Adults-Only Hotels for Connoisseurs
Cuisine at the centre: adults-only hotels with their own restaurant, half board and bar & lounge – for couples who love good wine and good food.
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An adults-only hotel for food lovers is a good choice if you want good food to be a regular part of your holiday. What matters is whether the food, meal times and atmosphere suit the way you both like to spend your days. An on-site restaurant, half board and a bar or lounge are useful starting points when choosing a hotel. But they do not tell you what is served, what your booking includes or whether you would prefer to linger over dinner or head out for the evening. Work out these preferences first, then use them to narrow down the selection above.
What food do you both enjoy?
Before looking for a hotel, think about what you are actually looking forward to at mealtimes: a leisurely set menu, simple Mediterranean dishes or the freedom to choose something different every evening. Partners can have different expectations, too. If one of you enjoys trying new things while the other prefers a few favourite dishes, a menu with a good range of choices is more useful than the word gourmet.
Each hotel has a different focus. At Domes Aulus Elounda on Mirabello Bay in Crete, Mediterranean fine dining is part of the stay. Casa Cook Rhodes in Kolymbia combines minimalist rooms with healthy Mediterranean food. Santa Marina Plaza on Crete has a fish taverna. These are useful details to guide your choice; check which dishes will be served during your stay before booking.
If you want a choice of places to eat within the hotel, consider properties with several restaurants, such as Secrets Lanzarote Resort & Spa by the marina in Puerto Calero or Stella Island Luxury Resort & Spa on Crete. Check which restaurants are included in your booking and which require a reservation. Having several restaurants is little help if your favourite is unavailable on the evening you want to visit.
Wine lovers should ask equally specific questions: can you see a wine list, are wines available by the glass, and is there a wine pairing for the menu? Having a bar does not answer these questions. Ask about alcohol-free alternatives too, if you have different drinking preferences. You can find more hotels with a focus on food under Food & Dining.
Does half board suit your holiday plans?
Plan your evenings first, then choose your meal plan. If you want to return from a day out, shower and eat at the hotel, half board could work well. If you prefer to stay out on a whim or try particular restaurants elsewhere, you will need more flexibility. Talk through a typical holiday day together: when will you get back, when will you be hungry, and how much time would you like to spend over dinner?
Hotel Via Salina in the Tannheim Valley combines half board with a lakeside setting, a spa and walking trails. It lends itself to days spent walking, relaxing and returning for dinner at the hotel. Whether the meal times fit your planned walks is still an important question to ask before booking. Domes Aulus Elounda and Casa Cook Rhodes also offer half board.
Ask what your particular rate includes: which meals are covered? Is there a choice of dishes or a buffet? How are drinks charged? Can you pay extra for special menus or particular restaurants? Also check what happens if you arrive late or miss dinner. Just because a hotel offers a meal plan does not mean it is automatically included with every room booking.
If you are deciding between half board and a more inclusive meal plan, the article All-Inclusive Adults-Only Hotels explores the subject in more detail. The key is to choose what you will actually use during your stay.
Which region suits your food-focused holiday?
Your surroundings shape how you spend the hours between breakfast and dinner. Start by deciding whether you want to explore a city, take trips along the coast or head into the mountains. The overview below helps you match possible regions with the questions to ask next.
| Region | Ideas for your stay | What to check before choosing |
|---|---|---|
| Mallorca | A city stay in Palma or a base elsewhere on the island | Would you like restaurants outside the hotel to be within walking distance? |
| Canary Islands | A stay by the marina in Puerto Calero on Lanzarote, for example | Which island and town best suit your planned outings? |
| Bavaria | A starting point for finding a hotel in Germany | How far are you willing to travel while still leaving enough time together? |
| Tyrol | Combine walks and spa time with dinner at the hotel | Will you be back from your walk in time for dinner? |
| Crete or Dalmatia | Consider Elounda on Crete, or Zadar and Gradac in Dalmatia | How far apart are the hotel, the places you want to visit and restaurants outside the hotel? |
On Mallorca, Hotel Can Cera offers a city option: you stay in a historic mansion in Palma with a restaurant and rooftop terrace. This makes for a different kind of stay from a hotel where you want to spend most of your time on the grounds. Check the location on a map against the places you actually want to visit, rather than relying on place names or attractive views.
If you have not settled on a destination, the adults-only hotels in Germany and adults-only hotels in Austria pages can help you start by narrowing down the journey. For stays of just a few nights, it is particularly useful to weigh up travel time against the time you will have at your destination.
