7 hotel restaurants regular restaurateurs don’t want you to know about
Such often-maligned venues are enjoying a global renaissance. Check in to dine out at these exceptional culinary destinations where you can also lay your head.
Dinner in a rice paddy in Sri Lanka at Uga Ulagalla.
Forget the 1000-plus thread count of the sheets, the starchitect or the heart-of-town location of luxury hotels. Savvy travellers now check out the hotel restaurant before they check in.
In-hotel dining hasn’t just changed from stuffy to sexy, it’s pivoted from international to local. The best of the new breed reflect where they are, in their style, character and experience. Just as a wine expresses the terroir of its climate, soil and air quality, a restaurant with a sense of place becomes part of the travel experience, and not just a fuel stop.
