Top 10 most romantic hotel bedrooms
February 15, 2010 ·
Trying to renew your romance, or surprise a new partner with a gasp-inducing getaway? Boutique hotel experts Mr. & Mrs. Smith have rounded up a list of the top 10 sexiest hotel bedrooms.
1. Il Salviatino, Florence, Italy
Standing amid lush gardens perched on the hills of Fiesole above Florence, this 15th-century villa has all the ravishing good looks and debonair charms of a Merchant Ivory hero. Sweeping candlelit staircases, comely button-back sofas and cherub-sweetened frescoes soften an architectural grandeur that recalls the severely sexy set of “Eyes Wide Shut.” The Ojetti Suite has to be the ultimate room with a view: its dramatic glass-floored sun room hovers above the massive main stairwell. Even if you only have eyes for each other, you won’t be able to resist peeking at the stunning vistas of the Florence skyline from the jacuzzi on your private terrace. Thrill-seekers may prefer the Salviati Suite, which gives you the use of a Ferrari sportscar for the day.
2. The Standard, New York, U.S.
The latest addition to super-hotelier Andre Balazs’ stable is developing something of a reputation as the sexiest stopover Stateside. This gloriously glassy high-rise lords it over the Meatpacking District, with witty minimalist interiors and gob-smacking views. Standard Suites steal the top prize for over-the-top glamour, with floor-to-ceiling glass walls on three sides. Make the most of the spectacular sunsets from the free-standing bathtubs with a glass of champagne, but bear in mind that daring dashes from bath to bed may be visible by stollers in the High Line park.
3. Sal Salis Ningaloo Reef, Australia
If you’re a die-hard lounge-lover with an aversion to synthetic fibers, the thought of camping will be as arousing to you as cold showers, torn tent flaps and tinned baked beans. Allow us to disabuse you of your preconceptions: fringed by coruscating coral and lapped by warm Indian Ocean waves, beachside bush camp Sal Salis Ningaloo Reef offers get-back-to-nature charm in intimate under-canvas enclaves. Tent 5 is a ‘suite’ with an extended deck and living area.
4. Kanopi House, Jamaica
This sky-skimming treetop trysting spot between the Blue Lagoon and the Blue Mountains has more green credentials than you can shake a sustainably-sourced stick at, so eco-tourists can enjoy its staggering skyline views and locally caught lobster guilt-free. Sat deep in the rainforest, flanked by 100-foot, vine-wrapped banyans, Kanopi House’s beautifully crafted in-canopy cabins take treehouse living to new heights. Almond Tree has a huge, hand-carved four-poster and doors that open onto the rainforest. Spanish Elm is the largest treehouse, with its own dining and lounge area, an alfresco shower and a wraparound deck fit for a filmstar.
5. Chateau De St Paterne, Normandy, France
All the world’s a stage, according to Shakespeare, but nowhere provides a more fitting setting for your own romantic drama than this French fairytale castle in the heart of the Loire, where mediaeval King Henri IV once laid his head. Every room is dressed with individually-sourced vintage props — a floral garland here, a needlework footstool there. With an open bathroom, vast wooden bed and a wall covered in a hand-painted 19th-century backdrop from Barcelona, the self-contained Superior Suite L’Orangerie is theatrical, seductive and soundproof.
