Best Valentine’s Getaways and Ideas in Florida’s Most Romantic Places
February 7th, 2010
Florida is a great place for a Valentine weekend getaway with your Sweetie. There are many romantic cities that offer carriage rides through them, day or night, many have very romantic Bed and Breakfast Inns or five star resort spas where you can enough a nice couples massage or other pampering treatment. There are also many islands dotted along both of Florida’s coasts, some very secluded and private. No matter what you’re looking for or what you have in mind as quality time you’ll find it here in warm, sunny Florida.
St. Augustine Carriage Ride
What could be better than spending Valentines Day in a city that offers year round horse drawn Carriage rides? St. Augustine is America’s oldest city and has many romantic sights to see. Take your carriage ride through the Historic Downtown St. Augustine, past Flagler College and past the old Fort Castillo De San Marcos. At then end of your day spend the night at one of the many romantic Bed and Breakfast Inn that St. Augustine is so famous for or one of their many riverfront hotels. The Monterey Inn Bayfront faces Matanzas Bay; Casa de Solana is a Bed & Breakfast with an enclosed courtyard, a great place for a romantic little wedding. The Casa Monica is a restored Moorish castle, what could be romantic than spending Valentines night in a real castle?
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Mallory Square Sunset in Key West
Key West is always a romantic place to be, Mallory Square sunsets, sidewalk cafés and miles of beautiful sandy beaches. The history of the Hemmingway House and the bars and shopping on world famous Duval Street are great way to spend Valentines Day or for the whole weekend. Key West has great resort hotels and quaint little B&B’s, here are some to choose from: Southernmost Hotel Is located across from you own private beach and within one-quarter mile of the Southernmost Point and Hemingway House, it’s also only a mile from Mallory Square. The Heron House Bed & Breakfast is tucked into a tropical garden on beautiful landscaped grounds in the Historic District just blocks from Duval Street, the Key West Aquarium and the Hemingway House.
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Lovers Key – Florida’s Most Romantic Beach
On the west coast of Florida near Fort Myers is a place that exudes romance called Lovers Key State Park. Lovers Key State Park is a pristine barrier island and for years the only way to get there was by boat. The island hasn’t been developed, which gives it solitary beaches and long nature trails so there are still a lot of secluded romantic places to relax and unwind, for just the two of you. Here are some suggestions of places you might like to stay. Lovers Key Resort by JE Hotels and Resorts Inc this place is perfect for a very romantic getaway they have a heated pool with a water fall and the outdoor Jacuzzi. From your private balcony you can watch the manatee and dolphin or take a walk on the private beach and watch the sunset. The Gullwing Beach Resort in Fort Myers Beach is right on the beach. They have a heated beachfront pool and a large outdoor spa, very romantic. Trianon Bonita Bay in Bonita Springs is just over 5 miles from Lovers Key. It has an open-air Lake House Bar and Grill with a nightly social hour, if you and your Sweetie feel like socializing, be sure to ask for a romantic room with a balcony, terrace or view of the Bay.
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Ybor City, Tampa’s Latin Quarter
On the west coast Tampa has a great little historic section called Ybor City. This is a very romantic area situated near downtown Tampa. Ybor City is known for its Latin flare and has great sidewalk cafes, unique shops, bars and clubs and of course hand rolled cigars. It’s a great place to spend a few days with your Valentine; here are some places you might like to stay. The Hilton Garden Inn here in the Historic Ybor District is a block of the main street of the city and just a trolley car ride away from Channelside, the port of Tampa. The Hampton Inn & Suites Ybor City has 138 Mediterranean-style guestrooms and 42 suites. This hotel is very centrally located too; it’s a mile from the Ybor entertainment district and channel side and is minutes from the St. Pete Times Forum Arena and the Hard Rock Casino. The Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel and Marina has 719 renovated guest rooms and suites offering city or bay view balconies and 32 full service slips. They have a full-service Spa for you and your Sweetie to pamper yourselves and three on site restaurants for a nice romantic dinner without ever having to the hotel.
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Rev Your Motor in Daytona Beach
Do you and your sweetie love the NASCAR? Then what could be better than combining The Great American Race, the Daytona 500 and Valentines Day, it just so happens that they’re the same day this year and Daytona Beach is a great place to be on Valentine’s Day. They have a great boardwalk and you can drive on the beach in some areas there, what could be more romantic than that? But the rooms may be hard for race weekend.
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No matter what you have planned, Valentines Day is the perfect time to tell the one you love just how much you love them and do something special for each other.
