Vancouver

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, it’s the perfect time for couples to stoke the fires away from the hustle and bustle of daily life. As big believers in the power of love (and not just the Frankie Goes to Hollywood jam), we’ve traversed the globe to find nine swoon-worthy sanctuaries located in seriously sexy locales.

No matter the season, one doesn’t need a rubber arm to be convinced of the merits of a West Coast weekend getaway. However, with fall ticking toward winter and temperatures becoming brisk, this is the time of year when the left coast really shines. Read on as we list some of our favorite hideaways.

Who doesn’t love a good, old-fashioned ghost story? With Halloween around the corner, we’ve handpicked six hotels steeped in history that rate on a scale of one “a ghost town with no known ghosts,” to ten “used to be a prison.”

Author P.G. Wodehouse once said that “Flowers are happy things,” and few places rival the sense of serenity and joy that can be found in a picturesque garden. Herein, we’ve listed some of our favorite hotel gardens, where one can escape to their own private world.