Hotels to Stay

Grand hotels to experience in a lifetime, inspired by The Grand Budapest Hotel and Anthony Bourdain.

Published January 1, 2022 ET

In the spirit of The Grand Budapest Hotel, I should like to stay at the following hotels in my lifetime.

Also in the spirit of Anthony Bourdain's dinner in Canada with Frédéric Morin and David McMillan.

Also, fine dining/traveling on specialized train carts.

United States

  • Peninsula, Chicago
  • The Setai, Miami Beach
  • The Plaza, New York
  • The Chanler at Cliff Walk, Newport, Rhode Island
  • Waldorf Astoria, Beverly Hills
  • Miraval Arizona Resort & Spa
  • Montage Laguna Beach, Laguna Beach California
  • Castle Hot Springs, Morristown, Arizona
  • The Resort at Paws Up, Greenough, Montana
  • San Ysidro Ranch, Montecito, California
  • Four Seasons Resort Lanai and Sensei Lanai, Lanai, Hawaii
  • Amangiri, Canyon Point, Utah
  • Little Palm Island Resort & Spa, Little Torch Key, Florida
  • Claremont Hotel & Spa, Berkeley, California
  • Menla, Mount Tremper, New York

International

  • Corinthia Hotel Budapest, Budapest
  • Hotel Amour, Paris
  • Hotel Raquel, Havana
  • Grandhotel Pupp, Karlovy Vary
  • Burgh Island, South Devon
  • The Beaumont, London
  • Hotel Metropol Moscow, Moscow
  • Hotel Saratoga, Havana
  • Hotel Gellért, Budapest
  • The Savoy, London