Fifteen of the best hotel restaurants, a luxury for a great getaway
ABC food critic selects hotel restaurants to round out a great weekend
For an upscale hotel, a good restaurant is a must. That is why the chains are strongly committed to gastronomy. This is our selection.
Santceloni, Hotel Hesperia (Madrid)
For facilities, kitchen, room service and cellar, this is one of the two best restaurants in Madrid. Óscar Velasco in the kitchen, Abel Valverde in the dining room and David Robledo as sommelier, make up a luxury team.
Address: Hotel Hesperia. Paseo de la Castellana, 57. Madrid.
Kabuki Wellington, Hotel Wellington (Madrid)
One of the best exponents of the fusion between Japanese techniques and Spanish products. Always using the best possible raw material, Ricardo Sanz is a master in Japanese cuisine with very personal interpretations.
Address: Hotel Wellington. Velázquez, 6. Madrid.
Ramón Freixa, Hotel Único (Madrid)
In this elegant and modern hotel, Ramón Freixa has established itself as one of the best gastronomic options in the capital. Creative and sensible cuisine, with great technique, respect for the product and many visual and taste games.
Address: Hotel Único. Claudio Coello, 67. Madrid.
MB, The Ritz-Carlton, Abama (Tenerife)
One of the great hotels in the Canary Islands also houses one of the best restaurants on the islands. Under the direction of Martín Berasategui, Erlantz Gorostiza offers a menu with the best dishes of each season from the Lasarte chef.
Address: MB, The Ritz-Carlton, Abama . TF-47 road. Guia de Isora (Tenerife).
Atrio, Hotel Atrio (Cáceres)
In the heart of Cáceres, a charming hotel that responds in all its details to what is true luxury. Sensitivity and good taste that are also transferred to the restaurant, with the excellent cuisine of Toño Pérez. Professional and friendly room team and a spectacular wine cellar.
Address: Hotel Atrio. Plaza de San Mateo, 1. Cáceres.
Echaurren, Hotel Echaurren (Ezcaray)
In this hotel that occupies a historic building in the center of Ezcaray, the Paniego family offers two restaurants. One of great traditional Riojan cuisine, and another, with a more modern menu that Francis Paniego deals with.
Address: Hotel Echaurren. Father José García, 19. Ezcaray (La Rioja).
The Refectory, Hotel Le Domaine Abadía Retuerta (Sardón de Duero)
At the magnificent Abadía Retuerta hotel, with the gastronomic advice of Andoni Luis Adúriz. A haute cuisine restaurant located in the former refectory of the monastery. With dishes that are based, to a large extent, on the products and producers of the environment.
Address: Hotel Le Domaine Abadía Retuerta. Sardón de Duero (Valladolid).
Maresía, Royal Hideway Los Corales Resort Hotel. Caleta de Adeje
Under the direction of the Padrón brothers, with a Michelin star in El Rincón de Juan Carlos, in this restaurant you eat really well, with a very round menu that combines some of their classics (those fantastic parmesan ravioli and lentil broth) with others expressly incorporated.
Address: Hotel Royal Hideway Los Corales Resort. Caleta de Adeje (Tenerife).
Miramar, Hotel Miramar (Llançá)
The old Miramar inn, on the Paseo Marítimo Llançá, has become one of the best restaurants in Catalonia and at the same time a luxury hotel with only five rooms. Paco Pérez offers tasty and creative dishes with great respect for the local produce.
Address: Hotel Miramar. Paseo Marítimo, 7. Llançá (Gerona).
Cataria, Hotel Iberostar Andalucía Playa (Novo Sancti Petri)
This restaurant is advised by Aitor Arregui, owner of that great steakhouse that is Elkano, in Guetaria. Arregui and his team apply their knowledge of the traditional Basque grill to the excellent fish caught in the Gulf of Cádiz and nearby waters.
Address: Iberostar Andalucía Playa Hotel. Amílcar Barca, 14. Novo Sancti Petri. Chiclana de la Frontera (Cádiz).
Nito, Hotel Ego (Viveiro)
In the Marina of Lugo, with its terrace over the Viveiro estuary and the Area beach, this house has been serving well for almost half a century, always with honesty as its flag and handling a product of ten.
Address: Hotel Ego. Playa de Area, 1. Viveiro (Lugo).
Akelarre, San Sebastian
More than a hotel with a restaurant, it is a restaurant with a hotel. But the accommodation in this three-star San Sebastian house, which has just completed its half century of life, is truly luxurious, with its spectacular views over the Cantabrian Sea. As is the cuisine of the veteran Pedro Subijana.
Address: Paseo Padre Orcolaga, 56. Monte Igueldo. Saint Sebastian.
Alevante, Hotel Meliá Sancti Petri (Chiclana)
Ángel León, with three Michelin stars in Aponiente, is also responsible for the kitchen of this restaurant where he maintains his commitment to the sea, collecting some of his already classic dishes.
Address: Hotel Meliá Sancti Petri. Amílcar Barca, s / n. Chiclana (Cádiz).
Molino De Alcuneza (Alcuneza)
Just five kilometers from Sigüenza, a Relais & Chateaux member hotel that has a Michelin-starred restaurant. Samuel Moreno works with produce from the surrounding area, from vegetables from his own garden to local lamb or honey. And it makes very good breads.
Address: Hotel Molino de Alcuneza. Alcuneza (Guadalajara).
Land, Hotel Valdepalacios (Torrico)
Luxury hotel with a good gastronomic restaurant a few kilometers from Oropesa. Classic-cut dishes with current nods and marked by the environment. Technically well resolved, with correct points, a lot of flavor and the product as the protagonist.
Address: Hotel Valdepalacios. Torrico (Toledo).
