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HONEYMOON Designer Touch 1745 views
Wedding packages abroad are getting a lick of the celebrity brush with Laurence Llewelly-Bown at Beachcomber and now Martha Stewart at Sandals...
Hot wedding news this month is the launch of a brand new set of wedding packages at Sandals resorts in the Caribbean, exclusively designed by US wedding guru, Martha Stewart. With 12 resorts in Jamaica, Antigua, St. Lucia and The Bahamas and four Beaches Resorts, you can have a Martha Stewart wedding at the destination of your choice. The Beautiful Beginnings wedding package is part of the all-inclusive rate, provided you stay for six nights or longer, in a Concierge (or higher) category room. Best of all, if you upgrade you can have one of the new four Martha Stewart weddings, including Vision in White, A Promise in Pink, Seaside Serenade or Chic & Natural. Each package is beautifully styled with flowers, co-ordinating colours and designer accents while a la carte options, Finishing Touches, lets you personalise the day exactly how you want.
To find out more, call 0800 742 742 or go to sandals.co.uk.
Click here to read about Laurence Llewellyn-Bowen's wedding packages in Mauritius... -
HONEYMOON Med for Love 1588 views
Couples in search of uber-cool romance, sunshine and blue seas should check out the fabulous Hillside Su on the Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey.
One of the most recent additions to the gorgeous strech of coast just outside the city of Antalya, is the ultra-minimalist resort of Hillside Su. Backed by the stunning Taurus mountains, the resort is icing-white perfect, inside and out, with clever lighting adding an ambient glow, vast mirrors and tiny splashes of colour such as the goldfish in each of the rooms.
With an elegant long pool at the heart of the resort, surrounded by white bed loungers, there is also an outdoor cinema, lawns with painting workshops and a private beach, complete with a
beach bar and eatery. Served by smiling white-uniformed staff, the atmosphere is far from formal: it has to be one of the hippest locations on the Med with relaxation, fun and lounging in style being top priorities. At the same time as being a haven of chill-out, you'll find plenty going on. Beach parties are held once a week, a fab range of water sports are available on the beach and there are plenty of daily activities from learning to mix cocktails to the total
well-being experience offered in the zen surroundings of the spa. You'll love the food too, whether you go for a seafood dinner for two on the roof terrace, sushi from the everso-long bar in the lobby or a more bistrot atmosphere in Kirmizi, the main restaurant. The buffet breakfast is a lavish spread of all things good, including traditional Turkish fare such as white cheese, olives and eggs.Rooms start at £96 for a double room half board - or check out the romantic luxury packages. For more details go to Hillsidesu.com or call 00 90 242 249 0700.
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HONEYMOON Italian Romance 1535 views
It's one of the most romantic cities in the world... Florence is a must - and it's just been made a honeymoon hotspot with the new addition of one of the globe's most stunning hotels for newly-wed romance.
If you can imagine yourself dining under the stars with Florence's famous dome within a stone's throw - you'll be thrilled to know that you can do all of this in the sumptuous setting of an Italian palace. Four Season's Firenze sits in a quiet corner of the historic centre with one of the city's most amazing, park-sized gardens at its centre. Complete with chapels, frescoes and Renaissance art - the fabulous interior will take your breath away while each of the 116 rooms is bathed in warm Tuscan yellows and luxurious furnishings. One of the most romantic highlights has to be the private tower with its roof top terrace overlooking Florence, the Duomo and the Tuscan hills, reached by a fairytale staircase that is strewn with rose petals - just for honeymooners!For the ultimate honeymoon indulgence, you can stay in the total privacy of La Villa - an elegant garden suite, surrounded by parkland trees,
umbrella pines and fountains. To unwind after the wedding excitement, the hotel's spa sits alongside a dreamy outdoor pool. Book a Chianti massage - it's exclusive to Four Seasons, using an oil blend of grape extracts - heady stuff!At the end of the day, as the sun goes down, the main restaurant, Il Palagio has huge French doors opening onto a terrace at the edge of the gardens. A pianist plays under a canopy of stars and you'll be treated to the very best in Italian cuisine whether it's lamb in a crust of pine nuts and mint or knife-cut Chianina beef tartar - accompanied of course by the all-important glass of Tuscan wine.
To find out more go to Four Seasons Hotel Firenze.
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HONEYMOON Turkish Delight 1466 views
Turkey has been quite the honeymoon hotspot this year with the pound being relatively strong - but best of all, we have found a resort that is the perfect ending to a fairytale wedding.
You've been princess for the day: now it's time to live like royalty for a week or two. Newly opened Mardan Palace on Turkey's glorious south coast is
fit for sultans, kings and queens. Modelled on the last Ottoman palace in Istanbul, it bristles with crystal, gold and sheer opulence. You'll feel like you've landed in fairytale heaven from the moment you arrive. Served cool drinks and chilled towels while you wait on throne-style sofas for check-in, this is Disney for the sophisticated and pure romance for newly-weds. The reception lobby is so vast that people actually look quite small on the far side of the room. It has a huge staircase at the centre made from Swarovski crystal vast chandeliers cascade from a 21m high ceiling, topped by a stained glass ceiling based on Ottoman design.
At the heart of Mardan Palace is one of the largest swimming pools in the world. it curves around an underwater aquarium that holds fish and sealife from the world's four greatest oceans - including baby sharks. If you set out from one end of the pool, you could treat it as a morning's sightseeing, calling in at the swim-up bar, floating under the Galata Bridge (just like that in Istanbul) and perhaps taking a stroll down to the beach from the far end. On the beach, you'll find bedchairs, towels and attentive staff await, constantly circling with chilled towels, skewers of watermelon and little glasses of iced tea. Wooden plankways criss-cross the white sand to a vast 'pier' that seen from the sky, is the shape of a scorpion - the hotel's logo and the birth sign of the man behind Mardan Palace.
Eating at Mardan Palace is an experience you'll never forget, from the biggest and most exotic buffet breakfast on this planet to the seafood restaurant in the underwater aquarium and La Cucina, at the foot of the Maiden Tower, another of Istanbul's big monuments. With over 500 rooms, you can pick from Asian or European decor, private hammam or garden - the world is your oyster at Mardan Palace - while all rooms have fabulous marble bathrooms, Hermes toiletries, flat-screen LCD TVs and wireless internet.
Need to know: Mardan Palace is a member of Great Hotels of the World – a collection of the world’s finest hotels and resorts. Double rooms start from £186 including breakfast. For more information or to book visit www.ghotw.com/mardan-palace. Flights are available with Pegasus Airlines to Istanbul and 16 destinations across Turkey from £39.99 including taxes and 25kg free check-in baggage. Contact www.flypgs.com. -
HONEYMOON Perfect Parking 1673 views
After all the excitement of the wedding, you need to take the stress out of travelling, leaving you to enjoy a relaxing and enjoyable honeymoon, without any glitches!
Travelling and stress will be two words that are no longer associated with each other, if you opt for chauffeur parking at the airport. Start married life on a buzz and leave out the complications of getting to the airport and parking. Meteor provides a fantastic service of meeting you outside the airport terminal, taking and parking your car and leaving you on the airport's doorstep. The country's favourite meet and greet service also keeps your car in a secure parking compound for the duration of your honeymoon, taking away any possible worries. When you return from your romantic break, a uniformed driver will be waiting with your car on your arrival, all ready to hop in and drive away - a real happy-ever-after end to your honeymoon. Meteor operates from major airports: London Heathrow, London Gatwick, Manchester, Birmingham and Liverpool airports. Visit www.meteormeetandgreet.com for more information.
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