Think about the time of year in terms of how you plan to spend your days, too. Check restaurant opening times, closing days and the availability of any trips you want to take during your stay. If you are planning a market visit or a tasting, confirm the times and your journey back in advance. That way, your outing will not clash with a dinner you have already booked.
How much quiet and time together do you want?
Adults-only does not tell you what the atmosphere at dinner will be like. Think about whether you want quiet conversation, a lively evening at the bar or plenty of privacy. Ask about music in the restaurant, events during your stay and how close your room is to the bar. A hotel can suit your taste in food while having a different evening atmosphere from the one you want.
Also check the minimum age and whether the adults-only policy applies throughout the hotel. The hotels in this selection have different age limits. Hotel Can Cera welcomes guests aged 18 and over, while Domes Aulus Elounda accepts guests from 16. Alpbacherhof has a child-free area; this does not mean the same age policy applies to the whole hotel. If a minimum age of 18 matters to you, explore the Adults-Only Hotels for Ages 18 and Over collection.
If you mainly want to relax between breakfast and dinner, take a look at Wellness & Spa. Then check when you can schedule treatments and dinner without having to rush from one appointment to the next. For a stay to mark a special occasion, the Romantic Weekends for Couples collection offers another starting point.
What should you check before booking?
A common mistake is to assume that a star rating, a sea view or the label gourmet hotel means the food will suit you. A fixed meal plan that gets in the way of your outings can be just as impractical. Use this checklist for your shortlist and get answers to any outstanding questions before booking:
- Check the menu: Can you both find dishes to look forward to? For longer stays, ask how often the menu changes.
- Be specific about dietary requirements: Check vegetarian or vegan options and any necessary adjustments in advance. If you have allergies, ask about food preparation too.
- Confirm your meal plan: Exactly what is included in the rate you have chosen?
- Check the timings: Do breakfast, dinner, your arrival and your planned outings fit together?
- Book your restaurant and table: Check reservations and opening days, especially for an occasion that matters to you.
- Look at the drinks list: Does it suit your tastes, including wines by the glass and alcohol-free drinks?
- Check the age policy and atmosphere: Is the entire hotel adults-only, and does the evening entertainment suit you?
- Plan your journeys realistically: How will you get back after eating out if you both want to drink wine?
Then compare your favourites using the same questions. A hotel that suits you makes the decision easier: you know what you can eat, how you will spend your evenings and how much freedom you will have for spontaneous plans.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which adults-only hotels offer half board?
Which adults-only hotels have several restaurants?
Where can I find adults-only hotels serving Mediterranean food?
Are all these hotels for food lovers strictly 18 and over?
Which adults-only hotel offers half board, hiking and a spa?
Which adults-only hotel in Palma, Mallorca, has a restaurant?
All houses in this collection from A to Z
The complete directory, in alphabetical order.
- A-ROSA Collection Hotel Ceres am Meer Ostseebad Binz
- Agaya Bodrum Adult Only Bodrum
- Aida Hotel & Spa - Adults Only Relais & Chateaux Crans-Montana
- Almayer Art & Heritage Hotel Zadar
- Alpenlove – Adult SPA Hotel Seefeld
- Alpin Garden Luxury Maison & Spa St. Ulrich/Ortisei, Gröden
- Amare Beach Hotel Marbella Marbella
- Andronikos Hotel Mykonos
- Aquila Elounda Village Resort Ellinika, Crete
- Archipelagos All Suites Elia Beach, Mykonos
- ARCOTEL Wimberger Wien
- Arosa Alpine Club - Adults only (ehem. Robinson Club Arosa) Arosa
- Barcelo Illetas Albatros Illetes, Majorca
