Romantic Getaways for Valentine’s Day and Beyond

Resorts and hotels around the world spend all year devising the absolute best options for lovers, honeymooners and hopeful heartthrob seekers for Valentine’s Day. Packages include such mollycoddling as rose petals sprinkled on your bed at turndown, sunset cruises and dinners laced with aphrodisiacal ingredients — oysters. Lucky for lovers, most of these packages or amenities can also be booked well beyond Cupid’s holiday. Whether gallivanting to a coveted spot for a well deserved honeymoon or whisking her away for a surprise proposal, these hotspots speak your love language. Ready to plan your amorous adventure? We’ve got you… read on for rapturous destination possibilities.

Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

Famed for its seemingly never-ending Seven Mile Beach and those crazy giant stingrays who’ll eat out of your hand at Stingray City, Grand Cayman boasts some of the best sandy crescents on earth. Always a treat, The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman partners with Wheels Up, an exclusive, on-demand private aviation company to offer guests a seven day package that includes a stay in their Ritz-Carlton Suite. Inclusive of seven day stay, club lounge access, dinner for two at Blue by Eric Ripert, a $5,000 Dolce & Gabbana shopping experience at La Boutique, a Stingray City tour and – wait for it – customized flights by Wheels Up, the package covers a range of honeymooning heaven for a mere $90K.

Romantic Getaways for Valentine's Day and Beyond
Photo provided by The Ritz

Barnsley Resort,  Georgia

Snuggled into the foothills of Georgia’s Blue Ridge Mountains as cozily as lovebirds on the couch for movie night, Barnsley Resort was built by Godfrey Barnsley in the 1840’s for the love of his life, Julia. Sadly, she died before the project was completed but her spirit lives on in the 3,000-acre retreat, a homage to soulmates and Southern elegance. Romantic year round, Barnsley Resort hosts many Valentine’s Day weekend events from Southern cocktail making to a Wine, Cheese and Love Stories tour and special Valentine’s Dinner with wine pairings. Throughout the year, enjoy Barnsley’s world class gastronomy and range of activities, including golf, horseback riding, archery, spa and more. Hole into one of the recently renovated one-bedroom cottage suites for the clawfoot bathtub and porch with rocking chairs.

Romantic Getaways for Valentine's Day and Beyond
Photo provided by Barnsley Resort

Majestic Hotel & Spa , Barcelona Spain

With Gaudi architecture, stunning beaches, legendary gastronomy and bubbly Cava galore, Barcelona gets high marks as a place to make goo goo eyes with your beloved. Base at the five-star Majestic Hotel, a posh hideaway on famed Passeig de Gracia. Splurge on The Majestic Royal Penthouse, the city’s largest suite, which has an immense private rooftop terrace, anchored with an outdoor jacuzzi. The suite comes helmed with a butler to meet all your needs. Before sightseeing, start Valentine’s Day with a couples massage in the Majestic Spa. In the afternoon, hover above the Catalan countryside on a spellbinding hot air balloon ride or board a sunset cruise along the Mediterranean. Dine at the hotel’s Michelin-starred SOLC Restaurant for an array of traditional Catalan dishes. End your perfect day at the hotel’s rooftop bar, La Dolce Vitae.

The Rusty Parrot Lodge & Spa,  Jackson Wyoming

Grab your puffer jackets and pack your skies. There’s nothing sexier than taking off ski clothes at the end of an invigorating day on the slopes. Check into the newly re-opened Rusty Parrot Lodge & Spa, a haven of rustic glam. Take photos beneath the antler-clad chandelier, ogle the grand staircase and sip a hot drink beside your in-room fireplace. Book the Stay & Sleigh Package , which includes a four-night stay along with an intimate sleigh ride through Jackson’s elk refuge, and a half-day tour through Grand Teton National Park. You’ll also receive both a spa and dining credit, so follow time at the spa, with  an aphrodisiac-inspired dinner (oysters, chocolate and more) at the hotel’s Wild Sage Restaurant. For skiing, dog sledding and other and snow play, the Rusty Parrot Lodge operates a private shuttle to whisk guests to Jackson Hole Mountain Resort.

Romantic Getaways for Valentine's Day and Beyond
Credit Visit Jackson Hole

The Meritage Resort & Spa, Napa California

Wine or your paramour? For oenophiles it may hard to know who or which to love best. Just kidding. Oenophiles can combine their passion for their partner with their penchant for fine wine with a Valentine’s Day escape to storied Napa Valley and the Meritage Resort & Spa. Throughout the month of February, the resort will be offering a “Love, Napa” package, which includes a $200 resort credit, a rose petal and sparkling wine turndown service and a fire pit reservation, complete with a s’mores roasting kit. Sweethearts can unwind at the subterranean Spa Terra, positioned beneath the resort’s own vineyard, within an eye-popping wine cave. Enjoy a seasonal Blushing Valentines Couples Massage, then let the sparks fly at Ember Steak, the resort’s newest dining concept for a lusty three course meal: oysters, truffles and tomahawk steak for two. Besides customized wine tastings, couples can enjoy countless on-site activities, including late-night bowling and vineyard picnics.

Caerula Mar Club, South Andros Island, The Bahamas

Like your own deserted island, awash in barefoot chic, secluded Caerula Mar Club spreads out across some 10 acres of picturesque beach. On timeless South Andros Island, legendary for its barrier reef and inland blue holes, the dreamy resort features private villas, steps from the shore, perfect for celebrating your love. The resort’s year-round Romance Package will tempt the starry-eyed in any season, but consider the trek to this hideaway for Valentine’s Day, when Caerula Mar Club makes ardor most affordable with a deeply discounted price. At sun dappled Caerula Mar Club, you’ll nosh on first class gastronomy, indulge in craft cocktails, yield to relaxing spa treatments, enjoy a sunset cruise, snorkel and canoodle aplenty.

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