(MS) - Couples often focus on personalizing their weddings while neglecting to make their honeymoon uniquely theirs. Are you a formal sophisticate, a laid-back casual, or a romantic escapist?
Travel expert Bob Boles of hotelbook.com says the key to a
happy honeymoon, besides the companion choice, is to identify
your travel style and match your destination accordingly.
"The Internet has provided us with the most useful travel
tool available," Boles says. "Couples are now empowered to do
their own research on destinations, local events, restaurants,
and hotels with the click of a button."
Dedicated to offering couples more alternatives, Boles and his travel team have identified independent and boutique hotels worldwide at www.hotelbook.com for travellers to more easily find the right hotels for their post-nuptial escapes.
Drawing from Modern Bride's list of top honeymoon travel
destinations, Boles suggests the following hotels for
discriminating couples:
-  Bermuda's Waterloo House is an elegant five-star
destination with 29 luxurious bedrooms, a manor house and
surrounding cottages dating back to 1815, amid four acres of
terraced gardens by the infamous Hamilton Harbour.
-  Miami Beach's Hotel Ocean is a luxury boutique with
27 Mediterranean-themed rooms appointed with original decor and
fireplaces. The hotel offers VIP access to trendy nightclubs,
restaurants, and a private jet for daytrips to a remote island.
-  Also on Ocean Drive, Miami Beach's The Bentley Hotel
is a five-star, all-suite hotel with art deco architecture and
53 designer suites. It has an incredible view of the Atlantic
from a spacious rooftop sundeck complete with pool and jacuzzi.
-  Maui's Prince Hotel Makena Resort is a five-star
hotel secluded on a quarter-mile of crescent-shaped Maluaka
Beach, and built around an Asian meditation garden. Rooms open
to the garden and the ocean, and guests have access to the
Makena North Golf Course designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr.
-  On the Big Island of Hawaii, the 1800-acre Mauna Kea
Beach Hotel, is a five-star destination on Kauna'oa Bay,
considered by many to be the island's most beautiful beach.
Besides the white sands and shimmering waters, this hotel also
offers access to Golf Digest's Number One-rated golf course in
Hawaii, the Mauna Kea Golf Course.
-  The Caves in Negril, Jamaica, is an all-inclusive
property with vibrant roomy cottages built above natural
volcanic caves overlooking the ocean. Complete with a saltwater
pool, sauna, hot tub and Jacuzzi, the hotel's 10 handcrafted
cottages are set in a garden on the edge of the sea.
-  Across the Atlantic in Rome, the Boscolo Exedra
Hotel is a five-star white marble palazzo from the 19th century
overlooking Michelangelo's Basilica Degli Angeli and situated
for discovering the city. The hotel features two exclusive
restaurants, a wine bar and champagnerie, as well as a rooftop
terrace with pool offering a stunning view of the city.
-  Another option for Italian travellers is the Carlton
and Grand Canal Hotel in Venice, where 145 rooms in 18th
Century Venetian style offer a splendid view of the Canal
Grande and the Hotel's traditional courtyard.
Boles encourages couples to educate themselves before settling on a destination, and suggests www.hotelbook.com as a resource for finding and booking independent and boutique hotel finds.
