

Consumer Trends
From star chefs to innovative menus and stylish interiors, hotel restaurants have never been better—and people are taking notice. OpenTable and KAYAK consumer research and data found that:
Expert Insight
“Recently, hotel owners have seen the value in not only having restaurants as an amenity for their guests, but also in being a culinary destination for locals and even travelers staying elsewhere. Travelers have so many options of places to stay, culinary offerings are a big part of making that choice.”
“Recently, hotel owners have seen the value in not only having restaurants as an amenity for their guests, but also in being a culinary destination for locals and even travelers staying elsewhere. Travelers have so many options of places to stay, culinary offerings are a big part of making that choice.”
Travel Tips
Hungry for more? These cities have multiple top eateries on the menu. KAYAK went ahead and did the math – and found the cheapest month to visit – so you can save some extra change for dessert.
Top Hotel Restaurants
Looking for the perfect hotel restaurant? In partnership with KAYAK, we’ve highlighted the top spots, compiled from diner reviews and demand metrics including diner ratings, percentage of bookings made in advance, and five-star reviews.*****
*Consumer Research Methodology: An online survey was conducted by WALR among 1,503 American consumers who have dined at a restaurant located in a hotel in the past 5 years . Minimum quotas have been applied to major cities. Fieldwork took place between 31 May – 10 June 2025. Data has been collected adhering to MRS (Market Research Society) and ESOMAR guidelines to ensure ethical and accurate data collection.
**KAYAK Data Methodology: Based on flight and hotel searches made on KAYAK US in the period between January 1, 2025 and June 22, 2025 for travel anytime in the future. They were compared to searches made in the same period in 2024 for travel any time in the future. Flight data is based on round-trip, economy flights. Hotel data is based on standard, double occupancy rooms in any star hotel. Prices are on average and may vary. Percentages are approximate. Cheapest month to visit is based on flight data only.
***OpenTable Dining Data Methodology: OpenTable looked at seated diners by traveler types from online reservations for all active hotel restaurants on the OpenTable platform in the US from June 1, 2024 – May 31, 2025, and compared it to the same time period the year prior.
****Consumer Research Methodology: An online survey was conducted by WALR among 1,000 American consumers who have dined at a restaurant located in a hotel in the past 5 years. Minimum quotas have been applied to major cities. Fieldwork took place between March 19 – March 21 2025. Data has been collected adhering to MRS (Market Research Society) and ESOMAR guidelines to ensure ethical and accurate data collection.
*****The Top 100 Hotel Restaurants in America: The Top 100 Hotel Restaurants in America for 2025 list is generated from over 10,000,000 reviews from verified OpenTable diners and dining metrics from June 1, 2024 – May 31, 2025. Restaurants with a minimum threshold of diner reviews were considered and evaluated by a compilation of unique data points, including diner ratings and the percentage of five star reviews. Metrics were weighted to comprise an overall score. The qualified restaurants were then sorted by the ability to book the hotel wherein the restaurant is located via KAYAK.com. The resulting list appears A-Z, not in ranked order.