Five Culinary Hotel Packages to Book This Winter
Need a reason to book a winter getaway? These hotel dining experiences prove that the most memorable meals of the season often come with a room key.
Six Senses Crans-Montana
High above the Rhône Valley, Six Senses Crans-Montana has quietly reworked its winter dining programme to reflect alpine life authentically. For Winter 2025, the hotel has introduced a series of reimagined culinary experiences that move away from ski-resort clichés and toward something more elemental: chef-led tasting menus built around Swiss mountain produce, thoughtful wine pairings from Valais vineyards clinging to steep south-facing slopes, and a clear emphasis on preservation, fermentation, and seasonality.
Rosewood Castiglion del Bosco
Winter truffle season is short and precise, and Castiglion del Bosco treats it accordingly. Set among vineyards outside Montalcino, the Rosewood estate centres its seasonal culinary programming on white and black truffles sourced locally, with guests invited to join truffle hunters and their dogs before returning to the kitchen. In the restaurant, truffles are used sparingly — shaved over hand-cut pasta or eggs, never overwhelmed — and paired with Brunello di Montalcino, whose structure feels especially suited to winter dining.
Manoir Hovey
When the Eastern Townships settle into winter, Manoir Hovey feels made for it. The lakeside manor — all wood-panelled rooms, crackling fireplaces and deep armchairs positioned for lingering — provides a natural backdrop for the hotel’s quietly serious approach to food. Winter culinary stays centred on farm-driven table d’hôte menus built from Québécois producers skilled in cold-season cooking: preserved fruits, winter-hardy vegetables, local cheeses and carefully sourced meats. Meals unfold at an unhurried pace, often followed by informal tastings of cider, ice wine or local spirits, reinforcing the sense that winter here is something to sink into rather than rush through.
Hotel Jerome
Throughout ski season, Aspen’s Hotel Jerome hosts a rotating calendar of chef-led dinners and collaborative tasting menus tied to visiting chefs and regional food events, with menus that lean into mountain cooking traditions — game, hearty grains, winter vegetables — interpreted through a contemporary lens. These are social, convivial evenings rather than splashy pop-ups, shaped as much by the hotel’s long history as by what’s coming out of the kitchen.
The Muse New York
Winter in New York doesn’t usually include outdoor dining, which is what makes The Muse’s Cozy by the Hudson Experience feel so unique. The package pairs a one-night stay with a private, heated igloo picnic for two along the Hudson River Greenway, designed by PikNYC and styled to feel intimate and well considered. Inside, guests settle in with a luxury picnic setup before returning to the hotel for a round of seasonal cocktails at Little Opus, its recently opened bar and restaurant.
