The best hotels with the best restaurants in Europe–where award winning chefs serve Michelin-level neals just steps away from your suite
Look away, Anthony Bourdain, this one’s for the lazy travellers. Because sometimes, the best way to experience a city is to stay in—in crisp sheets, in a robe, with a wine list instead of a walking tour. While travel does tend to reward the restless, sometimes the greatest reward is pressing pause. At these European hotels, staying in is the itinerary: with rooms made for lounging, views worth lingering over, and restaurants where the tasting menu justifies skipping dinner plans elsewhere. Call it a vacation from your vacation.
TOP 10 BEST HOTELS WITH BEST RESTAURANTS IN EUROPE:
La Réserve Paris
A Haussmannian mansion reimagined by Jacques Garcia into a Belle Époque sanctuary, just steps away from the Champs-Élysées. With more suites than rooms, marble bathrooms, velvet-clad studios and a library-cum-honour‑bar, it marries opulent Parisian style with privacy. Each suite boasts its own butler, evenings either at three-Michelin‑starred Le Gabriel or at Pagode de Cos’ patio. At Le Gabriel, Chef Jérôme Banctel offers unique tasting menus: Virée, which takes inspiration from his hometown of Brittany and Périple, a more global-inspired fare, along with a seasonal game menu. His high-calibre cuisine features concentrated sauces and notable dishes like sand carrots with peppery ginger and artichoke hearts with cherry blossom vinegar.
Address: la reserve, 42 Av. Gabriel, 75008 Paris, France; Website
Atrio Restaurante Hotel, Spain
In the medieval heart of Cáceres, this 14‑room boutique hotel is a fusion of avant‑garde architecture and world‑class haute cuisine. The minimalist interiors showcase original works by Warhol, Tàpies and Saura; the two‑star Michelin dining by chef Toño Pérez is a festival of Iberian flavours—served alongside an encyclopedic wine cellar curated by José Polo. Expect warm service, memorable multi‑course menus, and a sense that you’re staying inside a living art piece.
Address: Pl. San Mateo, 1, Centro-Casco Antiguo, 10003 Cáceres, Spain; Website
Therasia Resort Sea & Spa, Italy
On Vulcano’s promontory overlooking Lipari and the Aeolian archipelago, Therasia unites volcanic drama with lagoon‑style serenity. Guestrooms range from Comfort sea‑view balconies to suites with hydromassage pools and terraces that seem to float above the Tyrrhenian. The spa uses volcanic mud and seaweed scrubs in indoor thermal pools, sauna and steam rooms. Dining includes two Michelin-starred kitchens: Il Cappero, with chef Onofrio Pagnotto’s French and fermentation-influenced dishes, and I Tenerumi, where chef Davide Guidara (Michelin’s Best Young Chef) offers an innovative twenty-course tasting menu. Both boast sublime views. Breakfasts include seven milks, honeyed pastries, and even Champagne on request. Add mud baths, spa treatments, a sunset infinity pool, and you’ve found the most relaxing vacation spot.
Address: Isola di Vulcano, 98050 Vulcanello ME, Italy; Website
Schloss Mönchstein, Austria
A turreted 24-room castle perched above Salzburg’s Old Town, Schloss Mönchstein trades pomp for quiet grandeur. The rooms dance between medieval and modern—marble, velvet, a few chandeliers thrown in. But it’s The Glass Garden that steals the scene! Inside its curved glass dome, the Michelin-starred restaurant leans modern: vegan tasting menus, salt-baked fish, and a sharply edited wine list heavy on Austrian whites. There’s also a proper spa and a heated infinity pool overlooking the Baroque spires of Salzburg for the detox enthusiasts.
Address: Mönchsberg Park 26, 5020 Salzburg, Austria; Website
Fairmont Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten, Germany
Established in the 1800s, the Fairmont Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten in Hamburg sits on Hamburg’s Inner Alster Lake like it’s been there forever. This 19th-century grande dame delivers old-world polish without the stiffness: 156 rooms, grand staircases, marble bathrooms and silk drapes, yes—but also Michelin stars. Three of them belong to Haerlin, where chef Christoph Rüffer plays with things like elderflower jelly and venison tartare. The Japanese-Peruvian Nikkei Nine is moodier, darker, and dangerously good! And the Jahreszeiten Grill keeps things classic with schnitzel and silver carts.