- Berghotel Rehlegg Ramsau
- BEYOND by Geisel München
- Bio- und Wellnesshotel Alpenblick Höchenschwand
- Boutique Hotel Herzhof Riezlern, Kleinwalsertal
- Boutique Hotel Marco Polo Gradac
- Boutique Hotel Mühle Schluchsee Schluchsee
- BQ Amfora Beach Hotel Can Pastilla, Majorca
- Burgunderhof Bodensee Hagnau
- Can Joan Capo Sineu, Majorca
- Can Simoneta Canyamel
- Canaves Oia Suites Oia, Santorini
- Casa Cook Rhodes Kolymbia, Rhodes
- Castello Infinity Suites Agia Pelagia, Crete
- Coco-Mat Hotel Santorini Akrotiri, Santorini
- Cooks Club Kolymbia Kolymbia, Rhodes
- Corfu Mare Boutique Hotel Corfu
- Cortijo El Sarmiento Mojacar, Almeria
- Das Aunhamer Suite & Spa Hotel Bad Griesbach
- Das Kronthaler Achenkirch
- DAS SIEBEN Bad Häring
- Der Alpbacherhof Alpbach
- Der Birkenhof Spa & Genuss Resort Neunburg vorm Wald
- Desire Riviera Maya Resort Puerto Morelos
- Diamond Deluxe Hotel Kos
- Domes Aulus Elounda Elounda, Crete
- Domes Miramare Corfu
- Don Pancho Benidorm, Alicante
- ELaiolithos Luxury Villa Suites Moni, Naxos
- ElisabethHotel Premium Private Retreat Mayrhofen, Zillertal
- Eriks Hotel Freising/Fürholzen
- Esperos Village Blue & Spa Faliraki, Rhodes
- Falkensteiner Balance Resort Stegersbach Stegersbach
- Falkensteiner Genuss & Wohlfühlhotel Bad Leonfelden
- Falkensteiner Hotel Adriana Zadar
- Fleming 50 San Antonio, Ibiza
- Fontsanta Hotel Thermal & Spa Campos, Majorca
- Garni Residence Alnö San Vigilio di Marebbe
- Gecko Hotel & Beach Club Playa Migjorn, Formentera
- Gran Canaria Princess Playa del Ingles, Gran Canaria
- Grand Hotel Resort & SPA Ma&Ma La Maddalena
- Grupotel Acapulco Playa Playa de Palma, Majorca
- HarzHotel Güntersberge Güntersberge
- Heritage Hotel Tisno Tisno
- Herrenhaus Borghorst Osdorf
- Hoposa Pollentia Port de Pollenca, Majorca
- Hotel & Spa Suiten FreiWerk Stolberg/Südharz
- Hotel AVIVA make friends St. Stefan am Walde, Mühlviertel
- Hotel BERGEBLICK Bad Tölz
- Hotel Boutique Palacio Ico Teguise, Lanzarote
- Hotel Bussi Baby Bad Wiessee
- Hotel Calatrava Palma de Mallorca
- Hotel Can Cera Palma de Mallorca
- Hotel Capricorno Wien
- Hotel Cortisen am See St. Wolfgang im Salzkammergut
- Hotel del Teatre Regencos, Catalonia
- Hotel Esplanade Resort & Spa Bad Saarow
- Hotel GAMS zu zweit Bezau, Bregenzerwald
- Hotel Go2Bed Weil am Rhein
- Hotel Jaegerhof Woerthersee Krumpendorf am Wörthersee
- Hotel Jardin Tecina Playa de Santiago, La Gomera
- Hotel Kleine Strandburg Ostseebad Zinnowitz
- Hotel Las Madrigueras Golf Resort & Spa Playa de las Americas, Tenerife
- Hotel Lemongarden Sutivan, Brac
- Hotel Lipprandt Wasserburg a. Bodensee
- Hotel MOTTO Wien
- Hotel Mulin by Amanthos - Adults Only Brigels
- Hotel Ola Seget Donji/Trogir
- Hotel Osam Supetar, Brac
- Hotel Post Lermoos Lermoos
- Hotel Provocateur Berlin
- Hotel Q! Berlin Berlin-Charlottenburg
- Hotel Rec Barcelona Barcelona
- Hotel Riml Hochgurgl, Ötztal
- Hotel Rural Morvedra Nou Ciutadella, Menorca
- Hotel SEPP Alpine Boutique Maria Alm
- Hotel Spa Villalba Vilaflor, Tenerife
- Hotel Stein - Adults Only Salzburg Stadt
- Hotel Via Salina Tannheimer Tal
- Hotel Villa Hügel Trier
- Hotel Waldegg - Adults only Engelberg
- Hotel-Resort Waldachtal Waldachtal
- Iberostar Bahia de Palma Playa de Palma, Majorca
- Iberostar Santa Eulalia Santa Eularia, Ibiza
- Impulshotel Freigold Freistadt
- KUKU Berghotel Rettenberg
- Kurhaus Cademario Hotel & Spa Cademario
- Kurhotel Pyramide Bad Windsheim
- La Goleta Hotel de Mar Port de Pollenca, Majorca
- La Perla Villas and Suites Oia, Santorini
- La Villa del Re - Small Luxury Hotels Castiadas/Costa Rei
- Landhaus Christl am See Bad Wiessee
- Landhotel Rittmeister & Kräuter-SPA Rostock
- Lanis Suites de Luxe Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote
- Le Petit Madeleine Hotel Paris (Zentrum)
- Le Saint Paul Saint-Paul-de-Vence
- Lesante Blu Tragaki, Zakynthos
- Linsberg Asia Hotel, Spa & Therme Bad Erlach
- Maiers Kuschelhotel Loipersdorf
- MalisGarten Green Spa Hotel Zell am Ziller
- Mon Repos Palace Corfu
- Monte Mulini Hotel Rovinj
- Moxy Paris Bastille Paris 11. Arr.
