ESCAPES
Top 10 romantic cottages
Cuddle up at one of our favorite retreats, from Kauai to Colorado

No. 1. Waimea, Hawaii
WAIMEA PLANTATION COTTAGES

Once you lay eyes on your cute little cottage that’s been rescued from a shuttered sugarcane plantation, spruced up, and set here in a grassy coconut grove, your guidebook of Kauai’s must-see sights doesn’t stand a chance. Spend mornings drinking coffee on the porch before wandering under the banyan trees to a lonely hammock to collapse hip to hip, long-neglected novels in hand. At night, as a ceiling fan stirs over your quilted bed, the whooshing of the waves lulls you to sleep. 61 cottages with kitchens from $220; www.waimeaplantation.com or 800/992-4632.

—Lisa Trottier