Veggie Hotels

Even with the loveliest hotel room and a beckoningpool, the perfect vacation can be spoiled when therestaurant forces you to make a meal out of side dishes.For vegetarians and vegans, a hotel vacation suitingtheir culinary lifestyle can still be quite a challenge. Butthere are outstanding alternatives out there, you just haveto find them! Travel journalists, Thomas and Karen Klein,had the same thought, so, in 2011, they joined forces withPeter Haunert to launch the hotel partner and website,VeggieHotels, a portal featuring 100% vegetarian hotelsand inns. In addition to purely vegetarian-vegan hotels,more establishments are offering guests outstandingvegan cuisine alongside more conventional dishes, sothe founders of VeggieHotels responded to this trendin 2015 by expanding their selection of vegan-friendlyaccommodations with another new website called,VeganWelcome. They shine a spotlight on wonderfulplaces run with great love and enthusiasm that are pavingthe way for a kind of tourism based on ethical principlesand sustainability. And their success shows just howright they were: today, more than 300 hotels and inns inover 60 countries are VeggieHotels and VeganWelcomemembers. Guests at these establishments can savor newand creative vegetarian and vegan cuisine that will satisfyeven the most jaded palate. This volume introduces thebest hotels from the VeggieHotels and VeganWelcomewebsites with gorgeous photos and detailed information on each property's special features--from cooking classesto yoga retreats. The locations include everything fromtrendy downtown hotels in vegan hotspots Berlin andLondon to a holistic health resort on Bali. Top chefsreveal their secret recipes as well, so your culinary getawaycan continue long after you've returned home.