A great romantic escape is 20 percent planning and 80 percent leaving room for the unplanned. After twenty years of hosting anniversaries, proposals and just-because weekends, here is how our team helps guests get it right.
Start with the suite, not the dates
Couples usually pick dates first and take whatever room is left. Reverse it: choose the room that fits the mood — a balcony for slow mornings, a tub for long evenings — then fit your calendar around its availability. Midweek suites often cost less and the whole house feels quieter.
Tell us one thing, not everything
You do not need a ten-point plan. One honest sentence in the booking notes — “it is our tenth anniversary and she loves orchids” — gives our team everything. Flowers appear, the cake matches, and the evening still feels spontaneous because you did not script it.
The best surprises are the ones the guest never had to arrange.
Book dinner late, breakfast later
Reserve the dining room for 8:30 rather than 7:00 — the light on the lake is better, the room is calmer, and nobody is in a hurry. Then order breakfast to the room with no checkout pressure. Our latest checkout for suite guests is noon, and on quiet days we stretch it.
Leave one afternoon empty
The couples who glow at dinner are the ones who did nothing all afternoon: a swim, a treatment each, an hour on the jetty. Plan the boat trip or the tasting for day two. Day one belongs to arriving.
