Checklist for Romantic Holidays

If you are not really the romantic type but still want to surprise your partner with a perfect holiday all you need is follow our checklist:

1. Tell the hotel staff it's a special occasion beforehand and order some flowers, a bowl of fruits and chocolates to your room and you will bask in her amorous gaze.
   
   
2. Another absolute “must” for a romantic getaway is a beautiful candlelight dinner at an intimate restaurant.
   
   
3. If you booked a hotel in the countryside treat your sweetheart to a surprise gourmet picnic. In Lammertal in Salzburg you can pick up a trail-ready picnic basket filled with all kinds of delights, a blanket and newspaper at a mountain hut and watch the sun rise above majestic Dachstein Mountain. www.lammertal.info
   
   
4. This may seem unnecessary to mention, but make sure you get a big bed without a crack between the two mattresses. At Austria’s “Kuschelhotels” you can be assured of beds that won’t slide apart … www.kuschelhotels.at
   
   
5. Talking about beds: Kuschelhotels offer a heavenly choice of beds for all tastes including four-post beds, round beds, waterbeds, beds on pedestals and much more. The choice is all yours! One of these hotels is Hotel Winzer at beautiful Lake Attersee. www.hotel-winzer.at
   
   
6. The deluxe version of a perfect “I-love-you” room comes complete with whirlpool, four-post bed, open fireplace, DVD player with love movies, and a balcony overlooking a lily pond. Where do you find this? At Hotel Gams im Bregenzerwald, for instance. www.romantik.cc
   
   
7. You won’t find a whirlpool at Almdorf Seinerzeit, instead you take a soothing soak in a heated wooden vat in front of your cozy hut. The friendly staff will heat the water for you, bring to glasses of champagne and then leave for you to enjoy the starry night sky. A unique and extremely romantic experience! www.almdorf.com
   
   
8. Falls es für einen privaten Whirlpool im oder vor dem Zimmer nicht reicht, ist eine „Panoramadusche“ (mit Einblicken durch eine Glaswand) eine ansprechende Alternative. www.falkensteiner.com/carinzia
   
   
9. If you want to revive the passion in your relationship you should book a room at Maier’s Kuschelhotel in Loipersdorf. You best find out yourself what the “Deep Purple Love Room” and the “Fun Love Bag” are all about. www.maiers.at
   
   
10. And then: the morning after! Breakfast in bed preceded and followed by some cozy cuddling are luxuries you rarely treat yourself to a home. At Hotel Legenstein breakfast in bed is included in the Cuddle Package. www.legenstein.at.