Hotel Brunches Worth Waking Up For

Vakkaru Maldives helps guests to make the most of their private pool villas by providing the option of a signature floating breakfast. Guests reserving a brunch tray can begin their mornings with a refreshing dip in the pool and nibble from a beautifully prepared spread simultaneously. That’s more time spent floating next to the Indian Ocean’s unbelievably blue crystalline waters.

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The Sunday Royal Brunch buffet at Le Royal Monceau’s La Cuisine restaurant is more than just a meal, it’s an entire gastronomic experience. The hotel’s award-winning breakfast and renowned brunch experience features live cooking demonstrations, organic eggs and teas, fresh-baked creations by French baker Frédéric Lalos and a delectable selection of desserts by Pastry Chef Quentin Lechat.

The Standard, London’s Sunday brunch takes place at their ‘70s-inspired Double Standard bar and sun-soaked terrace. In line with their casual and hearty lunch and dinner menus, brunch here is playful and indulgent, with pancakes, avocado on toast and brunch dogs all on the list. There’s always a la carte but going bottomless will deliver unlimited Bloody Mary’s and prosecco.

On the first Sunday of each month, InterContinental Barcelona’s impressively large brunch buffet and a la carte breakfast is accompanied by the serenading sounds of a live musician. Taking place at their gastronomic Arrel Restaurant, the menu focuses on farm-to-table ingredients and follows the “kilometer zero” philosophy of slow cooking and sourcing from proximity. The brunch with live music service returns on September 4, 2022.

Park Hyatt Saigon’s Square One restaurant offers a limitless Sunday brunch combining the best of Vietnamese and French cuisine in a weekly rotating menu. Legitimately a feast, it features 31 distinctive dishes including four chef-signature creations. It can be reserved by booking one of three packages offering free flowing food plus a choice of beverages, with Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label Brut Champagne as the top tier.

At the Lotte Hotel Seoul Executive Tower, brunch can be enjoyed next to soothing nature. The hotel’s Peninsula Lounge & Bar’s floor-to-ceiling windows look out to a tranquil green garden complete with a flowing waterfall. Here, breakfast and brunch dishes and an all-day Italian menu are savored under the warm sun while sweet classical music plays in the background.

There’s no need to leave the pool at Constance Belle Mare Plage—a floating brunch tray can be delivered to each private pool villa on request. It’s best enjoyed with champagne but no matter the menu selection, brunching while floating amid a tropical island scenery of swaying palms, azure waters and white sands may just be the best possible start to a day.

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Each weekend, Park Hyatt Toronto offers an artful culinary brunch in their Joni Restaurant, a snazzy space influenced by Toronto’s vibrant arts and culture scenes. Brunch-goers can indulge in a classic Canadian breakfast followed by a green smoothie or probiotic soda, while admiring the beauty of the open-concept dining room—adorned with artworks including a sculptural staircase, pieces by the Gardiner Museum and exquisite Indigenous art.

London famously does breakfast and brunch well, but there are those luxury hotels that really take it up a notch. For a spruced-up brunch experience, head to The Twenty Two on weekends for elevated classic dishes. Breakfast foods aside, small bites such as oysters and Devonshire crab, and savory plates such as lobster paccheri and wagyu burger are also available.

At The Belvedere, The Peninsula Beverly Hill’s European-style brasserie, brunch is centered around seafood. Michelin chef Ralf Schlegal’s menu features decadent dishes like lobster and caviar flatbread, seared diver scallop and the Melange De Fruits De Mer—a medley of shrimp cocktail, crab salad and oysters. On the weekends, there’s a free-flowing champagne brunch and the addition of classic breakfast dishes with a European twist. It’s all enjoyed in an artful space showcasing paintings by renowned artists on the walls.