Places to stay Explore our selections for romantic.
Hotel Miramalfi
HotelEurope, Italy
From $850
Hotel Miramalfi sits on the cliffs at the western edge of Amalfi, about ten minutes on foot from the cathedral and the harbor, on Italy’s Amalfi Coast. Built into the rock above the sea, it has sea-view rooms with tiled floors and terraces, a saltwater pool with a poolside bar and a private sea platform for swimming and snorkeling in the Mediterranean. Guests can unwind at the spa and wellness center, eat at the hotel’s restaurants with views of the coast, and leave the car with the free valet, a rare convenience in Amalfi. Breakfast is included, and small pets are welcome.
Albergo Diffuso Ca’ Spiga
HotelEurope, Italy
From $172
Ca’ Spiga is a small albergo diffuso in Laglio, on the western shore of Lake Como, set within the old stone hamlet of Torriggia Alta, around 200 meters above the water and twenty minutes by car from Como. Its eight rooms are spread across restored village houses, with tiled floors, wooden furnishings and, in many cases, balconies facing the lake. There is no restaurant, but breakfast is a highlight, a generous spread of local products served on a panoramic terrace, and the hosts are known for welcoming guests like old friends. One of the lake’s few beaches, Riva del Tenciu, is a two-minute walk away, and Villa del Balbianello and Bellagio are within easy reach.
Kamalame Cay, The Bahamas
HotelCaribbean
From $680
Kamalame Cay is a family-owned private island resort on a 96-acre cay off North Andros, the largest and least developed island in the Bahamas, reached by a short flight from Nassau and a five-minute boat ride. Around twenty cottages, suites and villas are scattered along three miles of private beach, with beamed ceilings, nautical details and terraces facing the sea. The stay is all-inclusive, with farm-to-table meals at the Great House, drinks and most activities included, from snorkeling and diving on the Andros Barrier Reef to bonefishing, tennis and bike rides across the island. Treatments are held at the only overwater spa in the Bahamas, and Blue Holes National Park lies just across the creek.
Mount Nelson
HotelAfrica, South Africa
From $1,050
Mount Nelson is a hotel at the foot of Table Mountain in Cape Town, painted a soft pink and surrounded by lush gardens, a short walk from Kloof Street and the city centre. It has been welcoming guests for nearly 120 years, and its stone-columned gates were installed in 1925 for a visit from the Prince of Wales. Its 198 rooms and suites are individually decorated, from bright family suites to garden cottages with fireplaces and Venetian mirrors. Afternoon tea on the veranda is a Cape Town tradition. Days can include tennis coaching, yoga, painting classes, a practice round on the golf range or a hike on the mountain trails behind the hotel, and the spa, two heated pools and free kids' club make it easy to stay in. A vintage sidecar can also take guests on guided tours of the city and coast.
Zannier Bai Sai Hô
VillaAsia, Vietnam
From $410
Zannier Bãi San Hô is a resort on a peninsula of Vietnam's south-central coast, about 35 kilometres south of Quy Nhơn, in one of the country's least developed stretches of shoreline, with long sandy beaches, rice fields and jungle-covered hills. Its name means "Coral Bay," and its villas draw on the architecture of the local fishing villages, set on the hills, among the rice paddies or right on the beach. Many have their own pool. Life centres on a long private crescent beach, where the Làng Chài restaurant and bar sits in thatched huts and serves dishes based on local recipes. A spa, a pool and a free kids' club round out the stay, and bike rides through the nearby villages are a good way to see how life runs in this part of Vietnam.
Casa do Rio Douro Hotel by Vallado
HotelEurope, Portugal
From €280
Casa do Rio occupies an isolated stretch of the Douro Superior, surrounded by Quinta do Vallado's organic vineyards and overlooking the river. There are only ten rooms, and the architecture sits lightly within a vast natural amphitheater of terraced vineyards, olive groves and valleys, allowing the landscape to dominate almost every view. Wine tastings, meals and days spent on the river turn the property into a particularly intimate way to experience one of Portugal's most impressive wine regions.
Kuara Lombok
HotelAsia, Indonesia
From $250
Kuara is a boutique beachfront resort on the southern coast of Lombok, in the village of Mertak, about 45 minutes from the island's international airport. It opened in 2025 with just 16 villas, designed around the landscape, culture and slower rhythm of this part of the island. The resort sits on the beach, a short walk from Surga Beach, with an outdoor pool, a full-service spa and a restaurant and bar overlooking the sea. Days can include cycling, paddleboarding or snorkelling, and the surf breaks of south Lombok, from beginner waves to more challenging reefs, are close by, with lessons available nearby. Kuta and the Mandalika circuit are about 15 minutes away.
Sextantio Le Grotte Della Civita
HotelEurope, Italy
From $190
Sextantio Le Grotte della Civita is a hotel set inside the Sassi of Matera, one of the oldest continuously inhabited towns in the world and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its 18 rooms are former cave dwellings carved into the rock, restored with minimal furniture that leaves the stone, the vaulted ceilings and the shape of each space as they were. Most have freestanding baths, and outside, a shared terrace looks across the canyon of the Murgia national park. Breakfast is served in a 13th-century rock church next to the hotel. The cathedral is a two-minute walk away, and the hotel organises guided walks, hikes and bike tours through Matera and the surrounding canyon.
The Brando
HotelOceania, French Polynesia
From $3,700
The Brando is a resort on Tetiaroa, an atoll of a dozen small islands around a wide lagoon, about 50 kilometres north of Tahiti. The island was once a retreat for Tahitian royalty, and later the private sanctuary of Marlon Brando, who bought it in the 1960s after filming Mutiny on the Bounty nearby. Its 35 villas are spread along white sand beaches, each with its own plunge pool and simple Polynesian-inspired interiors, hidden from one another among the palms. The resort runs on renewable energy and cools its rooms with deep seawater instead of conventional air conditioning. Days can include snorkelling with manta rays, cycling across the island, guided visits with the research station that studies the atoll, or a daily spa treatment in the all-inclusive package. Guests arrive by private plane, a 20-minute flight from Papeete.
