Whether or not you wish to stroll alongside a seaside or cuddle beside a fireplace, these getaways show that romantic lodging are available in many kinds, together with a brand new luxurious resort in Mexico, an property within the English countryside, just-opened cabins for stargazing within the Catskills, a farmhouse in California wine nation, and lodges with February reductions on the coast of Maine. Regardless of the place you go, you’ll discover Valentine’s Day dinner menus and actions for 2, like {couples}’ massages and personal yoga periods — although many rooms at these properties are so plush, you simply may resolve to ditch your plans and keep in.
Hunter, N.Y.
This month, you and your companion can escape to the Catskills and gap up in one in all 11 new non-public cabins known as the Rounds. Nestled within the woods and near Hunter’s ski slopes, all of them have vaulted ceilings and an oculus for gazing up on the stars with out sacrificing heat or consolation. Their practically round form and uncluttered, modern décor are a departure from what you may consider once you hear the phrase “cabin.”
Select both an ordinary 12-sided Spherical, or one of many roomier Spherical suites, which have moist bars, sunken round lounges and day beds. There’s additionally an accessible suite that the property says is compliant with Individuals With Disabilities Act laws. The entire Rounds have fireplaces and outside cedar soaking tubs obtainable so that you can take a plunge, even in winter.
Mingle with fellow visitors on the Apex Lodge, a communal house for the Rounds with a bar and fireplaces. You can even use the facilities, just like the barrel sauna, the Glice skating rink (polymer panels designed to feel and appear like ice), and the restaurant, Prospect, on the 38-room-and-suite Scribner’s Catskill Lodge, the re-envisioned Sixties motor lodge on the identical tackle. Costs from $450 an evening.
Playa del Carmen, Mexico
In case your concept of romance includes a white sandy seaside, this new 182-room-and-suite resort stands out as the sunny respite you’re searching for. Set amid a 620-acre nature reserve, the property’s tropical vegetation and birds, mangroves and two miles of beachfront make for a romantic backdrop inside a luxurious resort neighborhood known as Kanai. (Kanai can also be dwelling to the St. Regis Kanai Resort, Riviera Maya, which opened final 12 months, and each lodges are a part of Marriott Worldwide.)
You’ll be able to hit the seaside or unwind on the spa, which has indoor-outdoor therapy rooms (together with a {couples}’ suite), hydrotherapy swimming pools, an outside pool and a Turkish hammam. A stroll across the lush resort takes you previous reflecting swimming pools, a bamboo yoga house and a sandy path that results in the So’ol Seashore Membership, the place you’ll be able to swim within the pool and, afterward, linger over seafood on the chef Tomás Bermúdez’s informal restaurant, So’ol, which, in accordance with the lodge, takes its title from the Mayan phrase for “oyster.” Pattern extra regional flavors at Ki’is (a Mayan phrase that the lodge interprets as “zest”), a restaurant from the chef Francisco “Paco” Ruano.
There’s additionally Kitchen at Version, the place you’ll be able to savor traditional Mexican dishes and ceviches. For tequila, mezcal, regional wines and cocktails, strive the Foyer Bar. And for wholesome bites like salads, hummus and fish, together with bluefin tuna spring rolls, head to the Pool Bar adjoining to the principle foyer constructing.
Just like the lodge’s environment, the rooms are ethereal and vivid. All of them have terraces, and for those who and your companion wish to cool off and not using a crowd, you’ll be able to splurge for a room with a non-public plunge pool. Costs from $637 an evening, a part of a particular opening preview price that additionally features a $100 resort credit score that you should utilize for issues like eating on the lodge, obtainable till Feb. 22.
Southern Maine
Greatest referred to as summer time playgrounds, a few of Maine’s southern coastal cities are throwing a Paint the City Pink celebration, hoping to entice lovebirds to courageous the chilly for offers at retailers, eating places and lodges. Amongst this 12 months’s contributors is the Kennebunkport Resort Assortment — a number of properties, together with the Boathouse Waterfront Lodge, the Kennebunkport Inn, the Cape Arundel Inn & Resort and the Grand Lodge — the place, by means of Feb. 29, you will get 10 p.c off the usual nightly price once you e book the LoveKPT bundle. Upon arrival, you’ll obtain facilities meant to make sparks fly, together with Champagne, macarons and physique scrub from Maine’s Tree Spa at Hidden Pond.
