If you plan your vacations around dinner reservations and destination restaurants, it only makes sense to book a hotel where the best table in town is just an elevator ride away. These luxury resorts make food the main event with Michelin-starred restaurants, chef’s tasting menus, and stellar wine cellars.
At these hotels, dinner isn’t just part of the itinerary, it’s the reason you booked the trip.
Picture Yourself…
- Sitting down to dinner on a rooftop overlooking the Colosseum at Rome Cavalieri.
- Dining on produce fresh from the hotel’s farm at The Inn at Little Washington.
- Savoring a Michelin-starred meal as part of your all-inclusive package at Grand Velas Los Cabos.
Lucknam Park
Bath, England
At Restaurant Hywel Jones, the swanky eatery inside Lucknam Park, Executive Chef Hywel Jones runs the show. He’s had a Michelin star for 20 consecutive years, so you can be confident that you’re in for a standout meal. You can order à la carte if you know exactly what you want or opt for the tasting menu and wine pairing and trust the chef to delight you. Menus change seasonally, but expect dishes like Orkney scallops with Crown Prince pumpkin, girolles, sweet wine, and rosemary, which highlight the very best of the region.
Grand Velas Los Cabos
Los Cabos, Mexico
All-inclusive resorts don’t generally have a great reputation for their food. That is, unless you’re staying at Grand Velas Los Cabos. The AAA Five Diamond resort is home to Michelin-starred restaurant Cocina de Autor, where meals are treated as a full-scale event that’s a far cry from a buffet. Its 10-course tasting menu showcase fresh produce, local meats, and seafood from the area.
And yes, the standard tasting menu is included in your all-inclusive rate, but reservations are required. Even if you’re not staying at Grand Velas, you can dine at Cocina de Autor, but you’ll need to pay a nonrefundable deposit when reserving.
JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong
Hong Kong
If you love authentic Cantonese cuisine, Man Ho is reason enough to book the JW Marriott Hotel. The Michelin-starred restaurant focuses on elevated, traditional Cantonese cooking, including dim sum.
You can opt for a tasting menu or go à la carte, but either way, you’re in for a treat, starting as soon as you walk in the door. The dining room is inspired by a classical Chinese garden, complete with marble moon gates, enamel artwork, and glass chandeliers shaped like morning glory flowers. Whatever you order, don’t skip the fish soup, a comforting standout made with fish maw, shrimp cake, and bamboo pith.
Rome Cavalieri, A Waldorf Astoria Hotel
Rome, Italy
The terrace views at Rome Cavalieri’s flagship restaurant, La Pergola, are undeniably spectacular, with dramatic sightlines that stretch from St. Peter’s Basilica to the Colosseum. But the real showstopper is below: a dramatic two-story wine cellar housing more than 70,000 bottles.
In a city famous for its cuisine, earning (and keeping) three Michelin stars is no small feat. La Pergola manages it with ease, pairing Roman-inspired cuisine with one of the most impressive wine programs in Europe. Arrange a tasting or cellar tour during your stay. Even if you’re not an oenophile, the cellar’s limestone racks and glass floors are worth seeing.
The Inn at Little Washington
Washington, Virginia
At The Inn at Little Washington, the two Michelin-starred restaurant of the same name, is a destination in its own right. Chef Patrick O’Connell’s cooking pays homage to classical French technique with dishes built around ingredients harvested just steps away from the kitchen. The inn employs two full-time farmers, five gardeners, and maintains on-site greenhouses for herbs and lettuces, while a resident beekeeper tends the hives that supply the restaurant’s honey.
For a truly special experience, reserve one of the coveted kitchen tables beside the fireplace. Often described as “dinner and a movie,” it’s a front-row seat to the kitchen, where you can watch the chefs at work.
The Mandarin Oriental, London – Hyde Park
London, England
Chef Heston Blumenthal wanted a restaurant name that was playful yet rooted in British culinary history, much like the menu itself. The result was Dinner, a simple name with a fun backstory. Historically, the main meal of dinner in Britain was eaten at midday, before darkness made dining impractical. Once gaslight became common, dinner slowly shifted later into the evening. Even today, the word “dinner” can mean lunchtime, suppertime, or the last meal of the day, depending on where you are in the British Isles, making the name a perfectly British inside joke for a restaurant that’s open in the afternoon and evening.
Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, inside the Mandarin Oriental, holds two Michelin stars. For the most authentic taste of Britain’s culinary heritage, visit on a weekend, when the restaurant serves its celebrated Sunday Roast, a modern reimagining of Britain’s most iconic meal.
Hôtel de Paris
Monte Carlo, Monaco
In a city as luxurious as Monte Carlo, a wine cellar has to work hard to impress, and the one at the Hôtel de Paris certainly delivers. Dating back to 1874, this 1,500-square-meter underground labyrinth houses over 300,000 bottles, making it one of the most extraordinary wine collections in the world.
Le Grill, the hotel’s Michelin-starred restaurant, benefits greatly from this liquid treasure trove. Set high above the cellar on the rooftop of the hotel, Le Grill is covered by a retractable roof that can be opened or closed depending on the weather.
