1. JADE MOUNTAIN, ST LUCIA

This Caribbean escape has a “Chocolate Laboratory” that promises a dazzling agenda of themed experiences year-round – afternoon teas, mixology lessons, truffle-making classes and plantation tours. The organic cocoa beans come from the celebrated Emerald

Estate on the island. Spellbinding views of the Petit and Gros Piton mountains sweeten the deal.

Rooms from US$1,110 (£855); telegraph.co.uk/ tt-jademountain

2. HOTEL SACHER, VIENNA

In 1832, an apprentice patissier named Franz Sacher invented a dense chocolate and apricot cake for the royal Austrian court, and the dessert has since become synonymous with Vienna. You can taste a slice of the Original Sachertorte for €6.50 (£5.70) – with a side of whipped cream and Viennese coffee – at this plush five-star hotel opened by Sacher’s descendants.

Rooms from €500; telegraph.co.uk/tthotelsacher