Bespoke Summer Picnics
Ah, yes, Road Trips Foodies: What better way to experience the great outdoors at a luxury hotel than with a decadent picnic enjoyed on the property’s grounds?
Trump International Hotel & Golf Links Doonbeg, Ireland, offers a luxe Classic Links Basket complete with a shellfish platter, foie gras, artisan cheese, champagne and more.
The Inn at Little Washington in Virginia offers the decadence and extravagance they’re known for in their famous dining room for guests who prefer to eat outside. The culinary landmark’s Picnic Lunch for Two comes stocked with six courses including house-smoked salmon sandwiches on salt crusted rye bread, Virginia country ham on chive biscuits and salty oatmeal cookies.
Savor the finest cheeses and chocolates from Switzerland at Gstaad Palace‘s new picnic area overlooking 1,200 trees planted to celebrate the hotel’s 100th birthday in 2013.
Guests who order in-room breakfast at Caneel Bay in St. John, United States Virgin Islands, are treated to an early-morning picnic stuffed with a selection of bagels, pastries, eggs cooked to order, hot oatmeal, cereal, bacon, lox, capers, fruit, coffee, juices and more.
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