Have yourself a bargain Christmas break

Dreading the mountains of vegetables to be peeled this December? Worried your Christmas shopping list could break the bank? Take the culinary chores and credit crunch fears out of Christmas Day and relax at Park Plaza Victoria London. Christmas lunch will be prepared, served and cleared without you having to lift a finger and you’ll still have plenty of cash left over for those last-minute Christmas gifts.

Worries of over-doing the turkey and squabbling over the stuffing will drift away as you put your feet up and enjoy delicious yuletide fayre, in the sophisticated surrounds of JB’s restaurant at Park Plaza Victoria London’s stylish, design-led hotel. There’s no need to feel guilty as this meal won’t cost the earth.

Chef and his busy little elves will lay on a seasonal banquet. Start with a poached and smoked duo of salmon terrine served with slow roasted tomato chutney, then tuck into traditional roasted turkey with thyme chateaux potatoes, glazed carrots, chestnut stuffing and cranberry sauce. Leave room for homemade Christmas pudding with brandy sauce and nibble on a mince pie over coffee.

For just £45 per person including a glass of champagne, there’s no better way to treat the family to a well-deserved break from the kitchen this Christmas Day. Swap the peelers for party hats and colanders for crackers, for the easiest, tastiest and best value Christmas lunch on record.

If the brandy sauce proves too soporific, wander upstairs to one of the hotel’s luxurious and inviting guest rooms to sleep off the feast. And for an extra special Boxing Day treat, prolong the indulgence with breakfast in bed. Guest rooms from only £99 per room per night (room only, excluding VAT, subject to availability).

I wish it could be Christmas every day

If you can’t get away on Christmas Day itself, fear not; JB’s welcomes groups of friends, family and colleagues any evening from 1 to 24 December 2008 to toast the season with a special Christmas meal. For £40 per person, including a glass of champagne, enjoy a four course meal of roasted parsnip soup, traditional roasted turkey with thyme chateaux potatoes, glazed carrots, chestnut stuffing and cranberry sauce, lemon tart with raspberry cream and a fruit coulis, finished off with coffee and mince pies.

A feast fit for Christmas kings and queens.

For reservations or more information log on to Parkplaza.com.