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Food & Wine: Our Favorite Hotel Room Services Ever
Quite possibly one of the most interesting in-room dining menus I’ve ever encountered was at Hacienda AltaGracia, Auberge Resorts Collection, a gorgeous property in the lush foothills of Costa Rica’s Talamanca Mountains. All of the casitas come with sweeping views of the verdant landscape, and the menu is inspired by the landscape, too, spotlighting super seasonal, regional ingredients in surprising ways (while accommodating a number of dietary restrictions.) I found myself religiously ordering the gluten-free banana flour waffles, bathed in honey and edible flowers, for breakfast — always with spectacular local coffee. Most dishes spotlighted herbs and produce from the on-site chef’s garden, often with ingredients I’d never tasted in my life because they were so regional. The yogurt, from a small family farm a few kilometers up the road — I can’t stop thinking about.