Cuddle up together
Get cosy with your loved one in a hot tub with a glass of bubbly this Valentine’s Day with a weekend of rest and relaxation in Reykjavik. The Icelandic capital is home to natural hot geothermal pools, and the northern lights. The four-star Icelandair Hotel Reykjavik Natura, the only hotel in the city to have an indoor pool as well as a spa and wellness centre. It offers a three-night deal in the romantic Pink Suite for £214 (about Dh1,301) per person based on two sharing a double room including breakfast and departing on February 13.
Visit: www.icelandairhotels.com
Swiss sojourn
Fans of the Hollywood blockbuster, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, will love the Dolder Grand hotel, the location for the film adaptation of Stieg Larsson’s novel. Between February 14 and 15, a one-night stay at the luxury Zurich hotel, inclusive of breakfast, a four-course Valentine’s dinner in The Garden Restaurant accompanied by harp music and a bubbly mixed beverage and a guaranteed room upgrade, with a bottle of bubbly, chocolates and red roses on arrival, costs CHF960 (about Dh3,934) for two. Additional nights including breakfast cost from CHF600.
The hotel also offers direct access to the surrounding forest and various outdoor activities such as biking, Nordic walking and golfing.
Visit: www.thedoldergrand.com
Go Shakespearean
Verona, the setting for Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, dedicates itself to lovers from February 13 to 16 this year, with live concerts, handicraft events, local markets, food tastings and special flying hearts fireworks displays. British company Classic Collection Holidays offers a three-night stay in the Due Torre Hotel, originally a medieval palazzo and situated in the heart of Verona, from £502 (about Dh3,050) per person in February. Prices include bed and breakfast accommodation, return flights from London’s Gatwick Airport to Verona and private transfers.
Visit: www.classic-collection.co.uk
Towering romance
If you can’t get away for too long but are determined to make Valentine’s weekend one to remember, check out Jumeirah at Etihad Towers’ Romance at the Towers package. The Abu Dhabi hotel promises a night of romance with an exclusive private terrace dinner at Scott’s. Six courses paired with fine vintages will be served to one couple only, accompanied by a special flower setting and harpist or violinist. The package includes a pick-up by hotel limousine, a couple’s spa treatment, accommodation for a night in a Club Suite, and exclusive beach setting for breakfast in the mornings — all for Dh30,000 plus taxes.
Visit: www.jumeirah.com
