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MADE

FOR TWO Stress-free
Spacation

One of MAIA Luxury Resort
We pick some of the world’s best places to hide out à deux. & Spa’s straplines is ‘beyond
From adult-only hidey-holes to epic escapes and island relaxation’. And they’re not
outposts, here’s to globetrotting with romance in mind. lying. We’re talking proper
knot-busting, muscle-
soothing, tension-blitzing bliss
on the wild southwest coast of
Mahé. This Seychellois refuge
is made up of just 30 beautiful
villas, all hidden away in the
most magical tropical gardens
packed with fronds and
flowers: coconut and mango on emotional intelligence). form ultimate pampering BREAK OUT FOR...
trees, cinnamon, lemongrass, We reckon if anywhere paradise, surrounded by A spot of snorkelling at the
hibiscus and orchids to can sink you into a state of rustling rainforest and reef off Anse Louis beach:
name but a few. The dreamy soporific serenity, MAIA can. birdsong. There is also it’s a pantone-coloured
cocoon-like abodes feature free morning yoga and qi coral hive of activity.
vast daybeds, pools, sunken HOTEL HIGHLIGHT gong; the treatments and
bathtubs for two, 180 degree Spa, spa and spa! Just three products are by Omorovicza ROMANCE X FACTOR
views and your own butler private thatched open-air and the 20 dancing finger It has to be the setting: the
complete with sixth sense pavilions, separated by massage is died-and-gone- white and turquoise cliché
(they are reportedly employed natural rock formations to-heaven material. is off the Richter scale.

Adult-only R&R

It’s adults all the way at from Thessaloniki to have you All-round Romance
Domes Noruz Chania, looking good and feeling great. The revamped One&Only HOTEL HIGHLIGHT
Autograph Collection, a Leaving the kids at home has Palmilla doesn’t put a foot Food glorious food. The way
boutique Cretan newbie never felt so right. wrong when it comes to to a man’s heart is via steak at
on the outskirts of Chania. romance. This desert beach Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s
It opened last year and hit HOTEL HIGHLIGHT escape shines through the SEARED or delicious field-
the couples travel scene An exciting calendar of events Los Cabos hotel scene with to-table Mexican dishes at
with aplomb. Hanging out featuring stand-up comedy its Mexican luxe casitas. Agua by Larbi. Chef Larbi also
horizontal comes easy with and DJs at Raw, guest speakers Couples are spoiled for does a much-recommended
huge beds, beanbags on the and weekly mixology nights choice when it comes to culinary tour.
beach, private yoga lessons for cocktail o’clock. windows to max out on food, spa and adventure.
and the snooze-inducing Soma Grown-up the sea views. The sunbeds This is a resort reborn: BREAK OUT FOR...
Spa with its divine menu of BREAK OUT FOR... Cyprus have squish factor, the the new look ESPA spa is Hanging ten with local surfers.
Elemis treatments (check Trekking the 16 kilometre Elixir Spa (complete with never-want-to-leave territory Embrace your inner dude and
out the couples top-to-toe UNESCO protected Samaria couples suite) works its with 13 private treatment sign up for an excursion to
rejuvenation). But not only Gorge where rugged mountains Another hideaway leading stress-busting magic and villas; and the OBO Salon Costa Azul or go wave riding
does Domes do R&R to the nth meet lush nature and an ever- the way in adult-only the service is second-to- by Jonathan & George, further afield at East Cape.
degree, it’s also super-cool. The changing light. offerings is the gorgeous none. Foodies will be in Pedi:Mani:Cure Studio by
exterior borders on futuristic; Constantinou Bros their element but if dining Bastien Gonzalez and Barber ROMANCE X FACTOR
the 83 suites are sublime pods ROMANCE X FACTOR Asimina Suites Hotel, a on delicious seafood at & Blade are all exclusive to Legendary diver Jacques
complete with Smeg mini bars; Alluring strolls hand-in-hand gentle amble from Paphos the waterfront Kymata One&Only. There are also Cousteau described the Sea
Zeen Restaurant is all about exploring Chania’s old town, Town. The suites (there Taverna isn’t romantic art classes, whale watching of Cortez as the ‘Galapagos
glocal (global meets local) which offers a unique blend of are no mere rooms) are enough, book into dinner (December to March) and of North America’. Sail this
and famed fitness guru Nikos Ottoman, Venetian and Greek all super-spacious and on the pier for a one-off the lantern-lit Agua Bar for breathtaking sea on the hotel’s
Pusikis has been flown in architecture and culture. stylish with floor-to-ceiling meal under the stars. evening chill-out time. 90 foot sleek yacht.

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