Photos: Ritz-Carlton Hotels
Does your girl love chocolate? I mean really love chocolate? Then instead of getting her that stale convenience store box of chocolates this Valentine’s Day, how about taking her for an indulgent chocolate-loving weekend getaway?
The Ritz-Carlton hotels are offering a variety of choco-centric packages and specials that run the entire month of February, so you can indulge her sweet tooth, treat her to a few days of pampering, and make her forget last year’s Valentine’s Day when you got her that sweater with the flashing, lighted hearts.
14-Carat Chocolate Package
The Charlotte, NC, Ritz-Carlton gives you the most impressive option with their 14-Carat Chocolate Package. Available all weekends throughout the month of February, the package includes two nights in The Ritz-Carlton Suite, featuring floor-to-ceiling panoramic views of Charlotte, a private dessert cooking class for two at Bar Cocoa’s Cocoa Lab Kitchen, Champagne & Chocolate All-Dessert Dinner for two at Bar Cocoa (what woman wouldn’t love an all dessert dinner?), featuring pairings like Caramelized Lemon Chiboust and Berry Consommé served with Perrier-Jouët Grand Brüt, or Chocolate Pistachio & Raspberry Macaron with Moët & Chandon Nectar Rosé Imperial.
You’ll also get a Honey Detox and Chocolate Truffle Body Treatment and Massage for Two at the spa, and use of a private car and limo service to and from the hotel.
To remember the weekend, you’ll take home a Montblanc Chocolate Brown Bohème Fountain Pen, and a special Le Vian 14K white gold necklace with a chocolate diamond pendant. All for just $14,000 (but that does include tax and gratuities).
Too rich for your VDay budget? They also offer Cocoa Lab classes that run $75 per person, where you and your Valentine will learn how to create sweet delicacies from the Ritz Carlton’s award winning chefs. And you get to take home the apron.
Be My Spa Valentine and Haute Chocolate Bar
The Ritz-Carlton in the Buckhead area of Atlanta has special chocolate spa treatments like their Chocolate and Cherry Facial, designed to stir her senses, then after, she can warm her body and soul with a post-treatment complimentary Cocoa Truffle Tea, a light and flavorful cocoa-infused tea served with a touch of honey.
At their Haute Chocolate Bar you can select from several chocolate blends and garnishes to create your own hot chocolate beverage to sip by the fire, or enjoy something a little more “adult” and toast your Valentine with a White Chocolate Cherry Martini with house-infused cherry brandy, Godiva White Chocolate Liqueur and Stoli Vanil, or their unique Aztec Manhattan that includes bourbon, vermouth, house-made spiced cocoa nib syrup and Bittermen’s Xocolatl Mole. That ought to make your Valentine’s evening a little more interesting…
Chocolate Decadence Buffet
If your Valentine is a true foodie, she’ll love the special three-course menus at the Dove Mountain hotel in Arizona. They include gourmet choices like Roasted Maine Lobster, Dungeness Crab Béarnaise, Goat Cheese Soufflé, and Truffle Gnocchi and end with a trip to their Chocolate Decadence buffet, where you and your Valentine can over-indulge in a nearly endless selection of sweet chocolate desserts.
It’s time to think outside the (chocolate) box and do something different this Valentine’s Day. Check your local hotels to see what specials and packages they’re offering this year.
Tags: Chocolate, Cocktails, Life, Valentines Day
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