http://www.handbag.com/ the home of fashion, beauty, hair and celebrity, have travelled the globe with Mr & Mrs Smith boutique-hotel guide Editor Rufus Purdy, to hand-pick the Top 10 most beautiful boudoirs for an unforgettably romantic break this Valentine's Day. The sexiest bedrooms have been chosen from near and far, including London, Ireland, Paris, Venice and Brazil to satisfy all romantic tastes.
Best for... Regency glamour
Bellinter House, Navan, County Meath, Ireland
Modern art and primary-coloured contemporary furniture juxtapose authentic 18th century features in the Palladian splendour of Bellinter House - there's just the right blend of luxurious noughties trappings.
Best for... being on a budget
The Bull Hotel, Bridport, Dorset, UK
Who, after all, could lie beneath crimson drapes on an enormous Elizabethan-style four-poster bed, while orchid-like swirls of pink loom down from the scarlet wallpaper behind, without feeling just a little bit saucy? And that's just Room 104.
Best for... traditional romance
Ca Maria Adele, Venice, Italy
Venice oozes romance. Step outside this baroque gem of a hotel, and you'll find gondolas floating majestically along the adjacent canal. Ca Maria Adele's stunning top-floor suite, complete with king-size bed and African wood-covered Jacuzzi overlooks Giudecca Island and the church of Madonna Della Salute.
Best for... hiding from friends
Can Verru, Ibiza, Spain
A favourite of Kylie Minogue, Can Verru on the idyllic corner of the Balearics is an enormous Gaudí-esque villa set in orchard-filled grounds. The main bedroom in the separate Moroccan-style cottage has an Arabic arch which opens into an enormous Moorish-inspired space fitted with a custom-made mattress and crimson bedsheets.
Best for... Tudor role play
Charlton House, Northeast Somerset, UK
The Mulberry-swathed, classic environs of Charlton House and its 25 rooms ooze old-school romance. The South Wing room offers a four-poster bed constructed from an original Elizabethan fireplace, so you can tumble merrily beneath a panelled canopy and an ornately carved 16th century headboard.
Best for... a gay old time
The Gore, London, UK
The opulence of the Venus Room - one of 10 feature rooms at this stylish Victorian hotel in Kensington is the one to go for. A kitsch frieze of Venus riding a chariot adorns the bathroom wall and the bed, an ornate four-poster with a glittering filigree headboard beneath scarlet and gold drapes used to belong to Judy Garland.
Best for... visual drama
Hotel Particulier Montmartre, Paris, France
It's almost impossible to choose between the five suites at this opulent Parisian art house. Poems and Hats is a sexy black-and-white boudoir that guarantees steaminess, the spacious Tree with Ears comes with one-of-a-kind abstract wallpaper and velvet drapery and Vegetal is a serene and leafy space with shady nooks and tinkling fountains.
Best for... Latin lovers
La Suite, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
This cliff-top villa in Joatinga, Rio's version of Beverly Hills, has floor-to-ceiling windows with views of the tumultuous Atlantic Ocean and the Cagarras islands to one side, and, to the other, a jungle-fringed swathe of Rio's trademark beaches. Opt for the elegant, hardwood-floored Purple Suite with a two-headed lovers' shower.
Best for... Indian spice
Pool House, Wester Ross, Scotland, UK
The spirit of the India has found its way to Ross-shire with an interior based on Maharajahs' palaces. The Nairana Suite, a huge area with two bedrooms, two bathrooms and an enormous seating area, is home to the sort of antique bed you'd usually only see in a museum. Beautifully painted landscape miniatures, framed in floral wreaths, stud the enamelled canopy and tiny inlaid pieces of mirrored glass sparkle like stars in a clear Rajasthani sky.
Best for... good clean fun
Riad Tarabel, Marrakech, Morocco
The Riad Tarabel nestles in a serene side street off Marrakech's Medina. The split-level bathroom in its Palmeraie Suite is a sumptuous space filled with grey patterned zellige tiles and lazy rattan daybeds.
http://www.handbag.com/ Editor Debbie Djordjevic says, "Valentine's Day is a time to escape from it all and indulge in some romance which is why http://www.handbag.com/ and Mr & Mrs Smith have chosen the best boudoirs from around the world for our readers. Although some are very opulent and expensive we've discovered some real gems from just £70."
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