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JUST IN TIME FOR VALENTINE'S DAY...
HIDEAWAYS INTERNATIONALTM, INC. NAMES
THE 10
MOST ROMANTIC RETREATS IN THE WORLD
PORTSMOUTH, NH (January 19, 2009) — With
Valentine's Day right around the corner — and that traditional
summer season of weddings and honeymoons right on its heels — Mike
Thiel, the "Luxe Travel Guru" and President and Founder of
Hideaways International, Inc., has made his picks for the 10 most
romantic retreats in the world:
1. Chateau Eza, Cote
d'Azur: Love won't be the only thing that takes
one's breath away here — guests will be
awe-struck by the Mediterranean views spread out below their
cliff-side perch. Just 10 magnificent rooms and suites offer
plenty of privacy, plus in-room massage and occasional stone
fireplaces, Jacuzzis®, and private balconies. Explore the
thousand-year-old city of Eza, or take the hotel's limo service
along the French Riviera.
2. Hotel Splendido,
Portofino: Private balconies spilling over with
fragrant flowers, the warm Italian sun, and those views! It's hard
to imagine a more romantic setting for a honeymoon or any other
special occasion. Open-air dining is especially amorous at sunset,
as lights twinkle on in the village below. Other romantics who've
visited this love-nest include Taylor and Burton and Bacall and
Bogart.
3. Blue Palace Resort & Spa,
Crete: Odysseus might have wooed Penelope in  just such a hedonistic setting on Crete's
rocky northern coast. Rooms have inviting terraces or balconies,
most with sea views, and more than half have their own infinity
pool. Candlelit open-air dining overlooking Mirabello Bay is the
perfect way to foster romance.
4. Ladera
Resort, St. Lucia: Guests can cast off all their
inhibitions at this open-air hideaway, where the room is literally
thrown open to views of the sky and sea, making guests feel as if
they are living in an elegant treehouse for grownups. All suites
have canopy beds and plunge pools, some with soothing
waterfalls.
5. Maroma Resort and Spa, Riviera
Maya: Perhaps the reason guests feel that magnetic
attraction is because Maroma's airy, white-stucco buildings —
crafted by local Mayans — are oriented to ancient astrological
principles of harmony. Each of Maroma's spacious suites is unique,
with an elegant bathroom, Mexican caftans for lounging instead of
robes, and a handmade silk hammock on a breezy terrace.
Everything, from gourmet dining to yoga sessions at the spa, is
meant to foster a sense of delight and well-being.
6. Sivory Punta Cana, Dominican
Republic: This new luxury resort — in a quiet,
untouristed area 45 minutes north of Punta Cana — has only 56
suites, some with plunge pools, and all with a stocked wine fridge
to further set the stage for romance. Sivory's three restaurants
serve Mediterranean, French, and Asian-Caribbean fusion cuisine.
There are also miles of luscious, deserted beaches to stroll in
the moonlight.
7. Bora Bora Lagoon Resort
& Spa, French Polynesia: Overwater and beachfront bungalows look across the
shallow turquoise lagoon to mystical Mount Otemanu rising in the
distance — what could be more enchanting? How about the open-air
treatment rooms of Maru Spa, or the "canoe breakfast" delivered by
Polynesian staff in a flower-bedecked outrigger canoe — a Tahitian
take on traditional room service.
8.
Lilianfels Blue Mountains Resort & Spa,
Australia: Take a step back in time with a
three-hour train ride from Sydney to Katoomba, where Lilianfels
sits on the edge of beautiful Jamison Valley and looks across to
the Blue Mountains. This very elegant, European-style country
hotel has 85 rooms and suites with windows that open to the fresh
mountain air. Guests can reconnect with spa treatments, dining at
Darley's restaurant, or just relaxing together in the gardens.
9. The Viceroy Bali, Indonesia:
Serene and uncomplicated in true Asian style, The Viceroy Bali has the sensation of almost
floating on its hillside at the edge of a steep river gorge. Cool
and elegant villas are arranged in very private settings, each
with its own swimming pool and an enclosed garden. Guests love the
very sensual indoor-outdoor garden bathrooms in the Garden Villas,
and the waterfall wall in the Viceroy Villa is quite romantic as
well.
10. Little Palm Island, Little Torch
Key, Florida: Reachable only by boat, this idyllic
hideaway has only 28 suites set in stilted, thatched-roof
bungalows under swaying palms. Delicious candlelight dinners are
served right on the beach.
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