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Eat, pray and love in style with Small Luxury Hotels

Dreaming of a culinary adventure in Italy, a journey of self-discovery in India or finding romance in Bali?

With 14 independently-owned hotels across India, 60 properties in Italy and four resorts in Bali as well as over 500 hotels in 75 countries around the world, Small Luxury Hotels of the World offers a diverse choice of hotels and experiences if you’ve been inspired by the book or film ‘Eat Pray Love’.

Whether you’re travelling solo or with the love of your life, recovering from heartbreak, looking to find yourself, whisking a special someone off their feet or planning a second honeymoon, you’ll find your perfect getaway.

Eat your way around the SLH portfolio in Italy

Take in the sights and sounds – and tastes – of Venice with a Gondola ride and gourmet picnic with sparkling wine at Ca’Sagredo (www.slh.com/casagredohotel), a 15th century palazzo on the Grand Canal. 

For those wanting to be more hands on, the ‘Cooking & Spa Escape’ at Furore Inn Resort & Spa (www.slh.com/furoreinn) will tickle the taste buds.
This resort is a tranquil hideaway on the Amalfi Coast surrounded by olive groves and vineyards overlooking the Mediterranean with gourmet restaurants offering inventive Mediterranean cuisine and local vintage wine.
Kick off your four night stay in style with a private limousine transfer followed by two cooking classes, a wine tasting, visit to the local bakery and a dairy and a pampering spa package.

If you are on a quest to find the ‘best pizza in the world’ in Naples, stay at Grand Hotel Parker’s with stunning views over the bay to Capri (www.slh.com/grandhotelparkers) and enjoy a bottle of Champagne and chocolate fruits in your room before a private visit to Villa Matlide vineyard and a gourmet dinner with more Champagne.  Remember to save room for pizza!

The Michelin-starred Mirabelle Restaurant at Hotel Splendide Royal in Rome (www.slh.com/splendidroyal), pictured above,  offers a unique dining experience courtesy of Giuseppe Sestito, Executive Chef, with stunning views from the huge glass terrace across the city.

Find your own path to enlightenment in India

If yoga is your salvation there could be no better setting to enjoy your practice than the lush grounds of The Oberoi Rajvilas in Rajasthan, India (www.slh.com/rajvilas). After an al fresco yoga session visit the 260-year-old Shiva temple in the 32 acre grounds.

For some inner contemplation, escape the pace of city life and visit the meditation centre at Ganga Kutir, pictured above, set on the banks of the Ganges in Kolkata, West Bengal, India (www.slh.com/gangakutir).

Romance is alive in Bali

At The Balé (www.slh.com/thebale target=“_blank”) in Nusa Dua, Bali, couples can enjoy the privacy of their own pavilion and swimming pool, a welcome massage and two hour body treatment, Champagne and a candle-lit dinner with a bottle of wine. Even though there is access to a butler 24 hours a day, guests are welcome to put up the ‘do not disturb’ sign.

At Viceroy Bali (www.slh.com/viceroy), pictured above, which is set in a terraced valley in the foothills of the mountains near Ubud, lovers will be greeted with a heart-shaped red rose and a bottle of French Champagne followed by a two hour romantic couple’s spa treatment and flower bath and a romantic candle-lit dinner.