Open Sunday to Thursday 9am-2am, Friday & Saturday 9am-4am Do note that there is a tidy dress policy for The Gold Club Facility includes Poker Machines, Pool Tables, ATMs (cash machines), 8 Bars
Happy Hour 5pm to 7pm daily. Live Band Wednesday to Friday 7pm to 1am at the indoor bar. Resident DJs Friday to Saturday 10pm to 4am at the Arena outdoor bar. Poker Machines Place a bet Monday to Thursday from 5pm to 9pm and receive a complimentary meal and beverage on your first bet. Bar food menu also available for a quick bite especially handy when you’ve lost track of time and missed the restaurant & room service times.
ENTERTAINMENT
The Gold Club is known as the Party Capital as you are sure to find there is always something to enjoy. You’ll find the weekend vibrant with everyone in town dropping by to be entertained by the seasonal promotions from dance competitions, PNG Idol singing contest, DJ contest, modelling & designer show competitions. There’s even concerts from local to international singers so you may even be lucky enough to have a photo opportunity with one of the stars as they enjoy the night at the Gold Club. For more information on what’s on during your stay, contact our concierge on ext. 511 or have a look at the TV promotions screen at Reception.
Fireworks The only licensed PNG pyro technicians in the country. We have indoor and outdoor fireworks to make your special occasion memorable. We even do synchronized shows to music for that Midas touch. Call ext. 555 if you’re within Lamana or our hotel line 323 2333. Email - yiannis@lamana.com.pg
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he cultural riches and extraordinary wilderness of PNG are a traveller’s delight. Nowhere else in the world can one explore such diversity in language and culture than within this fascinating nation. Its unique array of colourful tribespeople draws inspiration from the region’s incredible landscapes. Papua New Guinea (PNG) lies on the eastern half of the second largest island in the world, and shares a border with Indonesia. Fringed by spectacular coral reefs, PNG is surrounded by thousands of atolls and smaller islands, and experiences the highest volcanic activity in the South West Pacific region. While PNG’s landmass is situated in the tropics, running down the length of the island’s rugged interior are mountain peaks that occasionally experience snowfall. In the Highlands, the mountainous terrain is so dense and remote that the different groups who migrated to the region developed their own languages and tribal culture to reflect their surrounds. Lying just south of the equator, the climate in PNG is tropical with the wet season occurring December to March and the dry season May to October. The seasons are not as pronounced as in Asia so, while the humidity can be high at times, the temperatures rarely get too hot.
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