Lockdown restrictions and alcohol ban may have been lifted, but we can’t say the same thing for the alcohol ban in public and at bars. One solution? Luxury hotels have aired out their suites and rooms, and transformed them into makeshift dining spaces. And because these rooms are private, you’re free to order and drink as many glasses of wine you want. It’s a bit of a gray area so hotels aren’t promoting this bit of information publicly. We do know that the Mandarin Oriental is serving food from Kinu by Takaki—and later Le Normandie—in its plush suites, Waldorf Astoria has in-suite dinners featuring dishes from Bull & Bear, and Capella Bangkok offers food from its Riviera-inspired restaurant Côte by Mauro Colagreco. (A quick note for Cote: the chef has started serving a salt-crusted beetroot dish that gives a taste of what sort of food is offered at Colagreco’s three-Michelin-star French restaurant Mirazur.)
Will in-suite dining end once the alcohol ban is lifted? It’s too soon to answer. What we do know is that affluent diners are enjoying this hotel perk.