This autumn, set your palette alight with some of Europe’s best food-centric stays. We have gathered together award-winning resorts that have chosen to elevate their in-house dining experience to such heights that they are truly food destinations in their own rights. From Venice to Ireland, here are our favourite collection of culinary stays that will add a new layer of indulgence to your autumn escape.
Hyperlocal dining in Venice
JW Marriott Venice Resort & Spa
Blissfully situated on its own private island, JW Marriott Venice Resort and Spa boasts a spectacular lineup of restaurants and bars; from the charming Sagra Rooftop Restaurant to the new Agli Amici Dopolavoro Venezia. Thanks to its strategic positioning between the lagoon and the sea, the resort houses an impressive olive grove, a vegetable garden, and fruit trees, which root the hotel’s culinary offering in local ingredients. Executive Chef Giorgio Schifferegger is always implementing local and organic dining options through partnering with local farmers, growers on Vignole Island and seafood purveyors. At the forefront of the hyperlocal focus, Agli Amici Dopolavoro, helmed by Michelin Starred chef Emanuele Scarello, offers two tasting menus with a strong connection to the Venetian land resulting in dishes that are almost impossible to replicate elsewhere. Signature dishes include Castraura – Ricotta cheese, miso scapece and wild herbs, Sea Herbs – Spaghetti, anchovy butter, egg toffee and shoal herbs, as well as Lagoon – Moeca tortelli, saffron, schie consommé and seaweed. As if a shoulder season escape to Venice wasn’t perfect enough, a stay at this resort can take the Venetian gastronomic experience to new heights.
Room rates start at £337 per night for a double room in April. For more information, please visit www.marriott.com
Green Michelin-starred gastronomy in a vegan hotel
Sapphire House Antwerp, Autograph Collection
One for the plant-based foodie travellers, Sapphire House Antwerp, Autograph Collection is renowned for its award-winning plant-based gastronomic experiences curated by two-Michelin-starred Chef Bart de Pooter. Chef Pooter’s agricultural project “Grond Zoekt Boer” spreads over 12 hectares of land, providing ground for ethical and sustainable farming. The hotel’s fine dining restaurant, WILDn, awarded with a Green Michelin Star in 2023, boasts seasonal menus that bring a unique vegan gastronomic experience presenting the finest produce, fermented vegetables, and homemade flavour enhancers. For a more casual dining experience, guests can visit PLANTn – the hotel’s all-day dining destination ideal for authenticity seekers, and local foodies. A vegan hotel, Sapphire House Antwerp, Autograph Collection offers guests a unique vegan experience throughout the stay, from breakfast and dinner to room service and complimentary minibars. Watch the leafy city of Antwerp transform into a yellow-red hues and explore the ‘shopping capital’ of Belgium this autumn.
Room rates start at £149 per night for a double room in April. For more information, please visit www.marriott.com
Cosy Michelin-starred indulgence amidst an Irish retreat
Mount Juliet Estate, Autograph Collection
Set amid 500 acres of lush Kilkenny countryside and some of Ireland’s most beautiful landscapes, Mount Juliet Estate, Autograph Collection is the perfect option for families looking for a secluded, action-packed country escape this autumn. This sprawling property offers a unique range of activities ready to be sampled: equestrian outings, archery, golf, falconry classes and fishing trips in the estate’s rivers that are plentiful with salmon and trout. After a busy day of activities, guests can embark on a gastronomic journey at any one of the award-winning restaurants, including the Michelin-starred Lady Helen Restaurant which celebrates the best Irish produce in an outstanding, modern style. Guided by the seasons and bounty from the estate, each dish is a celebration of its ingredients, elegantly pared back to deliver extraordinary flavour. Lady Helen’s impressive wine cellar offers access to the world’s finest wines, each carefully selected to complement John’s vibrant Irish cuisine. The exceptional collection includes more than 130 wines and champagnes, from small-batch organic vineyards to iconic Old World classics. Lady Helen McCalmont’s parties at Mount Juliet Estate were legendary and her spirit of fun and generosity underpins everything we do. Awarded 1 Michelin star since 2013 and 4 AA rosettes, Lady Helen promises an unforgettable dining experience in Kilkenny. Take a seat in the historic Mount Juliet Estate dining room and discover wonderful service, dazzling wine and food that brings pure joy.
For more information please visit www.marriott.com
Celebrity chef dining in Budapest
The Matild Palace, a Luxury Collection Hotel
The Matild Palace, a Luxury Collection Hotel brings Puck’s signature taste to Budapest, with Spago by Wolfgang Puck. The restaurant delivers Puck’s signature menu of Californian cuisine with Hungarian and global accents, in a sophisticated and inviting atmosphere. With 3 Michelin stars, Wolfgang Puck is arguably America’s most famous chef, having transformed the Californian culinary scene in the late 1970s. Puck took unpretentious food like pizza and pasta then transformed it into haute cuisine. His most famous restaurant is Spago in Beverly Hills known for its sleek and high quality offering. As well as welcoming a new era of gastronomy, The Matild Palace, a Luxury Collection Hotel offers global explorers’ regal grandeur through its 111 tastefully furnished guest rooms, with many overlooking the Danube River, and 19 suites including the signature Crown Tower Suite and Maria Klotild Royal Suite. Built during La Belle Époque in 1902 under the patronage of Her Royal Highness, Maria Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg, and Gotha to serve as the social hub of the city, Matild Palace, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Budapest takes centre stage. A perfect city for a quick autumn escape, Budapest offers not only world-class nightlife and shopping, but an ever-expanding selection of culinary delights.
Rates start from £239 per room per night . For more information, please visit www.marriott.com
