Super private, fireplaces in every room, excellent homey breakfasts, and lovely owners. Book ahead if you're going for the Gold Cup horse races. http://fathomaway.com/postcards/romance/most-romantic-hotels-us-south/
The Shaker suites are like your own little lakeside cottage. The food is out of this world. This part of Virginia thinks it's wine country, but the awesome cocktails are the thing to drink. http://fathomaway.com/postcards/romance/most-romantic-hotels-us-south/
Beautiful rooms. Great spa. Breathtaking Smoky Mountain scenery. Fantastic food. The only farm in the United States that has Italian truffle dogs sniffing out the truffles growing under oak trees. Avoid going in July, which is family month. The South's best artisanal bacon purveyor, Alan Benton, is just down the road. http://fathomaway.com/postcards/romance/most-romantic-hotels-us-south/
Gorgeous, genteel charm right in downtown Memphis. The downstairs bar has impossibly high ceilings; the rooftop bar has great Mississippi River views. Twice a day the legendary Peabody Ducks march from their rooftop perch to the lobby. No, it doesn't get any cuter. http://fathomaway.com/postcards/romance/most-romantic-hotels-us-south/
While it's tempting to park it in the charming rooms with elegant furnishings, complimentary bikes make touring the nearby waterfront park and famed McCrady's restaurant easy. Wine and bites every evening from 4-5 p.m.; freshly baked cookies and cold milk at 9 p.m. Ask for room 350, located across the street from the main lobby on a floor of its own. It has a four-poster canopy king bed, a fireplace, and seriously baby-making possibilities.
Charming boutique hotel with traditional Southern charm. The sophisticated Penisula Grill is attached. Ask for a little courtyard table and order champagne and the Argentinean steak tartare. There are reports of a few rooms being haunted; don't mind the ghosts.
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Private island getaway along the Florida Keys that feels like Gilligan's Island. No riff-raff, and the most gorgeous sunsets. Hammocks for two in the sea make for super romantic late afternoons. http://fathomaway.com/postcards/romance/most-romantic-hotels-us-south/
Not your grandparents' Florida. Elegant hotel tucked away steps from Worth Avenue in Palm Beach. Intimate environment, beautiful pool, and richly luxurious. Cafe Boulud is on-site; the private beach club a five-minute drive away. http://fathomaway.com/postcards/romance/most-romantic-hotels-us-south/
Go here to feel like grown-ups for the first time. Go back to get away from kids, eat tofu-avocado salads by the pool, dunk in the waterfall, and simmer in the hamam. No Miami hotel makes you feel classier, and it's a great place to make new friends from all over the world. It's on the bay, so though you're in South Beach, the scene feels miles away.
Opulent and very private ten-suite villa and restaurant located in the heart of South Beach with stunning Italianite features like the Thousand Mosaic Pool. And yes, this used to be Casa Casuarina, the infamous former home of Gianni Versace. http://fathomaway.com/postcards/romance/most-romantic-hotels-us-south/