Address: Neuer Jungfernstieg 9 14, 20354 Hamburg, Germany; Website
Adare Manor, Ireland
Adare Manor, once home to the Earl of Dunraven, is a neo-Gothic manor house with: vaulted ceilings, gargoyles, 840 acres of manicured drama, and a golf course prepped for the 2027 Ryder Cup. But the real show happens inside the Oak Room, the restaurant features wood-paneled walls, chandeliers, a glass-enclosed terrace with 850-acre views. And a delectable menu. Think turbot in caviar cream, or duck with fermented cherries—served under carved oak panels and candlelight. The wine list is long, the pours are generous, and if you never make it out to falconry or clay shooting, no one will blame you.
Address: Adare, Co. Limerick, V94 W8WR, Ireland; Website
Grand Resort Bad Ragaz, Switzerland
Originally a 19th-century spa town escape, Grand Resort Bad Ragaz now has three Michelin keys, a medical wellness centre, and more saunas than most small cities. You’ll find alpine clarity in its fine dining too. Wassmer Memories boasts three Michelin stars and a green star, focusing on hyperlocal ingredients like Swiss pine and fermented greens. IGNIV by Andreas Caminada, with two Michelin stars, offers a lush sharing menu with precise plating. Verve by Sven, a Michelin-starred restaurant, keeps it seasonal, sustainable, and casual. A hotel where you can go from lymphatic drainage to lamb belly without changing out of your robe.
Address: Bernhard-Simonstrasse 20, 7310 Bad Ragaz, Switzerland; Website
Hotel Grande Bretagne, Greece
A neoclassical pile in the heart of Athens, the Grande Bretagne has hosted everyone from Churchill to Beyoncé. The rooms come draped in brocade, with front-row views of the Acropolis. The 8th-floor GB Roof Garden restaurant is where things get serious: white tablecloths, candlelight, and a menu that manages to be Mediterranean without being predictable (think lamb with eggplant confit and artichoke barigoule). Add a rooftop bar, a wildly photogenic pool, and a spa tiled like a Byzantine bathhouse, and you’ve got the kind of hotel that deserves a diplomatic passport.
Address: 1 Vasileos Georgiou A, Syntagma Square Str, Athina 105 64, Greece; Website
Reid’s Palace, A Belmond Hotel, Portugal
If old-world glamour had a summer house, it would be Reid’s Palace. Set on the cliffs above Funchal, this pastel-pink palace is all bougainvillea, balconies, and bracing Atlantic breeze. The draw now is its Michelin-starred restaurant, William, named after the hotel’s founder, William Reid. The spread is the brainchild of Chef José Diogo Costa, who combines local ingredients with modern techniques. Expect prawn with buttermilk and fennel, coast-caught fish with hollandaise, and fruit-forward desserts that nod to Madeira’s tropical pantry. Book the sea-facing suites if you want to live out a Graham Greene fantasy—or just take afternoon tea on the terrace like everyone else.
Address: Estrada Monumental 139, São Martinho, 9000-098 Funchal, Portugal; Website
Esplanade Zagreb Hotel, Croatia
Originally built for passengers disembarking the Orient Express, the Esplanade still knows how to do glamour: grand staircases, gilded mirrors, and an Art Deco ballroom that hosts Zagreb’s boldest. Rooms are as luxurious, think plush beds, heavy drapes and marble bathrooms. But the dining here steals the show. Zinfandel’s with its Michelin Green Star, serves Croatian produce with a Mediterranean twist: sea bass crudo, wild herbs, and house-made Štrukli. Le Bistro Esplanade, is a popular all-day bistro known for its local ingredients, occasional French influence, and the iconic Esplanade Štrukli.
Address: Mihanovićeva ul. 1, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia; Website
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