Regardless of which property you select, you’ll be close to eating places and boutiques, in addition to scenic winter mountain climbing spots like the Smith Protect.
Having hassle deciding? Contemplate the places and vistas. The 36-room-and-suite Kennebunkport Inn, constructed within the nineteenth century, places you in the midst of the village hubbub; the 29-room-and-suite Cape Arundel Inn & Resort will give you fowl’s-eye views of the ocean; the 25-room-and-suite Boathouse Waterfront Lodge has a energetic restaurant and is on the banks of the Kennebunk River; whereas the Grand Lodge has simply 17 cozy rooms and is within the easygoing Decrease Village neighborhood of Kennebunk. Costs from $139 evening on the Boathouse Waterfront Lodge, from $189 an evening at Kennebunkport Inn, from $129 an evening on the Cape Arundel Inn & Resort, and from $119 an evening on the Grand Lodge.
In case you and your sweetheart love historical past nearly as a lot as one another, you may wish to keep for some time at this 41-room-and-suite rural property. It’s close to the Hauser & Wirth Somerset gallery and about 45 minutes from town of Bathtub, a UNESCO World Heritage website based within the first century by Romans who used its scorching springs as a thermal spa. You’ll be able to tour town’s Roman ruins and exquisite Georgian buildings after which hint extra of the realm’s historical past on the Villa Ventorum, a reconstruction of a Romano-British villa relationship to A.D. 351 that was discovered on the Newt in Somerset property. You’ll additionally be capable to discover the property’s gardens, woodlands and orchards, in addition to exhibitions that delve into the historical past of horticulture.
Valentine’s Day dinner (85 kilos, or about $107, an individual) on the inn’s Backyard Café will embody baked Bruton Brie with backyard greens and pickles; butcher’s steak from British White cows reared on the property or a dish with lion’s mane mushrooms grown on the property; and your selection of mourvèdre-poached rhubarb or darkish chocolate and hazelnut tart; and, to finish the night, rosemary-and-caramel truffles.
Treats of a distinct kind will tempt guests all through February, together with a “daybreak stroll” by means of the property’s gardens and woodlands (£45) and a course on pruning fruit timber (£150). Or chill on the spa with a {couples}’ full-body exfoliation (£190 for 60 minutes).
Once you ultimately retire to your room, you’ll discover modern décor in calming colours and earth tones, whether or not you’ve chosen to remain in Hadspen Home — the principle home, constructed within the seventeenth century, and its reimagined steady yard buildings — or within the Farmyard, a wedding of former agricultural buildings and swish furnishings. (There’s additionally a non-public two-bedroom cottage known as the Gate Lodge.) Charges from £625 an evening, together with breakfast.
Close to the hustle and bustle of Sonoma County’s wineries, this 25-room inn offers an intimate hideaway. Head to the Wellness Barn along with your companion for guided forest bathing periods ($200 for 2), non-public yoga instruction ($200 for 2) and side-by-side massages (beginning at $215 an individual for 60 minutes). In case you’re feeling playful, wander over to the courtyard for a recreation of croquet. You’ll be able to go for a hike collectively behind the inn, bike across the space, or strive kayaking or canoeing on the close by Russian River. Later, seize a few roasting forks and home made vanilla marshmallows and take pleasure in free s’mores and dialog by a fireplace pit.
You’re in wine nation, in fact, and the concierge can organize wine-tasting itineraries with the inn’s companions. Or keep put and take part within the free academic wine tastings that happen within the evenings. On the inn’s Farmhouse Restaurant, a hearth and candlelight set the temper to linger over tasting menus and wine pairings with seasonal, domestically sourced components. And if you wish to pull out all of the stops, a six-course Valentine’s Day tasting menu prices $300 an individual (wine pairings are an extra $150 an individual).
Breakfast, lunch and dinner can be found at Farmstand, the inn’s all-day restaurant, which additionally serves comforting farm-to-table dishes — corresponding to wood-fired pizzas, salads and desserts — poolside or, for those who want, in your suite. The entire rooms are serene, with down comforters, natural magnificence merchandise made in Sonoma, complimentary snacks and fridges (at evening count on milk in your fridge and home made, gluten-free, triple chocolate chip cookies at your bedside). For privateness and house, strive a barn suite with double-sided fireplaces, or the not too long ago transformed cottages with fuel fireplaces, soaking tubs and heated flooring. Costs from $528 an evening.
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