Want to spring a surprise on your partner for Valentine’s Day? Here are some fab romantic resorts and hotels around Southeast Asia that are ideal for a last-minute holiday bookings for couples!
Valentine’s Day Venues in Thailand
Banyan Tree Samui
This Thai resort is a couples’ favourite thanks to its intimate villas with private infinity pools, award-winning spa and sumptuous dining. This year, it’s laying on a feast at two of its dining venues. Sands on the beachfront is presenting a “Be My Valentine” menu – and you can opt for a private alfresco dining experience on the beach or in a candlelit gazebo (complete with complimentary bottle of Prosecco). Alternatively, there’s a “Valentine Romance in the Siam Way” at Saffron Restaurant, recently listed in the Michelin Guide for Thailand.
+66 077 915 333 | samui@banyantree.com
Banyan Tree Krabi
On 14 February, a romantic candlelit dinner in a private bamboo gazebo awaits at Banyan Tree Krabi, located on secluded Tubkaek Beach. Kicking off with the likes of oysters and caviar, with mains featuring wagyu tenderloin and grilled Krabi lobster, the set menu comes with a glass of sparkling wine and is accompanied by live music. Only eight lucky couples can be catered for, so book now!
+66 075 811 888 | krabi@banyantree.com
INNSiDE By Meliá Bangkok Sukhumvit
With soaring windows giving way to Bangkok’s skyline, INNSiDE’s 31st floor The Kites Eatery is presenting a choice of a hot or cold seafood platters featuring New Zealand mussels, rock lobster, oysters and more, served with a Thai spicy seafood sauce and condiments. Up on the 33rd and 34th floors, LUZ Bangkok Tapas Bar has a five-course Spanish dinner with optional wine pairing, and highlights such as octopus and Iberico jowl with potato and caramelized onion, and beef ribeye with couscous, mint and dates.
+66 (0) 2 340 5498 | luz@innsidebangkok.com
Meliá Chiang Mai
Meliá’s fine dining restaurant MAI Restaurant and Bar is serving a four-course set dinner on 14 February. The 21st-floor restaurant has stunning views of Chiang Mai and the famed Doi Suthep Temple on the mountaintop. This makes a perfect backdrop for the menu’s “Love’s Samplers” – tasting-sized portions of three different delicacies – and its mains of Angus braised beef cheek curry or baked banana leaf-wrapped king salmon. A red velvet tres leches cake completes the feast. The 22nd floor MAI The Sky Bar, Chiang Mai’s highest bar, will host music by live band The Est and resident DJ FuFu.
+66 (0) 52 090 601 | fb@meliachiangmai.com
+66 (0) 52 090 600 | maiskybar@meliachiangmai.com
Romantic holiday in Vietnam
TIA Wellness Resort
This oceanfront resort has a romantic stay package that includes breakfast on its sandy shores, a one-night stay in a villa with a private plunge pool, a five-course Valentine’s menu (with a plant-based option), romantic turn-down service with a milk bath, the “Stamp of Love” couples creative workshop where guests will express their connection through symbolism, and two wellness treatments of their choice with a romantic setup. The package can be booked until 13 February for a stay on 14 February. Head here for details.
The Anam Cam Ranh | The Anam Mui Ne
These two resorts are serving indulgent Valentine’s Day four-course set menus on 14 February, including live entertainment. The Anam Cam Ranh’s dinner takes place overlooking Long Beach, while The Anam Mui Ne will be hosting the meal on its pretty lawn. Expect the likes of Australian beef dishes and grilled local lobster, plus all kinds of romantic inclusions.
Alma Resort
Set on Vietnam’s scenic Cam Ranh peninsula, this resort is offering all kinds of Valentine’s Day experiences: a romantic afternoon tea, an intimate beach dinner with candles and roses, picnics with wine and snacks, and special desserts and love-themed cocktails.
+84 258 399 1666 | info@alma-resort.com | alma-resort.com
Celebrate in Cambodia
Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor | Raffles Hotel Le Royal
Two of Cambodia’s most celebrated hotels are rolling out the red carpet for Valentine’s Day. At Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor in Siem Reap, couples can choose from a 5-course menu at 1932 restaurant complemented by hand-picked wine pairings, or a premium seafood platter at Cafe d’Angkor featuring fresh oysters, lobsters, scallops and more.
Raffles Hotel Le Royal in Phnom Penh is offering a grand 4-course set dinner at Restaurant Le Royal including a welcome cocktail and wine pairing options, and a romantic dinner buffet at Le Phnom 1929 with fresh seafood and Parisian brasserie classics, a complimentary rose and chocolate for all ladies, and live music.
raffles.com/siem-reap | raffles.com/phnom-penh
Book a romantic holiday in Indonesia
Tanah Gajah, a Resort by Hadiprana
“The Art of Romance” is a two-night stay with all the romantic trimmings at a secluded resort in the uplands of Bali. Couples arriving at Tanah Gajah will find a floral aromatherapy bath already drawn in their room and a welcome cake. Then comes a picnic-style afternoon tea, and a photo session with a backdrop of stone sculptures, ponds, rice paddies and temples. There’s also a three-course candlelit dinner and a 120-minute couples spa ritual in a deluxe double spa suite, accompanied by a bottle of sparkling wine. Book until 23 December 2024.
Romantic resorts and destinations further afield
Palace Hotel Tokyo
This Forbes Five-Star property is paying homage to Paris, the city of love, with a handcrafted 36cm-tall edible Eiffel Tower made of dark chocolate. It’s available at the Sweets & Deli outlet from 1 to 14 February. There are petite versions of the tower too, plus assorted Valentine’s cookies, chocolate bonbons and more. Meanwhile, Lounge Bar Privé’s strawberry-themed menu, available throughout February, includes refreshing cocktail concoctions such as a Strawberry Cheesecake Martini – all with captivating views of the Imperial Palace and city skyline.
Looking for more ideas for Valentine’s Day? See our guide to romantic dining options for Valentine’s Day or visit our Travel section for more holiday inspiration.