- Myconian Naia Luxury Suites Mykonos Town
- Mykonos Bliss Mykonos
- NILS am See Neusiedler See
- Odyssey Hotel Agios Nikitas
- Omeon Mykonos Agios Stefanos, Mykonos
- Palazzo Angelica Oprtalj
- Palazzo Don Salvatore Amalfi
- Paradisus Salinas Lanzarote Costa Teguise, Lanzarote
- Pino di Loto Kini, Syros
- Pleta de Mar Capdepera, Majorca
- Posthotel Achenkirch Achenkirch
- Princess Inspire Tenerife Costa Adeje, Tenerife
- Reiters Supreme Bad Tatzmannsdorf
- Relais Castello di Morcote - Adults only Vico Morcote
- ROBINSON Jandia Playa Morro Jable, Fuerteventura
- Romantik Hotel Stryckhaus Willingen
- Royal Marmin Bay Boutique & Art Hotel Elounda, Crete
- Royal River Luxury Hotel Costa Adeje
- SANDnature Timmendorfer Strand
- Santa Marina Plaza Crete
- Schenna Resort Schenna/Scena
- Schlosspark Mauerbach - Adults Only Mauerbach bei Wien
- Schüle's Gesundheitsresort & Spa Oberstdorf
- Secrets Bahia Real Resort & Spa Corralejo, Fuerteventura
- Secrets Lanzarote Resort & Spa Puerto Calero, Lanzarote
- Seehotel Adler Bodman-Ludwigshafen
- SEETELHOTEL Strandhotel Atlantic Seebad Bansin
- Sensoria Dolomites Dolomiten
- Sentido Fido Punta del Mar Santa Ponça
- Sonnhof Alpendorf St. Johann im Pongau
- Sonus Alpis Kastelruth/Castelrotto
- Spa Resort Styria - Adults Only Bad Waltersdorf
- Spirito Santo Palazzo Storico Rovinj
- Stella Island Luxury Resort & Spa Analipsi, Crete
- stilwerk Hotel Heimhude Hamburg-Harvestehude
- Strandhotel Dünenmeer Ostseebad Dierhagen
- Sumus Hotel Monteplaya Malgrat de Mar, Catalonia
- Sunprime C-Lounge Hotel Alanya
- Tainaron Blue Retreat Vathia, Peloponnese
- Temptation Cancún Resort Cancún
- THB Dos Playas Cala Ratjada, Majorca
- THB El Cid Playa de Palma, Majorca
- THB Felip Porto Cristo, Majorca
- THB Maria Isabel Playa de Palma, Majorca
- THB Niagara Playa de Palma, Majorca
- THB Ocean Beach San Antonio, Ibiza
- The Island Hotel Crete
- The Marmara Bodrum Bodrum
- The Theodore Boutique Hotel Agia Marina, Crete
- Tiara Yaktsa Theoule-sur-Mer
- Tigotan Lovers & Friends Playa de las Americas, Tenerife
- Traumhotel Alpina Gerlos, Zillertal
- Trihotel Rostock — Wellnesshotel Adults Only Rostock
- TRS Ibiza Hotel Cala Gracio, Ibiza
- TUI BLUE Adriatic Beach Zivogosce
- TUI BLUE Barut Andiz Side
- TUI BLUE Makarska Igrane
- TUI BLUE Suite Princess Taurito Beach, Gran Canaria
- Villa Fabulite Cap d'Antibes
- VILLA HUNDERT Boutique Mountainscape Engelberg
- Villa Nai 3.3 Zman, Dugi Island
- Villa Seilern Vital Resort Bad Ischl
- Villa VIK Hotel Boutique Arrecife, Lanzarote
- Weissenhaus Private Nature Luxury Resort Weissenhaus
- Wellnesshotel deine Auszeit Achslach
- Wellnesshotel Liun B&B Müstair
- Wellnesshotel Rothfuß Bad Wildbad
- Wellnesshotel Seeschlößchen — Privat-Spa & Naturresort Senftenberg
- Wellnesshotel Sternwirt Weigendorf
- Wine Resort Dievole Vagliagli
- Zola Hotel - Palais de Boheme Adults Only Wien, 2. Bezirk