Disconnect to Reconnect with Your Significant Other
Perfect for an anniversary trip or just a weekend getaway from the kids, these romantic, unplugged hotels will allow you to escape the constant buzzing of your phone, and forget about the stresses of everyday life. At these gorgeous destinations, you and your partner can let go of constantly having to be available to others, and simply focus on each other.
1. Reconnect at Turtle Island Resort
Located on a private island in Fiji, this honeymooners’ paradise has 14 private beaches. Each of the 14 villas have sweeping ocean views, king-size beds, and hammocks to relax on with your significant other. Meals at Turtle Island Resort are seen as opportunities for romance, and options include candle-lit dinners on a floating pontoon in the Blue Lagoon, private beach picnics, or a champagne breakfast after watching the sunrise from horseback. This ultra-luxurious, all-inclusive resort features top-shelf wine and liquor, sea-and-farm-to-table meals, sunset cruises, two half-hour massages, a personal concierge, scuba diving, windsurfing, sailing, hiking, and mountain biking. With limited cell service and Wi-Fi guests are encouraged to connect with each other, instead of the world outside this 500-acre island. To protect the pristine beauty of the island, the resort takes steps to reduce its impact on the environment, such as running completely on solar power, and growing their own produce on a five-acre, onsite farm which guests can tour. The resort also partners with the World Wildlife Fund to conserve the sea turtle population on the island.
2. Reconnect at Petit St Vincent Private Island Resort
On the Grenadines’ stunning southern tip, lies this award-winning resort on a lush, 115-acre island made to unwind. Telephones, Wi-Fi and televisions are absent from any of the one-bedroom cottages or two-bedroom beach villas, to give guests time to unplug and tune in to each other. Two restaurants, one on the hillside and the other on the beach, offer gourmet meals of locally-caught seafood and organic, island-grown produce along with a weekly, sunset beach barbeque, and island picnics. A sommelier is on hand to help guests pair one of the 4,500 bottles of fine wines with their meal. PSV has been recognized by National Geographic as a leader in sustainability because of their recycling efforts, state-of-the-art desalination plant for island-bottled drinking water, and their coral restoration and reef monitoring project. Guests can de-stress in one of the two yoga pavilions and the Balinese-run luxury spa and wellness center. Water sports and boat charters are also available to guests.
3. Reconnect at River’s End Restaurant Inn
Experience gorgeous sunsets and the sounds of the river and ocean on the Sonoma Coast at this breathtaking destination. Celebrate food and wine with the River’s End seasonal menus and local wines. Take in the view of Goat Rock and the mystical Russian River entering the Pacific Ocean from any table in the intimate dining room. The River’s End Restaurant & Inn is free from cell service, in-room phones, Wi-Fi, and cable television, giving guests the opportunity for rediscovery and renewal. Cozy up with your partner and a glass of local wine by a gas fireplace in your cabin. Go for a wine tasting at one of the many wineries near the inn, or head to the Osmosis Day Spa Sanctuary in the nearby hamlet of Freestone.
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