Baur Au Lac

Zurich, Switzerland

Seductive, maybe not. But Baur au Lac, a Zurich institution since 1844, is where you take a relationship to the next level — a level where the Michelin-starred restaurant is designed by Pierre-Yves Rochon….

c/o Haringe Slott

Stockholm, Sweden

If there were a Swedish version of Jay Gatsby’s mansion on the North Shore — grand, glittering, located within easy reach of the city — it would be Häringe Slott, where Greta Garbo and Josephine Baker once sipped martinis.

Cap Rocat

Mallorca, Spain

If disappearing with that special someone is high on your list you could do worse than Cap Rocat, a reconstructed 19th-century fortress set on an 88-acre coastal estate overlooking the Bay of Palma, now transformed into a contemporary luxury hotel.

Corte Della Maesta

Lazio, Italy

Tuscany may be pleasant but real romance demands a little bit of drama, and Corte della Maestà, in a crumbling, near-forgotten hilltop village not far from Rome, is nothing if not dramatic.

JK Place Roma

Rome, Italy

For a proper Roman holiday you could do much worse than an ultra-discreet, ultra-posh luxury hotel just off the Spanish Steps — and this one just happens to be another JK masterpiece, visually stunning and faultlessly luxe.

Kirini Suites & Spa

Santorini, Greece

Yes, we keep coming back to Santorini, but why wouldn’t we? Kirini, a little bit more quiet and a little bit more serene than our other Santorini selections, certainly knows how to set the mood.

Marquis Faubourg Saint-Honore

Paris, France

Paris, too, knows a thing or two about how to get travelers in the mood for love, and an 18th-century courtyard townhouse — another Michele Bönan production — is a promising place to begin.

Padaste Manor

Muhu Island, Estonia

While Tallinn is increasingly filled with cut-rate revelers on vodka cruises, Muhu Island is scenic, quiet, pastoral, largely untouched by the outside world, which makes Pädaste the ideal place to escape.

The Beaumont Hotel

London, England

It’s a fine line in Mayfair to pull off poshness without stuffiness, but it’s a line the Beaumont treads with ease. If Art Deco is your idea of glamour, then you’re in seventh heaven here.

Villa Gallici

Aix-en-Provence, France

Just outside the city center, La Villa Gallici was created by three friends who, tired of lamenting Aix-en-Provence’s lack of a traditional country house hotel, took it upon themselves to create one, with delightfully excessive results.