NEWSOK! Travel: Romance-Ready Retreats
April 28 2010, Published 10:52 a.m. ET
After dealing with the stressful task of planning your wedding, there’s nothing better than taking a break from it all and relaxing in style. Take a note from your fave celeb couples, including: Andy Roddick and Brooklyn Decker, Eva Longoria and Tony Parker, and Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher — and discover their fave romantic retreats.
Click your way through OK!'s Travel Gallery to get inspired by these luxurious celebrity honeymoon destinations!
ISLAND PARADISE: Parrot Cay, Turks and Caicos
Eva Longoria Parker and her husband, Tony, chose this pristine Caribbean haven for a sun-drenched honeymoon after their wedding celebration in Paris.
A 35-minute motorboat ride from Providenciales International Airport transports guests to the 1,000-acre private island, which offers world-class diving and snorkeling. For a less strenuous option, choose from an array of exotic spa treats. Choose an airy, one-bedroom beach house, equipped with a hammock and a private plunge pool (parrotcay.como.bz).
ESPECIALLY FOR HONEYMOONERS: Enjoy a private candlelit dinner or a couples’ massage.
LUSH HIDEAWAY: Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo, Costa Rica
Andy Roddick married Brooklyn Decker in his Austin, Texas, backyard in April 2009, but they escaped to this ultra-secluded hillside retreat for their honeymoon.
Nestled between two private beaches on Costa Rica’s north Pacific Coast, this resort offers lessons in everything from surfing to massage techniques. Take home a memento crafted by local woodworkers and potters (fourseasons.com).
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ESPECIALLY FOR HONEYMOONERS:
Feast on a miniature version of your wedding cake upon arrival (send a photo ahead of time for an exact replica).
COSMOPOLITAN CHIC: Hotel Rey Juan Carlos I, Barcelona, Spain
Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher followed in the footsteps of European royalty when they stayed at Barcelona’s Hotel Rey Juan Carlos I after their Beverly Hills nuptials in September 2005. Two pools, a lake and gardens surround this urban oasis, situated near the shops and restaurants of the picturesque Gothic Quarter (hrjuancarlos.com).
ESPECIALLY FOR HONEYMOONERS: Share chocolate-covered strawberries and Spanish champagne upon your arrival, and enjoy breakfast in bed in a 645-square-foot Junior Suite.
