Decent proposal: Those planning to pop the question this Valentine's Day might be interested in the Proposal Experience Package being offered by the Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong. Priced at $8,888, the offer includes return limousine transfers to and from your home; a night's accommodation in a suite; a four-course dinner in Toscana with paired wines; a Honeymooner's bath scattered with rose petals, complete with a bottle of champagne and strawberries; more rose petals upon turn-down; breakfast in the suite; full use of the Club Lounge where complimentary food and drink is served all day; plus keepsake monogrammed bathrobes and engraved champagne flutes to take home. The entire package is also available in the Presidential Suite for $16,888. Call 2877 6666 for details (
www.ritz-carlton.com).
High note: The Beaufort Singapore resort on Sentosa Island has opened a contemporary seafood restaurant (right). As the name suggests, The Cliff is perched on different levels of the cliffside overlooking the South China Sea, and features a show kitchen, open char-grill, illuminated walkways and the Vista Bar with views of the ocean. The interior has been designed by the same team that created T8 in Shanghai's Xintiandi district and La Scala at the Sukhothai Bangkok, while the previous appointments of chef Jean-Francois Brouck have included Dubai's seven-star Burj Al Arab hotel and a string of Michelin star restaurants in his native Belgium.
Spa Botanica, Singapore's first destination spa, also opened recently at the resort, covering 65,000 sq ft and featuring VIP treatment pavilions with their own gardens. Call (65) 6275 0331 or visit
www.beaufort.com.sg for more details.
Sweet dreams: True chocaholics will go gooey over two new packages being introduced by Spa Philosophy, Macau's only day spa and the world's first fully oxygenated and pollution-free spa. The Chocolate Lovers' Delight commences with a milk bath to soften the skin; followed by a Chocolate Fudge Body Polish using Godiva chocolate liqueur, sweet almond oil and grounded walnuts; a Chocolate Fondue Wrap involving clay and dark chocolate powder; and finally an express Macanese Massage. The two-hour package costs $1,800 for two and during February you will also receive two complimentary glasses of Moet & Chandon champagne and chocolate-covered strawberries. For more information, call (853) 728 330 or visit
www.spaphilosophy.com.
Love is in the air: Here are the results of the Romance Survey according to readers of Travel & Leisure magazine and AOL members:
Best spot for romance