Six hotels offering fabulous food

The Caledonian, Edinburgh

The food is even more impressive than the dcor "try the Isle of Skye crab and hollandaise tartlet with soft poached quail's egg, leek pure and baby leek salad".

Rooms from £159; dinner from £58 for three courses (Waldorfastoriaedinburgh.com; 0131-222 8888).

Hand & Flowers, Berkshire

Rooms from £140 a night; dinner from around £50 per person for three courses (Thehandandflowers.co.uk;01628-482277).

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Hotel Thoumieux, Paris

On the first floor is "the gastronomic dining room", where the cooking is "firmly based on classic skill and technique, yet... is light, innovative and has a sense of love that food should have".

Rooms from £158; dinner in the brasserie from £34 for three courses (Thoumieux.fr; 00 33 1 4705 4975).

Fairyhill, Swansea

Prices from £190 B&B; £45 for athree-course meal (Fairyhill.net;01792-390139).

The Three Chimneys, Skye

Rooms from £345 a night; dinner £60 for three courses(Threechimneys.co.uk; 01470-511258).

Hotel Atrio, Cceres, Spain

Then there's the food, of course, which is the main attraction for me, not to mention the views." The hotel restaurant has been awarded two Michelin stars Pizarro recommends the squid with pig's ear.

Dinner and a room costs from £330 a night for two (Restauranteatrio.com; 00 34 9 2724 2928).