Top End Honeymoon Spots

If money were no object, where would you choose to take the love of your life? What would be your top end honeymoon spots? The destination has to be luxurious, offer the ultimate in privacy and five-star service and be the perfect place to start your new life together as husband and wife. Forget the long weekend at the famous Niagara Falls; you have carte blanche to create the perfect honeymoon.

French château

With glorious views over the Mediterranean and situated halfway between Monaco and Nice is the Château de la Chèvre d'Or, a medieval castle with magnificent furnishings, its own observatory and a price tag of $450 per night. Not too pricey but very much worth the long plane trip.

The Four Seasons, New York

Stay closer to home and check into the very sexy Four Seasons Hotel. Top end honeymooners are welcomed to their suite with a bottle of Cristal to toast their new marriage and the ever-attentive staff will take care of all your unpacking for you.

Don’t lift a finger, except to dine on the delicious culinary delights that will be sent to your room so that you won’t even have to dress up in more than the ultra plush robe provided. Choose from a selection of romantic DVD’s and CD’s for background entertainment and take in the million dollar views of Central Park. Stay on the (relative) cheap for $495 a night or shell out $15,000 for unbridled luxury.

Make like Romeo and Juliet

Create your own Shakespearean romance, without the tragic ending and stay in the very town where Romeo and Juliet fell in love: Verona, Italy. You can stay in a magical ivy-covered manor and re-enact the balcony scene if you really want to.

L’Albereta Manor is a top end honeymoon spot with its own riding school, a day spa and an acclaimed chef. For just $340 a night, you can stroll through vineyards and enjoy picnics of sumptuous Italian delights.

Venetian dreams

Still in Italy, here is the reason why you would want to economize on your wedding so that you can splash out on the ultimate top end honeymoon spot. With a nightly tariff starting at $2,500, you won’t want to waste any time sleeping. The Palazzo Vendramin in Venice is a 15th-century palace situated on its very own island, reached by private vaporetto shuttle.

With private on-call butlers, a heated salt water pool and close proximity to the famous Piazza San Marco, you’d better save your pennies and forgo the ten bridesmaids in favor of a Maid of Honor.

Bahamian resort

Scale down a tad but don’t give up any of the luxuries. For $800 a night for a standard room, you can check into the “One and Only Ocean Club” in the fabulous Bahamas. Its terraced gardens were inspired by those at the Palace of Versailles, and you can be a couple of beachcombers by day and lavished guests by night.

If you have other pursuits in mind for your top end honeymoon spot, there is the Sabi Sands Game Reserve in Johannesburg, South Africa where you will see hippopotamus, elephants and giraffes roaming free. Or, try beautiful island villas in Fijian resorts, idyllic retreats in the Himalayas or extravagant five-star ski resorts where staying under the covers is the best response to the cold.