Recommendations for perfect weekend break, euro city or uk, romantic small hotel, good food essential...

[CountessDracula]

dh and I want to go somewhere really lovely for a weekend for our wedding anniversary this year (end sept). We have rather neglected our anniversary for a few years since dd has been around, we have had a bit of a tough time recently which we have come through and have really sorted out and we are madly in lurve . We would really love to go somewhere relaxing and beautiful and stay somewhere small and intimate and fab. Nothing too designery really, maybe with nice antiques and big snuggly bed and a balcony with a view...

All suggestions welcomed...

Jura, I stayed in a farmhouse outside Barga (north of Lucca) one year - the most beautiful area and relatively very few tourists.

don;t know if there are many nice hotels though - think its mostly villas?

Villa san Michelle looks gorgeous Azure.

i'd say that's your problem solved CD. Florence is a short axi ride away from there.

Naples is also on my Italy hit list of places to do next though. I think I'd love the chaotic vibrant atmosphere.

Sorrento is gorgeous too. Now there you would get a balcony with a view, and if you tired of all the shagging you could visit Pompei and naples on the train.

Amsterdam, though I haven't been there for years. There must be a lovely canalside hotel there. Maybe not this Truelove Hotel !

yes that does look lovely

BUT
We want to be in town!

We like to go out, come back, go out, come back

I don't want to stay out of town, have to flog into town then spend all day there traipsing around and then have to get back then not be able to jsut step out and get nice food but be constrained to hotel food

yes, Amsterdam great if you like art galleries

done amsterdam to death I'm afraid

What about Budapest? (sorry if it's already been suggested)

Yep that's what we like ina city also CD, it's that combined wuth the balcony I'm struggling with.

I'll think on.

www.hotelhasslerroma.com/uk-home.htm
Hassler, Rome. Yes, I know you said no to Rome.

So what about naples?

It's on thre coast so I'm sure there will be hotels with sea views but also a bustling city, with things to see and great food.

this sort of thing I like but has no balcony or availability!

roman one looks a bit fuddy duddy!
Maybe I just don't like trad italian decor i think that is it

Rome is a filthy rip off however nice hotel outside ROme in Fiuggi (will go look for it)

this looks nice on Lake Como but is fiendishly expensive

have you been to Ireland?

wouldn;t you consider modern? www.hotelartsbarcelona.com/sobre_arts_eng.asp

are you foodies? we stayed at Ballymaloe nr Cork and it was lovely, slightly shabbychic house with fabulous food and beautiful countryside

beautiful almost Californian style pool in the Arts and Barcelona is so nice...

Also fiendishly expensive now its owned by Ritz-Carlton, but you wouldn't want to skimp would you?

How about something like this in naples
here

Or am I flogging a dead horse with naples??

I couls investigate Bologna??

but i want to be in a city or large town at very least >

Ireland no (have been many time)

even has a romance package

Don't really want naples
Bologna would be fine but dh knows it pretty well

sorry

Barcelona BARCELONA HOTEL ARTS trust me I've been there several times. ITS FAB