In the city of love, Saint Valentine’s day can quickly become a mushy cliché-fest, and we think that you can do better than that! Here are our tips for making sure that you and loved one have the best, most voluptuous and different day ever!

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The Eiffel Tower, holding hands, a red rose (of course), a candlelight dinner. Yawn and double yawn. Pur-lease, make an effort! Here’s our guide…

First off, you should probably know that we have a special offer running for Saint Valentine weekend. If you reserve the two nights at one of our hotels, you’ll get a special welcome and breakfast on the 14th free and brought up to your room! The special rate is only valid for a limited number of rooms, so click here without further ado to see the rates and availability.

Now that you’re sure of a good night’s sleep, why not write a card to your loved one and post it with these, er, eye-catching limited edition stamps especially designed for the occasion by Emanuel Ungaro. Hope your darling likes retina burn pink!

An original walk in the Parc de Belleville. This lesser-known park is enchanting during the day, and its leafy alleys will give you plenty of privacy for furtive snogging! And once night falls, the view from up top is just as good as Sacré Cœur, if not better…


photos: JasonW

Choclit! But not any old chocolate. Go and see Pierre Hermé (official site and shop addresses here). He has the yummiest cakes and choccie in all of Paris!

photo by HAMACHI! used under cc licence

And for the evening meal, we have loads of great ideas in our food review section. Click here to read about our latest favourite restaurants.

Still on top form even after all that food? Well, out of all the club nights on offer, we think the most interesting and unusual one is being held in one of the most interesting and unusual places in Paris: La Bellevilloise. It’s not even the “No Valentine” night that got our attention (although the flyer is rather arresting), but the club night called – for some reason – Excuse My French with some great DJs: disco, dub, hip-hop… an eclectic mix to show your ‘special friend’ what an open-minded party animal you are!



Have a great Saint Valentine’s day 2009 in Paris!