Vibrant Venues for Valentine’s Day in Southeast Asia & Hong Kong
Strawberry Seas Forever at Koh Samui
February is strawberry season in Thailand, and Banyan Tree Samui is going all out with a Love You High Tea featuring a parade of afternoon tea nibbles, including strawberry-flavored sweets, scones, pastries and more, accompanied by a special Valentine’s sparkling strawberry cocktail. The location is the hotel’s panoramic Lobby Bar which offers spectacular vistas across the sea. The high tea is available February 10-16 from 12pm to 6pm. The resort’s beachfront restaurant Sands will host a 6-course intimate candlelit dinner (6,969THB per couple), accompanied by live music on the evening of 14th February, and the award-winning Thai restaurant, Saffron, recently listed in the 2025 MICHELIN Guide, will host a 6-course Thai set menu, also on Valentine’s evening from 6pm – 10pm at 6,969THB per couple. For more information and reservations, tel: +66 077 915 333.
Cupid Aims His Bow at Hong Kong
The Hari Hong Kong is greeting Valentine’s Day with a romantic stay replete with a chocolate strawberry bouquet and bubbles, an array of sublime dining experiences, and card writing to a special someone at a quaint “love trolley”. Standing 30-storeys tall on Lockhart Road in the heart of vibrant Wan Chai, the elegant hotel’s “Key to Your Heart” package offers loved-up couples a stay in one of the hotel’s luxurious rooms inclusive of daily breakfast for two, a welcome bottle of Prosecco, chocolate strawberry bouquet, HK$1000 dining credit, and early check-in and late check-out subject to availability. Priced from HK$2600++ per night and available for stays from February 1-16, 2025, the package is underpinned by rooms and suites imagined by renowned interior designer Tara Bernerd. For more information and bookings, call +852 2129 0398.
Couples in Cambodia
Raffles Hotel Le Royal, the iconic 96-year-old luxury hotel in Phnom Penh, welcomes Michelin-starred French Chef Jerome Brochot for a series of highly exclusive meals at Raffles Hotel Le Royal from Feb. 12-14, including a one-of-a-kind, romantic 5-course Valentine’s dinner. The hotel has also unveiled a romantic Valentine’s package, including a two-night stay in a State Room (with a complimentary upgrade to a Suite room category), daily Champagne breakfast, a Valentine’s set dinner with wine pairing, a bottle of Champagne on arrival, a bouquet of red roses, complimentary one-way private airport transfer, and more. The package is priced at $1,290++ and available for stays between Feb. 13-16. For more information or bookings, call +855 23 981 888
Love in Vietnam
This Valentine’s Day, Azerai Resorts in Vietnam invites couples to escape into a world of romance with exclusive two-night stay packages, including special in-room decor, along with fresh flowers, wine, and more to set the mood for love. The beachside Azerai Ke Ga Bay in southern Vietnam and the historic Azerai La Residence, Hue, in central Vietnam have unveiled special packages to celebrate the occasion. The “Azerai Valentine Romance” package includes romantic room decor, a bottle of wine, a delectable chocolate set and an exquisite floral bouquet, in addition to daily breakfast, and a 60-minute couples spa treatment per stay. Azerai Ke Ga Bay, located a comfortable 2.5-hour drive from Ho Chi Minh City on a new highway, is nestled amongst lush gardens, framed to the east by Hon Ba Island with its historic lighthouse and to the west by soaring sand dunes. Azerai La Residence, Hue, with 122 rooms and suites, is centered on a colonial mansion that was built in 1930 as part of the residence of the French Resident Superieur.
Dinner For Two with Chiang Mai Vistas
Meliá Chiang Mai’s signature restaurant Mai Restaurant and Bar on the 21st floor will serve an exquisite dinner accompanied with spectacular views of Chiang Mai from February 14-16 to mark Valentine’s Day. Served from 6-8pm, the four-course menu begins with a trio of delicacies called “Love’s Samplers”, comprising tuna roll, marine shrimp, and black tail chicken sausage. Following the consommé of beetroot ravioli with crab meat, the main dish is a choice between slow-cooked Angus beef or baked salmon fillet. The dinner is rounded off with heart-shaped petit fours. The dinner is priced at THB 35,000 net per couple inclusive of a glass of sparkling rose wine.
A Touch of Spain in Bangkok
LUZ Bangkok Tapas Bar, which commands INNSiDE By Meliá Bangkok Sukhumvit’s two uppermost floors, the 33rd and 34th levels, with panoramic views of the Bangkok skyline, will offer loved-up couples a romantic five-course menu on February 14. Offered across two seatings from 6-8pm and 8.30-10.30pm, the menu begins with “Mediterranean oyster with strawberry tiger’s milk” followed by “Croqueta Australian Wagyu oxtail with spicy akami tuna tartare.” After ‘Steak tartare with caviar and flaky potato’ and “Sea bass pil pil oven-baked sea bass fillets in chili and garlic butter,” profiteroles comprising choux pastry with vanilla bean and cherry end the dinner on a sweet note. Inclusive of two glasses of sparkling wine and free-flow mineral water, dinner is priced at THB 5,500++ per couple with a 10 percent discount for in-house guests. For more information +66 2 340 5498.
