13 Hotels With Aphrodisiac Menus to Spice up Your Getaway
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Forbidden Fruits, Santa Barbara Wine Country, California
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Chocolate Heaven, Conrad Fort Lauderdale
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Skyrockets in Flight, Granada Hotel & Bistro
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Raise the (Caviar) Bar, Britannia Hotel
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Burn for You, Ashford Castle
Whether you are one of the lucky couples who is having more sex during the pandemic or those less fortunate whose flames of passion have dwindled, a change of scenery will spice up your relationship, especially if the boudoir is in a hotel that features something sexy on the menu.
When it’s safe to travel, sweep your partner away to somewhere new. We curated a list of hot hotels with sexy drinks, dishes and desserts to get the party started.
Couples can bring retro road trip romance to life at Skyview Los Alamos, a new hotel created from a 1950s motel in Santa Barbara wine country. At the hotel restaurant Norman (as in Bates!), bartender Carlos Lara whips up sexy seasonal cocktails like an aphrodisiac cocktail called Forbidden Fruits. Inspired by chocolate-covered strawberries, the cocktail includes vodka, Chocolate Liqueur, espresso, and house strawberry cream topped with strawberry dust, served with a side of fresh strawberries. Couples can dip the strawberries into the house-made whip together for a romantic nightcap before heading back to their rooms, which feature push-button indoor fireplaces, outdoor showers, and private decks overlooking wine country.
Melanie Pabon, executive pastry chef at the Conrad Fort Lauderdale, and her culinary team created an interactive twist on the classic chocolate-dipped strawberry as a fun, luxurious and romantic way for couples to end their meal with something to share. “The chocolate sphere – playing the role of the chocolate traditionally used to dip the strawberry – is uniquely filled with Strawberry Bubbly confit, Manjari 64% Chocolate Cremeux, Valrhona Chocolate Cake, and strawberry air. For the final ‘wow moment,’ the couple pours the warm strawberry honey sauce over the sphere to reveal the fresh strawberries inside,” says Pabon. Couples can enjoy panoramic views of white sandy beaches, the Atlantic Ocean and the Intracoastal Waterways of Florida where they can create their own “wow moments.”
The Granada Hotel & Bistro in San Luis Obispo, California is a new hotel housed in a 1920s exposed brick building once rumored to be a brothel, creating a cheeky modern escape for a romantic getaway. The hotel’s restaurant, The Granada Bistro, serves up a cocktail called “Skyrockets in Flight” featuring Beefeater gin, strawberry-infused Campari, rose syrup, Cocchi rosa and sparkling wine. Prepared by bartender Chuck Wheaton, the cocktail energizes the palette with succulent strawberries, lemon hearts, and bubbles. It’s light and refreshing for an afternoon delight. Couples can retire to their rooms and keep the romance going with Baceae chocolates, local rose, and Diptyque candles, all included in the room’s curated mini-bar.
Britannia’s Michelin-starred restaurant Speilsalen recently reopened with a caviar bar; the only one of its kind in the Nordic region. The caviar bar is laden with several different types of the aphrodisiacal delicacy, all with a distinctive character, based on different types of sturgeon and with a variety of salt and ripening time. “The tasting is accompanied by champagne or vodka. “ We are delighted to announce that Speilsalen is the new Krug Ambassador, meaning we will be able to offer an even larger selection of this fantastic champagne, both by the glass and by the bottle. The caviar bar is an extraordinary restaurant experience in itself, and the combination of bubbles and caviar is guaranteed to ‘get the party started’, so to speak!” says beverage director Henrik Dahl Jansen.
