What makes a hotel honeymoon worth it? For some couples, it’s far-flung solitude and breathtaking views. For others, it’s all about luxury and the royal treatment as they travel and then, of course, there’s the growing number of newly weds that seek live events, adventure and excitement over-pampering, rest and relaxation.
Whether you’re after a low-key Caribbean island escape or an African safari adventure or something else entirely, there will always be a perfect place for you. Yewande Salisu compiles 5 best hotels in the world to have honeymoon. Check out the hotels.
BAROS MALDIVES RESORT
30 wooden water villas line a crescent boardwalk in the lagoon, and these are furnished with large four-poster beds and private sunbathing decks with daybed and loungers. It’s also home to Lighthouse, one of the loveliest Indian Ocean restaurants; open-sided, set over water and circular with tables dotted around the edge. A dinner date here will make you feel like you’re dining alone together in the middle of the ocean.
Baros Maldives resort remains number one on the list for a perfect honeymoon hotel and resort.
THE RESORT AT PEDREGAL (CABO SAN LUCAS, MEXICO)
Set on a long sweep of beach at the base of towering mountains, this dreamy resort on the Baja Peninsula of Mexico is as romantic as it gets.
Each of its 118 rooms features a roomy terrace outfitted with private hot tub overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Select casitas open directly onto the ocean and you’ll feel like you’re practically floating in open waters. And they boast private plunge pools and fire pits. The cliff-side restaurant El Farallón, with its divine sunset views, makes for an unforgettable date night.
Romantic offerings include candlelight dinners on a private sandbank, tantric couple’s massages and sunset champagne cruises.
SHANGRI-LA HOTEL, PARIS (PARIS)
There are countless honeymoon-worthy hotels in Paris, but the Shangri-La might be the most romantic of them all. Behind its picturesque wedding-cake facade, you’ll find impossibly lush landscaped gardens, two Michelin-starred restaurants and 101 opulent, antique-filled rooms. But what sets the Shangri-La apart from the others?
Its unparalleled views of the Eiffel Tower directly across the river. It’s so close, it feels like you can reach out and touch it from your own veranda.
ROYAL MANSOUR (MARRAKECH)
Commissioned by King Mohammed VI, the Royal Mansour is an oasis of 53 elegant private residences, or riads, quiet courtyards and intimate restaurants just five minutes from the Jemaa el-Fna.
The riads are as extravagant as they come, strewn with suede and silk carpets, velvet brocade sofas and Baccarat crystal — guests will feel as if they’re living in their own private palace. Riads aside, honeymooners will love the hotel’s sumptuous private spa suites, each decked out with their own hammam (bathtub), plunge pool and terrace.
To experience top-notch royal treatment, the Royal Mansour should be your to go destination for the best royal honeymoon experience.
FOUR SEASONS RESORT SERENGETI (TANZANIA)
When it comes to romance, the Four Seasons seems to get it right every time even in the middle of the wilderness. Its magnificent Serengeti property offers a vast menu of couples’ offerings, from floating sunset dinners atop the desert-facing pool to burudika spa treatments using local plants and healing minerals.
Its 77 rooms are luxurious yet blend seamlessly into the environment with their thatched-grass roofs and neutral, earthy color palettes. All have open-air sundecks and several even offer private infinity-edge pools that face directly out onto the watering hole.
Whatever the preference may be, one of these hotels and resorts destinations should be considered for the best honeymoon experience. Just remember it’s about the two of you, therefore make each time and experience create memories that would last forever.
