12 Best Couples Retreats to Bring You Closer Than Ever

Enjoy a relationship reset on one of these spectacular getaways.

Take your vacation with your partner beyond champagne and roses with these couples retreats that include special touches like Ayurvedic spa treatments, romantic dinners, and sound healing sessions. One favorite is the private tantra session at Hotel Wailea, which helps couples deepen their emotional and spiritual bond through synchronized movements and breathing. It turns out a few days in a beautiful destination can truly reinvigorate a relationship.

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• St. Lucia's Windjammer Landing Villa Beach Resort offers a candlelit dinner on the beach, after which you can enjoy your villa's private hot tub.

• The Wellness Holiday Boutique in Greece brings couples together to enjoy yoga classes and the hydrotherapy circuit.

• At Shou Sugi Ban House, start off with a morning movement class followed by a sound bath ritual.

Ahead, find the 12 best couples retreats across the globe.

Ultimate Romance Package at Windjammer Landing Villa Beach Resort

You know you're off to a good start when your couple's vacation begins with a rose-petal welcome. The Ultimate Romance Package at Windjammer Landing in Castries, St. Lucia, welcomes guests to enjoy all-inclusive luxury in this secluded hideaway. Enjoy your villa's private hot tub after your relaxing 50-minute couples massage. The trip highlight is a private, four-course candlelit dinner on the beach, and you can add on a sunset sailing experience for an additional charge. Room rates start at $1,313 per day, excluding flights and transfers.

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Euphoria Escape for Couples at the Wellness Holiday Boutique

How does a Grecian retreat sound to you? At this destination spa beside the enchanting village of Mystras (a UNESCO World Heritage Site) in the foothills of Mount Taygetus, you and your partner will instantly feel at ease. When you're not checking out the tepidarium (a relaxation space with mild heat), salt room, outdoor California hot tub, Kneipp circuit, experiential showers, Finnish sauna, steam room, or hydrotherapy circuit, you can do yoga, meditate, or partake in educational lectures, all designed to bring a better sense of balance and peace into your life. Prices start from $1,502 per person for three nights, excluding flights and transfers.

Couples Retreat at Shou Sugi Ban House

Let your love flourish in the Hamptons at this couples retreat at the minimalist modern sanctuary that is Shou Sugi Ban House. During this program, lovebirds will engage in morning movement classes and be spoiled with a nightly soak in their luxurious soaking tub. Speaking of the soaking tub, your digs also include a fireplace and garden patio to round out the cozy, romantic feeling.

Add on experiences like a multi-sensory sound bath ritual with tuning forks, gongs, and Himalayan crystal bowls or a healing crystal experience involving the touch-based technique of Reiki, sacred oils, and stones. The retreat includes accommodations in one of the property's 13 guest studios, and the price is available upon request.

Candlelight Massage at the St. Regis Bora Bora

Bora Bora is home to this luxury resort that draws honeymooners and couples looking for a romantic getaway. The St. Regis Spa Bora Bora is on its own private island and offers an outdoor candlelight massage at sunset for couples looking for an intimate and relaxing experience. Add a private Tahitian dance class or a paddle yoga class with a view of Mount Otemanu. The property's luxury overwater bungalows are the perfect retreat at the end of the day.

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Damiana and Honey Moon Ceremony at Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal

Awaken your senses and calm your nervous system with this floral-centric experience at Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal. The damiana flower has long been used in native Baja culture as a powerful aphrodisiac. An herbal body scrub begins this ceremony, followed by a hydrating honey wrap. Succumb to full relaxation with a damiana oil massage, followed by 25 minutes in the couple's suite with a private outdoor pool, indoor plunge pool, and shower. The 80-minute treatment is $799 per couple.

Romance Retreat at Casa Angelina

The Amalfi Coast is never a tough sell, especially when you're venturing there with your amore on this intimate getaway in Praiano, Italy. Expect a feast for your senses, from stunning cliffside vistas to a romantic turndown service with candles. When you're not sipping Casa Angelina Champagne, enjoy a four-course cooking and dining experience served by your dedicated waiter at the sea-facing rooftop terrace. The price of this weekend package is available upon request.

Esalen Institute's Relationship Workshops

There's nothing quite like experiencing California's fresh air and stunning Big Sur scenery with someone you love. See the West Coast at its best by booking a few nights at the non-profit retreat center Esalen Institute. The institute has a stellar lineup of multi-day relationship workshops throughout the year. Rates vary depending on your selected accommodations but expect to shell out a minimum of $1,200 per person for a two-night stay. Three meals a day, classes, workshops, and 24-hour access to the hot springs are included.

Private Tantra Session at Hotel Wailea

The wellness program at Hotel Wailea aims to help you recalibrate your relationship through a blend of physical, mental, and spiritual experiences running the gamut from aerial silks yoga and meditation classes to a private guided nature stroll and an in-suite sound healing session. Those looking for the ultimate connection with their partner should book a private tantra session that draws from ancient Eastern traditions to deepen the emotional and spiritual bond.

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Couples Wellness Escape at The Art of Living Retreat Center

The Art of Living Retreat Center invites couples to bond in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains. The center provides guests the chance to take part in a yoga or meditation class, enjoy a hike, or go for more low-key options like a cooking class or an Ayurvedic spa treatment. It has an all-inclusive Couples Wellness Escape package from $1,623 for a two-night stay, including meals and accommodations, one treatment per person, and daily meditation and yoga classes.

Couples Romance Experience at Playa Viva

If you and your sweetheart are equally excited by the prospect of cozying up among a canopy of trees, book a stay at Playa Viva, a solar-powered beachfront resort set on the Pacific Coast of Mexico in Juluchuca, 35 minutes south of Zihuatanejo-Ixtapa International Airport. There, you'll be treated to on-site farm-to-table dining, daily yoga, and a roster of activities from spa treatments to local immersion programs. While we adore the bamboo tree houses that are suspended by palm trees, you can also stay in an "EcoCasita" with stunning ocean views.

Romance Package at Chablé Yucatán

Say goodbye to your problems at the Chablé Yucatán, an idyllic refuge in the capital of the Mexican state of Yucatán. Couples booking the Romance at Chablé package will be welcomed with a bottle of sparkling wine and can enjoy a romantic dinner on the beach, daily breakfast for two, and a couples massage. At the end of the day, relax in a deluxe casita with a private pool and a newfound sense of peace. The starting rate for two begins at $1,111 per night.

Stay & Spa Package at the Inns of Aurora

Inns of Aurora, one of the chicest spots in New York's Finger Lakes, wants to be your home base for transformation. Couples who book the Stay & Spa package will receive morning and evening spa sessions to enjoy the indoor and outdoor hydrotherapy circuits, including four hot soaking pools, two cold plunges, two steam rooms, and multiple saunas. This process promotes detoxification, energizes the skin, increases circulation, and relieves muscle pain.

Guests are invited to book their stay at one of the property’s three delightfully restored historic homes. Rowland House, built in 1903 with several lake view rooms and a fanciful design, is our favorite.

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