If you have coeliac disease, or a child who does, you know what organising a holiday involves: looking for a hotel that truly understands, reading endless labels and ingredient lists, asking and asking again, checking everything that ends up on the plate, and perhaps giving up what everyone else eats without a second thought. If you are looking for a hotel with a kitchen for coeliacs in Romagna, at the Club Family Hotel Michelangelo in Milano Marittima, from next summer, the whole kitchen will be gluten free, from breakfast to the Buffet della Buonanotte (our goodnight buffet): a gluten-free holiday designed for those with coeliac disease and for the whole family who want to sit down at the same table.
Why we chose to dedicate a whole hotel to gluten-free cooking
The decision stems from a request that has become more and more frequent year after year: our guests looking for gluten-free products, because of an intolerance or coeliac disease. In all Club Family Hotels our staff have always tried to meet every request, with packaged products and with side dishes and other dishes prepared with care.
But we knew we could do more: being able to dedicate a whole hotel and its kitchen to the preparation of gluten-free dishes means no longer having to adapt something to a kitchen that uses gluten, but designing every dish, from the buffet to the afternoon snack, for everyone from the very beginning. So the Michelangelo becomes the first gluten-free hotel of the Club Family Hotel family: at the table we are all equal, important and special, because here gluten has no place at the table.
How the kitchen changes: everything homemade, as far as possible
Behind the stoves, our chefs will work with gluten-free flours: both specially formulated flours from the coeliac range and naturally gluten-free flours, such as rice and corn flour. So everything will be gluten free, from bread to desserts, bringing to the table dishes suitable for coeliacs that still taste like food made with care. The buffet and Front Cooking stay as they have always been, with the chefs cooking right in front of you: the ingredients change, not the pleasure of choosing.
Snacks, ice creams and treats: a tasty break, with nothing to give up
The moments between meals follow the same idea. Dina Merendina, Angolo del Ghiottone and the Buffet della Buonanotte offer specific gluten-free products and, once again, made in-house as far as possible. For ice cream we rely on Sammontana, which has several gluten-free options, and for snacks such as hot dogs, and for beer, we choose products from the coeliac range, always gluten free. That way, ice cream after the pool and a snack with friends become a celebration again for every child, with the same dish, the same flavour and the same laughter.
A real commitment, with sincerity
If you still have doubts or questions, call or write to us before booking: we will tell you how we work and help you organise your holiday. In the meantime, take a look at the Michelangelo restaurant.
