Five Favorite Hotels & Escape Hideaways
Florida's best accommodations make it their goal to provide visitors with elements to meet and exceed their guest's desires. Get away to one of these HOT properties, even if only for a night or two, and indulge yourself with romance...

1. The LaPlaya Resort & Spa, A Noble House Hotel & Resort Property, in Naples epitomizes what every great escape should be.
Beachfront hotel rooms and Bayfront bungalows feature luxurious accommodations with four-poster sink in beds draped with delicate butterfly netting, pillow-top mattresses and goose-down pillows. Airy, Florida-inspired decor with fresh greens and warm golden hued interiors, custom designed duvet covers with a bamboo print depicting Southwest Florida herons, egrets and spoonbills, as well as executive work desk with complimentary high-speed Internet access. Bathrooms feature an expansive marble vanity and makeup mirror, SpaTerre amenities and waffle-weave bathrobes. Evening turndown service comes complete with a delicate seashell, reminding guests of days spent at this Florida resort on sweeping white sands, as well as a Floridian Teddy Bear amusingly posed in a different style each night.

Romance Tip Reserve one of LaPlaya's "Sunset Packages". A three-tiered picnic program, couples are provided with a beach towel blanket and picnic basket, exquisite cuisine, and wine selection, to enjoy while the sun sets over the water during the Sunset Picnic. The Romance with a Sunset experience features Gulf Coast cuisine like Jumbo Shrimp served on a bed of jicama slaw with lemongrass cocktail sauce, Peekytoe crab salad with Lavosh flat bread and a selection of wine including Duckhorn and Ponzi. The Sunset to Remember experience defines luxury and includes a platter of imported cheese served with sliced baguettes, Beluga Caviar, smoked Salmon and beef carpaccio lollipops, Godiva chocolate dipped strawberries and a choice of Dom Perignon or Cristal.
866-662-5348 | www.laplayaresort.com

2. A coveted and secret resort just off the island of Key West is Little Palm Island, a Noble House Resort & Property, accessible only by boat.
The resort's 30 thatched-roof bungalows are discreetly nestled throughout the island and offer private sundecks and ocean views. This secluded hideaway, nestled amid hundreds of Jamaican coconut palm trees, provides the ideal location for guests to completely detach themselves from everyday life. No phones, televisions, or traffic, Little Palm Island provides guests with complete privacy and luxury.
Romance Tip Reserve the "Romance Package Begins With Turndown service". The package includes candles throughout your suite, a chilled bottle of Taittinger Champagne, six chocolate covered strawberries, a hot steaming bath with rose petals, and SpaTerre body oils.
For those of you wanting something a little saucier the "You Had Me At Hello" Package features a gently candle-lit boudoir enhanced by one dozen gracefully arranged red roses. Here, amongst silky rose-petals, is a chilled bottle of Laurent Perrier- Cuvee Rose, complemented with two custom etched Little Palm Island champagne glasses. Top off your ultimate day entwined in satin sheets sprinkled with rose petals to make memories that will last a lifetime.
800-3-GET-LOST | www.littlepalmisland.com

3. Enjoy your romantic escape with the laidback ease found only in South Florida. The Sunset Key Guest Cottages, a Westin Resort, provides their guests with intimate cottages within an isolated island setting. Just 500 yards from Key West, the island, which is only accessible by boat, brings its guests to a tropical oasis and refreshing luxury.
Nestled amid this tropical paradise is luxurious one-, two-, and three-bedroom cottages, each designed in traditional Key West architecture and offering magnificent ocean or garden views. Spacious wrap-around verandas - with Adirondack chairs - are the perfect location to sip a glass of champagne or enjoy your complimentary breakfast basket and newspaper delivered each morning.
888-477-7SUN | www.sunsetkeyisland.com

4. Cheeca Lodge & Spa, Islamorada captured the laidback spirit of the Florida Keys and combined it with the spirit the West Indies, inventing a new romantic experience. For those wanting to integrate activity with your getaway, Cheeca Lodge provides guests with a private sandy beach, award-winning dining, spa, golf and resort amenities, and of course, world-class sport fishing. Furnished with tiki torches and thatched cabanas, the resort attracts both the active family vacationers and the sportfishing enthusiasts such as General Norman Schwarzkopf, sportscaster Curt Gowdy and President George H. W. Bush.
Romance Tip Dinner on the beach! Your table will be set under one of the charming tiki huts on the 1,200-foot beach that stretches in front of the resort, complete with white linens, crystal, china, flowers and candles.
800-327-2888 | www.cheeca.com

5. Guestrooms at The Shores Resort & Spa, Daytona Beach Shores, epitomize romance. From four-poster beds layered with luxury linens and wrapped in netting, goose down pillows, and all displaying an Atlantic Ocean or Intracoastal view.
As part of the Destination Hotels & Resorts collection, this AAA Four-Diamond Property engages its guests with a Daytona Beach experience unlike any other.
Romance Tip Couples can reconnect with a "First Kiss Again" package. Begin your evening enjoying a romantic butler-served dinner for two underneath the stars within a private poolside cabana with breathtaking views of the Atlantic. Following dinner lovebirds cuddle around the outdoor oceanfront fire-pit where s'mores kits and a chilled split bottle of champagne await. Duos return to their suite to find rose-petals sprinkled all around and on a four-poster bed.
Awaken to the sound of the ocean meeting the shore, just in time to take pleasure in breakfast in bed or dine al fresco on Azure's terrace. Azure is a mix of classy elegance with high energy creating a new taste of the south in dining indulgence. After enjoying the gentle morning sun, soul mates rejuvenate and reunite in harmony with a couples massage and ritual bath at Indulge, an intimate and alluring spa oasis.
888-645-8485 | www.shoresresort.com