{"id":7542,"date":"2015-02-02T07:31:45","date_gmt":"2015-02-02T07:31:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elysium-uk.com\/site\/?p=7542"},"modified":"2015-02-01T19:54:53","modified_gmt":"2015-02-01T19:54:53","slug":"give-her-amore-valentines-day-getaways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elysium-uk.com\/site\/desire\/give-her-amore-valentines-day-getaways\/","title":{"rendered":"Give Her Amore: Valentine’s Day Getaways"},"content":{"rendered":"

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January is over and the discerning gent has got plenty to look forward to now that cold dark month is done for another year. \u00a0Fresh on the diary date horizon is Valentine’s Day, falling on the weekend for 2015 (Saturday 14th Feb…) and that gives you the excuse to start thinking up travel plans. With the help of Elysium Magazine favourites, Mr & Mrs Smith, we’ve picked four of the grandest, luxurious and downright romantic hotels to whisk that good lady of yours away to. More than just a decadent getaway, each hotel has a unique story that will add to the glamour and potential debauchery you both could get up to…<\/p>\n

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London: The Portobello Hotel, UK<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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The genteel fa\u00e7ade of The Portobello Hotel \u2013 which sits in a quiet Notting Hill street \u2013 gives it a ‘butter wouldn’t melt’ look, but behind the rooms’ locked doors there’s been many a rock and roll antic. It was here that Johnny Depp and Kate Moss filled Room 16’s bath tub with champagne, only for the cleaning lady to pull the plug, and even after its refined revamp, there\u2019s still the chance for a little scandalous behaviour.<\/p>\n

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Rooms:<\/strong> from \u00a3145 a night<\/p>\n

Link:<\/strong> here<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Flights:<\/strong> most airlines<\/p>\n

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Paris: Les Dames du Panth\u00e9on, France<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Historical storytelling inspired by free thinkers and strident dames such as writers Marguerite Duras and George Sand are the ladies that light up the colourful interiors of this boutique bolthole in the Latin quarter. Each floor of \u00a0Les Dames du Panth\u00e9on pays tribute to its muse with hints of heroines\u2019 colourful dalliances: vintage boxing gloves hang in one of the Edith Piaf rooms, a bittersweet tribute to boxer Marcel Cerdan, the great love of her life.<\/p>\n

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Rooms from \u00a3148 a night<\/p>\n

Link: here<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Flights: most airlines & Eurostar trains<\/p>\n

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New York: The Standard, High Line, USA<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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While the hottest hotels tout discretion as a given, it\u2019s not always easy to keep the paparazzi at bay. The humble elevator in supercool Andr\u00e9 Balazs hotel \u00a0The Standard High Line, was the innocuous scene that caught paparazzi attention when it hosted a ruckus between Solange Knowles, Jay Z and Beyonc\u00e9. Although fighting will be that last thing (hopefully) on the both of your minds, there\u2019s always the chance that a playful pillow fight will spice up a stay, particularly in a hotel room that boasts floor-to-ceiling glass walls suited to extreme exhibitionists…<\/p>\n

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Rooms:<\/strong> from \u00a3205 a night<\/p>\n

Link:<\/strong> here<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Flights:<\/strong> most airlines<\/p>\n

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Florence: Villa Cora, Italy<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Built at the end of the 1860s by Baron Gustave Oppenheim in honour of his young bride, \u00a0Villa Cora hotel is opulent to just the right level. Flawless service, ornate frescoes\u00a0 and abundant rose motifs show that the Baron\u2019s love of embellishment almost equalled that for his spouse. Unfortunately, he later attempted to set fire to the Villa when he suspected his wife was unfaithful…let’s hope you both turn up the heat for a much more enjoyable reason…<\/p>\n

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Rooms:<\/strong> from \u00a3220 a night<\/p>\n

Link:<\/strong> here<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Flights:<\/strong> most airlines<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thinking about spoiling that good lady of yours this Valentine’s Day? Elysium Magazine, with the help of Mr & Mrs Smith, picks four of the most decadent weekend getaway options for the discerning gent to fire up the flames of passion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":8675,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[269,272],"tags":[456,2961,479,2987,1401,406,2985,454,1403,1664,1559,2986,2982,2728,2984,362,1398,2981,2983],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t