Fine Dining Accompanied by Live Pianist
The Anam Cam Ranh’s fine-dining restaurant The Colonial will serve a special set menu for couples with optional wine pairing, accompanied by a live pianist, this Valentine’s Day from 7-9pm. Priced at 1,600,000VND++ per person, with wine pairing an additional 800,000 VND++ per person, the menu begins with ‘Khánh Hòa oyster, watermelon and yuzu juice, with pomegranate and smoked salmon roe’ followed by ‘Chicken liver parfait with beetroot glazed in Hanoi plum’. Highlights include ‘Langoustine Norway with heirloom tomato, clarified tomato and strawberry umeboshi and micro herbs’, ‘Root beer granita with Ninh Thuận grape and porta sorbet and edible flowers’, and ‘150-Day grain-fed Black Angus tenderloin with roasted garden carrots, cashew puree and chorizo vela sauce’. Dinner ends with ‘Cherry and juniper ice cream with apple and beetroot jelly, and coconut sprout’. For further information or to make a booking, call +84 258 398 9499
Caviar and Champagne in Hanoi
Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi invites couples to celebrate Valentine’s Day with an elegant 5-course French dinner at the century-old Le Beaulieu. Each course is skillfully crafted to delight the senses, with rich caviar and expertly curated wine and Champagne pairings. The meal on Feb. 14 is served from 6pm and priced at VND 3,800,000++ per person for dinner only (VND 6,200,000++ with wine pairing or VND 10,900,000++ with Champagne). Elsewhere in the hotel, L’Épicerie du Metropole has unveiled a heart-shaped cake made with white chocolate and berry praline, along with a selection of premium chocolate bars and more, while La Boutique offers a stunning array of floral bouquets. Le Spa du Metropole offers a range of romantic couples’ spa treatments in the privacy of an intimate setting.
Sip, Savour and Soak in Da Nang
TIA Wellness Resort’s Valentine’s Day getaway combines wellbeing and creative experiences that are at the heart of the property, with decadent cuisine and special touches for a romantic getaway. The one- or two-night package features a 5-course “Lovers Valentine’s” menu overlooking the infinity pool and palm trees with ocean waves crashing beyond. Breakfast is served at the beach with a waterfront setup just for the special day. A Valentine’s welcome cake is also included. Pampering involves a romantic turndown service with a milky bath drawn in the villa’s deep soaking tub. Couples will also take part in a “Stamp of Love” Creative Workshop, a variation on the daily creativity sessions the resort offers. Two wellness treatments per guest per night are also included with options like a Himalayan Heart Stone massage with warm salt stones or a Rose Bud Beauty Scrub. Prices start at VND 12,000,000 for one-night and VND 19,000,000 for a two-night stay in a One Bedroom Pool Villa.
An Andaman Surprise in Krabi
Situated in a quiet corner of tranquil Tubkaek Beach and facing a spectacular panoramic vista of uninhabited limestone islets, Banyan Tree Krabi is an idyllic venue for a special Valentine’s evening surprise. The resort’s beachfront lawn provides an intimate setting for couples with a candlelit dinner under the moonlight. On February 14th, for one night only, the resort offers an outstanding “Scent of Love” 5-course set dinner (9,900 THB per couple, inclusive of one bottle of sparkling wine). An amuse-bouche of crispy beer-battered oyster and rose jam is followed by homemade smoked beet-cured Salmon Gravlax, served with black caviar and salad. After soup and a sorbet, the main dish will be roasted Wagyu Beef Tenderloin Embraces Slow-Braised Beef Cheek in Red Wine Sauce, Asparagus, Truffle Purée, Risotto and Brandy Beef Jus or, alternatively, a fish dish which includes Krabi lobster. The meal will be rounded off with delightful sweets and fresh berries, and, hopefully, some memorable moments of magic.
A Celebration of Love and Wellness
Fusion, a wellness-inspired luxury hotel brand with properties up and down the Vietnamese coast and in Thailand, has unveiled a host of special ways for couples to celebrate the holiday of love. Fusion Resort & Villas Da Nang invites couples to celebrate Valentine’s Day with a selection of romantic experiences, including a special set menu at Char Grill House (priced at VND 1,850,000 per couple), accompanied by soothing violin music. Creative workshops such as kite-making and flower-arranging offer alternative ways to connect. For the ultimate indulgence, the “Valentine Bliss Experience” awaits, featuring a luxurious 75-minute spa treatment, a private herbal bath in a suite, and sparkling wine (priced at VND 5,500,000).
